The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-01-29
FOUND GUILTY Of
BRUTAL MURDERS
And Sentenced To Life
Imprisonment.
A MODERN B0RGIA OF INDIANA
Convicted Of Poisoning One
White Slave and Strang-
ling Another.
WILD FURY WHEN CORNERED

tine nrSt account OF tn1S horror
is found on third page of The Her
aid to-day
Evansville, Ind, Jan. 24.-Nellie
Mills, Evansville's modern Dor
gia," charged with strangling Jes-
sic McCune. tonight was found
guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. and given a life term in the
penitentiary. The jury was out an
hour and took but two ballots.
The resort keeper. who the evil
dence showed killed two 16-year-old
girls within the space of week to
cover up white slave operations,
heard the verdict read without a
sign of emotion. AS the jury filed
IN, facing her, at s o'clock, but with
their eyes averted, the woman read
her doom in their faces. She stiff
ened trihle in her chair, but made
no cutlery nor moved a muscle when
foreman Gerard read the verdict.
Ten minutes later, after she had
been locked up in her cell again,
the woman broke down and began
to weep and cry out Historically.
The convicted woman, according to
the story sne told when put on the
witness stand in her own defense
to-day, is 23 years old. She main
tanned that she is innocent.
- She was born in Madisonville,
KY, and lived for time in Hender-
son.
5. In her examination In chief to-
day the Mills woman denied all
completely in the murder Of either
Eunie Gray or Jessie McCune. and
seemed to make q fair witness for
herself. But when the Prosecuting
Attorney began hts Scross-examina-
ton the tiger In her came to the
surface. Her face set hard and fast
40 she shot hack angry replies TO
him. She displayed such fierce
ness OF temper that even her law
yer was amazed at her conduct.
p The Prosecutor secured from
the Mills girl the direct statement
that she had seen Eunie Gray drink
poison and had made no effort to
prevent It. but the defendant would
not acknowledge fixing the poison,
ed glass, as Elsie Lyon had testi-.
fed.
She was led to tell of the details
of her visit to the side of Eunie
Gray as the latter lay dying. The
denied that che had told
Elsie Lyon after leaving Eunie
Gray's bedside that she Just killed
Jessie McCune because Jessie knew
Of the poisoned drink
Z The events OF the next few hours,
the evening in the resort,
were recounted by the witness. She
that she was with William
of Pembroke. KY. and
said that she left him to go into
Jessie McCune's room to sleep. as
Fullerton was abusive. ~.
Here the States Attorney trip
ped her., In her direct testimony
the witness had said that she did.
not leave her room and go into that
,f the murdered girl until William
Fullerton was prepatfrl; to leave
he house. The witness biazed up
With fury at this trap and her re-
ply to his question why did you
cave your room and go to Jessie's
Dom to sleep when Fullerton was
your ROOM" brought forth
he angry reply, How should |
now" .."t
A second time the witness was
mixed up when her own testimony
'efore the grand jury. about the
cratches on her hands. was quoted
o disprove her statement to the
rial jury. ar '
The Prosecutor proved by the
rand jury minutes. that both her
lands were scratched, presumably
n the struggle when she staangled
essie McCune. The withe1B con-
ended she had but one slight
cratch made by a pin In her dress.
he trial to-day was attended by all
rho could find seats. several bring
ne their lunches and staying In the
curt room during the noon recess
order to koaa thelrsssats. Al on