The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-01-13
MISS MORRISON
IS ARRAIGNED
Placed On Trial For Murder Of
Frank Leiden.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED
Actress Beauty and hypnotizing
. Power Takes Outcome One OF
Much Speculation.

Tho casa OF the state OF Tennessee
va. Julia Morrison James, the actress
charged with the murder OF Frank
Le;denheimer, stage master OF the
"Mr. Plaster of Paris" Dramatic Com
pany. on the stage OF the opera house
in Chattanooga September 20 1885,
wss called in circuit court in that city.
Thursday afternoon for trial 49,,
Great interest has been manifested,
not only locally in this proceeding ou'
ali over the United States. AS au Az
dicstion Of this widespread interest,"
Il may be stated that all the news
napers OF the country have oraeree
special stories of the trial, bits OF evl'
dence and gossip bearing on the case'
pictures, etc. :, a., .orrt
room in a very neat fitting dress ana
made n very great impression on 'ne
snectators present. Her dress was Oh
hIack cloth aud was presented " her
nv friends in the city. She was very
nsle and slightly nervous, and wheh
she answered questions OF Tue cou.t
there was q noticeable quiver aoou'
the mouth aud q quaver in the vo, .I
so delicate, yet so perceptioie 'na' 'ne
;udoe and lawyers were ut once IN
sympathy with her. She was accom-
panied by her husband aud RENAMED
|. for only . short time. .,,a >,
At o'clock the court was ca'ieo y
order and the prisoner was broueh
.hagors the bar. Both sides announced
reodv and a call OF the witnesses wa
heonn: Few OF the witnesses aswere'
20 their names, but all that have pee
snmmoned are in the city aud oihcer
were detailed at once to noti'y tne,
to appear at the bar OF the Goul,
George j. ANTI, OF New ofiean'
brotber.in-law of Leidenheimer' wa
nreseut aud seated with his coupse
Miss Morrison was accompanied
tho courtroom by the sheriff and MI
r F.. Geese, the latter one OF the WEI
known ladies Of the city. .s
The Judge ordered the sher'n
srmmon a panel of one hundred !ur
ron from which to select the vi
;urv. The entire time OF the cou
Snr;no the afternoon was taken up
hearing motions in other cases W"
ing the appearance OF the pene''
Twenty-seven veniremen were eA .'
med before the jury was complete
Colonel James Gift appeared as les
inc counsel for the defense, ASSIST
a NV baltimore g. Williams. The pr,
ecutor is George ]. ANTI, OF New
4 leans, brother.in-law OF the muroe'
man. ,u.. rr;It,
Jndee Estell, the trial Judge, annonnS
his purpose to hasten the tria',
said that he would not admit OF .
dilatory tactics. He ordered .ae r. =
witness called and the state put -
Patterson, the stage manager Io'
local opera house company Oh
stand. l.,
Mr.. Patterson testified that he
seen Miss Morrison shoot Leideni
mer twice while he was standing
once after he fell, just as she emer
onto the stage through stairway;
I.e;denheimer was standing az
r;oht Of the stage where he could
at the lights and that no words P
ad between him and Miss Morris
thot Miss Morrison had on her 81
dress, although she was to nave
reared in the play. "Mr. Plas'e
Paris" A.. -,
he sisted that at the time OF
shooting only few minutes rema
hefore the curtain was to nave
rune M, and that all the actors
actresses in the company were
for the play except Miss MGrrison
At this juncture, and before
state had got through the primal
animation the court annouheeu
hour OF adjournment and the III
examination OF the witnesses
over until. Friday.