Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-01

changed It's program and his evidence
VIII come later Before the taking OF
testimony had commenced IL was stated
mat the defense would produce evidence
10 show that Miss Morrison had been
engaged to Castle at the time he mar
RED Mlss Mary Wiley, but the opening
statements Yesterday OF the prisoners
attorney removed the probability Of
such charges being made, ana caused
The prosecution 10 reserve Castles eX-
animation for another time.
The courtroom today was crowded
as usual no change was apparent in
the prisoner
Or. NJ. A. Koog.er the first physician
the Castle house on the morning of the
tragedy testified that Mrs. Castle was
about 10 bleed 10 death when he ar
rived and she died from the effects of
the cuts in her throat
Pearl Beardsley, a delivery boy, who
had entered the house with package
Of meat said he helped Mrs. spangler
raise Miss Morrison. Miss Morrison
told him she tried to KIN me. / had
To do it,
Miss Morrison continued Boards
ley had q knife In her hand and when
] asked her for it. she grabbed her
dress with her left hand and covered
her right
Miss Ruby Moberly daughter Of Mrs.
Betty Moberly, said she went TO the
Castle house after her mother and saw
Jessie Morrison coming out OF the
house.
You may state what. II anything.
you saw IN the defendants hand said
Attorney Brumbacker
fss IUa har al
the witness Was II In her right or left
hond?"
II did not notice"
Miss Clara Cowles. who lived across
the street from the Castles, told VI see
ing Beardsley enter the house. Of Mrs
Mobery and Mrs. Spangler emerging
with Jessie Morrison and OF the latter
struggling 20 get away she corrobor-
ated the testimony in this respect given
yesterday by Mrs. Moberly and Mrs
Spangler
Miss Cowles testified that she found
a bloody razor near Mrs. Castless
knees.
u was the first to pick up the razor"
she said
The razor was produced by Attorney
Brumback and identified by witness
and the attorney stated that he wished
TO introduce it as evidence The de-
Tense objected, but the objection was
Oyerrulcd.
John Daily, a boy testified, that he
met Jessie Morrison on the morning of
the tragedy just outside the Castle gate
and that she was going toward the Cas-
Tie house. Mrs Grace Lemon told OF
seeing Miss Morrison going toward the
Castle house. but saw nothing unusual
about her
Mrs Maggie Clark testified 90 see
ing Miss Morrison going toward the
Castle house on the morning u ques-
ton, and asked II the prisoner had any
thing In her hand replied, "She had a
paper in her left hand
What shape was the paper?'
1T looked 20 be rolled up"
Charles b. Smith also testified 10 see
ing Miss Morrison going toward the
Castle house on the morning Of the
tragedy
At the afternoon session Mrs. Abble
Castle, m0ther-iu-law OF the murdered
woman Identified a small piece OF black
enamel found In cleaning the house ar
ter the murder II is the theory OF the
prosecution that this was part Of a
knife or razor carried by Miss Morrison
At 2 o'clock the jury was excused /
while the lawyers argued the point of I
admitting as evidence the statement of /
Mrs Moberly that the first note writ. /
ten by Mrs Castle contained these /
words
Jessie Morrison has killed me-"