The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06
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People who thought that the interest
In the Morrison trial would decrease
when the newness wore of-and there
were many-were sadly disappointed. e.
Dorado in her history has never seen
such crowds as surge back and forth in
the court room trying to gain admit
lance.
Early in the morning there are women IN
the court room and these women stay
through the entire trial There are many
new faces in the crowds, for visitors in
FL Dorado make it point to spend a
little time in Ell Dorado and to see the
little prisoner who is being tried Tor her
life. She now weighs but ninety-dve
pounds
MAY GET PEDDLER MORGAN.
The claim Of the attorneys for the de-
Tense that they have the testimony OF
Peddler Morgan was announced by AttOr-
ney Shoemaker to a reporter for tho
Eagle. This testimony is considered as
being valuable for the defendant In
speaking of the testimony Mr.. Shoe
maker said:
we have the testimony Of this man
Morgan and it will be introduced during
the trial. We consider this as imDor-
tant, as it will show that Jessie Morri-
son was called into the Castle home on
the morning Of June p. We may have
the man here to testify. I am not posi-
tive as to that. We Will try and get him
here if it is possible"
AS viii be remembered Morgan Is sup
posed to be the man who, according to
the preliminary testimony was seen near
the Castle home. This man Is supposed
to have heard the words, Jessie come
in; want to talk it over with you" Ac-
cording to the testimony Of NJ. A. saddler
Morgan heard this conversation and re-
ported the same TO Saddler.
There is a sentiment that Morgan can
not be secured and that since the tesd-
mony in the trial the evidence offered
viii not amount to much.
Pearl Beardsley, who testified at the
preliminary hearing that he had seen
what he thought to be man near the
Morrison house on the morning Of June
p, did not give the same evidence in the
trial. and stated what he saw might have
been a tree.
Mrs. spangler in her testimony stated
that she saw a man present, Just as she
had in the first examination. but she DID
not know who the man was nor did she
see him afterwards.
VOTED MOST PATHETIC SCENE.
The testimony Of Mrs. Roland Wiley
the mother Of the deceased girl, while
on the stand during the battle for the
admission Of the dying statement was
the topic Of conversation in the homes
of the people in the little city on the
Walnut. It was known that she would
be placed on the stand. but people cid
not know Just what would be said.
The testimony relative to the converse
tion-a part Of It orally and the other
written-betveen mother and daughter
on the day Clara Castle was expected to
die was very touching. i was IN reality
the statement Of q mother with & broken
heart. srieving over the death OF Der
daughter. The crowd in the court room
saw her anguish, saw her shed tears, OBJ
served her body shake with sobs, and
each individual who sat back Of the rail-
ing sympathized with the mother dressed
in black suffering as she told the story
The father sat in the court room and
looked at the mother with tears in his
eyes as she would spsak OF their be-
loved daughter
These scenes touched tia hearts q the
FL Dorado people more than any other
scene IN the Butter county court room.
and more than one mother suffered with
Mrs. Wiley