The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-02


A-saw Mrs. Adoberly hold Of some
young lady and entered and helped pick
Miss Morrison up. asked her what was
the matter and she said, II had to do
IL She tried TO kill me and I had it to
do" I did not know what to do I final
ly started of with Miss Morrison and
then she said, ''Oh. my letter" and 1
said What letter. She said '"The letter
7 left in the house" I asked Jessie Nor
rlson to give me that knife which she
held in her right hand.
Q-How long was that blade?
About two and half inches.
Q-What hand?
A-The right hand.
O-What did defendant do with that
hsnd7
A-Covered It up with her dress.
o-What did she say to your question?
A-NO
o-How was she dressed?
A-red shirt waist, black skirt white
sailor hat.
Q-Where was her hats
A-On the left side of her head.
Q.-Could you see the handle Of that
knife7
A-No sir.
Odd you at any time get that knife?
Objected to and sustained.
The defense asked:
O. Did not you state on the prelimin-
Bry examination that YOU saw blade in
Jessie Morrison's hand? A. Yes. sir
Q. You testified that you heard noises?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You drove within twenty-five or
thirty feet of the house. A. Yes, sir.
@. You heard a noise as if children
playing? A Didn't pay any attention.
Q. Did you hear screams? A. Didn't
pay any attention.
Q. You supposed that the Lennon
house was the Castle nome? A. Yes.
Q. You went over to the Castle house?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you hear noises? A. Yes, sir.
Pounding on the floor.
@. VINO did you see? A Mrs. Mober-
~. Mrs. Spangler and Jessie Morrison.
Q. What did Jessie Morrison say? A.
I had it to do. She tried to kin me.
@. Was there blood on Jessie Morri-
son A Spots on her face
@. Any blood on her neck? A. Didn't
notice.
@. Did you see any blood besides on
Jessie Norrison's face. A. No. sir
O. Was there any man on the walk?
A. Didn't see any one.
@. Did you look north A. Yes, sir.
Q. Didn't see any one? A. No, sir.
had every opportunity in the world.
BeardsIey was asked a number of ques-
tons regarding what he said 1T The pre-
nmlnary examination. This was about
the knife and brought out no new facts.
The state then took Beardsley in hand
Beardsley was asked what he saw when
ne went back after the preliminary. De
Tense asked:
Q. Pearl you don't know the difference
- between a tree and man. A. I do. You
know that was rather excited.
O. Were YOU excited at the prelimin-
any? A. No. sir
DIR. NTKENZIE A WITNESS.
Dr. J. A. Mckenzie was called and
sworn. he was put on the stand and
asked number of questions about his
practicing in El Dorado. He said Mrs.
Castles pulse was very weak and that
she was suffering from loss of blood.
Mr.. Mckenzie said the trochea was cut
entirely and that the aesophagus was cut.
THE flesh around her throat was cut
from ear to ear.
@. Doctor, were those wounds fatal?
a The wounds were necessarily fatal
O. What was the cause of her death?
A. She probably died of starvation
@. What caused that starvation? A.
Inability to get food.
Q. What caused that inability? A.
These wounds or the neck.
@. Then it comes back to the wounds
at LAST A. Yes. sir.
The defense then asked Dr. Mckenzie:
g. 1t is not possible for a person to
speak when the windpipe is severed. a.
No sir.
That's an said Attorney Shoemaker
YOUNG LADY TESTIFIES
Miss Ruby Moberiy, a pretty bright
looking girl of Is years Of age. was called
70 the stand. She was sworn and ex-
amined by County Attorney Brumback
she lived with her people on Merchant
street and was at home en- the morning
OF the 22nd Of June.
She went over to the Castle home he
hind her mother and she saw the defen-
dant there that morning. She said that
the defendant was at the door
Q. You may state what you saw in the
defendants hands. A. saw a blade Of
some description.
Q. Which hand2 a. 7 do not know.
@. Where was the defendant when you
last saw herr A. AT the gate, I think
@. Where did you then SO. when de-
PENDANT was AT the gate2 A just sood
there until a crowd gathered and then /
wen; en- the house with the crowd.
@. no you know Pearl Beardsleye A
Yes. sir
c. You saw him there2 A. Yes. sir.
The defense asked Miss N0berly;
O. What was the condition Of Jessie
Morrison's hair2 A. 1t was rufaed UP.
Q. Did You touch Jessie Morrison? A
No. sir
How close were You? A. Not very
close
@ How long did you stand theree A.
No. very Ions.
@ you stood there On the walk until
3e Morrison came OFT Of the house
A Tes. sir
q Who met herr A. Mrs Spangler,
as tar rs remember.
When did you discover anything in
jest hands2 A After she came out
10 YOU remember Of seeing blood
on here a. No sir
@ qua She nave a collar on? A. !
cong remember.
AUs Meheriy was questioned
about where Pearl Beardsley was.
q. can you describe article In Jesse