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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09
MORRISON EVIDENCE IN
Arguments Begin In Kansas
Murder Trial.
LIFE SENTENCE is ASKED
JUDGES INSTRUCTIONS INCLIN-
ED TO FAVOR DEFENSE.

Eldoraao, Kan, Dec. Smiling and
confident. Jessie Morrison today sat
through three hours of pleading. the
last stage but one in her trial for the
murder of Mrs Castle.
With each hour since she left the
stand yesterday the prisoner had
gained strength, and every movement
she made today depicted the feelings
she felt-joy over the belief that she
would soon be free.
She pinned a rose on her dress before
she left her cell, and talked brightly
with the jailer on the way to the court
room. There she listened with rapt
attention to the lawyers as they argued
earnestly for one side or the other, but
the strained look, the red eyes and pale
countenance so noticeable during the
weary hours of testimOny-taling were
missing. The knowledge that she
would soon know her fate seemed to
change her whole being. Instead Of an
expected collapse, the approach of the
end stimulated her to greater effort
Judge Shinn's instructions to the Jury
rather favored the defendant He told
the iury that q verdict could be rem
dered on any count from first degree
murder TO fourth degree manSiaughter.
If the defendant believed she was in
danger of being killed by Clara Wiley
Castle. having first been attacked by
her. she had the right to take steps
to save her own life, even to the taking
Of life
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

down to the sta
ton and have me
luggage brought
right u to Docs
room, said the
Old Sport, as he
steroed out Of q
carriage in front
of J. B0gleS r,Taca
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09
AS to Deathbed Statement.


determine for themselves whether the
declarations presented by the pr0secU-
ton as the dying word, Of Mrs. Castle
were really her deathbed statement,
whether or not they were Influenced by
others and whether the wounded Wom-
an knew clearly what she was doing.
The lowest possible sentence Miss
Morrison could receive, If convicted,
under these instructions, would be from
six months in jail TO two years in the
penitentiary-
In the instructions the judge said:
1.-THE burden is upon the state to
establish the guilt of defendant by the
evidence to your satisfaction beyond a
reasonable doubt, and il, after con-
sideratiOn of all the evidence IN the
case, you entertain a reasonable doubt
whether her guilt is satisfactorily
shown. she must be acquitted; and if
you entertain reasonable doubt as TO
which of two or more degrees of the
offense charged she is guilty she may
be convicted of the lowest degree only.
Demands First Degree Verdict.
z. 3. Brumback, county attorney
who made the first argument, demand
ed a first degree verdict. He said the
evidence showed that Jessie Morrison
had deliberately planned the murder Of
Clara Castle.
Y. NP. Mooney of Eldorado, opening
for the defense. attacked Oiin Castle
for stimulating jealousy between the
two women, and took occasion to say
that Mrs Castle was better off in her
graves than living with such man
as ne had shown himself TO be Castle
left the court room while Mooney was
pleading for the prisoner
Judge Shinn placed no limit upon
the arguments, and as four lawyers
win argue for each side, it is likely
that the case will not reach the jury
before the first of next week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

She said. "TiI send 4 teIesDatch,
And try and join the show.
For ] can't stay in this here town,
Cant live without no dough,
So here I anl-Out in the snow. "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09
HOTEL GOSSIP.

@. s. Holmes of the Knutsford returned
yesterday from Los Angeles. having Wis
tied the coast city on business connected
with his mining interests
Los Angeles" said Mr. Holmes. lis a
city with a future and its people know it
y1u can hear more talk about the new
railroad in walking q block there than
YOU hear in Salt Lake in a week. Every
body IS enthusiastic over it. in fact. the
oil discoveries are almost given second
place. I believe millions Of dollars could
be raised in that one town to support this
project. The people ere so eager for its
coming that they would give most any
thing in the way of bonus the company
might request
OF the immense oil discoveries in the
vicinity of Los Angeles Mr. Holmes said
millions OF dollars in capital is being
Sc nopTlafiop IF Is Anr-e,ls viii 5o1i,i
L. p very short while. with such pros
poets before it as are furnished by oil
and the railroad.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

''YcH may travel from coast to coast
and you won't find a city where every
body is so conIented as in Los Angeles, -
declared II z Young of that place. who
is at the KnutsfOTd There is harmony
down there even in politics. The City
of the Angels went for Mckinley a month
ago by 2.S00 majority. A week ago it was
carried by a Democrat for mayor by pre-
cisely the same ajOrity. The candidate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

Stops the Cough and Works Off the
Cold.
Laxative BrOm0 QGinine Tablets cure a
cold in one dag. no Cure, No Pay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09
PAY WHEN CURED -

Chronic Constipation. Dyspepsia, all
Female Complaints. etc, 1 absolutely
guarantee the cure in each case. /
hone 10 obtain Won as one of my pa
tientS, YOU viii not be experimental
with-yOu Will be cured or your money
refunded
You may think I eEasgerate and say
my Electric Belt VIII do too much.
but he truth is, I cannot say too much
about it, for I worked the best part OF
my life 30 perfect an appliance TO ap-
ply Electricity to the human system
so as to make cures. and not tncouven-
fence you. and ] succeeded I was dis
satisfied with the ordinary methods OF
applying Electricity as taught IN col
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

| Hartford; =. J. White. Berkeley, Cal.
Frank }. Stevens, Oguen; W. u. Burt,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09
For the Enlighten-
ment of NV Patients

/ here give you an idea Free @ Trials and Pay
When You Are Cured as advertised extensively
a - days:
FREE TRIAL Means Ne 7t that yo r5s 1 s5r 52
advertising Free % Trial" and if theZ h4{e an
electric appliance sell YOU they Will Ei'-
you Freeze Trial of IT in their office Il IS ll-
a scheme to have YOU write or cali that tIt1 Aia-
have opportunity to sell YOU
PAY WHEN CURED Is Sjmpi y, 55 9a2. ly
write. They want your name. lney VILE assn
Won to put $40 in the bank security that YOU
will nay when cured. If You are not cured ana ot-
uand money. Will be informed thaI N'.
have not the appliance long enough In TINS a.
YOUR money ~ indefinitely. ana you N.'
gladly give half of it to obtain release a. -.
YOU write and want to ray Nfeit tufS'- -....
will immediately be Informed that il you viii nor pa
the money in the bank but viii pay cash, you mag
have the article for half-price-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

The Walker. b. Graham and wife,
Bingham; Ed Huddlestrom, Utah; Oscar
Lucybeck, Wichita. Kan; Charles Ap-
lana, Ludington; F. J. Wicks, Ogden:
Ogden. II. W. Ainsworth and wife, Den
yer; W. j. Hicks, Utah; g. II. Graham
H 5. James, Spokane; 4. T. Blomkey,
Lancaster, Kan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

ant; P r. Maher, Denver; L. r. Alb
bott, T. z Lyons. Pennington Charles
Stout. Ogden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09
NEW GRAND THEATRE

M. z. MULWEY. msr.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Another view of the Matter.

While the Stablers, who have posses.
sion of Wind Cave, were away last Sun
day, j. ID. Mcdonald and son, Roy, went
and broke into the building and obtain'
ed possession. Mr.. Folsom, who is in
terested in the cave with the Stablers,
was also away, but returned on Mon
day and il was not long until he had
possession Of his little apartment at the
rear of the large building. But Mr.. Nc
Donald had nailed up the door between
the two places 80 that Mr.. Folsom could
not get to his possessions. Folsom. who
was then accompanied by Charley Stab.
Ter and Mr.. McAdams, broke into where
his provisions were, and did it with so
much determination that Mr.. Mcdonald
and son were frightened and ran into
the cave. They remained hid away In
the cave until Monday, when the boy
made his appearance and asked to be
permitted to get away, which was freely
granted. He saw that matters were not
80 badly agitated as he had expected and
so asked if his father might 60 also.
This request was also gladly granted,
and Mr.. Mcdonald and son were not
long in hieing themselves hither-much
wiser after their twenty.four hours fast
ing down in the cave. These are the
facts as related by gentleman who was
in from the cave Thursday and witness
ed part of the performanee.-Ho
Springs Star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
es2 Miles in 600 Minutes.

The Burlington has again set the pace
for fast railway travel in the west. On
the evening Of December 18th, Bur
lington special made the run between
Omaha and Billings in 900 minutes.
The distance is 9S2 miles, and the time
made is little better than the famous
run between Chicago and Denver on the
same road couple of years ago. The
fast run to Billings was made at the in.
stance of Paul Mccormick, the big cattle
man, who was hurrying home on account
of illness in his family. Some phenome-
nal spurts of speed were developed on
the run, and the most remarkable was
between Ravenna and Alliance. Nebras-
ka, distance of 23S miles, which was
made in PIT minutes, including change
of engines. From Ravenna to Seneca it
is l50 miles, and the special train made
1t in ll5 minutes. The train left Oma-
ha at l:07 p. M, ARRIVING in Billings at 9
o'clock the next morning. The cele-
brated run between Chicago and Den
yer was made for a similar emergency,
the train making 1925 miles in l047
minutes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Circuit Court.

The regular adjourned September,
1900, term of circuit court convened
Monday, December 18th, with Hon
Levi McGee, Judge Of the Seventh judi.
cial circuit. presiding, and all the officers
of the court present.
First call Of civil calendar.
John Wilhelm was admitted as citi,
zen of the United States.
Grand jury was empanelled and sworn
in, with f. w. Bush as foreman, and
consisted of f. w. Bush, Ed. N. Davis
F. M. Ayers, VIM. O'Banion, Resin Otis
and Leo Bender.
The first case tried was that Of F. A
Gira ct. al. VS.. Jesse Harris-action fol
injunction. Trial to court.
Grand jury brings in indictment No 1
State vs.. Robert Bowers, for grand lar.
ceny.
TUESDAY, DEC. 19
F. A. Gira ct. al. VS.. Jesse Harris
Trial resumed, and taken under adyise
ment by court.
w. S. Wood. ct. al. VS.. L, D. Parsons
ct. al. Trial by jury Action for dam
ages on breach of warranty.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10.
w. S. Wood, ct. al. VS.. l.. d. Parsons
et al Trial resumed. Verdict by jury
as to value of property alleged lost tc
plaintiff by breach of warranty $4,000
and court gives issue to defendant tc
clear title.
Grand jury brings in indictment No
2. State VS.. p. G. Grimm. Indictment
for unlawfully selling Intoxicating Ii
Quors.
State VS.. Herbert Mann. Peace bond
continued.
Grand jury brings in indictment No 8
THURSDAY, DEC. 20.
G. w. Hargens VS.. Benz. Ewing, ct. al
Money demand. Trial by jury. Yer
dict for plaintiff against defendant Ben
jamin Ewing
Jno. M. Biewer is admitted as citi
zen of the U. s.
FRIDAY, DEC. 81.
Grand jury brings in indictment No. A.
Also makes its final report and is dis
charged.
Court adjourns to Tuesday, January
3rd, 1901.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Jensen sheriff of Fan RIVER Co

Chris Jensen has an order signed by
Judge Moore giving him the office o.
sheriff of Fall River county for the next
two years, says the Pioneer-Times. Mr.
Jensen was the candidate on the repub
lican ticket at the recent election, and
his opponent, Ted Petty, candidate or
the fusion ticket, received majority o
3S votes Jensen contested the elec
ton on the grounds of irregularity in
vote and in the registration, and notice
was served upon Petty's daughter, who
is over fourteen years old Petty failed
to answer within the time required by
law. An affidavit of prejudice was filed
by Jensen, disqualifyiug Judge McGee
from hearing the case, and it went be
fore Judge Moore in Sturgis last Friday
where default judgment was entered
in favor of Jensen, after a review of the
proofs of default. Petty, it is said, rests
his case entirely upon defect in the
service of Jensen's notice of contest and
an application will probably be made tc
have the order giving Jensen the Office
set aside. 1t is likely that the case will
be taken to the supreme court. Z. L.
Grantham of Custer is attorney for Jen
sen.
A later issue Of the Pioneer-Timei
says the court will be asked to set aside
the order giving Jensen the office. II
is announced that an agreement hat
been reached between the attorneys or
both sides, whereby time was extended
to allow Petty to get in his answer tc
the notice, and waving certain points
of practice; that the plaintiff filed ar
affidavit of prejudice before Judge Nc
Gee without notice to the defendant
and secured Judge McGee's order calling
in Judge Moore to hear the matter un
der an utter misapprehension on tn,
part of Judge McGee. The application
to have the default judgment opened
will be made at the earliest opportun
ity. Chambers Kellar, of Moody, Kella
& Moody of this city, is attorney fol
Petty.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
A NoYeI Entertalnment.

About thirty of our most prominent
and talented ladies will on January lst
at the opera house give regular old
time minstrel show, all appearing in
burnt cork introducing the latest songs
and dances, funny jokes, plantation
scenes, cake walk, stump speech, pretty
marches, etc. The entertainment will
be given under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid Societies of the Methodist
and Congregational churches. Tickets
so cts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

Hot Springs Herald: Our jury law
should be amended so that a majority
can decide civil cases and perhaps three
fourths render decision in criminal
cases. Twelve jurors are too many and
better plan would be to let each side
choose one and the two select third
man. The expense attached to our
present jury system is too much in pro.
portion to the results obtained. Hung
juries entail vast amount of expense
upon county Messrs. Burke and
Kelly would do the proper thing ifthey
prepare bill to reform our jury law
and, if possible, get it enacted into law.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Christmas goods at Garlock's.
August Flowers.

ut Is surprising fact" says Prof.
Houton, 18th t in my travels in all parts
of the world, for the last ten years !
have met. more people haying used
Green's August Flower than any remedy
for dyspepsia, deranged liver and stom
ach, and for constipation. l find for
tourists and statesmen, or for person
filling Office positions, where headaches
and bad feelings from irregular habits
exists, that Green's August Flower is a
grand remedy. 1t does not iniure the
system by frequent use, and is excel
lent for sour stomachs and indigestion.
Sample bottles free at A. J. Jones & Co.'S
Sold by dealers in all civilized coun.
tries
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

The bill before congress to reduce the
war tax practically aboishes all of the
stamp taxes If the bill becomes law
it will no longer be necessary to put q
stamp on checks. kilograms, express re,
ceipts, deeds, mortgages, policies, leases
or similar documents, and all taxation
on proprietary articles, excepting wine,
is wholly repealed as well. The aim
has been to wipe out the taxes which
are specially burdensome on the great
masses of the people.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

Land Commissioners Eastman has mott.
fed the various county auditors Of the
state that hereafter they are authorized
to loan money from the permanent
school fund as high as 81 900 on real
estate where the security is such as to
justify the loan. Auditors have also
been authorized to extend deferred pay
ments OH purchased lands to January /,
1902, where the interest payments are
promptly met.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

Your Last Opportunity for Pictures
at our gallery in Custer this season will
be until Wednesday evening, December
26.
On Thursday December % we close
our business here to meet other engage
ments, but expect to visit Custer at least
once or twice in the future and shall al.
ways endeavor to conduct our business
to the entire satisfaction of all, trusting
that our efforts to please will bring the
success in future with which we have
been favored in the past.
Thanking our many patrons and
friends for making our short stay 9
pleasure as we'll as success. We are
Yours Respectfully,
RoDsTRoM Co.,
at the Vienna Hotel.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

The largest herd of Buffalo in the
world, so says the Sioux Stock Journal
Of Pierre, is to lie sold as portion OF
the Dupree estate, but tie grandeur OF
such term is lessened considerably by
finding that the herd includes only
forty Aye head. This is practically
about the residue of the great herds OF
bison that once thundered over the wes
tern plains, and unless some goyernmen.
tai means are taken for their preserva-
ton, these will soon be gone, for the
animal does not take we'll to civiliza.
tion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Church Announcement
NJ. f. CHURCH.

Services morning and evening. Sun.
day School at 10 o'clock. Christmas
sermon in the morning with fine music.
The public cordially welcome at all SER
vices. Class meeting at close of evening
service.
Frank G. MacDuffee, Pastor.
Services in Congregational church
Sunday, December 23rd, morning and
evening. Sunday School at 10 a. IN.
Preaching Service at IL a. IN. and 7:30 p
m. Evening service of music, readings
and brief address. Subject, Christ
mas" All cordially invited.
Katherine Powell Radford, Pastor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Brave Men fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as we'll as women, and all feel
the results in loss ofappetite, poisons in
the blood, backache, nervousness, head
ache and tired, -listless, run down feel
ing. But there's no need to feel like
that. j. w. Gardner, of Idaville, Ind,
says: ,"Electric Bitters are Just the
thing for a man when he don't care
whether he lives or dies. 1t gave me
new strength and good appetite. can
now eat anything and have new lease
on life." Only so cents, at A. J. Jones
drug store. Every bottle guaranteed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

According to the Pioneer-Times the
annual report of State Mine Inspector
Cusick to the governor will show an
output Of the Black Hills for the past
year of nearly 100000, of which $lO,-
100000 has been received from ores
shipped to Denver and from other out
side points and from the local cyanide
plants. In all the report promises to be
an interesting one when it is submitted
to the public.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
For Sale at a Bargain

The two.story building, barn, and all
other improvements ON the corner of
Harvey and Seventh streets known as
the Odo Reder residence. This is the
best appointed and most commodious
residence property in Custer. For fur
ther particulars aid terms apply to
Joseph Kubler.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

Attorney General Pyle has rendered
decision to the effect that counties
cannot charge above per cent. interest
on school money loaued through the
county commissioners. Some of the
counties east OF the river have been
charging borrowers per cent, using the
extra per cent to reimburse the county
for the expense of making the loan and
collecting the interest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Paid Dear for his leg.

B. d. Blanton of Thackerville, Tex.
in two years paid over $4,000 to doc
tors to cure running sore on his leg.
Then they wanted to cut it off, but he
cured it with one box of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve. Guaranteed cure for pi {
25 cts, box. Sold by A. J.Jones, drug
gist.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
A Keen Clear Brain.

Your best feelings, your social position
or business success depend largely on
the perfect action of your stomach and
liver. DR.. Kings New Life Pills give
increased strength, a keen, clear brain,
high ambition. A 25 cent box will
make you feel like new being. Sold
by A. j. Jones druggist.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Free Of Charge.

Any adult suffering from cold settled
on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung
troubles of any nature, who will call at
A. j. Jones & Co.'S will be presented
with sample bottle of Boschee's Ger
man Syrup. free of charge. Only one
bottle given to one person, and none to
children without order from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such sale as Boschee's German Syrup
in all parts of the civilized world. Twen.
ty years ago millions of bottles were
given away, and your druggists will tell
you its success was marvellous. 1t is
really the only Throat and Lung remedy
generally endorsed by physicians. One
75 cent bottle will cure or prove its
value. Sod by dealers in all CIVILIZED
countries.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

The state brand commission will hold
meeting at Pierre the latter part OF
next week. 1t will take about two
weeks to clear up the work now on
hand to be passed upon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Holiday Rates.

One fare for round trip to points with
in 200 miles of Custer. Date of sale De.
cember %, "a, %. and 81. and January
l. All tickets limited to return up to
and including January 2, 1901.
s. +. ELLIOTT, Agent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

A fire at Elk Point, this state on the
18th, destroyed the entire business por-
tion of the town, INVOLVING loss Of
about $4,000. No casualties are re-
ported.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
TO CURE A GOLD I'm ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c.