People's voice., 1900-06-28
An Awful Tragedy at EIdorado.

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Friday morning at Eidorado.
Butler county, while in a supposed lit
Oi Jealous passion, Miss Jessie Morrl-
sou cut Mrs. Olive Castles throat,
aud Was herself seriously wounded.
Mrs. Castles throat is cut from ear 10
ear aud The windpipe is severed. Al
though an operation was performed G
and every possible medical attention
given, the victim will die. Miss Morri-
sons throat is also cut, Is is also her
arm, but physicians believe she will
live. Both young ladies made state
mentS, which are contradictory In the
extreme. There were many clrcum.
Stances incident To the tragedy thai
made some Of the citizens believe that
Mis- MOrriSOn'S acts were promoted
by jealousy, as she worked With Mrs.
Castles husband at the same store
This Is the only motive that can be-
advanced that is az all plausible. Il
may not be the correct one.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Castle had only been
married about week and the night
before the father of Mr. Castle gave a
wedding reception W the couple.
The tragedy occurred in a little four
room cottage. Mrs. g. j. Spangler,
wbO lives on the corner 10 the same
block, and Mrs. 7. L Mobsrly, VINO
resides just across the Street from the
little cottage, were attracted by
screams. Mrs, SpdDglerrG'hed TO the
Castle home AMI looked into the wiz
dow. A horrible and ghasJly sight met
her gaze. Both women were lying on
the flOor With terrible gashes in theil
thrQats, struggling for life, The flOoi
and the walls Of the room were be-
Spattered with human tlOOd and the
Clothing was saturated. A single
glance was sufficient to evidence a
combat between two young women
and that a razor had been the deadly
weapon. Mrs. Castle was lying on
the floor with her throat cut from ear
to ear. The gashes were deep and the
wlnd'plpe was completely severed.
There were also several laceratiouS or
the back OF her neck and long inciS-
ions in both arms. Miss Morrison was
the less injured. Although her throat
was cut, the cuts were not deep and
1t is thought that she will recover.
The neighb0r women forced the door
open and entered the room. In the
meantime Miss Morrison, with re-
newed strength, had regained her
feet and was slaShing az her victim
with the razor. Upon seeing Mrs.
Spangler, Miss Morrison threw the
razor upon the floor and rushed into
her arms. Mrs. SpaDgler then ex.
claimed:
woman! What is the matter?
What have you d0ne?"
81 have killed Mrs. Castle.n she
cried. frantically. IL have cut her
throat with razor, but she can't kill
me. There is letter 10 there. Let
me get it. / must have it. Let me
90, let me CO."
Although the frenzied girl put forth
every effort to release herself, Mrs
Spangler, with the assistance OF Mrs
MObery, held her until other assist
anco came, and she was taken TO hel
home, where she remains under the
care Of physician.
The letter which seems to have
been the cause OF the controversy
was obtained by Mrs. Moberly, wnC
refuses to give it out to the public
but she assures everybody that the
contents have M bearing on the case
and that Mrs Castles name, nor that
of her husband, was mentioned In il.
That the trouble arose over the letter
there seems to be no question, hut the
case becomes more complicated when
Mrs. Moberly, reputable woman oil
excellent standing in the community
positively states that there is nothinL
in it that would tend to solye the
mystery.
Both women are of highly respected
families, and belonged to EldOradoi
best society.