The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-05
ACME OF PATHOS
Continued from Fifth page.

stated that il was the same. The last
seven lines were written by DR.. Am
brose on July 3.
@. Who was present when Clara Wiley
Castle signed that statement? A Or.
Koogler and Dr. Fullinwider
@. When you read over the seven Inees
you had written, what did she do? a.
She assented to it. We let her have it
in her hands and as she read it over
nodded her head.
TOLD SHE MUST DIE.
Q. What else was done2 A. Dr. Koogler
told her she could not live and would die.
Q. What then? a. Dr. Koogler offered
prayer.
Q. Was there any request for songs? A.
Yes, sir.
@. We're they sung? A No. sir
Q. State to the court what was done
at the time the statement was made A
It was handed to her and she read it
over.
Q. What did she dO2 A She then
signed it.
Q. You may state what the deceased
did after signing the statement? A. Just
a short time afterwards nouTishment
was give nto her.
Q. Was the statement marked ''E" by
the stenographer ever shown to Clara
Castle after that night? A Yes, sir;
on the morning of July ;.
@. Who showed it to her? A. did.
I read to her the rst nine linees in her
presence and hearing.
O. State what expression she made?
A She assented to it.
@. In what manner? A. She nodded her
head.
O. You may state what you said to her?
A. I went to her that morning and told
her that I wanted to read that state
ment to her. I did then. I asked If she
recognized it. Sac nodded her head in
the affirmative. I showed the signature
and asked her If it was hers.
before MY GOD"
Q. What then? A. She nodded her head
in the affirmative When I asked her
if the facts therein were true, she wrote
on line: Before my God
The paper with these words was intro
duced in evidence Here Judge Redden
objected and stated that it was "au her
say and that the county attorney was
to allow the defendants attorneys to see
the statements or any papers in his pos
session, but we saw what was said to
be a COPY OF the statement.
I'VE notified the county attorney that
we would ask your honor for an order to
allow us to see those papers. The orders
were secured but we did not see this
paper, nor have we seen it until this
time. For this reason we object to this
paper being offered in evidence"
Here Judge Redden argued the matter
to great length giving authorities on the
case, claiming that the defendant had
argued the question of the assent and
the accepting the statement Before my
God he held that If it had been yes it
might be different. "They secured her
assent twice and then have her the third
time say Before my God"
After an argument by Mr.. Brumback
the statement was not allowed to enter
the case as evidence.
After that the questioning Of DR. Am
brose was resumed.
BY 10 O'Clock the court room was flied
with people As usual women predomin-
ated in the crowd and listened intently to
the proceedings in the case. At times
they looked intently at the little prisoner
and her party. Three women stood I'D in
the rear Of the room at times. intent on
seeing what was going on.
WITNESS DISCOVERED IN ROOM.
After the questioning of DR.. Ambrose
by the state the attorneys for the de-
tense took charge Of the witness and pro
ceeded to ask him questions concerning
the statements made in writing by Mrs
Castle. He was asked many questions
intended to confuse him but he withstood
the fire of the defense.
Austin Brumback. brother of the
county attorney, a lawyer. and a witness
was found standing in the room and
Judge Redden said: "Your honor, there
is a witness in the room"
The county attorney looked around and
saw his brother standing IN the room.
He asked the courts pardon. as he had
not noticed him standing there
Mr.. Austin Brumback stepped up and
said: Il heard that there were argu-
ments going on and thought there would
be no harm in coming in II the court
viii permit 7 viii retire" This he did ana
closed the episode.
The examination Of DR.. Ambrose con
tnued and he was asked many questions
IN regard to the seven lines which he hal
added with the consent OF the deceased
DEFENSE AFTER AMBROSE.
O. You AIDED those statements to that
paper with your own ideas in view. did
you not? A No. sir
.. Did you write those lines. "This IS
my dying statement" on July f. with
out consulting the dying girl? A No,
certainly no.
@ Did YOU not write them and not
show them to her? A. Yes sir.
@ You did not ask her about them be
fere2 A. No. sir She had given us in
formation as to those lines before
Q When did she see those lines2 a.
on the morning that she signed the state
ment
Q When did you write those Hues2
A. Before Mrs. Castle signed the state
ment
@ Did she see them before you gave
them 70 her TO sign2 A. think SO.
@ How did you show her those seven
lines? a. They were en- a separate piece
Of paper. she saw the paper before those
lines were put en- the statement
g Then she did neg SIZE she statement
with them on before you save * 20 her
% sign2 A. done remember about
that
which Mrs Castle had written 10 her
friends Thls was 10 FRY ana show thar
L was nor necessary fer outside persons