People's voice., 1900-12-06
MORRISON TRIAL.
FRIDAY.

A jury has at last been secured tC
Try Jessie Morrison, who killed Mrs
DIN Castle at EldOradO. The last
juryman was imDaneled at 2:l0 Wed
nesuay afternoon. The Jurors name:
are as follows: John Gregory, Joseph
Nichols, Alexander Hewitt, William
SbarrOck, Jr., II. e. Liggett, j. l.
Stewart, G. A. Grant, J. b. Palmer
j. NJ. Helms, Albert Litzkie, F. NJ
Wright, NJ. Simpson.
All OF these jurors are farmers aDd
all are married men. Most Of then
are in the prime of life. None OF
them is under 80 years Of age. Iu
order to secure twelve men competent
to try this case more than 400 me1
have been examined. The jury wa:
sworn 10 and then Judge Shinn ad'
journed court uutil this morning al
$3.50 o'clock, when the taking OF evi'
dence began. 1t is probable that
Olin Castle, husband Of the murdered
woman, will 20 On the stand and be
made to 20 into details Of his relations
with jessie Morrison, whose love for
him, prompted by Jealousy, caused
the crime. He will be one OF the
last witnesses.
One OF the men on the jury Is a
close personal friend Of Judge Morri.
sou, father Of the woman on trlal
He is +. NJ. Wright, farmer. Mr.
Wright was called lntJ the juyy 6oX
and Prosecuting Attorney Brumbacl,
asked him this question. "Have you
aEy bias or prejudice in favO- OF o!
against the defendant 10 this case?
Cant say that | bave," answered
Mr.. Wright.
l"CaD you say that you have nOt?"
asked the attorney.
mo more than just me and Mr..
Morrison are friends. A man would
wish a friend WE'LL" And then this
question was asked: Would that in
tuence you in your verdict if you were
permitted to sit as a JUROR"
81 don't think it would" was the
answer. Afterward the juror said
that he had been very friendly with
Judge Morrison for fifteen years. Mr..
Wright was then examined by the
lawyers for the defense and accepted
by them and Attorney Brumbach
argued against permitting Mr.. Wright
to serve On a jury, claiming that Mr..
Wright had been intimate with the
family and tIat be had formed an
opinion.
Olin Castle arranged the first OF
the week for a hunting party on
Thanksgiving day, and yesterday he
and number Of the newspaper cor
respondents who are in EldoradO re-
porting the trial put In the day
chasing jackrabbits. He gave the
function" 10 divert his mind from
the trial. 81 wish this trial would
end" he said. II am getting awful
tired Of it,"
Tuesday night Castle went to the
town opera house with a friend, to
witness "My Daughters Husband, "
the show which played at the We'll
lingtOn opera house Wednesday night.
The show came directly from Edo
RADIO to Wellington. Castle joined
10 the laughter Of the crowd over the
jokes Of those on the stage. The play
was a knock.dOwn comedy in which
much of the humor was produced by
the use OF broOms and slapstickS.
There was an orchestra with the
troup and while the music was plain
tive, Castle sat with his head dropped
and his hand over his pale, thin face.
At other times he sat with his arms
around his companions shoulders,
laughing and talking.
The trial will probably last ten
days, or more. There are a hundred
10 be examined.
SATURDAY.
Attorney Brumback stated the case
for the state in the Morrison murder
case at Eldorado yesterday. The
things which the prosecution expects
TO .prOve are well known to VOICE