Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-27
CASE NEARING END
Indications that it Will Be Given to the
Jury Saturday Evening.
MOTHER OF MURDERED MAN ON THE STAND
swears that Her SON and Defendant
Always Lived Happily Together
-Others Testify TO the
same Thing.

! the SIhnO yesterday mObI OI WnOm ltbNi-
fed as to the relations that existed be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Lille for the last six
years. Counsel for the defendant said last
night that they had ten witnesses yet. and
that would close their side Of the case.
This they expected to do in the morning.
Tomorrow the state will introduce rebuttal
testimony, and the argumen will be made
Saturday.
The large district courtroom was packed
to its utmost capacity, and large crowds
arc expected until the close Of the trial.
When court convened this morning Mae
Lille was ON the stand for further cross
examination. She said In part:
Mrs. Lille asked me IL I did not re-
| member a night or two before the murder
that Julia Ficke and l had the key and
came in at the back (kitchen) door. I told
her that l did not remember that. Mrs.
Lille told me that there was some things
that l ought to remember. She said the
night before the murder when l went to
see IL the kitchen door was locked that l
might have thought it was locked"
Ed A. Confal said: II am a stenog-apher
and typewriter for Matt Miller. l took the
testimony of this case at the preliminary
hearing. l remember that ! took the ties
timony Of Dr.. Sample and Transcribed the
same lnlO lyptNIhluB. NlluSSo was "
permitted to testify from the transcript.
Witness testified from his shorthand notes
as to the testimony Of Dr.. Sample, l. ].
West and L. C. Rem given at the preliminary
hearing. which is for the purpose of con-
tradicting the evidence of those witnesses
given on the trial now in progress.
Home Life COngeniaI.
The cross-examihation Of this witness
ELECTED the fact that in some cases It is
dif1cult to tell the difference in certain
words.
F. F.. Ware said: 81 have known MIR.
and Mrs. Lille for seven years; have seen
them at lodges and other gatherings; have
been at their home evenings. and my oo-
servations has been that they were har-
monlous and congenial.
ION and prior to October "a, 1902. the
reputation Of Mrs. Lille, as far as l know ",
was good.
81 have seen them sitting on the porch
and in the hammock. This was when l
was going Tome at night. This would be
from $3.50. 9, 10 and IL O'Clock.
M Lille was in my store frequently,
quite often in the evening. We frequently
went home together at night"
w. e. Hewitt and other witnesses testified
that the domestic relations Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lille we're the very best; also that the
reputation of Mrs. Lille prior to October
"a. 1902. was good"
Caroline NJ. woodward said in part: 81
have known Mrs. Lille for five or six years.
On the morning OF the murder l was awak-
ened by some girls pounding on the win
dow and crying. / did not hear them say
anything. l got up and ran to the win
dow DR.. Stewart told me what the trou-
BILE was. After he left I looked across the
street and saw a light shining from the
din'ng-room window OF the Lille home. I
dressed quite deliberately and went to Mr..
Lilies house and went upstairs, and into
the room where Mr.. Lille was. Mrs. Lii
lie and others were there. l noticed Mr..
Lille. His face was turned to the west.
head to the south. The doctor was wiping
the wound. Mr.. Lille breathed very heav-
lily and strangled. The doctor turned his
head and allowed the mucus to run. He
was again laid on the bed more on his
back. Mrs. Lille was rubbing her hands
and crying. She would say: oh. It was
my money they wanted. Why didn't they
take the money and leave my husband?'
After DR.. Beede came she and ! went
downstairs. She went to get her wraps.
Mrs. Lille was dressed. She was not go
ing to have any breakfast, but l insisted
and she drank a little coffee. l do not re-
member that she ate anything.
Mrs. Lille Crying.
81 went to the hospital. Mrs. Lille and
several others we're there with her. Mrs.
Lille was moaning, crying and talking
some. We were all trying to comfort her
She was in this room all Of the time l was
there. l went and got some clothing fol
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putting the clothing on. Mrs. Lille talk
ing and crying all Of the time. Her tall
was OF the condition OF Mr. Lille. She
had persons go upstairs and inquire how
he was. She made requests to go upstalr,
to see Mr.. Lille.
81 left the hospital the last time a lit,
tie before 9 o'clock"
Cross-examination: The moon wa,
shining that morning. but not clearly
as / noticed. l do not know how
high the moon was, but II was the old
of the moon, as We express II. I do no
know what time the moon arose that morn,
ing. l was not noticing particularly tina.
morning. but Il was not bright and clear
I could not distinguish objects in my room
l do not recall that l testified before the
coroner's jury that It was getting light II
the room, and / could see a chair acros!
the room"
The cross-examination OF this witness
was not concluded whep court adjourned fol
the noon hour.
The crCss-examination of Mrs. Wood
ward was resumed when court convened
this afternoon. She said:
II now remember that Bert Hall was In
the Lille bedroom when l first got there
l did not testify before the coroner's jury
hat when l first got there that morning
Bert Hall. Mrs. Lille and two or three
other men we're there. They were stranger.
to me. l did not pay any attention e
anything but Mr.. Lille. Possibly in par
l did, and in part l did not. so tettlfy al
that time regarding the persons. I should
have testified at that time that Mrs. Bue.
low was there. l now remember that she
was there. The testimony before the cor
oner's jury was in a conversational way.
Il noticed that Mr.. Lilies face wa.
turned directly to the west. l never wa
clear on that, but think / could have seeI
10th eyes; / should decline to say pos
itively. but I could see a part Of The lef
side Of his face. Do not remember that
could see the cheek bone. / do not re
member that l testified before the coroner
jury that l did notice the position Of Mr.
Lilies head and he vas lying with hi
face toward the west a little. I NIGH
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