People's voice., 1900-12-06
readers. Tue st .Lement OF the de-
tense WAS mad. nv n A Kramer

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tense was made by L. A. Kramer.
"The evidence" he sai1, will snow
| iOlin Castle aud Jessie Morrison were
clerks together ln the stJre: that
Castle took jessie Morrison buggy
riding; that they wrote reitsrs 10
each other when they were both alb
sent, made presents 10 eecn yLher and
showed the devotion usual ln cases Of
this kidd. Tue evldeuc. will show
that Castle was engaged 10 Clara
Wiley 10 October, 1898, and that after
Lnat he did not cease his attentions TO
Jessie Morrison, but continued his
relations as before: that in January
following, Jessie Morrison went TO
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, ana that while
she was there she aud 0in Castle
continued their correspondence. The
evidence will show that DIN Castle
showed all Of Jessie MnrrisOu'S notes
and letters TO Clara Wiley aud that
Clara Wiley became extremely jealous
and unfriendly toward Jessie Morrl-
son. Mrs. Castle called Jessie Nor
rison in, saying: 81 want to talk to
YOU
Not till then" said Mr.. Kramer
"had Jessie Morrison any thought OF
going into that house After she had
entered Mrs. Castle fastened the
screen door. Then Miss Morrison sat
on lounge and then Mrs. Castle ac-
cused her Of being too friendly and in-
innate with Oliu Castle, and that she
was trying 20 w'n OiO Castle awav
from her. Miss Morrison tried TO
pIclfF her. She said: 1t is not |,
L is o in who has made you Jealous.
Now VT want to Or friends"
Mrs Castle became more ana more
angry and accused Jessie Morrison of
writing ielterS and notes 10 Olin Cas-
tie and trying u make appointments
10 meet him As size talked, Mrs.
Caste become more and more angry
Miss Morrison waDt.d TO 20, but Mrs.
Castle detained her and said: Just
waita minute, Ohm will be here"
He said the evidence would show
that Miss Morrison pushed Mrs. Cas-
tie over On the lounge Ind that Is she
did she dropped her handkel chief aud
fwhtn she stopped to pick it up Mrs.
Castle got razor and made vicious
stroke al Jessie MorrisOn's throat.
Miss Morrison, he said, cried for help
and then enSued the desperate stTug
gle for the razor. The women fought
and fell, land in trying 10 get hold of the
razor Jessie MorrisOu'S hand was cu;.
There was dead stiffness in the
court room. The mouths Of the peo-
pie were open with their intense in-
terest. 'a
One of the most important wit.
nesses for the state and the 6rst per-
son who entered the house where the
death struggle took place, was Mrs.
Bette Moberly, who lived 10 the third
house from Olin Castles house. This
Is the story she told:
"EarIy on the morning Of June q,
l heard scream. | did not know
what 1t was, and / thought it
was a child crying as though It's
mother were punishiDy it; but after
while got up and went to my front
door, and then l heard long, piteous
wall and crash as though something
was falling and breaking. l thought
Mrs. Spangler had been found dead bv
her daughter. MRS. Spangler is Mrs.
Moberly's door neightor.)
II knew that wal was not the CRY
OF Child aud | met Mrs. Spang.er.
She told NE that The door Uf the Cas-
tile house Was locked. | went to the
door Ot DIN Castles house, and as |
looked in | saw Mrs. Castle lying on
the floor, with her feet rising bacN.
ward aud forward, | broke throug h
the screen with my hand and then
unlocked the hook. Mrs. Castle was
lying on the floor anG Jessie Morrison
was bending over her. Mrs. CasLle's
left arm was lying OUT TO one side and
her right arm was In front Of her
body"
What did you do then?" asked Mr..
BrUmbach.
81 caught bold of Jessie MorrisOu's
stoIlders," said the witness, "and set
her back"
You took both shoulders and set
her back?"
"Yes, sir. l did not see until then
how Mrs. Castle had been cut in the
throat. / saw the w0mans face and
she looked up at me with fear in her
eyes and her face all over blood aud
her hair soaking with blood. As
pushed Jessie Morrison back she tried
to get her hand into her shoe, hut |
held her so that she could not do il.
And then / said: MY God, woman,
what are you trying to dO?'
"'She tried to kill me, said Jessie
Morrison"
"Wbat kind OF shoes did Jessie Nor
risoD have on?" asked the attorney.
"She had on high Shoes" was the
reply.
Then Mrs. Spangler came 10 and
Jessie Morrison went out with Mrs.
Spangler and Mrs. Moberly. When
she was outside Jessie Morrison said
she wanted TO 20 back for a letter.
1t was found on theAoor. This letter
was shown to the jury and identified
by Mrs MOberly. 1t spotted with
dark bloodstains,
Mrs. Spangler, in her testimony,
described what she saw when she first
went into the Castle home. This is
the way Jessie Morrison cid" she
said. One could almost imagine a
body lying on the dOOr before her,
Mrs. Spangler's acting was so graphic.
Those in the court room we're i'm
pressed. Half the people in the court
room were standing. Mrs Spanpler
then related how she entered the
house, found Jessie Morrison on the
floor, sitting, took her by her arms,