The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-08

her and got it after we rolled TO the
floor"
ACCUSED STRAITS IN BRIGHT.
Cold, dark and dreary was the scene
outside Of the Butler county court house
yesterday morning when Judge Shinr
commenced the days proceedings IN,
side was warmth, but for all Of that the
little court room was not a cheerful
place
Merely a handful Of spectators were
present, the smallest number in attend
ance, thus far in the Morrison trial
Even a number OF the attorneys were
late in getting into the room and the
court proceedings were delayed just a
little in waiting for them. The spec
tators were mostly women and near the
door were a number Of men, who have
been in constant attendance during the
days Of the trial.
The little prisoner, father and step
mother entered the room just after the
calling Of the court and while the de-
PENDANT looked worn. yet there was a
brightness in the eyes and an appearance
Of firm determination around the mouth
which indicated that when she testified
on the stand, all the viii power that she
possessed would be called into use.
The first witness In the morning was
Mrs. N. II. Morrison, being she was re-
called to be further questioned.
The white straw sailor hat OF Jessie
Morrison, remnant Of a summer day,
was produced by Judge Redden and Mrs.
Morrison stated that the hat was the one
worn 10y Jessie on June D.
Q. What was the condition OF Jessie's
hair? A The left side was down-pull-
cd down straight.
@. What did Jessie say to you when
she returned home? A She said, Clara
Castle tried to kin me, and 1 am afraid
that killed her"
NEVER SAW RAZOR BEFORE
After a few more questions Judge Nor
rison was put on the stand and asked
regarding the razor which as one Of the
exhibits in the case.
@. Did you ever see that razor prev
ious to the preliminary examination?
A Judge Morrison looked at it for a few
moments and replied: NO sir; I never
did"
Hayward Morrison was called and after
the preliminary questions was shown the
razor.
@. Did you ever see that razor prev
ious to the preliminary hearing? A No.
sir; I never did.
O. You never saw the razor in your
fathers house? A. No sir.
@. Where do you live, Mr.. Morrison
a On Merchant street.
That's ALL" said Judge Redden, and
the witness was not cross examined.
Fletcher Morrison was called to the
stand and asked the same questions as
his brother had been asked and gave
negative answers to the questions. He
was not cross examined, being dismissed
from the stand.
DEPOSITION OF MORGAN.
Az this time the deposition Of the can
vasser A. J. Morgan.
Deposition Of A. J. Morgan introduced
as evidence by defense:
MY name is A. J. Morgan. am %
years old My business is that Of a can
vasser as an agent, selling goods to peo-
pie in different parts of the country. In
the month Of June was canvassing with
another person between the middle and
the 23rd Of June We were in different
parts Of Butler county. In such work 7
come to FL Dorado on the 21st Of June,
1900, for the purpose Of canvassing that
town, leaving my partner at Augusta
with a span of horses and a spring wag-
on and trunk that we used. Ny partner
drove the team to FL Dorado on the 22nd
Of June and put up at a. livery stable on
South Main street Ny partner did not
canvass in Fl Dorado, but took the train
on the morning Of June % from El Do
RADIO to work at another point. [ was
IN FL Dorado on the 22nd Of
June, 1906 On the morning Of that day
[ visited the house and interviewed
Mrs. Castle for the purpose Of making a
sale to her. She lived on the street, the
name Of which 7 do not know, running
north and south northeast Of a stone
church that I understood was the Pres
oyterian church left Mrs. Castles
house about half-past eight in the morn
ing and went out Of the front gate and
turned north on the sidewalk After
walking a short distance north on the
sidewalk, and shortly after I had reach /
ed the sidewalk, I heard a knocking there /
within the house that I had just left.
The knocking was upon the screen Of the (
'front.' door. out of which I had just come, /
md thinking that the knocking done on /
he screen was TO attract my attention +
turned and looked bacq and saw Mrs. /
castle at the front door Of the house. (
Then I noticed that she was not looking /
owards me. but was looking towards a I
small lady, whom. as 7 turned around I {
Noticed On the sidewalk coming from the /
south and walking in an ordinary gait .
lorthward, and had reached q point on /
The sidewalk just north Of the gate that /
vas In front Of Mrs. Castles house and I
his ladv did not pause or stop until
Yrs. Castle spoke to her and said: Jess. +
,ome In; T want to talk to YOU Then (
De small lady on the sidewalk stopped.
urned around. went back to the gate
.n5 up the walk 10 the house and went
n the house. and Mrs. Castle pulled the
Green door TO after her. 7 walked north
md ln a short time 7 heard a noise com
rE from Mrs Castles house. and almost
thereafter heard something
aufnr something Ike a lamu had fall
"a and broken to pieces; and then 1
.ear5 a scream. and shortly afterward I
aw a woman run southwark toward the
ouse where the women were and looked
n a the window of the Castle house. ana
hortlv afterward there was another wo-
lan ran across the street and these two
-omen met on the outside of the house
nd pulled on the screen Of the front
o7r. and saw them go In the dwelling
then went back and saw the woman
hat I had seen going into the house
ringing out the small woman 70 whom
FRS. Castle had spoken and called to
ONE in. 7 then left the premises ana
So not return there any more. The next
lo~nirg I got MY team from The livery
arm and drove no~thwar3 on my way %
ehrass7 ~ canvass In that state. am