The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-21
TELLS HIS SIDE Of IT
Juror Nichols Explains His
Vote in Morrison Case.
THOUGHT JESSIE GUILTY
Bond for Prisoners Release
Not Yet Secured.

The bond Of 5000 for the release Of
Jessie Morrison from the Butler county
jail has not been fled with any Of the
officials Of that county. Neith-r has the
bond been signed, and there is now some
question as to the ability Of the Morri-
sons to secure it.
Judge Morrison and the attorneys say
nothing about the matter. and when ask
ed whether they have secured it no reply
is made. What the prospects for sigma
turestures are IS not known, but since
such a long time has elapsed people are
a little suspicious about the matter
For the first time since the trial the
Jurors who stood for the conviction Of
Jessie Morrison have made statements
regarding their impressions. Juror Jo-
seph Nichols. who favored conviction
from the first ballot until the jury was
discharged, said;
JUROR NICHOLS STATEMENT.
II voted for conviction as charged in
the information fled. I voted that way
from the first, as did Mr. Simpson and
Mr.. Helms. Those jurors who voted for
acquittal asked Us if they would vote
with US what degree we would vote for.
1 replied: I am for finding her guilty as
charged"
Mr.. Nichols stated further: "One Of the
jurors-I do not care to mention his name
stated that he prayed to the Lord to
guide him in voting, and it seems to me
that it might have been the juror who
voted the blank on the first ballot and
then voted with the majority after that
time. However, three Of the Jurors claim
to have voted the blank. but there is one
thing sure: I did not vote that blank. I
voted for conviction, and do not care
who knows it.
BECAUSE OF BRU4IBACH.
Another Of the jurors" said Mr. Mich
OILS, stated that he did not consider the
dying statement of Mrs. Castle, because
Mr. Brumbach, who drew It up, whipped
him when a boy going to school and that
he had never forgotten it. We three jur-
ors who voted for conviction did so be-
cause we thought the girl guilty"
MI NJ. l. Simpson was standing with
Mr.. Nichols when he made the above
statSnents, and he assented to everything
that Mr.. Nichols said. When asked about
the matter, ne said: "Mr. Nichols has
stated the whole thing We thought the
girl guilty as charged and that was the
way that we voted"
ANOTHER RUMoR OUT.
It was rumored in FL Dorado yester-
day morning that the Morrison bond had
been presented and that it had been ap-
proved. 1t was also stated that Jessie
MORRISON had left town on the night train
for Kansas City. This was found 70 be
false, but a number Of people went to the
jail TO ascertain If the story were true.
There was nothing in the rumor that
the bond had been approved, and the
story that Jessie Morrison had left town
was also false, as she was in her cell in (
the court house, as usual.
The sentiment in El Dorado is still di-
vided. People in FL Dorado seem to be /
able to take care OF themselves regard /
less of outside interference. People in /
other places do not seem to think so.
but the El Dorado citizens do not like 7,
the idea Of interference from outside par
ties in their affairs.
The bond question is creating much in- /
forest in Butler county. People are |
anxious to know if 1t can be seucred and /
who will sign it. There are many ru- 4
mors out. but nothing authentic has yet /
been given out by either Judge Morrison /
or the attorneys for the defendant.