People's voice., 1900-12-20
MORRISON TRIAL.
THURSDAY.
That was a very mysterious and uu,

That was very mysterious and un-
usual proceeding III the MOrrisou
mu' der case yesterday afternoon. Al
1:30 O'Clock the jury was called IN 4
tne court room and Judge Shiua asAeG
the jurors if they had a veruica anJ
FJreman Alexander Hewitt ali. 3ereu
% i they had not.
Have you any commune III ln?' be
asked. Then Nj. Hewitt gave d
Ii.lded sheet of paper 70 the balifwhO
gave IL t. the Ndg,. JdIge Sulnu
read IL over aud tIeG cslied CUu Ity
AlJorne} BrunDtcG in Judge Red
d n, lawyer for Jessie MORRISON, ~ hls
chair and allowed Ju4ge Kedden tc
read the paper. Tney stood and wnl-'
p ed with the judge, their head;
close t0g5tneI. Iuen Judge SnlGI
said to be jury:
Il have n d sire 10 force a verdict
on the jury, AMI | have no desire that
dnS jI,l mTu assent 10 any verdict
that nls own cUh,cleuc5 dUeS not az.
move. You will COW return 10 your
jary room aud ct0tihue tie cJusidera'
Jion IF this case"
The Judge then sat down beside hi,
stenographPr AID dct tied something
IN a low voice. lie arose. folded the
Communication lfum the jury care
fully and put IL 10 b's cA,L. n IT
porter asked u b. allowed ., e ID,
cUmmunica,iOr.
mot now" said Judge Shigr.
"Why nui?' asked the reporter.
IL Consulted WITH hGa l.i.ucs. an'
dtCiltd not to givc IL 0ut rUS," II
pued Judge ShlnD.
'But it is a part Of The proceeding,
of e ,urt aud matter Of pubic
record" sid the reporter.
1T may be-" said Judge Shinn.
Judge Redeem was asked what TOT
C mmunicatl n contained, but ne sale
ia Judge Shinn had the paper.
lie told me that he decided 10 keel
| il secret after consultation witnyou
"Well, its ia his pocket, sdid judy
Redden, smiling,
After that County Attorney BrCu
| back and Judge Hamilton aud B r.
ILeg1ig for the state uaI cOusulJa
-. behind clos, d dOOrs.
~ ere has been something very
rGes lar iu the actions Of at least OD'
"a = e men ou the Morrison jury, anC
developments may follow.
1t is nearly C rIainty now thst
Jh-re will be hung jury in the Jessie
Morrison case. The jury has beer
out since $50 O'clock Tuesday morn
lDg, and it is said that the first prop
osiJion, whether or not Miss Morrison
should be found guilty, has not beer
decided. 1t is understood that twl
OF the jurors have stood out stOutl,
foT acQuitt2l; that sume of the other
favor IA finding OF guiltyOf murder il
the first degree aud that Others wOulC
have Miss Morrison semitic the peni
tertiary for shorter terms under con
victlOn OF man.laIghter. HOweve
that may be, it seems apparent tina
Che members Of the jury have giveI
up hope of an agreement Last nigh
th~y asked for deck Of cards, but /
was refused. Yesterday mJrninI
there was general argument in tn
Ijury room. Several Of tie jurymel
were listleSS and paid no head to tn
others.
The confinement and strain of thre
weeks service 10 this case has alread
had its effect on the physical cOndi
tiOn Of the jurors. They are all farm
erS and accustomed to the fresh air o
the fields. The heavy air of tn
crowded court room and the close jur
room have made pallid their rudd
cheeks, and several of them are com
| planning Of slight illness.
FRIDAY.
| The jury in The Morrison murde
case at EldOrado was discharged b
Judge Shinn today, it b3ing clearl
IeVident that verdict was b9yond tn
range Of possibilities.
The prosecution will, it is thought
ask for a new trial, but il is an almO: