Show H FEAR OF A COLLAPSE f JESSIE MORRISON SHOWS SIGNS OF COMPLETE BREAKDOWN REAKDOW I Is Feared She Will Not Hold Out Until Close of Trial and Continuance Contin-uance May Have to Bo Asked Eldorado Ran Dec Testimony In favor of Miss Jessie Morrison was taken today the prosecution finishing Its side ot the case soon after the opening of court this morning and the defense examining ex-amining several of Its witnesses In Its efforts to prove Us assertions oC self defense Tho prisoner showed signs of physical I physi-cal and mental collapse and it was only with great effort that she was enabled to remain In the courtroom during the day Her fainting spell last night followed fol-lowed by a fit oC crying had left her Inn In-n weakened condition and fear was expressed ex-pressed that tho prisoner would not hold out until the close of the trial and that a continuance would have to be asked I The defense succeeded In contradicting contradict-ing some of the prosecutions evidence The record of the preliminary trial was brought Into quote the testimony of Mrs Spangler who first said she had not seen anything In Miss Mbrrlson3 hand on the day of the tragedy and who during the present trial testified that she had seen something resembling a knife in the prisoners hand Tt was also shown that the Rev Dr I Wharton who was pastor both to Mrs Castle and Miss Morrison had in conversation i I con-versation said that the only thing the I defense could do was to plead Insanity for Miss Dron lsonOnthe stand yes teiday Rev Mr Wharton testified that he had never talked to anyone regardIng regard-Ing an Insanity plcD Anna Davis and Dr J W McKenzie who saw Jessie lust before the tragedy testified that they saw nothing unusual In her manner They saw nothing In her hands Mrs Mary Ehlersn sister of the defendant de-fendant testified that In the summer and fall of 1S99 Jessie Morrison lived with her She said Olin Castle called on Jessie at least once a week and some weeks three times He took her riding oren and always In a hired rig Mrs M IT Morrison stepmother of the defendant said that on the morning of June 22nd Jessie prepared breakfast and performed other usual household duties Jessie said when she went away that she was going to Davlss house to seo about a dress collar I Til not bo gone long said Jessie but will be bflck in time to make the starch for the clothes She testified to next seeinG Jessie In the room where she threw herself her-self after she was taken home by Mrs Spangler She was bleeding at the neck said Mrs Morrison Dr TW Kline testified to dressing the wounds of Jessie Morrison He said There were two wounds about the neck They began on tho left side and passed around to the right They were quite deep across the muscle under the left car There were three wojjnds on her left arm and one on her left breast Jud Morrison father of the defendant defend-ant gave the most Important testimony for her during the day He said that he saw his daughter at home shortly l after the assault Oh papa papa why did she call me In 7 he testified were her first words her when she saw him I fear I have killed herDid she say murdered wag asked No While he was testifying Judge Morn 80nG5 years of age cried freely The defendant and her sisters also cried Judge Morrison was tho last I witness of the day |