The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-12
ONE JUROR is ILL
John Gregory Calls for Medi-
cal Aid
AFTER THIRTEEN H0 YRS
Jury Returns Without Verdict
Asking to Retire,
THEY WILL RESUME
Their Deliberations in the
Case This Morning
FAVORABLE TO PRISONER
Is Considered the Delay in
Reaching a Verdict.
MAY MEAN NEW TRIAL
With Probable Chances of a
Change of Venue.
PE0PLEWAlT EXPECTANTLY
In Court Room Hoping 10
Hear From Jury,
MAY MEAN NEW TRIAL
With Probable Chances of a
Change of Venue.
PEOPLEWAIT EXPECTANTLY
In Court Room Hoping TO
Hear From Jury,

After thirteen hours Of argument and
discussion at FL Dorado, twelve men, one
Of them i'll. jurors in the Morrison case,
returned to the court room last night
stating to Judge shinn that they had not
reached a verdict in the case. Tired and
worn after the long hours Of ponderanee,
these twelve men who have been prison
ers. in a sense, for three weeks, asked
permission to retire for the night, say
ing that they would resume the serious
work of getting a verdict at $3.50 this
morning.
Whether the jury will return a verdict
today is problemaucaI. The very fact
that the men were not able TO reach a
verdict yesterday is considered as being
favorable to Jessie Morrison. It may not
De a question as to whether she is guilty
OF not. but it may be a question as to the
degree Of guilt
One man, unwell, perhaps from thought
over the case, marks the beginning Of a
Yong and tiresome siege to secure a YER
is John Gregory He called for medical
aid, and while his sickness is not serious
1t may be a hindrance to the verdict
getting
These men as JURORS have been occupy
ing little room in the southwest corner
Of the Butler county court house. 1t is
a plain room. On one side is a common
stove. uublacked, and around the bottom
IS the box arrangement filled with ashes
for the jurors who wish to eXpectorate.
On the east side Of the room is a bench
with a high back There are q few
chairs. In one corner is a table. In that
room is the place that these twelve men
SIRE determining whether or not Jessie
Morrison is to be a free woman or
whether She is guilty Of numbering Mrs.
Clara Wiley Castle.
So near Is the cell OF the prisoner that
II ali be quiet these twelve men could
hear the footsteps of Jessie Morrison as
she moved about in her cell. 1t is but
the next room. and the only difference
is that one room has bars and the other
none.
In the hall before the two rooms stands
a balHn. He stands there as a sentinel
No one is allowed near the door of the
room where those jurors are. At times
he is relieved by another bailin or per
ha7s a deputy sheriff, but at all times
that jury room is guarded as carefully
as though 1t contained the most desperate
criminal Of the time.
At 10 o'clocidast night the jurors were
taken to their hotel for the night AS
they marched along the street more than
one person looked at them and said;
'What viii the verdict be?' or 'Wih it
De hung jury
Early Yesterday morning there were
people sitting in that court room where
Jessie Morrison was tried for murder. as
they have done Tor the past three weeks.
These people were awaiting something,
they knew not what but sat there fear
full lest something should occur should
they be absent from the room. After the
jury went out Of the room yesterday
morning the crowd Increased. People
had am impression that there might be
such q thing as the jury bringing IN a
verdict before noon. Once Baln Lous
apr-d Tor order and every body looked
at Judge Shinn expectantly. but &c was
on another case and the jury ln the Nor
rison case staid out
People went home for their dinners.
They did not stay long. and shortly after
I o'clock they were hack i'm their seats
again. Tt continued this way until the
jury lid come in. but liz was not yer a
rerdict
During all OF these hours the little
prisoner sat in her room In The JAN welt
ing for she knew not what was 10 come
She had callers. These people talked 10