Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-02
JURY GAZESON BLOODY BLADE
Weapon with Which Miss Morrison Killed
Mrs. Castle Admitted az Evidence.
DEAD woMAN's HUSBAND IDENTIFIES II
While Witnesses Relate In All Their
sickening Minuteness Details of
the Butchcry the Defendant
sits Unmoved.

ELDORADO Kan. Dec THE razor with
which Jessie Morrison cut Mrs. Cas- lies
throat was identified In court today by Miss
L ..t.. OuuI-s auu ,ne prosecution introduce !
1t as evidence against the prisoner. MISS
Cowles testified that she found the razor,
which was blood -smeared, on the floor near
where Mrs. Castle lay. The defense OBJ
jected to its introduction, but the court
overrued the objection. Two other wit
ncsses testified that they had seen MISS
Morrison with n knife or something similar
in her hand after she had been taken from
the Castle house by neighbOrs. Others tes-
tihed to the prisoner having entered the
house. apparently of her own accord, be-
fore the murder was committed. The de-
fense In It's statement Of the case, said that
they would show that Mrs Castle called
Miss Morrison into the house and then at
tackled her.
Olin Castle was to have been put on the
stand today in the Jessie Morrison murder
trial but In the light OF yesterdays pro-
cecdings the prosecution has changed It's
program and his evidence will come later.
Before the taking OF testimony had COM
menced 1t was stated that the defense
would produce evidence to show that Miss
Morrison had been engaged to Castle at the
time he married Mary Wiley, but the open
ing statements yesterday of the prisoners
attorney removed the probability OF such
charges being made and caused tho prose
cution to reserve Castles examination for
another time.
The court room today was crowded as
usual No change was apparent in the pris-
oner. She wore a few carnations that had
been given her.
DR.. NJ A. Koogler, the first physician to
hn Ia hn ,tpe, nf
the tragedy. testified that Mrs. Castle was
about to bleed to death when he arrived.
and that she died from the effects OF cuts
in her threat.
Pearl Beardsley, a delivery boy who had
entered the house with package OF meat.
said he helped Mrs. Spangler raise Miss
Morrison. Miss Morrison told him; "She
tried to kill me; ! had to do it,
Miss Morrison" continued Boards
ley had knife in her hand, and when |
asked her for It she grabbed her dress with
her left hand and covered her right"
Miss Ruby Moberly, daughter OF Mrs. Bet
tie Moberly, said she went to the Castle
house after her mother and saw Jessie Nor
rison coming out of the house.
You may state what. If anything. you
saw In the defendants hand" said Attorney
Brumback.
sNW Dldue IN neT TeplleQ tNe
witness.
WAS 1t in her right or left hand?"
~ did not notice"
Miss Cowles testified that she found
bloody razor near Mrs. Castles knees. II
was the first to pick up the razor" she said.
The razor was produced by Attorney
Brumback and identified by witness and the
former stated he wished to introduce II as
evidence. The defense objected, but the OBJ
lection was overruled.
John DAILY, a boy. testified tina. he met
Jessie Morrison on the morning Of tho trag
edy just outside the Castle gate and that
she was going toward the Castle house.
Mrs. Grace Lemon told Of seeing Miss Nor
rison going toward the Castle house, but
saw nothing unusual about her
Mrs Maggie Clark testified to seeing Miss
Morrison going toward the Castle house on
the morning in question and. asked II the
prisoner had anything in her hand, replied:
'She had paper In her left hand"
What shape was the paper?"
1T looked to be rolled up"
Charles Smith also testified to seeing
Miss Morrison going toward the Castle
house on the morning OF the tragedy.
At the afternoon session Mrs Abbie
Castle, mother rin-law Of the murdered
woman. identified a small piece OF black
enamel found In the house after the MUIR
der. 1t is the theory of the prosecution
that this was part Of knife or a razor
carried by Miss Morrison.
At 2 o'clock the jury was excused while
tho lawyers argued the point OF admitting
as evidence the statement OF Mrs. Moberly
contained these words: Jessie Morrison
has killed me"
Judge Shinn finally decided that Mrs Mo-
berlys statement of the contents Of the
note was competent evidence and the taking
OF testimony was resumed Nothing Of i'm
portance was elected during the afternoon.
night session was held and Olin Castle,
husband Of the murdered woman. took the
stand, His evidence proved quite as i'm
portant as any yet introduced.
Castle and Miss Morrison had been en-
ployed as clerks In a local racket store
and 1t was shown at her preliminary hear
ing last summer that Miss Morrison had
there secured the razor with which she
killed Mrs. Castle. Testifying tonight,
Castle, In answer to a question, said that
one OF the razors In stock was minus
piece Of the handle. 1t was a razor with a
broken handle that was found In the room
after Mrs. Castle was attacked by Miss Nor
rson. Castle declared that his own razor
was found in the bureau drawer after the
tragedy.
Castle had not finished his testimony when
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