The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-04
STAR WITNESS ON THESTAND
oLIS CASTLE JTEsTIFIEs IN THE
ELD0RADo MURDER TRIAL.
Tells of His Relations With the
Woman Who In on Trial for XIII
ing His Wffe-says That She In
sisted I'm Running After Him.

sisted I'm Running After Him.
ELDORADo, Kan. Dec. s-olin Cas-
tie was on the witness stand for five
hours today. during which time he detail
ed his relations with Jessie Morrison
before the latter's fatal quarrel with
Mrs. Castle. Those who had expected
that his cross-examfnation would reveal
sensational testimony were disappointed
1t was not disclosed that his relations
with Miss Morrison had been anything
but those OF friend. IL was shown that
he had taken Miss Morrison riding. had
accepted ties from her. and received let
tiers from her, the letters after he had
become engaged TO Miss Wiley. who af
forwards became Mrs Castle. Castle adj
mitted showing some OF the letters 10
Miss Wiley, and that they made her an
cry with Miss Morrison. He also admit
ted that Miss Morrison had never threat
ened his fancee. but instead had made
friendly ovcrtures 10 her. II was made
plain that jealousy over Castle existed
between the two women.
Just before Castle was dismissed from
the stand this afternoon. one OF the at
torneys for the defense. looking the wit
ness sauareiy in the face and speaking
slowly, asked.
you have told all that there was In
your relations with Jessie Morrison"
Witness did not finch when he replied:
Yes. SIR"
There was nothing more intimate
than what you have toid?"
M sir"
Later in the week Miss Morrison will
take the stand IN her seif-defense
Castle ON the stand.
DIN Castle resumed the stand in the
Jessie Morrison murder trial this morn
trxsr tslesr tins trt,..r for no
state. Miss Morrison faced the witness
and watched him closely but calmly as
he made answer TO the questions put BY
County Attorney Brumback.
did you ever tell her that you loved
herr"
mo, sir"
The spectators who fiiled the, room al,
most To surocatlon had leaned forward
eagerly 10 catch every word. When the
answer came they settled back in their
seats in the satisfaction OF curiosity
Later testimony given by Castle dis
closed that the witness had kept afire
the jealousy both OF Miss Morrison and
OF his wife. for whose murder the pris-
oner IL being tried. He admitted that
his wife had united necktie given him
by Miss Morrison, and had replaced II
By one made by herself.
when did you and Clara Wiley become
engaged?' continued Attorney Brum-
back.
I'm July or August. lsas"
Did You tell Jessie Morrison Of your
engagement
II did
s'Whenys'
I'm the fall OF 1872
she Thveatened Castle.
They were employed as clerks in a
racket store and he had told Miss Nor !
rison % the engagement only after she
pressed him for the information Miss |
Morrison had left tho atore In December. !
iaps, but she visited II several times after |
that as n customer. The last time. wit |
ness said was on June % last. two days
Castle to meet her Castle. pointing his |
finger and shaking IT, said
She pointed her finger al me and said:
viii wish you had
DID shs. say where she wanted to
'yes. at Mr.. Ehier's house. Ehler 1.
her brother-n-law.
Did YOU go 70 Mr.. Ehler $ house7"
Castle told that after that Miss Morri-
son had stepped In front Of him on the
street. but that he avoided her and that
about . y o'clock on the night % June II,
Wiley, she had accosted him
She caught me first BY the sleeve"
s s,r,,, sne witness Fitness and told me; Wait
letters 70 ahow you ] jerked loose and
walked toward home she followed and
overlook me. She took hold OF my left
sleeve and then reached around 10 my
other arm and caught hold OF that /
,ook hold % her wrists and pulled her
loose and went away. | went into tho
house and Jessie disappeared
Al another time she had met him on
the street ana handed him a note which
ne had torn up without reading
Did you ever wait on Miss Morrison
that 's Keep company with herr
objection sustained
she sent Him Letters
Castle told nf receiving several letters
from Miss Morrison last winter while she
was visiting at Excelsior Springs In
one she asked him 20 come and see her
Immediately, aud said that he was 1--WE
DAYS overdue ana IN another in which
she asked him q write she asid that
she took the matt from the uoStnfflee
h,srsst The letters had been destroyed
fore she went 20 Excelsior SPRING NM
nssser after she returned from there III
her hrother-in-law's house. and n,enttor
ed one evening when he had been tharc
at Nc invitation e Miss Morrison
told him as h. left the hanae
Have you ever had amy more tnttrnnt.
tsis.,ans with Jessie Morrison than those
'osses hrprHeaek
castiss ttaee flushed as he talked on
ins the examination Nil. N,S,t.,ss
nnkere wese a her lips She Whispered
with her lawyers frequently
ON cr0Nsssxaminatton Castle aarntt,sA
that Miss WHEY objected Is Ma ,g,sytT.,
the tte made by Atlss Morrison that -
had hecQnac angry at the defendant Nhsn
shown 10. Excelsior Springs letter and
that Mis~ Morrison had never thrcatWnsi
Nuss Wiley but instead expressed 4
NessTv a. be- friendly with her fn t,m
ins again u The defendant meeting Mir,
hrsr Ms house. Castle said he ''had toid
Jessie Morrison Il che did not 70 aWaV
o. would set the dogs On her
-4-aa-s.4ss--a-
MRS. CASTLES DYING WORDS