This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryachtrh Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.castle/1007/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Appears in "The Wapanucka Press" 14 May 1903, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma MUST GO TO PENITENTIARY Jesse Morrison Sent up for Twenty-five Years for Murder Topeka, Kansas: The supreme court affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of the state vs Jesse Morrison. Jesse Morrison was declared guilty of killing Mrs. Olin Castle three years ago at the Castle home in Eldorado. The decision means 25 years. The decision was written by Justice John C. Pollock, the others concurring. It says in part: "Upon the theory of the tragedy as maintained by the state, the murder was a butchery of such savage and vicious nature, as is rarely equalled, never excelled, in the criminal history of a civilized world; that search for a parallel so shocking must be among the traditions of eborigines. It was indeed a brutal deed, utterly lacking in mitigating or extenuating circumstances, alike appalling to the mind and shocking to the sensibilities. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.