The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-23

come. The interest was at the highest
pitch Of any time during the session
when the motion for a continuance was
being argued. Although there we're a
nuInter Of attractions in FL Dorado
the court room was as crowded as 1t had
been during the afternoon. As soon as
the decision was announced the news
spread over the entire town. The opera
house was crowded with people and
within few minutes after the decision
of Judge Shinn every person in the build
ing knew that the Morrison case would
continue and that the selection Of q
jury would begin at $50 the next morning
People stopped OF the stairs at the opera
house. stood on the street corners and
the discussion and circumstances attend
ing were repeated time and time again
The matter Of the witness for the de-
fendant. A J. Morgan. came as a sur
prise to a majority Of the FL Dorado
people. Many thought 1t was 2 ruse en-
the part Of the defense for more time
until the afhdavits connected with the
matter were explained. Even this failed
to satisfy some and the entire history Of
the affair was gone over to ascertain
whether there was a possibility for such
a person TO have been present at the
time Of the cutting ARRAY.
It was expected that a motion for con
tinuance would be fled. but the idea pre-
vailed that it would be presented on
entirely different grounds.
HOTTEST FIGHT ON RECORD.
FL Dorado attorneys concede that the
matters before the task of securing the
jury begun. was one Of the hottest that
the county had ever had. Each step was
carefully watched. citations we're numer-
Gus and the arguments OF the attorneys
for both defense and state covered the
entire ground.
One does not hear OF the ante-mortem
statement Of Mrs. DIN Castle That
matter has been forgotten in the prellm-
mary work Of the case. The statement
is not public by any means and the at
tOrneys for state and defense say that
it contains no new facts, only a little
more in detail than the first given by
Mrs. Castle.
All Of the statements are IN the pos
session OF County Attorney Brumback
and viii remain in his Office until time
for them to be brought into the court
The attorneys, by an order from Judge
Shinn, have examined those statements
and contend that they contain nothing
detrimental to Miss Morrison's side OF
the suit. No one with the exception Of
the attorneys and the parties interested
know what is in the last statement
made by Mrs. DIN Castle and there has
been much comment among FL Dorado
people regarding the probable contents.
The witnesses for both state and de-
tense appear at each session. They oc-
cupy no special part Of the court room.
but are scattered among the room full
of spectators. Each person subj oenaed
as witness is intensely interested in the
case and the closest attention on the part
of those summoned has been noticeable
The entire legal talent Of FL Dorado is
in attendance at the trial Their busi-
ness is left to take care Of itself and
those attorneys are at the court room
early in the morning and late at night
Business men have left their places OF
business in charge Of clerks and are
listeners to the arguments Of attorneys
and the questioning regarding the jurors
NUMBER WITNESSES SUMMONED.
The state has sumored hfty-eight
witnesses and the defense brings out
thirty-one. The majority Of the wit
nesses are from Ell Dorado although a
number are from out os town. Rev. Stuu
who was one OF the first men on the
scene in the DIN Castle home. is in at
tendance at the trial. having been sum
moned from Caldwell He IS considered as
a strong witness for the state, as his
testimony in the preliminary trial was
damaging to Miss Morrison. The razor
with which the cutting was done Is in
possession Of Deputy Sheriff George
Young He has had It since the prelim-
mary trial and it Is in precisely the
same condition that it was at that time.
It is a cheap razor and the spots where
the blood had been show in spots Of
rust. This too, has nearly been forgot
ten, but that matter has IN store a re-
vival when the razor is brought into
court.
Following are the names Of the thirty
six men who on the first venire were
summoned to appear to appear in court
to act as jurors. They are a goodly
lot Of men and were picked from over
the township. Their names and town
ships are as follows:
SPECIAL vENIRE
c. W. Sutton. Glenco township; J. ?.
Caldwell. FL Dorado City; c. P. Guyat,
Douglas township; C. B. Dean, Milton
township: z. D. Halford. Little Walnut
ship; r. D. Pierce. Clay township; c. W.
Harvey. FL Dorado. city; c. Horn, Fair
mount township; Fl. T. Brown, Fl Do
RADIO township; Albert Spencer, Fl Do
rado township. WIN. woodward, Richland
township; F. NJ Wallace. Pleasant town
ship: J. J. Marion Augusta township:
Fred Belts. Eldorado, city; W C.
8Iarke, Plumb Grove township; c. 4
Stewart Milton township; Harry But
terick. Logan township; r F Arnold.
Spring township; W *. Royce Little
Walnut township: Vim. Liggett. Prospect
township; T. r. Parsons Sycamore
township: Frank Shannon, Union town
ship; Geo. " Long. Walnut township.
REGULAR vENIRE
Homer blackburn. D0Uglas township.
J w Hishly. Fl Dorado. city; T. r
Miller. Spring township VIM. Garrett,
Plumb Grove township; DAM Bart
Logan township; WA. Rizsr. CHELSEA
township: John Knutson. Spring town
ship. John Davis. r Dorado. city; A r
Higgins. Towanda: c. L King. e Do
rado. city; Arch stinson. e Dorado
township. P II. Poe. Plu1nb Grove town