Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-04
MORGAN WAS RousED ny 1T.
Gave Close Heed when Idn Gnslsilrs
nInOhN Clnthinp WINS shown.


One of the features of the Morgan murder
trial is the calmness and apparent indiffer-
ence Of the prisoner as the evidence cons.d-
cred TO be very strong against him is from
hour to hour brought out. Yesterday
he was twice notably reused, however
once when Captain Haze was on the stand
and described the marks of blood that ap-
peared on the person and the clothing of the
accused at the time OF his arrest. Another
time was when the clothing from the body
Of the little girl was displayed to the jury
and the bloody marks were pointed out.
The latter incident was the chief occasion
of interest in the morning, and as each gar
ment blood stained and torn. was h Id up for
the inspection of the Jurors, the impression
on them and all in the room was profound.
When the cross-examination of Mr.. Nc
Graft during which nothing new was de-
veloped. was completed Captain Haze was put
on the stand and the story Of the finding of
the body and the arrest Of Morgan was again
told. Haze said that he asked Morgan how
the blood happened to be on his hands and
clothes and he replied simply that he did not
know. AT the same time Morgan was asked
why he was trembling and he replied that
that was nothing, for he was constantly So
Haze was questioned very closely by the
defense respecting the detention of Martin
Booker and of Sanford Morgan's room mate
an effort being made to show that they were
arrested as well as Morgan for the murder,
but this Haze denied, saying that they were
held. even in the first place, only as sus-
pcious characters and that as soon as Nor
gan was found the officers ceased to have
nny thought that Booker and Sanford might
be implicated and they were afterward held
simply as witnesses He said that after the
evidence against Morgan had been discovered
no investigation to determine whether others
had hand in the crime was made. Haze
was asked:
''Did You not say to Morgan: You are
the guilty man. You are the murderer, and
IL 1t were my child | would shoot your"
mo SIR"
did Sergeant Ihler say to Morgan, "A
niger was hung for this same thing some
time ago in this city. and you ought to be
treated in the same way?"
mo. sir. he did not"
WAS any language to that effect used?"
mo, sir. Not in my presence"
Testimony was given by George w. Clark,
with Coroner Maui. who removed the body of
Ida Gaskil from the closat and prepared it
for burial, by ex-Ofi1cer King and Night
Jailer Kirk.
King said that he held short conversation
with Morgan in the city jail He asked Nor
gam "Can you give an account of where you
were on Sunday night, the night of the muir
der?"
81 can" answered Morgan
The biggest crowd which has yet attended
the trial filled the court room when court
convened yesterday afternoon. 1t was as if
1t had been known that two of the most inter
esting. and one of the most important of
the states witnesses, Mrs. Gaskill and Willie
Gaslill. mother and brother of the little
girl, were to be called to the stand.
Mrs Gaskills testimony developed moth
ing of strength against the defendant She
identified the body of the dead girl as that
Of her daughter. She then went on to relate
the doings Of the family on the eventfu Sun
day up to the time that Ida was missed,
and she told of the subsequent search for
her.
Willie Gaskill, 9 years of age, bright and
sharp. furnished most damaging testimony
against the accused. He said that he met
Sunday at the old carpenter shop that Morgan
to him and made him promise that he would
never tell living soul of it. that then he
asked him to tell his sister that he, Morgan
wished to see her later. Willie ran home, gave
the sister the message and she responded
that she would see Morgan in ten minutes
He went on to tell how he returned and
found Morgan in the vacant red house where
tho tragedy occurred. He went up to side
window. looked in and saw Morgan. AS
soon as Morgan noticed him he jumped back
into the closet where the girls body was
found. Willie asked him why he was hiding
and Morgan answered that he was not hiding
Morgan then left and Willie did not see him
afterward.
Before Willie Gaskll's testimony was COM
petei court was adjourned, and when it
convenes this morning he will be on the
stand.