The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-20

/ the lrSL "tL1eSS cattSd 1Of tn6 defense
was Mrs. T. 0. Castle. mother Of DIN
She was subDoenaed for the purpose Of
/ proving her connection with the broken
( key that was found in the room where
/ the horrible affair occurred on the morn
! ing OF June ., and what she done with
/ IL In answer TO questions she said:
/ 4 saw the key Mrs. Moberly picked up
! and she gave it TO me and laid it away
/ in the kitchen. Someone said I gave II
/ to Under Sheriff Young"
What door is that key from?'' she was
asked by the defense
1T IS supposed TO be the key 70 the
/ front door was the answer.
This is significant for the state, as the
county attorney contends. according TO
/ the statement Of Mrs. Castle before she
died. that Miss Morrison locked the door
when she entered the house on that
eventfuI day in June. It is also signiA-
cant 10 the defense. an attempt being
made 10 prove that there was a quarrel
and a hand to hand combat before there
was any violence. II VIII be remembered
that Tuesdays testimony showed that
} the key had been broken
( Mrs Castle was closely Intercepted as
to her remembrance regarding the state
ment made in writing by Miss Clara
/ shortly after she received the fatal in
Juries. She. said
7 received the paper upon which Clara
/ wrote and rolled il around the letter
found on the floor and then gave it TO
Mrs AIoberIy. Afterwards she gave them
to Mr.. Cronk and he gave the
note and letter back TO me. The paper
got blood on It and stuck together.
/ soaked them in water but I could not get
them apart"
/ Where is that paper now?" was asked
/ by one Of the attorneys
Il don't know; it is probably lost" was
J the faint reply
Did you know anything about the de-
PENDANT meeting your son on June 1I?'
Yes; OIin told ne about Jessie Morri-
J son accostiug him on that date"
When County Attorney Brumbach
! showed Mrs. Castle the letter covered
with blood. the witness said:
1T is the letter handed to ne by Mrs
/ Mobery at Oun's"
The next witness for the defense was
. County Attorney Brumbach. The prose-
cutor was al the Castle home shortly
after the tragedy that proved SO fateful
TO two lives. He was questioned as to
/ the key transaction. He said;
I have in my possession two parts Of a
/ key reported to ne 10 have been picked
up at Castles home. I don't know who
gave them to me- but got them the day
Of the homicide. I cannot say positively
/ that the key belongs to any door at the
! Castle home, but I viii state at this time
+ that I may be able TO designate later on
who gave me the parts of the key"
DR.. J. \. Mckenzie was the next wit
ness called by the defense. HIS testimony
was as follows:
7 saw Mrs. Clara Castle on the morn
/ ing Of June . at her home It was about
9 o'clock I was there when the opera
I ton was performed and stayed there two
or three hours"
/ As to the question Of the statement
made by the deceased the witness was
asked:
What did you see Mrs. Castle do If
anything while you were there?'
IT saw her write" he answered.
DO you know what was done with
the writing?"
mo. I do not"
Witness then went on to tell that the
wounds and cuts in the neck were Of
/ such a nature that the woman could not
! speak at any time and that she had to
write.
Did you consider the wounds fatal,
doctor?"
Yes. sir: : knew there was no hope for
/ her from the start"
It Is known positively that Mrs. Castle
made a statement in writing TO County
( Attorney Brumbach, but this was not
I offered in evidence by the state. The
/ defense. however. endeavored 70 learn
the exact nature of the statement
I through the witness. and Dr.. Mckenzie
! was asked:
In response % a question asked Mrs.
/ Castle by some one as TO the nature Of
the deed what did she say?'
An answer 20 this question would have
| shown part OF the states hand. aud
( County Attorney Brunghach was 20 his
/ feet in an instant and fled his objection.
/ This brought out an extended wrangle
! between The attorneys. and after heat
ed debate che objection was sustained.
This feature is considered the most i'm
79rtant Of all and the question vas put
for the purpose # drawing out the our
por-ed dying statement written bg Mrs.
/ Castle on the morning Of the tragedy.
Dr.. Ambrose was called and he test-
/ fed that he saw the deceased write the
l statement on June -. and also another
statement On July 3, after Mrs. Castle
/ said she was going 70 die
The -enaer-hearted doctor broke down
and cried on the stand when he spoke
II Mrs. Castle giving Up hope. and a
number Of she spectators IN the court
/ room we7r with him
/ This concluded she days proceedings
and an adjournment was taken until this
morning. when the defense vii resume
,hs Introduction o. testimony The rial
vii continue al Of to-day and might run