The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-14
WILL Be DISCHARGED
Considered impossible for
Verdict in Morrison Case.
JUDGE SHINN INTIMATES
That the Jurors May be Dis
missed Tonight,

There seems to be no possible chance
Of a verdict from the twelve men who
are acting as jurors in the Morrison case
at El Dorado. All day yesterday these
men spent their time in the jury room
and were just as far from verdict last
night as at any time since the case was
given to them At 10 o'clock last night
the Jurors were taken to the rooms to
spend the night and this morning they
VIII again go at the case to try and get
q verdict
Judge shinn stated yesterday that he
was getting tired Of the proceedings and
was Of the opinion that the men would
never reach a verdict He even init
mated that the jury would be discharged
tonight il they did not bring Ia a verdict.
After the length of time spent in the
jury room the chances of a verdict is
very remote and by tonight, unless there
should be a change, giving chance for
a verdict, the Morrison case viii have to
be tried again to convict Jessie Morrison
Of the murder Of Mrs. Clara Wiley
Castle.
Judge Shinn stated that during the
eight years that he has been on the
bench he has never tried a case that has
been as hard to handle as this one. He
has never kept a jury out as long before
and yet has had no desire TO hurry the
jurors in this case.
As is usual in such cases, there have
been plenty Of rumors afoat One was
out in FL Dorado yesterday and during
the afternoon it could be heard on the
streets Of Wichita Tt was that some
one had secured twelve ballots off Of the
floor of the jury room and ten Of them
stood for conviction and two for acquit-
tai The bailin who had charge of the
jury denied the rumor and says no one
has at any time secured any ballots
There were other rumOcs, too. One was
prevalent that the man Wright, who IS a
friend Of the AIorrsons, was keeping the
jury out While nothing is definitely
known about the matter, there may have
been plenty Of other causes to prevent
the jury from returning a verdict
Jessie Morrison, as usual had many
callers. They came in the morning and
in the afternoon. Most Of them were
Jessie Morrison's friends, although some
Of the visitors were there out of curl
osity.
Owing to the fact that the prisoner has
been talking freely to the newspaper men
her attorneys have requested that no per
sons but the members of the family and
their intimate friends be admitted TO the
cell In spite Of the restriction Of the
sheriff, the defendant is very cheerful
=
verdict
DIN Castle, who heretofore has escaped
the people who have been writing letters
about the case. yestrday received a com
munication from a woman in Wichita
who warns him that a certain party in
El Dorado had threatened his life and
to be on his guard. Castle viii not state
who the woman is and merely laughs
about the matter.
There is another rumor afoat in FL
Dorado which may cause another little
sensation if true. 1t is that after the
jury is discharged that some of the wit
nesses are to be prosecuted for perjury.
This, however, is not likely.
The jurors looked worn and faeged
when they fled out Of the court house
last night They have had q hard siege
of it. The foreman stated to Judge Shina
that they had stopped baIlodng the ques-
ton and only occasionally argued the
matter. as # is considered hopelessIy i'm
possible to get verdict. The jurors are
much worn on account OF their close CON
fnement during the past three weeks
They are men who have been accustomed
10 outdoor exercise. They have not
been confined to roomsas at the present
time unless on account of illness. The
work has been severe on them and as a
result two or three of the men are slight
ly indisposed
Yesterday afternoon and last night
until near the midnight hour people were
calling I'D the Eagle Office by phone.
wanting to know about the Morrison
case. When they We're told that the jury
was still out evidenu impossible for it
10 gel verdict each person usually