The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-21
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of DIN Castle, husband of the slain
woman. there was an utter absence OF
love for Miss Morrison, the prisoner
leaned on her brothers shoulder and
we2t
Late Thursday afternoon Dr.. Koogler,
one Of Mrs. Castles medical attendants.
and F. J. Frank, proprietor of the Racket
store, were put on the stand and gave
important testimony.
DIT. Ambrose testified: went to DIN
Castles between g and $50 a. m. June %;
was there most Of the day; several per-
sons there; county attorney asked Clara
il she could write, she nodded her head
in the affirmative; county attorney then
asked her several questions, some were
answered by nodding head, others BY
writing; held book for Clara to write:
7 read most Of the answers she wrote;
Mr.. Brumback whole the questions and
read them 10 Clara; don't know what was
done with writing; I asked Clara If she
called Jessie in, also If she first saw jess
sic at the door, both Of which she an
swered by shaking her head in the mega
tive; I asked Clara If she first saw Jessie
at the gate, she nodded in the afirma-
tive; county attorney made copy of ques-
tons and answers. read them in my pres
ence 70 Mrs. Castle and she signed Clara
Castle in presence Of Drs. Koogler, Full
inwider and myself on July 8; made a
statement TO Austin Brumback; he asked
Mrs Castle questions and she wrote the
answers; one OF the questions propounded
70 her was, Did you have q razor in your
hand or strike Jessie with razor?' she
replied NO; when Clara wrote answers
I read them 20 Austin Brumback and he
copied them: don't know what went with
original answers; Clara also made a
short statement, think the Friday be-
fore she died; I wrote that statement;
read 1t TO her in presence Of Mr.. Wells
and she signed it; I turned It over TO
county attorney; heard DR.. KOogler tel
her on the night Of July that her
wounds were considered fa-al and that
there was hardly any hope Of her re-
covery and asked her II she was ready 10
go: Clara nodded yes. and asked Dr.. Full
inwider to pray and asked that certain
songs be sung" Witness further testi-
fed: Mrs Castle wrote a note 10 Jessie
Morrison in the fore part Of the day Of
July g.
Mr.. Cronk testified: "Olin Castle IS in
our employ; has been there about three j
years. except thirty days last fall when
he went to Whitewater; was employed in
furnishing room before he went TO White
water; has been IN shoe and hardware
department in last room since he has
been back from Whitewater; razors kept
in that department; Jessie Morrison was
in our employ for over two years in mil
linery department; Jessie has been in
store several times since she quit work
ing: she came in once for slippers; I
showed them 10 her at the request of Mr..
Castle; again one morning when l came
down to store between and a. m.
about the first of June, Mr. Morgan went
into the store ahead of ne; Mss Morri-
son and Mr.. Castle were behind the coun-
ter; did not hear any conversation; saw
her in the store afterwards several times;
once particularly just before Mr.. Castle
was married: were about a dozen razoTs
in case in January; some razors in stock
had broken or cracked handles" Wit
ness was shown the bloody razor and
said, 1T looks Ike one OF the broken
ones formerly in our store" Further tss-
titled Did net ever know Of Jessie get
ting razor from store; said when he was
showing Jessie slippers she vas not much
interested in slippers but kept looking in
back part OF store where Mr.. Castle was;
Jessie Morrison was discharged from our
employ BY Mr.. Bentz"