The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-25
JURY IS SECURE D
Defense in Morrison Case
Concludes lis Examination.
MEN ARE INTELLIGENT
May be Replaced by Per-
emptory Challenge,
MEN ARE INTELLIGENT


cured late yesterday afternoon TO act a.
Jurors IN the Jessie Morrison murder
case
The jury proceeding have lasted fol
three days and every inch of the ground
has been fought over. no stone was lef-
unturned by The defense and The unwary
turor who answered a question which
could give a possible chance for chal-
Ienge he was passed over to Judge shinn
for his decision in the matter
The examination during the afternoon
was more rapid than at any previous
time The state in It's examination did
nor require as many questions to decide
whether a juror was competent as it had
earlier So the proceedings. The court
hurried The matter and at times seemed
exasperated over he delay in securing
Che jury. All during yesterday the little
prisoner sat In that court room with her
father and brother. Interested IN the me-
who were. perhaps, TO have the deciding
Of her fate She viewed each man close
~ as he was being questioned, and al
tiuss would look out Of the window ia
front " her as though thinking In.ently.
There was no sign Of WEAKNESS as on III
previous day. and quite to the contrary.
The little prisoner seemed quite che rfu.
no one can guess what her feelings were
during that severe examination sof he
iurymen or how much she thought hat
perhaps her very life depended upon the
men who were secured
Oun Castle, who is one Of the charac-
tiers .n this affair, sits 10 the court room
with his father and Mr. r. Wiley. Mrs.
Clara Wiley Castles father. They con
verse together, but the younger Cast e
never has much 10 say. The young man
Is a years of age and was born in IH-
nols. He is feet and is slightly stoop-
ed-shouIdered. his hair is light and h S
face is rather long. He probably wei CHS
l69 pounds and usually dresses In a grey
suit Of clothes.
Dur ng a conversation yesterday. a re
porter for the Eagle asked him a mum
her Of questions. In answer TO one ne
said. I have been working la the
Racket store during the past summer. I
have felt well all the time and have not
been out of town but on few occasions
when did you first meet Jessie Nor
r.soa?"
II met her for the first time when I
began clerkng in the Racket store, ard
that was three years ago on the 1Ith day
of August I did not see any more Of her
than OF any Of the other girls in the
stare"
Several other questions were asked Mr.
Castle but his only reply was: II de-
-1r--
ready know what 7 told about this mat
Ter in The preliminary examination" NIr
Castle talked very pleasantly for some
tine about his life in El Dorado. At one
time be attended The High school but
not graduate going east that year to take
up work 10 a pharmacy course.
The men who were secured on the jury
yesterday are yet to 80 through with the
rapid and furious per-emptory challenges.
The. state win have five set and The de-
tense eleven. both sides having used one
challenge yesterday
The men on the jury are: It. D. Eol-
ford. ] w. Skaer. VIM. Shauock. Jr.. H
C.. Liggctt. Thomas Pipes. J. r. Davies.
j S. Stewart, Alexander Hewitt, A 7
Zarhe Joseph Nichols A. J. Litzlde F.
C. Mcknight
Judge Shi1n adjourned court at 8 o'clock
thIs afternoon until 1870 Monday after
noon The jury as accepted was place d
under the direction Of two bauifs Be
fore leaving the court room Judse Shfnn
instructed the jurors not to reod the
newspapers OF to discuss the case be-
tween themselves.
Cartafu i O Voters one ~ +ha AZ