The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-21
Miss Morrison Broke Down as
Castles Indifference Was
Exploited.
PRISONER HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Not Until the Prosecution Summed
Up the Evidence Did the Slayer
of Mrs. Castle Show
Emotion.
REPCBLIC SPPCTAL

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Wichita, Kas. July 3o-N.ss Jessie Nor
| r.son was held without ball by Justice Ale
/ bach ~ Eldorado this afternoon. She Is
charged with murder in the first degree.
On June - she cut Mrs DIN Castle. the
bride of one week. seven tines across the
throat with q razor. Jealousy IS alleged q
have been the cause Of crime on the theory
that Miss Morrison IS in love with uiin cas-
tie
Upon recommendation % Justice AlleSoch.
Miss Morrison will he brought 20 wichita
tomorrow and placed IN the County jail
until her trial IN November. Sheriff Tur-
ser will brtns the prisoner over on the noon
ftrain. II IS probable that she will DO tried
here on account Of prejudice IN her own
I community.
rpon hearing tho verdict Miss Morrison
wept bitterly. crying between her sohs that
! ehe was not guilty of deliberate murder.
This has been her only words regarding
her fate Throughout the preliminary hear
ins.
The dying statement made by Clara Cas-
tie was not admitted as evidence.
The crowd at the hearing when Il opened
this morning was not large as usual. 1t
was expected that The evidence would be
tame anu a tc-lS-ctt do 44tA 'N~N-'NA NN---A
tomorrow.
County Attorney Brumbach was called
and asked If he had any Of Mrs. castle :
statements, hut he did not answer, obJec-
tons being made and sustained.
VI. C Bentz, proprietor OF the store IN
which Miss Morrison and Castle were en-
ploye-l, was called and testified that tho
bloody razor rescIn5lei closely those in his
stock
The Reverend Mr. wharton testified as
follows:
Mrs Castles Statements.
IT was present when Clara made the writ
ten statements. heard Doctor haagler tel
Clara that her wounds were fatal The
County Attorney asked Clara questions. and
some she answered by roid.ng iler head
\snd others she wrote the answers 70. Clara
Nrote she did not know who locked the
50 een after Jessie Morrison entered the
rooSn. Clara was asked If she saw Jessie
Morrison cut her own throat, and she an
swered that she did. Clara also pointed TO
tho corner o. the ROOM indicating the place
where Jessie stood when she drew the razor
across her own throat l was there when
Clara made this statement TO the County
Attorney"
The defense rested its case at 30 o'clock
this afternoon. &C.
Then the attorneys for both sides began
u review Che evidence.
Many wept during their speeches. and the
GSTeNdtlfn sat WIN DOHtl tHal- W men
County Attorney Brumbach referred to tho
bloody razor used to XII Cara Castle Miss
Morrison turned very pale, and laid her
head on her brothers shoulder. Attorney
Schumacher reviewed the case for the de-
Tense. He claimed that his client acted in
self-defensA
Miss Morrison Wept.
Several times during the day Miss MoTri-
son broke down under ire s.ruin. When
County Counsel Brumbach. IN his closing
argument, related the story Of the tragedy
and declared that In the heart OF DIN Cas-
tie. husband Of the slain woman. there was
an utter absence of love for Miss Morri-
son. the prisoner leaned her head her
brothers arm and wept.
Justice Allebach then stated he would h0l!
the defendant without bail for murder IN
the first degree
Miss Morrison was Immediately surrounded
ny me-nber.s Of her family, ana one was
allowed to converse with her. Castle is ret
icent regarding the decision