The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
WOMAN WHO SHOT
|NPUDENT AGENT
IS NOW ON TRIAL
She Shot Him to Prevent Him
From Killing Her
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Sister r.
STORY Of EYE WITNESSES BEAR
OUT STORY OF THE SISTERS

House With His Wares, Staggcr on
the Street and Drop Dead Beside
MS Wagon.
Chicago, Feb. 28.-.-Estelle Stout, the
2O-year-old girl who is on trial before
Judge Jesse Baldwin, charged with
killing Henry Hornberger, picture
frame agent, had her inning in court
today. She waited to 60 on the stand
herself while her sister, Mrs. George
Chambers told the jury the whole of
her side of the story of the shooting
for the first time, and her testimony
was supplemented by that of teamster
who was driving by at the time of
the shooting. A crowded courtroom,
so closely packed 1t required an extra
force Of deputy sheriffs to control it,
heard the dramatically told stories
with eager interest, and Mrs. Horn
berger. who has matched her mature
attractiveness against the girlish
grace of the defendant in her effort
to revenge her husbands death, ad-
mitted the day was an ordeal.
Story of Estelle's Sister.
Mrs. Chambers story was the dra-
matte climax of the morning session.
Weak and i'll from being struck by a
falling square of plaster two weeks
ago. she had to be assisted to the
stand. She was asked to tell her
story in her own way.
"The Monday before the shooting I
went to the Chicago studio of art to
see about the framing Of picture of
my dead sister," Mrs. Chambers said.
Il had paid 81 on the picture, which
was only to have cost 1896. Il saw a
man there and told him that IL there
was any more due on the picture 1
would pay It,"
when Hornberger came there was
there any Indebtedness on the pic
ture?" asked Attorney Beach.
s"No, there was not Hornberger
came to the kitchen door and rang
the bell Estelie answered the bell
and asked Who is there?' He told
her the picture man, and she told me.
He was admitted to the kitchen and
l asked him for the frame. He rather
hesitated and then handed it to me-
We looked at It and Estell said:
Lucille. I thought this picture was
to have q dark frame
all Blow Your Brains Out"
II didn't like the picture and when
/ complained he jumped and grabbed
the picture from my hand. There
was nail on it and it tore my finger
I dropped the picture and he hit me
on the wrist, at the same time, drag
ging me toward the parlor. He kept
hitting me on the wrist to make me
release my hold. l called to Estelle
to telephone to the police and he
laughed and said:
"'You can't bluff me; let go Of that
picture or I'll blow your brains out =
He then continued to drag me to-
ward the front hall and fell against
the wall"
Il was dazed. AS he leaned over
me he said, Move and I'll blow your
head off, Just then l heard a re-
volver shot and his grasp loosened.
He left the hallway with the picture
under his arm and started toward the
buggy. He had taken only three steps
when he turned, it seemed to me, with
Intentions Of throwing the picture at
me. He dropped it, and then picked
1t up again. He walked to his buggy
and placed the picture inside. He
walked around the vehicle to the other
side, then raised his hands and fell
fiat on his back. then ran out there
and saw that his face was white and
that he was almost unconscious. 1
then went for a DOCTOR"
Teamster Aids the Defense.
The first real interest in the case
was awakened when Hubert Eicks of
1928 West Superior street, teamster,
told of seeing Hornberger stagger out
Of the house to his wagon and fall to
the street
Mrs. Hcrnberger had entered the,
courtroom late. and, as before, seat
ed herself beside the assistant states
attorney, Robsrt Grove, and within
three feet of the front of the Jurors
box. AS before, she made no con-
cealment of her feelings for the slip
of a girl whose hand had carried
death to her husband, and the Jury
watched with interest her flashing
glance as it lighted up with anger
when turned upon Miss Stout, who sat
across the cOunstl's table from her.
Miss Stout looked wistfully at the tell.
stately woman in black only a mo-
ment and then watched tine witnesses.
Heard Shot; Saw Nan Fall.
"You may tell what you were doing,
what you saw and heard OIL Decem-
Der 1, 19O9." said Attorney Raymond
Beach, Miss Stout's counsel, to Eicke,
when the latter had been sworn.
WELL" began Eicke, raising his
hand to demonstrate his story. II was
going east in West Adams street and
was about to turn into South Hoyne
avenue, which is west of the Cham
bers house. when l heard a muffled
shot pulled up my horse and look
ed to see where it came from. Ahead
Of me ! saw man hurry out from
hohind one Of those high stairs. He