Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-07
JESSIE MORRISOR'S STORY
She Takes The Stand and Tells Her Version
Of the Quarrel With Mrs, Castle,
Contradicts the Testimony OF Castle -
Declares She Never said She
"WouId FIX Him"

Kansas City Dec. IA special 10
the Star from Eldorado, Kansas, says:
Jessie Morrison, pale and weak, her
eyes red, from crying took the stand
today and told her version Of the story
OF the quarrel that ended in Mrs. Cas-
tie being mortally wounded, AS she
testified she faced the widOwer, Oln
Castle, who. surrounded by Mrs
Wiley. mother Of the murdered wo-
man, Mrs. Castle. his mother, and
other members OF the Castle and
Wiley families, occupied a front seat
In the court room.
The first part of Miss Morrison's
testimony contradicted much that
Castle had said on the stand. il dis
closed. however nothing sensational
At first her voice was harsh, but II
afterwards became more soft and was
very low,
Witness said she had known Castle
since July 1897 when she began to
work In the racket store, whore he was
employed, and that she had known
Mrs Castle for about six years before
her death During the summer of 1899
Castle had come 10 see her at her
brother-in-law's house from one TO
three times a week and had taken her
riding frequently. He had written her
a letter while he was at Whitewater,
and she had answered It. She told
about going 10 Excelsior Springs last
January and of Castles asking 10
come 10 see her ON the night before
she went away.
Just before he left did you tell him
you would fix him. was asked,
Il did not" replied Miss Morrison
firmly.
did you ever tell him you would fix
him. or use words Of similar imoprt?'
u did not"
She told Of the interview in the
racket store with Castle, who said on
the witness stand that she had threat
ened' him
She said she had asked him to re-
turn her letters and things. and he had
replied: You need not worry; nobody
has ever seen your letters and / guess
III return them"
Were either Of you angry?'
81 was not"
odd you use any expression or make
any threatening movement, or say II
you don't you'll wish you had?"
mo sir"
Witness denied urging him to keep
his promise and come and see her or
that she had told him she was in trou-
Bile.
Miss Morrison denied having taken
any razors from the racket store or
having a razor or knife When as she
passed the Castle house, Mrs. Caseie
called her in. After she entered, she
said, Mrs Castle fastened the screen
door behind them. Witness said she
seated herself upon the lounge.
Clara sat down In front OF me. said
witness. and asked What do you
mean by following DIN around?' 1
said / was not. Then she said You
know you hate me and hate you and
am no friend OF yours. l rose TO go.
She said. Don't go yet, Olin Is coming
In a minute. It's TOO bad for you TO
run after that poor boy told her
he was the one who caused her TO be
80 bitter toward me. She said i know
better. You tried 10 separate US.
said ! had not and she said You are
a liar. | said Don't ecu me a liar
Then We both rose up together
The witness paused.
What was done then, asked Judge
Redden.
MY handkerchief dropped and I
stopped to pick II up. She moved
quickly In the same direction and then
she cut me with the razor
you had no razor knife or weapon ~
NO, sir
Then what happenedY
"she cut me twice with the razor
across the throat, said Miss Morrison
Il grabbed at her and screamed. Then
Clara and ] rushed together and she
threw me and | raised my knees to pro-
tect myself, and she kept striking me at
ali the time. She fell over on me ana
got the razor away from her. After
that we rolled over on the floor
Jessie Morrison told her story IN
clear. steady voice, without hesitation,
but she paused az the threshold OF the
most bloody part of H.
Then what did you do2' asked Judge
Redden.
a cut her" answered the witness, In
a conversational tone.
do you know how many times!
mo sir
do you know what became Of the
razorY'
hand or / may have dropped H.
Then Miss Morrison told OF Mrs
Moberly and Mrs. Spangler entering the
house,
She denied much OF the evidence Civ
en- by these two women.
capt. Waters cross-examined Miss
Morrison,
Witness denied that she had ever been
engaged 10 marry Castle.
When court adjourned at noon Miss
Morrison was helped to walk to her cell
NV her brother. She had not WINGED
orce under the cross-eXamination
which II had been believed would cause
her 10 break down and had displayed
remarkable coolness. nerve and self
control.