The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06


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trial and told them to do their duty? A
no. sir (emDhaucally).
Attorney Shoemaker, for the defense
then asked:
Q. Is it not fact that you met Miss
Appleton In the postofice and asked her
If she were not witness. and when she
said yes, you said, DO your duty" A
No, sir.
CLARA's OTHER STATEMENT.
Another new feature came out in the
trial case when Mrs DR.. Ambrose was
put on the stand. She testified about
having seen the dying statement She
was then asked by Shoemaker, for the
defense. if she had ever seen any other
dying statement by Clara Castle. She
said she had. and Attorney Leydig, for
the state, offered one made by Clara
Castle July 6, four days before she died
and three days after the original dying
statement This statement reads:
Ell DORADO. JULY 6.-I NEVER
KNEW OF ANY RAZOR BEING
ABOUT THE PLACE EXCEPT TIE
ONE OLIN USED I NEVER At ANY
TIME HAD ANY RAZOR IN MY
HAND OR HANDS NEVER on
THAT DAY SAW ANY RAZOR Elk
CEPT THE ONE WITH WHICH 5ES-
SIZE MORRISON CUT MY THROAT.
I MAKE THE ABOVE STATEMENT
SUPPLEMENTAL TO TIE ONE
HAVE ALREADY MADE. FULLY BE
LIEVING THAT I WILL NOT GET
WE'LL. CLARA WILEY CASTLE.
The court ruled this out
Mrs. SpangIer was recalled by the de-
tense and asked if she had not talked to
Mayor Burge about seeing something IN
Jessie Morrisou's hand that morning.
She said she had no such conversation
with Mayor Burge and was dismissed
Mrs. Wiley went on the stand next
and before the jury recited her pitable
tale, breaking down two or three times,
as on the previous day. The defense did
not cr0ss-examine her
Austin Brumback, the dramatic witness,
was put on again. but told nothing new,
and what he told was done without SEN
sadonaI features.
Cal Andrews was put on the stand to
testify about Jessie Morrison's conduct
toward DIN Castle at the home Of her
brother-in-law. II. z. Ehler, but brought
forth nothing new
JESSIE GETS IMPORTANT LETTER.
Jessie Morrison has received an impor-
tant letter J. J. Hewitt used to live in
El Dorado. He now lives in Shawnee
county. He wrote to Jessie 10 tell her
that he knows sister Of Morgan, the
peddIer. the man wanted by the defense.
Castle home the fatal morning and after
ward went away. telling a farmer out in
the country that he had heard some one
tap on the window and the woman Inside
the house cau the woman on the outside,
presumably Jessie Morrison. in The
state believes this man myth. The de-
Tense since securing the letter from
Hewitt believe that they can locate him
and have him in El Dorado for the trial
His evidence would be all-important
PRISONER LOOKS REFRESHED.
Court opened yesterday morning at the
usual time The attorneys were all
present and were ready for a continual
ton of the arguments regarding the adj
mission OF the dying statement of Clara
Wiley Castle. The court room had only
probably owing to the fact that the night
session Of the previous day was well at
tended. After the opening. the little
prisoner and her father accompanied by
A. s Morrison, a brother from Enid, Ok
lahoma. entered the court room from
that little room in the jail Jessie Nor
rfson looked refreshed and was again
ready to set in that chair in the court
room with q never changing expression
during the entire day The long night
session OF the previous night had caused
her great WEAKNESS and she was nearly
exhausted as she went toward her room
I'm the Sail Yesterday she was dressed
in the same costume Of black she had
worn on the previous days She sat be-
tween her father and brother and never
once did she look toward the audience.
DEFENsE SHOWS FIGHT
The continuance Of the argument in the
dying statement matter was called and
Judge Redden talked for the defense. He
cited the authorities which had been gone
over bv the attorneys He went into the
matter and stated that other statements
which had been admitted as evidence
were not prepared 10y dentists and law
yers as he claimed the Castle statement
lad been but instead were made snd
signed by the deelarant Judge Redden
arraigned Captain Waters for his meth
od Of procedure In reading the dying
statement. evidently trying as Judge
Redieu said to break the defendant
down and point to her tears as an evi-
dence OF guilt. 'Fis dwelling on The
Durported bloody scenes was for this