Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-07
JESSIE MORRISOR'S STORY
She Takes The Stand and Tells Her Version
Of the Quarrel With Mrs, Castle
Contradicts the Testimony Of Castle
Declares She Never Said She
"Would Fix Him"

Kansas City, Dec, IA special TO
the Star from Eldorado, Kansas, says:
Jessie Morrison, pale and weak, her
eyes red. from crying took the stand
today and told her version Of the story
OF the quarrel that ended in Mrs. Cas-
tie being mortally wounded AS she
testified she faced jhe widOwer DIN
Castle, who, surrounded by Mrs.
Wiley mother the murdered WOO
man. Mrs. Casue. his mother, and
other members OF the Castle and
Wiley families, occupied front seat
In the court room.
The first part Of Miss Morrison's
testimony conradicted much that
Castle had said on the stand. II dis
closed however, nothing sensational.
AT first her voice was harsh, but Il
afterwards became more soft and was
very low.
Witness said she had known Castle
since July, 1897, when she began to
work In the racket store, whore he was
employed, and that she had known
Mrs Castle for about six years before
her death. During the summer OF 1893
Castle had come to see her at her
brother-in-laws house from one TO
three times a week and had taken her
riding frequently He had written her
a letter while he was al Whitewater,
and she had answered Il. She told
about going 20 Excelsior Springs last
January. and Of Castles asking to
come TO see her on the night before
she went away.
Just before he left did you tell him
you would fix him. was asked
81 did not" replied Miss Morrison
firmly.
Did you ever tell him you would fix
him, or use words OF similar imoprt?'
81 did not"
She told OF the Interview in the
racket store with Castle, who said on
the witness stand that she had threat
ened' him
She said she had asked him to re-
turn her letters and things and be had
replied: You need not worry, nobody
has ever seen your letters and / guess
IN return them
Were either OF you angry?'
81 was not
did you use any expression or make
any threatening movement, or say II
you don't, you'll wish you had'?'
mo sir"
Witness denied urging him 10 keep
his promise and come and see her or
that she had told him she was in trou-
Bile.
Miss Morrison denied having taken
any razors from the racket store or
having q razor or knife when, as she
passed the Castle house, Mrs. Casele
called her in. After she entered, she
said, Mrs. Castle fastened the screen
door behind them. Witness said she
seated herself upon the lounge.
clara sat down in front OF me, said
witness, and asked What do you
mean by following DIN around? /
said | was not. Then she said You
know you hate me and hate you and
am no friend Of yours, l rose 20 go.
She said, Don't so yet Olin is coming
I'm a minute. It's too bad for you 70
run after that poor boy ! told her
he was the one who caused her TO be
so bitter toward me. She said j know
better You tried TO separate us
said / had not and she said; You are
liar. 1 said Don't coll me a liar
Then we both rose up together
The witness paused,
What was done them asked Judge
Redden.
MY handkerchief dropped and |
stopped to pick II up. She moved
quickly In the same direction and then
she cut me with the razor
You had no razor, knife or weapon
NO. sir.
Then what happenedT'
"She cut me twice with the razor
across the throat. said Miss Morrison.
Il grabbed at her and screamed, Then
Clara and / rushed together and she
threw me and / raised my knees 90 pro-
tect myself. and she kept striking me at
all the time. She fell over on me ana l
got the razor away from her After
that we rolled over on the door
Jessie Morrison told her story In a
clear. steady voice, without hesitation,
but she paused at the threshold OF the
most bloody part Of II.
Then what did you do?' asked Judge
Redden.
Il cut her." answered the witness, in
a conversational tone.
"Do you know how many times"
NO, STR"
do you know what became OF the
razorY
"She may have knocked II from my
hand or / may have dropped H."
Then Miss Morrison told OF Mrs.
Moberly and Mrs, spaugler entering the
house.
She denied much Of the evidence Civ
en- by these two women.
Capt Waters cross-eXamined Miss /
p fOrrisOn.
Witness denied that she had ever been
engaged 10 marry Castle.
When court adjourned az noon Miss
Morrison was helped 20 walk 20 her cell
by her brother She had not WINGED !
4nce under the cross-eXaminatiOn
which Il had been believed would cause
her 10 break down and had displayed |
GOODNESS, nerve and self
control.