The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-08


DID you use any expression or make
any threatening movement. or saw: III
son aon youll wish you had? 9
Witness denied urging him to keen his
promise and come and see her. or that
she had told him she was in trouble.
story of the Trae-uy.S-
Miss Morrison denied having taken any
Iazors from the Racket store or hav-
ing had razor or knife when. as she
passed the Castle house. Mrs. castle eail-
90 her In After she entered. she said.
MIS- MIS- Castle fastened the screen door be,
a saIs mem, Witness said she seated her
sell upon the lounge.
clara sat down in front Of me- said
VI ness and asked. What do you mean
not Then she said You know Won hate
me and ! hate you, and I am no friend
81 yours | rose to go. She said Don't
100 bad for you to run after that poor
boy | told her he was the one who
caused her 70 be SO bitter toward me.
She said I know better You tried to
separate US | said had not. and she
said. You are liar said, Don't call
me liar Then we both rose up to-
The witness paused
What was done Them asked Judge
.My handkerchief dropped and stoop-
ed 10 pick IT up. she moved quickly in
the same direction. and then she cut me
with the razor"
You had no razor knife nor weapong'
mo, sir
Then what happened?"
She cut me twice with the razor
u grabbed al her and screamed Then
Clara and ! rushed together. and she
threw me, and ! raised my knees to pro-
MI the time She fell over on me and
! got the razor away from her. After
that we relied over on the floor"
Clelr. steady voice without hpzifnftnr
but she paused at the threshold of the
most bloody part of 1t.
Then what did you do9" asked Judge
Z cut her" answered the witness, in
a conversational tone.
DO sou know how many tlmesF''
DO you know what became of the ra-
zor2''
hand or | may have dropped IT"
Then Miss Morrison ted OF Mrs. Mo-
berly and Mrs. spangler entering the
house She denied much OF the evidence
given by those two women
Capt Waters cross-examined Miss Nor
rison
Witness denied that she had ever been
engaged to marry Castle.
When the court adjourned at noon Miss
Morrison was helped to walk TO her cell
by her brother She had not WINGED once
| under the cross-exanination, which Il had
been believed would cause her TO break
| down, and had displayed remarkable cool
| ness nerve ard self-eontrol.
During the noon hour Rev Mr.. Myers.
| an evangelist, entered the prisoners cell
| and prayed with her,
At the afternoon session Capt, waters
continued the crnss-examnatton.
what prevented you after you got the
razor from going to the door and scream
| ing for heip2" was asked of Miss Morri-
| son.
| '.She held my hair"
| Later witness said she had seen some
| one at the window and called to them for
help.
| Several questions put by Capt. Waters
were objected To- and the objections sus-
| tninad. and the s-examination ended
| without Miss Morrison having contra
| iicted any OF her important morning
statements. She stuck 10 her original
/ testimony almost entirely.
On redirect examination Judge Redden
asked Miss Morrison whether she had cut
| Mrs Castle after she fell and the danger
was pasped She replied that she had not.
| The witness was dismissed, Judge Rad
| den helpsng her from the chair TO a place
| near the members Of her family.
| SIX witnesses were introduced TO show
| that the defendant was not out after 1910
o'clock on the night on June H. when Cas-
| tie asih she met him In front OF bis home
| The defense then rested,
The state attempted 20 introduce evil
| sgence In rebuttai Of certain parts Of Miss
Marrison'e testimony. but II was ruled
out and court took a recess until tomor-
| row. whom arguments will begin