The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-16
NINA RAYMOND TRIAL
Murder Case viii Go to
the Jury This Morning
LEE STEARN'S SENSATION
Thinks the Bloody Stat Came
From His Barn.


murder OF Edward Jones last March, wiu
probably know her fate today. The state
and the defendant rested al o'clock yes
1erday afternoon. and Judge Dale excused
tho jury until o'clock, this morning, 50
that he could have tine 70 prepare his in
structions.
Il IS evident from the crowd IN the
court room during the proceedings yes
terday that Nina Raymond's case : de-
veIoping into an interesting murder trial
Nearly al OF the seats were occupied BY
men and women. who remained al day,
seemingly deeply concerned IN the out
come OF the trial. Nina Raymond, the
young defendant. appeared promptly at
the hour OF trial L was her first ap-
pearance in public, her first time out Of
the dark walls Of her cell in the county
Jail. since the last trial a. the spring term,
az which time the jury disagreed Her
appearance and physical condition seems
70 have improved very much since that
time, and there Is no longer the reckless
swagger IN her walk the hard features
in her face. or the insoIent demeanor that
had characterized her first appearance in
court. Yesterday she walked briskly and
when she took her seat 5ehind her c1Un-
sci. Stanley & Stanley. il was with a
certain amount Of grace and style. Dor
dering OF the dignity Of the lady she had
been before her name had ever been
dragged n the dust q scandal or tainted
hg the sins Of a sporting career. L IS
said that the breaking Of the morphine
habit was responsible for al this change.
She was dressed very neatly in a blue
waist which fitted snugly, a black skirt
and tan shoes. Her hair, black as Goals,
was parted IN the middle IS always. and
hung IN heavy curls to her shoulders.
Long confinement had taken all the color
out Of her cheeks and she was very pale
During the entire proceedings yesterday
which were briefer than ANYBODY supposed
they would be- the defendant sat facing
her counsel and the Judge. and convent
entity il sight q the jury and the wit
uesses who took tia witness chair. She
has a wonderfully fine countenance Tor
one charged with such a hein0us crime.
a c0Unten5rCA which must certainly be
greatly in her favor IN such an expert
erce as she is now passing through. She
never took her eyes of the witness who
was testifying against her. ami Il was
seldom that any Of these. witnesses cared
70 have her catch them with her black
and piercing eye. AT other times she sat
writing and examining the papers u the
case which laid before her on the table
The trial proceeded promptly after the
calling Of court Mrs Roberts. the most
important witness against the Raymond
woman, and her son Fred another Of the
states witnesses. were tsr5y in their ap-
pesrance al the trial and were each fined
3. Their testimony was the same as that
rendered ar the previous trial, Is produced
n the Eagles columns. Ms. Roberts. a.
whose house Nina was staying on the
night Of the assault which produced
Jones death. stated that she heard Nina
cursing old man Jones and heard her hit
MIN with q bed Stat.
The sons testimony was about the same
a. that q his mother.
DR.. Hamilton. a specialist IN the treat
uent Of the morphine ha5it. testified that
ne had treated Nina Raymond and had
given E7- a rv7-ouuca vial OF the tablets
which contained gum ot myrrh and tine
tare Of suartweed. He said that Nina
could take as high as - OF these tablets
a day but he reve-. prescribed more than
from p % ~ a dst. 7 = said he had a5-
vised her % get a room at Mrs. Roberts
house during -he time she was taking the
treatment He said he had comp -eted the
treatment and Ies- her cured at one time.
and had rot seen her regularly about the
time the Zones trouble occurred HIS -es-
timony did not bear materially on the