The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
MORRISON KILLED
BY DAUGHTER HERE
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be held in the grand jury
room of the courthouse this
morning at 10 o'clock.

room of the courthouse this
morning at 10 o'clock.
In regards to whether or not Nor
rison was in this country without
a passport, Jennings OFT, immigra-
ton inspector here, said last night,
that he did not know the family was
back, although he knew them fairly
well.
The Morrisons were here last
summer, he said. The two girls
were in school and when the family
came to Wilmington they called on
him and stated they were here
temporarily, Otis said. Later, he
said, they came back and asked for
an extension of time so that the
girls could complete the school year.
The extension was granted, he said.
"The last I heard from them was
a Christmas card 1 received from
Toronto" Mr.. Otis said.
Married In 1925
Officers said that Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrison were married in 1925,
somewhere in Florida. Zelda said
that she was born in Canada, but
had lived in Wilmington about half
of her life. The other half, she said.
was spent in Miami, Tampa, Sa-
Ivannah and Canada. She had at
tended the Hemenway, Carolina
Beach and Sunset Park schools,
having attended the latter school
last.
She is in the seventh grade. Off
GERS described her as being very
intelligent.
The brown-haired girl declared
that her father abused" her moth
err frequently and said that one time
in Florida he got after her. Il ran
up a tree to get away from him and
stayed there all day." she. said.
Zelda said that the rifle with
which she shot her father belonged
to her mother, adding that her moth
err could not use it but let her dc
so. The rifle was a Springfield 20
calibre make.
Mrs. Morrison, a native Of Will
mington, said that she owned the
house in which they lived. The five
room house is located on the ole
Carolina Beach road, just off the
main highway where a new curve
was constructed near the Seven
Mile post.
Deputy Yopp said that, although
Morrison's papers showed that he
owned considerable property and
had money in a large amount, the
house was not very lavishly fur
nished.
In talking with the girl, Deputy
Yopp said that the girl stated she
overheard her father and mother
talking. HE wanted her to do some
thing and she Mrs. Morrison) sale
that she wouldn't because it was
against the government" YopI
quoted the girl as saying.
Mrs. Morrison's age vas given a.
being between 80 and 40. She de
MED last night that there had beer
any argument between her and hel
husband prior to the shooting. Hel
only mention Of money was that hi
sometimes didn't spend it wisely
No plans for the funeral Of Nor
rison had been made last night. His
home pending funeral arrangements
No survivors. other than mem
bers Of his immediate family, ar,
known.
Calmly and simply the Sigh, gir
told the story of the killing at tn
county detention home last night.
Her mother, she said, had bee
reading in the dining room and he
father called for her to come il, tn
room where he vas sitting.
Argument
"They got into an argument ahou
some governmental matter and the
mother threatened to reveal that h
(Morrison) was in this countr
without a passport" the girl stated
A struggle then began between til
two and n grabbed my rifle an
shot him." she said.
Zelda, dressed in corduroy trous
ers with a wooden shirt, stated tina
her father was the son of jaime
Morrison, owner of a big brass fac
tory In Toronto. She described he
father as being a retired well-to-d
business man and said that he 'ha