Hutchinson gazette., 1900-12-20
Jury is DISCHARGED
Nc Verdict In the Trial Of Jessie
Morrison,
ELDOUGDO EXPECTED CONVICTION.
The Failure 10 Arrive nj n verdict
Created Surprise-it IN Claimed
the Delay VIII Favor Villas
Morrison,


the jury discharged yesterday at
moon had come so near acqult'lng
Miss MORRISON. The town expected
"A majority Of the jury to be Tor con,
viction. The situation In the minds OF
the people Of l9!dorado who know Inc
facts in the case MS well Ms they know
theft alphabet, was simply this; That
either Clara Cas.le or Jessie Morrison
WAS guilty of deliberately planning
murder; that either Jessie Morrison
carried rn2or to Oiin Castles house
with the intention Of using II, or cara
Castle had one wththc same purpose
lJessie Morrison did not habltuAlly
carry % razor and neither did Clnra
CASTLE If Clara Castle was guilty. OK
plnnnIng % murder then Jessie Nor
rison was not guilty, and II Clara Cas-
Ale had not planned mnrder that
mornnlg Jessie Morrison WAS gu'l'y
of murder In the first degree
Then the people cook In consider
htiom one more situation, Jessie Nor
rlson and Clanl Castle Wiley had been
Jealous of each other, because both
flowed Olln CASTLE, But the result OF
This rlvary was The marriage OF CaS-
aie to Clara Wiley During the eight
days Of their welded life 1t has never
been shown that Jessie Morrison
came into the life OF either one OF
them until the morning of June w.
She wrote Castle no notes and dld not
no to see him. 10 all appearances
Clara Wiley had trlumphed. no the
wedding Jessie Morrison was not IN
- an, iuNItuIti Ion
no the lub.lattion In the new home cne
week latcr. The next day the bride
was killed. The people In Eldomlo
who know both women, know the
facts and know the situation were
shocked when they heard the result OF
the iurys deliberations.
III must have been that the jury
simply did not get the facts" said a
"leading citizen" last night, "Why,
they almost acquitted herr
81 do hope" said one of tthe wo'
men, 'that Jessie Morrison will not
be released. ! might pass her on the
street, and l don't want to speak to
her!"
AS is his wont, Olln Castle laughed
when toId what the jury had done,
81 thought it would be a hung
Jury" he said, but | didn't look for
anything IKE that"
And the Racket store, appreclatlng
what good advertising Is, had repaint-
ed It's signs and put up new ones so
that they may be seen from any part
of town Visitors curious to see the
famous Qlin Castle often call at the
store and buy trfes which they do
not need,
by "a clever turn of the plea and
evidence much of the butchery Of
Clara Wiley Castle has been borne by
awo scapegoats. by the lawyers for
Miss Morrison the current OF re.
pugnance aroused in the minds of the
jurors was turned from channel
leading toward Jessie Morrison, 10.
ward Olln Castle the brides young
husband, and toward the Rev. Mr..
Wharton, the brides pastor, And
Jessie Morrison is left to be simply an
object of pity and sympathy.
One Of the jurors said yesterday
that Oln Castle should have been In
miss Morrlsons place, "Then," hC
lsald, "thc result might have been
different" Another juror said; 81
believed that Jessie Morrison was
guilty all right, but didn't think that
her guilt had been proved, and
Thought she ought to get the best OF
Ehe doubt
And so | thought 1t would be n good
idea TO give the girl light punish.
mcnt-- something like u year or so In
Jail or in the pcniteniary. / didn't
like that fellow Castle
I'm his plea to the jury Mr.. Schum
pcher. for the defense, said once that
OlIn Castle WAS In reality the murder.
er of his wife
Judge Reddcn referred to The ties
Almony Of Castle In which he said thai
when Jessie Morrison met him neal
his home ON the night of June II he
had told her 10 get out on he would
set the dogs on her,
In pronouncng Castles name, thC
30" w2s always long drawn out, with
n falling infection at the end Of the
ipro'onged o. lie WAS called nlmcl
without end and he jury seemed tt
accept them, g't least to % degree.
Last night there were groups mct
ON the street corners discussing aht
case While It WAS generally suppos
ed that the twelve iuJYmen would mo-,
agree, II WAS thought that only two
or at the mc3t Dhrap, Of the mer
would stand out for acQult,al.
well" said ONE Of he men ON IN,
street corner, "they'l get ano.hc,
chance al her. There will be anothc,
Judge on the bench and he may b,
able to get another jury.
While the result of the present trial
Judge on the bench and he may nt
seems TO have renewed the prejudice
and aroused the old feeling agalns
Miss Morrison, Vt is generaly admit.
ed that time will cool passion and
prejudice and that delay is all in Jcs.
sie Morriscm's favor. An nteestine
phase of the trial was the prominence,
which the counsel for Miss Morrison
gave during the whole proceeding Il
The fact tlTad Captain 10 Waters, th,
famous jury lawyer of Kansas. hat
been employed to assist the state, "tc
sway the jury by his eloquence," a,
they expressed 1t. The consequence,
lMas that the iurymcn had brace,
themselves SO that they would mot h
swert AWAY by the appeals of the elo
lquent captg'm, And whCa Captai
Waters spoke" sHid one Of the hrlsr
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