The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-23
ALL THEORIES
ARE REJECTED
AS IMPROBABLE
Morris Murder Mystery Still
Remains UnS0Ived.
WIFE FIRM IN BELIEF
Says why Should He Marry
Me 0therwiSe?"

Guthrie. T.. August 22-The disap-
pearance of Coda S. Norris and the
strange subsequent developments have
been cleared up bat little The situation
is just about as the insurance man. Mr.
Laws. OF Madison, expressed it. that the
more one thought about it, the worse
the muddle seems TO be. Theories are
| numerous and easy to coEjure up and one
is about as probable as the other.
Whether the cause of the mysterious case
| is the man Morris himself or whether
ne is the victim of some other mans cum
ring, the case is pronounced by detectives
OF long experience to be almost without
parallel for mystery. Any OF the sur
missed causes of insanity on Morris part
OF desire to hide his identity. the two
wife theory a plot TO beat the insurance
company. because there is an unknown
woman in the case or the idea that he
has met foul play each has an indirect
bearing on the case. but not enough to
give even a probable clue.
At Emporia il is said that Mrs Coda
Morris. who married Coda Morris two
months ago. of course grieves over the
case. but accepts the situation very phil
ossophically and calmly awaits develop
nents. She has faith in her husband
and although at times accepts the evi-
dence il the case that Morris was at the
bottom of the whole plot. yet she believes
that Morris was the victim Of another
mans devises. Mrs. Norris said yester-
day: Il don't care anything about the
insurance money, what l want 10 know
Is where my husband is and If he was the
cause of all this. why he acted So Why
did he marry me il he intended to do
so" Mrs. Morris says the insurance has
been exaggerated. Morris had but 5000
paid up insurance in the Modern Wood
men which his wife would get if he died
Besides this in one old lire company. he
had $1,000 which he had taken out but
for which the policy had not been re-
turned; also $1,000 policy which was paid
by thirty day note. Neither OF the last
two mentioned policies were in condi-
tion to draw the. money in case he died
Mrs. Morris thought the IS 90 Insurance
was all right, until Mr.. Laws. of Madi-
son, the insurance agent who wrote the
old line policies for Mr. Morris. called on
Mrs. Morris and explained tbs. condition
of the policies.
telegram OF recent date from Perry. |
Oklahoma. says that after the burial OF /
the coffin in which Morris was supposed I
TO have been, c. s. Morris registered in /
his real name NJ a Perry restaurant 1t I
is certain that the John Cox. who evi- /
dence shows is Ceda Norris. is not at |
Fhara a-
about the whole business Is the fact that
after John Cox reported Morris was dead. /
the officers apparently made no move 10 4
have an inquest. Mr.. Obley. who was /
at Orlando last Sunday. said It appeared I
as though the sheriff and coroner never /
thought about an inquest until he asked 4
what they did after Morris was reported I
dead.
Morris was a man of medium build.
light complexioned with blue eyes
smooth face and looked like the average
farmer; he, has an honest looking face
and a general bearing that would not
arouse suspicion. The only photograph
ever taken Of him was taken when he
and his wife were in Colorado a short
time ago and as some prints Of which
AIrs. Morris now has
Guthrie. o. T.. August 22-It has de-
veloped that the alleged John Cox. who
was supposed TO have buried Coda 5.
Norris. OF Emporia. Kan. last Tuesday
near Orlando. was In Mulhan on Saturday
prior to the supposed burial and At hts
own request made an affidavit before
Justice of the Peace Walter Matthews.
stating the death Of Coda S Morris. the
manner Of K accidentally in a runaway
and several other conditions connected
with It.
on Friday preceding he bought ticket
In Perry. for Guthrie. but 50 far as
known was never In this city. presumably
stopping at Iulahl. where he made the
afhdavit before Matthews The state
nent sworn TO. was typswritten. ard
quite voluminous.
It is the general supposition now that
-ox and Morris were the same person
md all Efforts are being used % locate
he Emporia man.