The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-20
Jessie MORRISON
HAS new HOPE.
Opening of Her Defense Changes
Her Demeanor From ncpres-
sion TO AlertnesS-
DYING WOMAN'S STATEMENT.
One Witness SAYS That Mrs. Castle
Wrote. ".Jassir Morrison Killed
Nej'-FaIal Razor Pro
Guced in Court.
IFITIIIc SPECIAL.

1,TTT-I2IIC SPECIAL.
Wichita. Kas.. July 1?.-Tlis has been AZ
easy dsv for Jessie Morrison 81 her pre-
Iirnt1.ary- hearing At Fl3orado- she mas
been cheerful all day. Will" yesterday she
Was dnvvnrzzt Miss Morrison told Her
friends today she had hopes Of coming
OUT al right Tla prosecution has about
finished and rhs defense had al innln; TO
Gay.
DIN Castle. husband O: the woman who
-r,s knlaa, sat with downcast eyes to-day,
while witnesses were resufy.rs rather IA
yorablv to Jessie Morrison. Defendants
LAWYERS are NOR, hopeful thai they will 30
able 20 prove selr-iafonsa- DIN Castle was
,,7oss-exa-ufnei by tho County Attorney this
afternoon. He said Miss Morrison asked
him one year ago 81 hs was engaged 70
Clara Wiley. and be REPLIED that he WAS
He t-oTtin31ed=
''S!1e made uzillInd remarks about my
wife one evening a, a party Al AIRS. Ehler's
house. She told ne eTDphatically that s1e
would TX ne. The last time " ut riding
With Miss Morrison was n August, 1874
arSs Morrison made reclzJiA and gave Il
10 me. ana Z i1re II TO Clara Jessie
sunroea eneo IL: atsaslt IT. I did rot To-!
Jessie that Clara took me 'te on me De-
.gF -
S,1arsfs T.,y7rer testified that the E19ora7 10
Jal was not a st place for female prison
ers, ana sas3 sire ccs7la not be kept ther>s
unless a gi.ard was employed. Il is prob
shie that mss Morrison. Il held far trial
VII Be b-a;scht 70 Wichita.
Oy1sz wanans Nate
f. = Erork. al enlpaoye In tire Rack
et.' sua-e where Castle aa3 Mss Morrison
had worked. Was SHOWN ths bloody razsC
WITH ~2sc.n aTrs, Castle was killed and ss1d
& reseueied so-ae Trey had hS1 IN srocs-
Ms. aToGegiy testified that she gave the
dying woman a p@-cl ana paper, and that
--g;e 't5aSsAe AIorTlS1E killed me-
MIS-. T. O. Castle was called for the de-
fease- She tesc.n<.s:
IT saw the hey aTrs. Iooer'y picked I'd.
She gave & re rne and L iai1 II away IN
III. kitchen. received the writing shat
Clara made while lying en- The foor in n
pool Of blood f-.--se5taoe5y s<ts- the tT~oG BILE,
The letter was rolled sruzsnd the key. i
Eavs Il to Mr., k-N,nk and he Afterwards
gave them back TO ne The paper Is p-ob-
ably lost TOW" CTs>ean.nS the statement
nlads by Mrs Castle, accusing Jessie Nor
rison of Milling herr.
County Attorney BrUInhaSk testified:
II have In my possession two parts Of
key picked UP al tie Castle home, bur do
Tot know who gave them 20 NE I do not
know positively whether these parts OF key
belong To Caste home"
Defense Opened.
At $50 this afternoon the State rested
its case ard the defense ohtntrsd a recess
OF fifteen minutes. Doctor ]. A Mckenzie
vas the next witness and testified as to
wounds Of Mrs. Castle. he said he did not
know what became Of the writing of Mrs
Castle He cor siicred the wound fatal
from the first, and said she could not speak
any time after the wounds were inflicted.
The attorney for defense then asked the
witness:
In response TO question BIZ some one as
TO the motive OF the deed. what did she
sayr
County Attorney BrUmbacE objected ard
lawyers This question was for the pur-
mepts written by Mrs. Castle on the morn-
by the attorneys, The dying statement
defenss Will make their case. Doctor An
write a statement June q; also eno-her
rtatemezIt July 2, after she said She
going TO die. The doctor broke down and
cried when he spoke OF s1rs- C-es;Ie giving
UP hope Many OF the Spectators also
cried
Mss Morrison spends her klle time read
ing Bible, and to visitors she is cheerful
and bright She said again to-day that
she had not been on friendly terms with
Castle for long time. She also said she
fully rea,-Aed the ~Tay;ty Of her position
but was fully prepared to meet all charges
aga.ns- her character. The case VIII be
oontir aed all day tomorrow.