The Wichita daily eagle., 1900-12-01

/ ana from WHICH WOUNDS mrs. GaSll5 ulEQ
several days later.
The infomatioH charges Jessie Mofri-
son with premediated murder.
During the reading Of the information
Olin Castle stood on the west side OF the
room near his relatives and listened at
tentively TO the reading of County At
torney Brumbach. HIS sister Ada Cas-
tie SAT just in the rear Of him.
During the reading Of the Information
Mr.. r. Wiley sat in his chair with head
lowered and tears coming from his eyes.
They were tears in the eyes Of Mrs. I.
o. Castle and Olin Castle, the husband
of the murdered woman was visibly
touched
SLASHED EIGHTEEN TINES
After the reading # the legal papers,
Mr.. Brumbach stated that on the end
day of June. 1890, Jessie Morrison enter
ed the home Of Clara Wiley Castle and
took a razor OF razors and a knife with
her She inflicted about eighteen wounds
on the body Of Mrs Castle These
wounds were minutely described by Mr.
Brumbach. These were the wounds
which caused Mrs. Castles death. said
Mr.. Brumbach, as he described the
wounds on the neck. There were other
wounds on the body of Mrs. Castle which
viii be described later by the different
witnesses. said the prosecuting attorney
Mrs. Castle was attacked in her home
and she screamed for help. Others came
and they saw the defendant standing
over the deceased who was lying on the
floor literally soaked. covered and drip
ping in her own blood The defendant
was removed by Mrs. Spang1er and Mrs
Moberly and when she went away she
took a razor with her"
STATE EXPECTS TO PROVE.
County Attorney Brumbach then de-
scribed the rooms in the Castle home. Of
how they were entered. There are four
rooms IN the house. I'VE expect the
evidence to show that Jessie Morrison
left her home early in the morning and
went BY a circuitoss route and stopped at
the home Of Mrs. Davis, and then left BY
a circuitous route to the house Of Mrs.
Castle Went there. as we expect to
prove. With the express purpose Of kill
ing Clara Wiley Castle. We expect to
show that the defendant went TO that
house with the premediated purpose Of
killing Mrs. Castle. We expect to show
that the wounds on the neck and body
Of Mrs Castle inflicted by the defendant
caused the death Of Mrs. Castle.
"The motive which actuated the defen-
dant in the crime viii be plainly dIseov-
cradle from the evidence in this case"
CAUSE WAS JEALOUSY.
1.-THE cause was anger, passion and
jealousy against Mrs. Castle and her hus-
band, C. O. Castle
"On June 13. these two people were
married and started to housekeeping in
this home. The evidence will show that
this deed was committed by the defend
ant on account Of the hatred, malice and
jealousy born toward Clara Wiley Castle
and G. o. Castle.
When we have substantiated these
statement as we expect to 90 we shall
ask the gentlemen Of the jury to return
a verdict of murder in the first degree"
DEFENSE STATES ITS SIDE.
Mr.. KraeIner for the defense said to
the jury: There is no doubt but that
a tragedy occurred an the 22nd day Of
June. The evidence win show that Jes-
sic Morrison and OHn Castle had clerked
in the Racket store. That he
had paid attentions to her, took
her buggy riding. wrote letters as
young people do. In December, 1888
OIin Castle was engaged TO Clara Wiley
but he continued his relations with Jessie
Morrison up to q few weeks before the
marriage In January the defendant
went to Excelsior Springs, near Kansas
City, and even then letters passed be-
tween the two. In all the conversation
there was never word from the delen-
dant that Clara Wiley was not a nice
girl, but instead said that Clara Wiley
was a friend Of hers From the evil
dence we expect TO show that Clara
Wiley became very jealous Of Jessie Nor
rison
'The county attorney told you that the
defendant went to that house with
razor or knife and ] wish to say that
the state VIII try to prove that Jessie
Morrison had that razor. They will find
it impossible to prove that she had
rszor because of the fact that she did not
have that razor and did not see It until
she entered that house
The evidence will show that she went
to a friend 10 secure a pattern for
collar. After looking over samples, etc.
she started home The evidence will
show that she wore a black skirt, pink
waist and there was nothing around her
clothing where she could carry a razor
THE evidence VIII show that the route
taken was not longer than the other. 1t
was a route where there were many peo-
pie and that It was the customary route.
That IL was her custom to go to that
house by this route. 1t was the custom
long before Olin Castle lived In this
house. and as she was going to her home
she took the only sensible route to her
home. She was ia front Of this house
and she heard a noise, and Mrs Castle
said: Jessie. come in, I want to talk 10
you. Jessie Morrison went in and Mrs.
Castle locked the screen door Jessie sat
on the sofa and Mrs. Castle accused her
of trying to take Olin away from her.
she accused her OF writing notes to Olin
and trying to get him 10 meet her at
niEht
CALLED JESSIE A LIAR.
"FinaHy Mrs. Castle got In a frenzy
ana called Jessie Morrison a Tar ard
Jessie Morrison showed Mrs. Castle away.
Jessie Morrison dropped her handkerchief
and it was then that Mrs Castle got tie
razor and struck az Jessie Miss Morri-
son screamed and then she tried 10 get
that razor. Her hands we're cut ard she
was wounded. She tried to preserve her
self. And when people entered he room
she said: 7 had TO do It; she tried o kiu
me-. The evidence viii show taat Nhgn
she entered that house she hal no idea
of violence and the fac5 that jessie IS
aIvs IS due to the fact that Jessie wore 4
a high collar which shielded her neck
APPEAL TO JURY.
Gentlemen ot tbs jury. We ask you 10 (