The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-03

| Castle through a tube on the morning OF
/ July and twice after on that day.
The first feeding" he said, was sue
cessful; the second was a partial fail
ure. and the third was an entire failure.
She strangled.''
rs it not a fact that such a person
| should be nourished through the stom-
ach by an incision2" asked Mr.. Schu-
\ nlacher.
mot a person in her condition. She
was wounded badly already and would
stomach" answered the doctor.
At o'clock County Attorney Brum-
back, prosecuting in the trial of Miss
Morrison for the murder of Mrs. Castle,
called in a clear voice: &c. o. Castle"
The announcement was succeeded by a
rustling of the big crowd in the court
room. DIN Castle, the young husband
of the bride who was killed. walked
slowly to the stand. He sat with his
hands on the arms of his chair and an
swered questions in a steady voice.
state your name," said Mr.. Brum-
back.
s.OIin Castle
How old are your
''TWenty-four."
You live here?"
Yes, sir"
CLARA Wiley Castle was your Wife2"
What was her name before you mar
ried her?"
CLARA Wiley
when were you married?''
June 10. 1900"
''Where?''
''At the home of Roland Wiley
when did you rent your house?"
June 49," answered Olin Castle.
Then, n response to questions from
Attorney Brumback, he described his
house as having four rooms and as
having been one story high, and he de-
scribed the dimensions Of the parlor as
being 12x10 feet.
Were you at home on June 22?"
asked Mr.. Brumback.
II was"
when did you leave the house7"
About $50 in the morning.
you had had BREAKFAST"
Yes
where were you employed at that
cat the Racket store"
WAS your wife at home when you
left?"
where did you see her last?"
standing in the east door of the
house"
"And then did you return to the
house?''
81 did"
Eat what time?'
"a little before 9 o'clock"
who did you find there2"
Castle hesitated, and when he spoke
his voice trembled little He said:
MY wife. My wife was there"
WAS there any one else?"
y eS, there was q cfOWQ OF people, L
saw my mother and DR.. Koogler. That's
all remember"
Describe the condition in which you
found your wife"
Examination by Mr.. Brumback con-
tinued: Where was your wife when
you saw her?"
Lying on the floor" replied Olin
Castle.
land what injuries did she have7"
Objected to and objection sustained.
dressed
you saw her?"
what color was it?''
sit was light colored-''
was there a razor in your house
when you left it on the morning OF
June 22?'
There was
How many2'
ssWhere was that razor?"
"In the bedroom, in a hat box in the
dresser
Did you have any other razor?"
WHO placed that razor in the dresser
drawer? Can you tell who put that
razor in the dresser?"
yes; my wife put it there the night
before
Mr.. Brumback paused. Then he asked
slowly pausing after each word: Were
you present when Mrs. Castle died2"
Il was" answered Olin Castle, and
then ne IGf0 IHe time VI A41S ~
death. Then the examination shifted TO
the question of razors. He said that ne
had taken the razor found in his dresser
from the stock in the Racket store In
February last, and he got it for him
self He then described the showcase
where the razors were kept and the store
where he worked He had worked there,
he said three years. He had eleven raz-
ors in stock in February, 1900 he said.
and described them -Four OF them had
cracked handles. He saw the razor again
May q when a customer, George Coop
err, came in the store to buy razor
Two razors were missing then, he said,
one marked Happy Day and the other
with a broken handle. He was asked
whether or not he had ever sold the
razor with a broken handle, also the one
found near Clara Wiley Castle, and he
said he had not and had not taken it
himself. Then Mr.. Castle told about two
breaks in the glass in the showcase |
where the Fazors were kept One break
was on top of the case and the other on
the side of it. The Racers were immedi-
ately below the break in the case, ne
said.
Rev. H c. Wharton, pastor Of the NJ. |
E. church, Of which Clara Wiley Castle /
was a member, was called. He wore a !
white tie and walked to the witness |
stand slowly and with great dignity At |
ter preliminary questions concerning his |
name and occupation Mr.. Wharton was |
asked by Mr.. Brumback whether he had /
been to the home of OIin Castle on the |
morning of June o. He replied that he 1
home Of Jessie Morrison, and then went /
again to the Castle home.
State whether or not you saw razor |