The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-22
new EVIDENCE FOUND
Climax to First Day of Miss
MOrrisOn's Murder Trial.
STORY OF Mr.. MORGAN
Says Mrs. Castle Invited Miss
Morrison Into Home.
CONTINUANCE is REFUSED
And the Trial of Famous Case
Proceeds.
MISS MORRISON TALKS
To the Eagle About Her Hopes
full Details of Trial,
And the Trial of Famous Case
Proceeds.
To the Eagle About Her Hopes
Full Details of Trial,

Full Details OF Trial,
On TOP Of failure to get the case con-
tinued Miss Jessie 8Iorrison's attorneys
last evening made public a strong new
element in the famous casa hitherto
unknown witness. who tesuhes that Miss
Morrison went, into the Castel home
upon invitation, That Mrs. Castle said
that awful morning: Come in Jessie. I
want to talk to you" The defense con
siders its md Of extraordinary value.
This is the climax Of an exciting day
in FL Dorado. 1t followed a hard battle,
and the judges refusal to continue the
trial, which means that the case Is now
on
With eyes only for the presiding judge,
erect In hcr chair the lines Of her face
In repose. and IN their calm no readable
emotion Miss Jessie Morrison, on trial
Tor the murder Of Mrs. DIN Castel sat
yesterday from early in the morning IN
til far into the night. For the first day
of the trial Of the famous case at El
Dorado was a day unprecentedly long
Many q prisoner could not have under
gone the agony Of so tedious a first
day" Not so with this defendant. At
the last she was fresh, as untlinching as
self-p0ssessed a at the first.
All day long il was a legal battle
And during 1t the prisoner looked straight
ahead Nothing moved her, no reference
caused her to change countenance Late
ia the afternoon when during a speech
Of one Of the attorneys, Mr.. Wiley. father
Of the dead woman. wept, Miss Morrison
gave no sign that she saw him.
During the day in an interview with a
reporter for the Eagle published below,
she showed every sign OF a cheerful per-
son, VINO had not a burden or a trouble.
Her father who stood near gave the
Eagle word thar the defense has found
en- important new witness. a man who
was near when the tragedy occurred.
The Interviews are given below.
Tuesday the attorneys for the defense
filed a plea in abatementi Judge shinn
said he would hear this wednesday
morning SO yesterday morning the att
torneys were on hand to argue it: the
the plea be amended to be clearer This
was granted Then the defendant hav-
Ing amended the petition and fin the af-
ternoon the prosecuting attorney de-
INJURED the whole petition. The court
sustained the demurrer. Then the de-
Tense moved to qussh the information.
This was during the afternoon. This
motion was oyerruled.
PLEA or NOT GUILTY"
At this point Judge Redden. for the
defense arose and said. eve enter the
plea Of not guilty"
Just before supper time the defense
moved for q continuance. And after sup
per this was argued
Ii has started ont as q hard fight The
FIRST day the struggle began early IN the
morning and lasted far into the night
Today Sc viii be known whether
the case IS to be continued or not
Yesterday morning, long before the
customary hour people were astir I'm the
little city OF El Dorado After the break
fast hour crowds Of people conUegated
in the hotels and stores To discuss the
situation and what would be the OUT
come of the argument on the plea fol
"
early Many people gathered in the
sheri6's Office and talked over the situa-
ton. At o'clock a number Of attorneys
and spectators entered the court room
BY $3.50 the attorneys for the defendant
were i'm the court room talking over the
situation
The sun came NJ without cloud TO
mar its briuiancy. The air was crisp in
It's freshness and the early morning
pedestrian had 10 walk to keep comfort
able
Many teams were hitched along the
streets and it was evident that country
people were Intensely interested in the
outcome of The Morrison case
Judge Reiden. Of Topeka IT. A. Era-
mer, " p Mooney and H. W. Shoe
maker. County Attorney Brum6aok and
Captain j. g. Waters az Topeka oousti-
tuted the attorneys u the case
These men were consulting together Tor
some time before the court opened Can
tain Waters came u yesterday morning
on the fast mail to take his part in the
prosecution.
AT o'clock yesterday morning defend
ant entered the court room. preceded by
her father III 81 Morrison. Court had
been called t1 order and as the defend
ant AMI her father entered, the raiiG
was forced 20 rap for order ou account
OF the conversation relative TO The ent-
rance or the PARTY
MISS MORRISON BRIGHT
Miss Morrison seemed very bright her
eyes snap1ins SIS she viewed tae attar-
news and crowd in the c1lrt She was
dressed I'm a neat sitting goNn. The sklrt
was dark the waist checked Size wore
a gray coUorstte and her hat large
one. was trimmed Ia blue. Her h8r Was
neatly coned and her entire appearance
was ore 20 absolute neataess nusins
the arst pert of The mornlns. sine. VJh
her father SAT meas her attorneys FAC
tnE Judse shunn. At ne time did she
turn 10 the crowded court room IL was
IN appearance as no one was In the
court room with the eTcstion ~ Judge
shiun IS far Is Mss Morrison was
concerned.
After the entrance Of Miss Morrison.
ssfL,l ch,U NO u,,o fo- noeeorf7