Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14

}. ing, and As Mr.. u. d, Loveland is enl
known in this easy ss > bashe4 man Of IN
spproechable chazscssr We stsfs that Mr.
frankie Morris, wAe ~ aha tSFmer wife
Hon. A. A. Hurd. 90 rtarBsa With murder
ing her mother for insurance. money. Tn
e following j. the Ksnsss City Jous,si's 80
oo.n, of the ending cfthe rial. the verde
; and sfser interviews n. n
u 0sAeE MIsssos, Kas, sAnS. 1o.-,At
o'clock this morning the jury b aas Frank
Morris murder trial axreed TO verdict, ans
at 7:30 judge Silvell callel court to receiv
it a laSfe cvcwd hxd assembled to hea
the result Of the vsek I'D, and an oppres
sive silence feli On the keue when the judg,
asked The usual puesHor:
"esentieinen, have you sEseed upon yer
Dict"
The important document was handed Il
him BY the foreman.
!. He read Il and gave it TO She CLERK, who
announced guilty Of murder in the first
degree.
The defendant was present accompanied
by her attorneys, and rs far rs conld be
seen, the verdict had no effect on her. She
sat as cool and calm rs she has during the
entire trial, and when court adjourned she
walked back to the hotel where she stays,
under special guard ~. - -
Great diversity of opinion is expressed at
the result Your representatives called upon
several Of the parties interested in the case
TO iearu their opinions.
THE DEFENDANT INyERyIKwED.
Mrs. FRANKIE Morris WAS found in her
room at the hotel. She was lying on a
1 A A.. a - u. :
band, H. ID. Loyeland. When the reporter
but at a word from Mr. Burton, of her
counsel, who accompanied the reporter, she
turned. displaying face somewhat flushed,
but with no signs of weeping.
The reporter asked: "Have you any
statement 10 make in regard to the verdict"
Il have nothing to say except that l am
innocent. The money of the insurance
companies procured the verdict against
me-"
Making allowances for errors in iudg-
ment, do you think that you have been
treated with substantial Justine by those en-
gagged in your trial."
Il do not think am capable of stating;
have no fault TO find with the court and
have been treated very kindly by the
sheriff"
Have you any complaint to make in
your t.ial on account of the officers or any
one?''
Il have nothing more to say"
"Of course you expect to have new trial,
Mrs. Morris.'
81 know nothing further"
Mr.. H. d. Loveland, sitting bv her, was
asked if he had anything to say' "Nothing.
said he" al dent care TO be interviewed"
APPROVES THE VERDICT.
Mr.. c. +. Hutchings, who was employed
to assist the county attorney to prosecute
the case, was also seen.
what do YOU think Of the verdict :"
1T was just and right. The evidence of
the defendants guilt was clear and convinc-
ing. That her mother died from some
poisonous substance taken in q glass of
beer which defendant induced her to drink
is shown BY her Ietter to Al Pierson. That
defendant had previously procured arsenic
to kill rats when there were no rats in the
house, and that her mother died with symp-
toms of arsenic poisoning, and arsenic was
afterwards found in her stomach, was
clearly shown"
ADO you think a new trial will be
granted"
"No, l don't think there will be- Judge
Saltwater is an able and experienced law
yer. and he made no mistake in the rulings
or in instructions given to the jury. The
attorners for the defense managed their case
with great skill. Senator's Burton's address
to the jury was particularly able and elo-
ouenl. The jury was impaneled of promi-
nent citizens of unouestionsble integrity,
and the trial in all respects was fair and i'm
partial. There are
NO GROUNDS FOR A NEW TRIAL
.'And one other thing. You may say the
claim that the charge was instigsted by the
insurance company to avoid the paymnnt of
the policy on her mothers life is utterly
groundless. / have not seen respectable
citizen who does not approve Of the YER
dict"
WHAT HURD BAYS.
Mr.. A. A. Hurd was found in his room at
the hotel, and received the reporter very
pleasantly. l
"Mr. Hurd. what Is your opinion of the
verdict was asked.
at is unjust l don't believe the defend
ant guilty. know she could not commit
such crime, 1t was obtained BY the free
use OF insurance money on witnesses and
jurors"
$40 you think new trial will be
granted
Yes, and so do the attorneys for the de- |
PENDANT. If IT is possible, in this court and |
if not, am confident the supreme court |
will. There was great amount of error in |
the admission of testimony that had no pos |
sible bearing on the case bat served to
prejudice the minds OF the jury against the
defendant"
"Do you think that public sentiment in
fnapcad he action nf tho ;,1rr anrSr
1.-The sentiment Of the community was
that she should be acquitted. Last evening |
] heard dozens speaking in regard TO the
MISTER and they thought the only chance |
the prosecution had was to hang The jury. |
Many were so confident that they sat up till |
II o'clock TO fire guns in honor of her ac- |
quittal. Perhaps in the beginning of the |
trial the sentiment was against Mrs. Morris, |
but after hearing the testimony it changed"
"Were you satisfied with the rulings of
the COURT"
'The court tried to be fair and impartial |
and committed no Intentional errors against |
either party"
Il believe you are one of the attorneys in |
The civil cases against the insurance COM
panies, What will be the effect Of this YER
tict on thems"
"a final verdict would decide the case for
the insurance companies"
AJUgrNAS TALKS.
C. d. Freeman, member of the jury, was
seen.
+. How many ballots did you have, and
how did the iury stand frst,'
"We had four ballots. On the first there |
were seven for conviction and five uncer-
ain. On the second there were eight for |
conviction. three uncertain and one for &C
,uitinl. On the third there were ten for |
conviction and two uncertain, and on the |
-our1h a eou.iction was reached"
Nv hat do you mean by uncertain ~
They were confused in regard to certain |
points in the case and certain evidence, but |
.fter talking it over they were for convic-
Jon q co. ~ |
What paris OF the evidence had the most
influence with the Juryf' -
Il don't know OF any part in particular 1
think, however that the evidence OF DR.. I
Barker and Della Wikle, if anything, pre-
JUDGED the interests of defendant more than
it aided them"
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