The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
is GIVEN HIS FREEDOM
He Declares Vengeance Against
a Number of People.
Hatfield, Who Attached His Eff
fects, is Barricaded at Home.
OTHERS IN TERROR.
In the Meantime MOrrisonDrOps
Out of Sight.

The Reverend @. Z. Morrison, who
was arrested last Saturday evening in
the postoffice by Detective Kesson, on
information from Panhandle, Texas,
charging him with wife murder, is now
q. free man. He was released from GUS
tody last evening by Chief Steele be-
cause the sheriff from Texas had not
arrived, and the chief had sworn to two
alias warrants in order to detain him
until the sheriff from Texas should ar
rive. The tine having passed and At
torney General Boyle having advised
Chief Steele that it would be dangerous
to hold him longer without further
word, the Texas preacher who was held
under serious charge and whose ac-
tiOns here had cast a deep reflection on
his character was allowed to go free.
He SWOre vengeance on all those who
had in any way helped to detain him
behind prison bars or proceeded against
him. To Chief Steele ne said: L am
going to make it hot for them. They
can find trouble out of me. I could go
back to Texas and be cleared of the
charge of murder, but with the Topeka
end of it they would hang me-" The
Rev. G.. E. Morrison accompanied these
remarks with VIOLENT and profane oaths
which surprised even the police.
He was given his liberty last evening
and promised to call upon Chief Steele
this morning at 10 o CLOCK to talk over
the case. He asked that Glen Hatfield
be invited to come to police station at
the same time. This morning neither the
Rev. G. f. Morrison nor Glen Hatfield
appeared.
Sitting in the back room of his moth
er's house at TO West Eighth street,
holding a large revolver in his hand
and with his face white with fear Glen
Hatfield has been a voluntary prisoner
in his home from fear of Rev. Mr.. Nor
rison's threats. Hatfield was afraid to
leave his home this morning and sent
his brother to open the store and con-
duct the business tOdaV. Hatfl6lQ'S
mother is with him and is greatly
alarmed as to her sons safety. Every
football on the steps of the house
brings mother and son to their feet, the
son grasps his revolver more firmly and
the mother utters a silent prayer Up
to late hour Morrison had not appear
ed but Hatfield'S fear had not Iessened
in the least.
The cause of Morrison's threats are
that he owed Hatfield $50, and yester-
day Hatfield SWOre out a writ of at
tachment, and Constable Price attach
ed two Valises, a trunk, a gold watch
and a diamond stud. The trunk was
found at the house of S. r. Norris,
corner of Tenth and Buchanan streets.
the two Valises were taken from the
room on Kansas avenue between
Fourth and Fifth that had been occu-
pied by Morrison, and the watch and
diamond were given over by Chief
Steele. This left Morrison in a bank
rupt state except for a IS bill he had
when searched.
S. r. Norris knew Morrison when
both were young men. When the min
lister requested from behind the bars
of the Jail that Norris should take his
trunk out to his house, Norris said he
would take it and keep it until Nor
risOn should want it. He little thought
that his act of kindness would bring
upon him a vOlley of oaths and that
Morrison would swear vengeance upon
him for allowing the officers to attach
the trunk. Morrison told Chief Steele
last night that he was going out to
Norris hn1JSR Norris said fOd9W
I have not seen him, and I do not
want him to show himself here
Mr.. Will Whittelsy, a brother Of the
young lady to whom Morrison was en-
gagged, said:
IF Morrison comes around here he
will meet with a warm reception We
Will have nothing to do with him.
want him either run out of town or
else a policeman kept on his track so
that he will not attempt any out
RACES.
The WhitteIsy family are still in con-
stant terror that Morrison will do them
some injury to satisfy his anger at
them for telling anything about his
case.
The latest telegram received from
Panhandle, Tex, was from Al Chastain
"a deputy sheriff at Panhandle. He
wired to hold the minister on the
charge of murder. In the first place
Chief Steele had an alias warrant is
sued for Morrison. When the "a hours
had elapsed he had another one issued.
kept in Jail two days and three nights.
Chief Steele began to fear a damage
suit, and he consulted we'll known law
yers. They advised him not to hold
the man without more direct informa-
tion.Last evening Chief Steele received
a letter from the sheriff in which it
was stated that the stomach of Mrs
Morrison had been sent to Houston,
Tex. for chemical analysis. Chief
Steele last evening teIegraphed to Pan
handle asking if the sheriff had started
for Topeka. Receiving no reply he
considered it his duty to release the
man.
Speaking of it he said:
4 believe that fellow is a bad man.
I do hate TO let a man go who is
charged with murder just because I
couldn't get word from Texas. Since I
have let him go I have found out sew
eraI other things about him I find
that there was a misunderstanding
about the horse and buggy. Morrison
got that horse and buggy from H. Ell
lison, a horseman. Ellison told me
when he came for it that Morrison had
not paid for it. I let him have it. and
afterward Ellison gave back to Morri-
son a note which he CMorrison) had
given to Ellison for S100. to be paid in
40 days. Now that shows how people
viii take advantage of a man when he
is in trouble.
About this Hatfield case, Hatfield