The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-23
COURT IS DESERTED
Concluding Evidence in Jessie
Morrison Case.
ARGUMENT WILL BEGIN
When the Court Resumes It's
Sitting Tomorrow

since Miss MOrrisons trial begun. Ad-
3runment I'll Monday was taken Friday
night 10 allow a juror who was a Sew
nth day Adventist 10 attend church
The testimony was closed The testi-
lnony was closed last night The con
Guiding evidence was rs follows:
DR.. J. S. Kline was called for rebuttal
and said: Made examination of Jessie's
wounds at her nome morning Of June -
Jessie had two incise wounds on the neck
commencing under left ear and running
around 10 right side Of the neck. NOT
very deep. they were deeper on the Ieft
side and ran parallel with each other
one was open enough 10 lay "a finger In
but il would not cover the finger, one
wound on the collar bone three-1ourths of
an inch long and just through the skin
10 The bone; three wounds on the arm.
also wounds on her finger
airs. Spangler testified. Nothing was
said by anyone when I was at window
OF Castle home that morning.
Mrs. Moberly recalled by state was
shown pair OF low shoes introduced by
defense in evidence. Witness said her
attention was called especially to Jes-
sizes shoes that morning. but that the
shoes just shown her were not the shoes
worn by Miss Morrison that morning. the
shoes Jessie wore We're high top. Witness
said:
on Cross examination witness said she
though she testified at former trial that
the shoes Jessie were were black.
Rev. C. 49, Stull. formerly pastor Of
the Baptist church here. but now Of
Wellington. testified. Had CONVERSE
ton with Jessie Morrison June .. be-
tween 1900 and 1900 a. N. Jessie said
- me: When / went TO the home Of
AIRS. Castle she met me al the door. was
sitting and when she came toward me
stood up facing her when this CONVEX
sati0n took place Mr. Ehlers had passed
ont Of the room.
on cross examination Rev. Stuu said
he went 10 the Morrison home with Hem
~ Ehlers, that he had further CONVEX
sation with Miss Morrison: that he told
ex-Couu1y Attorney Brumback of this
conversation before Mrs Castles death,
that he related it to 8Ir. Brumback from
a book in which he wrote the converse
ton down that day.
Mrs Flora Reynolds testified: Had a
Conversation at the Morrison home with
Jessie day of tragedy Mrs. s. J. Mar
shan accompanied me 10 the house. Mrs.
1Iorrison went I'm the room with us. but
went out shortly afterwards. Jessie
said in the converse ton: 'It was all
about letter and there was nothing in
the letter whatever, 1t was from my sis
ter"
on cross-examinauon witness was
asked Ibid you not say to Jessie. i
heard they had found letter at the
Castle house and that Hayward re-
rlied Yes they have made a great
howl about a letter found there but it
was "a letter from sister Ida
no sir. I did not.
~ j. Scott was called and testified
.KEas at Morrison home afternoon Of
June o. 1900. and had conversation about
tragedy with Jessie. Hap ward was pres
ems part of the time while 1 was there
Jessie said to me ia substance, J. had
been up 10 Miss Davis for collar pat
torn and was returning by Clara's and
thought would call on her as had nor
called since she had moved To her new
home She said further in substance: i /
knocked. Clara met me at the door and
invited me in. I sat on the couch. she in
a chair near hy. we talked 8 short time
] happened 20 have q letter with me and
asked her If She wrote it. She took it,
looked ut it and said no I said she did.
she said She didn e. ] said you know
SOU did. She struck at me / pushed
her away. she went to the mantel. got
"a razor and came ~ me. we scufied
and cut our hands. 7 got the razor and
cut her throat
when examined by defense witness said /
his home was in Kansas city. $40 and /