The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-09
MADE JUROR WEEP
Ccontinued from Ninth Page.)

something like a knife, a blade Of som,
KIND, and that Jessie Morrison tried Il
conceal 1t in her dress. Why did thi.
oefendant carry a weapon away from
the Castle house II she did not take on,
there with her? why should she try Il
conceal 1t, and, according to the testt
mony, she tried to conceal something ir
her shoes-tried to reach them. was
Fhat not or the purpose of placing thai
weapon in those shoes?
I told you that you could discover the
motive OF that crime from the evidence
What is It? Olln Castle, the husband Of
the murdered woman. worked In the
Racket store. The defendant and DIN
were friends. They had frequent con
versatons. They met there in that store
often. The defendant herself has testi-
fed as to the buggy rides and the cor
Tsspondence between herself and DIN
Castle. She spoke Of a letter addressed
to Leon, and sent in care Of her sister at
that place. Mrs. Bright How would Olin
Castle have known anything about
where to have sent that letter If It had
not been by some previous arrangement?
About the engagement Of Olin Castle
and Clara Wiley: She knew that they
were engaged. why. the defendant even
went 50 far as to inform DIN Castle
that she had heard Of their engagement
and told him the day that It was report
ed they were to be married. She was in
terested IN the matter She kept close
watch over the doings Of DIN Castle
She did not Ike the idea Of his being en-
gagged to Clara Wiley, and this was only
another step toward the day on which
Clara Wiley received the wounds which
caused her death
The defendant told Miss Clara Rut-
ledge that Olin Castle had given her a.
little hand mirror. She knew that when
she told the story about the mirror it
would eventually reach Clara Wiley.
This was the purpose that # was done.
She wanted It 10 reach Clara Wiley. She
knew what the erect would be.
According to the testimony she ran
70 the store to see Olin Castle She went
there repeatedly. Why Jessie Morrison
went there to that Racket store ore
morning at $50 and she had a converse
ton with DIN Castle. At least she talk
ed TO him. Mr. Morgan. one Of the fel-
low clerks in the store with Mr.. Castle.
heard her say to him: You had better
remember what say or You viii wish
that you had or words similar Now
what was this for? Does It not show
that She was interested In DIN Castle
and that she had q feeling toward Clara
Wney2"
For a short time County ATTORNEY
Brumback talked about the entering Of
the home and about what Jessie Morri-
osn went there for He said. CAS- Mrs
Castle lay there on the floor Of her own
home. in her own blood, with her hair
down and as Jessie Morrison saw her
there on The floor she congratulated her
self that Clara Wiley could never ten
the story Of that day with her lius. she
CONGRATULATED herself that she could not
raise up and ten how the affair came on.
But that woman hacked 10 pieces as she
was, lived FOR eighteen DAYS. surrounded
by loving friends who were unable to
save her life That dying woman gave
the story from her lips which you have
had presented to you ana which you
have heard
you viii remember how Clara WILEY
Castle was at her home on that morning.
HOW she was doing her homework when
she saw Jessie Morrison coming mp the
walk How she went to the door and
opened 1t for the defendant to enter. OF
the conversation which took place or
how the defendant told her that she
might read the letter. and then while
she was doing that began to hack her to
pieces, cutting her throat You viii re-
member. too, what that woman on her
diving bed had to say about the cutting
She said that she did not cut Jessie
AIorHson-that she cut herself. COMPARE
this statement as you have it with the
one told by Jessie Morrison of how she
was invited into that house that day: Of
how she asked, We'll, what do YOU want
to talk about? OF the conversation I
which resulted; OF Clara Wiley Castle /
calling her a liar and how she Cthe de-
fendan0 pushed her away from her and /
said: Don't you call me liar. Why If (
is a regular bar room story, equal to the (
story Of on ordinary street brawI
Jessie Morrison went to that home /.
with razor to ken her enemy That 4
razor was taken from the Racket store (
How wen the defendant carried out her /
plans, a little mound In the cemetery win .
tell
Gentlemen Of the jury you have the /.
entire matter TO decide For the protec- (
ton OF home and Preside. for the vindi-
cation of a wrong done; and If you fail +
TO do your duty YOU will have the scora .
and causdc remarks of this community +
as your lot. Tn the Information filed
Jessie Morrison Is held for murder i'm the
first degree. and from the evidence the /
verdict that you viii return should be
murder I'm the first degree"
THE JUDGES INSTRUCTIONS.
The instructions to The jury by Judge /
Shinn, which were read yesterday morn
ing. are as follows.
Each count of the information charges
the defendant with the crime of murder
ia the first degrees, and included within
the charge OF each count OF the infCrna-
tion are the inferior oflenses or degrees
Of felonious homicide. of murder in TIA,
second de-ree and manslaughter in its
several srees
The defendant IS presumed 90 Zoe IN
nocent until the contrary IS proved. In
nocent Of The ofcuse charged ana iuna-
cent OF each and every essential element
OF such onense.
BURDEN UPON STATE.
The burden is upon the state TO estate
ish the quit of the defendant hy the
evidence TO your satisfaction beyond
reasonable doubt and ii after COM
sideratiou Of an The evidence in the
ease. you entertain d reasanaha douat
whether her guilt IS satisfacteri's- shown.
She must be acqUitte5 and i you enter
tain a reas 1nah'e doubt in which two or
more degrees of The o0rnsc CHARGED She
8 guilty, She may be convicted 81 Tia
owe 81 degree only.