The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-27

+ torical one in the annals Of the Butler
+ county court
( Probably for the first time yesterday
/ the razor which was the weapon which
played such part in the affair, came in
for its share Of the discussion. The Ques-
ton has been raised again as to where
/ the razor came from. The attorneys for
the state say they have positive proof
+ that the raor came from the Racket store
+ in which Miss Morrison and DIN Castle
worked Just who the witness is, is not
stated. but it is known to be a young
woman who worked in that store with
the rest Of the persons. The question has
been brought out as to whether there
was more than one weapon, but this mat
ter has not yet been solved. There are a
number of things which are sure to
come out in the trial which the people o.
FL Dorado are at sea over and which are
not known BY the general public.
mo case IN the history of FL Dorado
has created such intense interest as this
one and as a result Of that interest,
the hotels Of the town are crowded and
the late arrival stands a good chance Of
sleeping on a cot in the parlor of some
hotel or in the hallway. The cheaper no
tells are already filed up and the Metro
poIitan which does not make a rate for
court time, has all the people that it
can accommodate. 1t is in the Metropoli-
tan that the newspaper men from over
the state stop and more than one dis
cussion has been raised between the diff
ferent representatives Of the papers and
the travelling men who are interested in
the case as much as any one else.
Captain Joe Waters, one OF the attor-
neys for the defense is at that hotel
and he is always surrounded by a group
of interested people. He IS one of the
old timers in the state and has many
pleasant stories to tell Of his experiences.
He stated to a reporter for the Eagle
that he had been associated with attor-
neys on many celebrated cases in this
state but that none was more famous
or more complicated than the case IN
which he IS now interested.
MEMORIES OF MRS. CASTLE.
The wonderful vitality of Mrs. Clara
Wiley Castle came in for its share Of
conversation yesterday, both in the court
room and on the streets. This is prob
ably one of the most wonderful things
o fits kind that has ever come to the
notice Of the people Of the state. The
very idea of a woman wounded as was
Mrs. Castle living for days with wind
pipe severed, unable to take nourishment,
powerless to talk or even move her head
+ more than the average person can COM
prehend. The statement was made to
her husband. DIN Castle at the time
she was suffering the most is a touching
thing. The statement Il will live for
you" denoted the wonderful will power
Of the woman. That the husband Of the
dea dwoman remembers it there is no
question The little note forgiving Jessie
Morrison is often spoken of and the
Christian character OF the young life
was more than ever demonstrated by
that one act.
At a gathering Of the young people on
Saturday night, the story Of that linger-
ing illness was gone over and many Of
the young people surrounded the bedside
just before she died. At that time she
wrote notes to each one Of the persons
around ner bedside. She was so weak
that the table had to be he'll dup in front
Of her and with a hand trembling and
weak the pencil was guided across the
page as she wrote to each dear friend
riends who had known her from girlhood
up. These little notes are cherished as
tokens Of great value and probably viii
be kept for years to come. As a result
Of these notes three young men who
We're asked by Mrs. Castle on her dying
bed to be better and join some religious
organization, become members Of a
church The names Of the young men
are not mentioned but they have been
leading better lives and are well known
in FL Dorado. In the last minutes Of her
life Clara Wiley Castle was doing good
as she had been during the past years
OF her life in church circles. Hers was
remarkable character and becomes more
saint-Ilke as the months pass since her
death.
Decaying vegetation At this season