The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-01-12
SOME Damaging TESTIMONY
ELECTED In Examination Of States Wit.
neSSeS--.SenSatiOnal Scenes In Court.

repele with dramatic situations.
The state introduced witness after
witness who painted a black picture
of the woman who trembled at their
words.
The trend Of the testimony showed
that she laid in wait for Actor Frank
Leidenheimer and when the opportu-
nifty came she pulled the pistol she
carried concealed in the folds of her
dress and fred into his face. After
he had failed she stopped over him
and deliberately fred ball into his
writhing body.
The examination OF witnesses for
the state occupied the morning session
and the court adjourned until the af-
ternoon.
STATEMENT OF DEFENDANT.
Immediately on reassembling at 2
o'clock, the court ordered the exami-
nation of witnesses to proceed and
Miss Morrison was called to the
stand. The accused woman was quite
frustrated at first and seemed to be
very much excited, but she soon be-
came calmer and proceeded to give
her testimony in an emphatic and
clear, though rather dramatic manner.
She stated that she had been subjected
to all kinds of insults by Leiden; that
when Leiden found that she was mar
ried he had subjected her to syste-
tematic insult and abuse and had con-
tinued it until it became unbearable.
The first witness called was W. j.
Patterson, the stage manager of the
Chattanooga opera house, who testi-
fed as follows:
'Liendenheimer said nothing to
Miss Morrison or made any effort to
assault her when she fred the shot
She shot him before he could speak.
The shot was fred the second she saw
him"
His story was very damaging to Miss
Morrison. On questioning him on
Liedenheimer' actions, he swore that
he acted the gentleman and tried to
avoid any trouble with Miss Morrison,
who seemed to be ill-tempered and in
sulting.
Leon H. Joseph, electrician at the
opera house, was next called and his
evidence was the most damaging of all
for the defense. The attorneys en-.
deavored to make him say he had dis
cussed the case with the prosecutor
and fixed up the testimony, but he de-
MED it bitterly.
Here the attorneys on both sides
got into an argument, and it looked a.
if it would be personal difficulty, un
til the sheriff made all sit down ant
the Judge ordered the first attorney
under arrest who again made dis
turbance.
Attorney baltimore asked Witness
Joseph if Leidenheimer, the murdered
man, was not a Jew. He replied h
did not know. At this instant, Mrs
ANTI, sister of Leidenheimer, who wa
present, jumped up and said;
''You lie if you say he was Jew
You are trying to prejudice the jury.
Judge Estell announced that al
demonstrations must stop
Rogers Ryley, of New York, VIII
was assistant manager of the "Mr
Plaster of Paris" company, was tn
next witness. His testimony cause
a great sensation. When he com
menced to testify Miss Morrison be
gan to cry and hide her face. H
swore he heard her say to Leidenhe
mer the morning before the murder
"I'll put ball through you yet yer
soon" He swore that he saw her tn
night of the murder and that she ha
her street dress on and was not mad
up for the stage, and did not have he
J stage dress on or her stage makeup
, The attorneys for Miss Morrison a
tempted to prevent Mr.. Riley fro
telling what the duties of Leidel
heimer, as the stage manager, were.
Here a dispute arose between tt
r attorneys. Judge Estell became el
Q ragged and left the stand. He got b
tween the lawyers, took paper fro
their hands, and said
"This farce must stop. I'll declC
7 this controversy. Mr. Riley, you te
all you know. We are going to get
,. the bottom of this case, and are n
going to have anything covered up
Mr.. Riley was then turned over
II the defense to be cross examined.
II While all this was going on Mi
, Morrison was spending her time
the courtroom crying and makll
demonstrations.
When Miss Morrison was called s
z arose and walked with a confident {
A toward the witness stand. Every e
l. was eagerly upon the occupant Of t
|. witness box. The seal upon her h