Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-03
END IS IN SIGHT
MISS MORRISON MAY KNOW HER
FATE AT THE CLOSE
OF WEEK.
OLIN CASTLE TELLS HIS STORY.
Surviving Husband of Murdered
Woman Gives His Evidence in
Court-Refers to Razor.

Eldorado, an, Dee. 3.-Jessie Morrison
may know her fate before another week
has passed. The leading attorney for
the prosecution in the murder announced
today that the states evidence would be
closed by tonight and it was said that
the defense would occupy but two days
i'll examining Witnesses. With two days
given to arguments it will he Friday or
Saturday next when the case is slosed.
IN the session on Saturday night, Olin
Castle testified against his former sweet
heart, Miss Morrison, charged with the
murder of his wife. Castle told how he
and Miss Morrison had been employed
as clerks in a local racket store, and that
Miss Morrison had secured the razor
with which she kolled Mrs. Castle at the
same store.
Castle, in answer to a question, said
that one of the razoys in stock was
minus a piece Of handle. 1t was a razor
with a broken handle that was found
in the room after Mrs. Castle was at
tackled by Miss Morrison. Castle de-
Clared that his own razor was found in
the bureau drawer after the tragedy.
The razor with which Jessie Morrison
cut Mrs. Castles throat was identified
In court by Mrs. Clara Cowles and the
prosecution introduced it as evidence
against the prisoner. Miss Cowles tes-
titled that she found the razor which
was blood-smeared, on the floor near
where Mrs. Castle lay. The defense
ether witnesses testified that they had
seen Miss Morrison with a knife or
something similar in her hand after
she had been taken from the Castle
home by neighbors. others testified to
the prisoner having entered the house,
apparently of her own accord, but the
murder was committed. The defense.
III its statement of the case, said that
they would show that Mrs. Castle call
ed Miss Morrison into the house and
then attacked her.
DIR. NJ. A. koogler. the first physic-
ian to reach the Castle home on the
morning of the tragedy. testified that
Mrs. Castle was about to bleed to
death when he arrived and She died
from the effects of the cuts in her
throat.
P. Beardsley, a delivery boy. who
had entered the house with the package
OF meat, said he helped Mrs. Sprangler
raise Miss Morrison. Miss Morrison
told him.: She tried to kill me, l had
to do it,
Miss Morrison.' continued Boards
ley, had a knife in her hand and when
! asked her for it she grabbed her dress
with her left hand and covered her
right"
Miss Ruby Mcberly, 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, if anything.
you saw in the defendants hand said
Attorney Brumbacker.
Il saw a blade in her hand,' replied
the witness.
Was it in her right or left hand?"
Il did not notice"
Miss Clara Cowles, viii lives across
the street from the Castles, told of see
Ing Beardsley entere the house of Mrs.
Moberly and Mrs. Sprangler emerging
with Jessie Morrison and of the latter
struggling to get away. She corrobor-
Rted the testimony in this respect given
yesterday by Mrs. Moberly and Mrs.
~Spangler.
Miss Cowles testified that she found
q blooy razor near Mrs. Castles knees.
Il was the first to pick up the razor
she said. The razor was produced by
Attorney Brumbacker and identified by
witness and the attorney stated that
he wished to introduce it as evidence.
The defense objected, but the objection
was overruled.