The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-01
TALE OF MURDER TOLD
Miss Morrison Listens Without
Changing Expression.
JEALOUSY IS CHARGED
DEFENSE CLAIMS SHE KILLED
TO SAVE HER OWN LIFE.

EIdorado. Kan. Nov. S0.-Jessie
Morrison. calm and collected and
scarcely moving d muscle, listened to-
day 10 The dramatic recital by two of
her former ueighbors of the tragic
death struggles of Mrs. Castle, for
whose murder she is being tried The
witnesses were Mrs Bette Moberly
ana Mrs. Emma r. SpangIer, the first
persons to enter the Castle home in re-
Spouse To Mrs. Castles screams for
help. They were introduced by the
state and will probably prove the
strongest witnesses put forth by the
prosecution. a total of Il5 witnesses
viii be presented for examination.
Mrs Moberly told of breaking into
the house and finding Mrs O. 5tle lying
un the floor with her th' cut, and
Jessie Morrison bending 81 her. She
pushed Miss Morrison ,-dck. she said,
and as sh did So, the latter tried 20
get something from her shoe. She held
Miss Morrison so she could not move
and demanded an explanation Of the
situation
She tried to kill me-" said Miss Nor
riSgn.
Mrs, Noberly testified to seeing "a
black handled razfT lying on the body
"t Mrs Castle as Miss Morrison stood
over her. When a blood stained razor
that had been found in the Castle
home Was exhibited witness said she
t1o1,-nt IL the same one. Later, when
another neighbor arrived. they both led
Miss Morrison out of the house. Jes-
SIC wanted tn go back for d letter that
she had left or the floor near Mrs.
Castle This letter. blood-staiHed. was
shown tu the witness and identified by
A,E The letter, according TO the pros
eruuon- was taken out of the pOStOn1ce
by Miss Morrison on the morning of
lne murder and was handed by her
I" the murdered woman SO she might
nave AN opportunity for attack as Mrs.
Castle read it,
Dying Accusation Made.
ln her .ruIrect examination. Mrs.
-"Her.E described Mrs. Castles eX-
preston PISS she lay upon the floor.
Her face was all drawn her eyes
L1. "a Wild expression in them and her
aNS We're drawn from her teeth" said
iAa witness She told of Mrs Castle.
unable t9 speak. writing a note There
was d H-Ht over the admission of the
g..r. which read Jessie Morrison
h.-o mo-. Mrs Castle aftervard
Wrote longer statement.
E'.'s HiaEg.fr- another neighbOr tes-
..i"- 5H hearing screams from the Cas-
&c house and hearing a voice say:
.- OH me- Jessie Morrison you are
ihr nHo-- was locked ana she looked
through tna window. Miss Morrison
-'t 'F1F the prusrUate woman with
"al.~ near Mrs. Castles head.
- 7r" AI~ SUanEler at the win
".- and -rra ehreued ur.
,.. 90. show how Jessie Morrison
said Witness. and Mrs. Spaug-
.'."- upon her knees on the floor
r 1T" jury depicted drama ticaUv
III N..l~nn placing her hands at
.a..a. H. the other woman then
..@.a- l.- head and dropnfnp nor.
Nus T. III her side. When Jessie arose.
~ N"aHE..r said. Miss Norrison's
NUS We're near Mrs. Castles knees.
-~- as found ON Mrs. Castles
my near The kneesJ.
-..- ~ MIS-. SpangIer entered the
10 '-.0~ Morrison had exclaimed:
-t.'. Hl.l-a Mrs. Castle. I cut her
-.' y" pieces with "a razor
Statements of Both Sides.
PHI. .oSeo ltins Attorney BrImI2ack. in
' opening statement. said.
r .Et"'l The evidence To- show thar
r..... -'-- i'T"N went G.- q circuitous
ID. ham ~ uSI l" s. house. ItrpnaYa1
~. ana murder Clara Wiley castle -
f.-.e .-.1 would show. me- said that lie
r- 's..1' went armed with two razoT,e
zt-.., -ae'. and "a knife. and thar sbe
es, .5 A-I Mrs. Castle INJECTING eight
er-...-l Wounds The crime. il vsouId he
Sian ID. vas committed through mas
fs-- Jealousy and anger. malice i as
bT-t.l dEalnst Mrs. Castle and bar
rs .,a5.e-. and the state would ask for
'TleL Of murder in the FIRST Gae,re5
ds+s----- Kramer stated the case for tn
NJ --s s., and said they would show t Si,I
szTf-.r'' loIflson had cut Mrs. Cas+Ia in
tPs+ ~ G.t t'er They would SHOW ~ 10 "a
NG--5----' castle continued to nav Miss
gaea5 z7- vi S s,{l.tlntion after he became en-
T r1a5 10 Miss Wiley, and thai he ne con en-,
her 80 ,' make her presents and sen,5
sho7 -4e letters The evidenCe. zv ,5'iSt
fan5,,--.--s5l Castle Showed AM of t11e 81
Wi -il,'rIl notes and letters r. ne A4 is
trent .ggi ana that the latter bscs - IlsS
Miss ~ Jealous and unfriendIV toI-o1,7
She S'o.Frison. that Miss VIII 10 49, stru
Nal become Mrs. Castle raiie,I