Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-08

come Off at the appointed date, Jan
uary l3th, he'd break II oil, Tool
some cuffs rom Harvey while Yves
md sent when he wrote 10 Miss Fan
ME, as Miss Lula Morgan, care Geo
$. Eaton, glass box 81, Fort Worth.
He had paid for the box
Miss Murphy claimed in n note tina
she wrote to him ut Palo Pinto an'
asked him TO come to the music room
about 4:80. Went down. Miss Fannie
was alone. This was after he go
back from out west. Knew II was IN
! December, thought IL was before The
/ 10Th. Miss Fannie said: ''Ips funny
you didn't get my letter. He replied
al didn't 90 10 Palo Pinto."- She
told him she'd changed her mind
about the engagem, nj. She was going
to Bryan and she wanted 90 change II
for the 2Sth OF December. She said she
wanted II kept secret. She had made
con1idant OF u young friend. She
had write witness letter asking for
from $500 To 5000. That she told her
young fried that II she got this 1t
would show that he had
great confidence in her.
He said, "Beauty, anything I've got is
yours. I'm going to Burlington next
week and III get It," Went there
and got 5000, and returned and went
to the postoillce and got the following
letter. Here comes the letter begin
ming, my Dear George.
The reading OF this letter was re-
ccived with applause and subdued
laughteg.
Got In from Bow lie on Sunday night
before the Tuesday on which the bug
Ky ride was taken. Monday evening was
coming by Prof White'N school and
met Miss Fannie. Told her lac had
the money. She said, "Give 1t to me
He said, mo, Beauty, it's in u big
pncket-book In my pocket The next
morning hat sal. down in DR.. Adams
office and sent the money by the negro
boy. He got in reply the letter begin
ning" Swear by heaven you will never."
The morning before he had gone to
the Traders bank and bought check
for $500 on Louisville and gave his in
dividual check for 500. Showed Tom
Harvey the letter, and he said; "If
that girl amt worth $500 she amt
worth anything Mr.. Harvey hand
ed him 500 ana gave him II check for
$50. He also drew on Leon & II. |
Blum for 800. He wrote Miss Fannie |
u note, and she sent in reply note |
beginning: Send me an cnvelOpe.u |
This was on the morning of the Tues
day the buggy tide was taken. In the |
envelope Mis- Murphy inclostd the
letter beginning, "llere's my story |
which she sent back by the boy. |
When he got the letter he never felt |
so miserable IN his life. He wrote hat
he wanted to see her and would then
leave Fort Worth. lie got in reply
the note telling him To meet her AT the
Clark house. Met Miss Fannie aud
walked with her within block of the
school. She said she was feeling bad
ly. He arranged to have the buggy
htched. He walked on down. Met
fOgg and walked with him down To
The Clark house. The first two times
Mr. Fogg telephoned for him the an
swer WIS returned that the buggy had
not lett. The third time it had left.
Miss Murphy drove up. he got in
While out he asked her: "Are YOU
really married TO this f,llow?p She ,
ad Yes" He sad What about it?
don't want aay disgrace connected
VI II my name He asked her "A
question which he would not relate
Md she satisfied him that she was as ,
iure and good n woman as the Lord ,
yer br,ntAed the breath of /
no INTO. Told her he thought ;
he had been persccuiej
'he said that the man had an agent :
y the name Of Scott The mans
'ame was VIM. Tull. He told her TO \
ell the man'a name and he would Il
Kill him. She said, "lloN would that [
cave me-" She satisfied him that a
ne was n pure woman, aud lie told s.
ler lie would marry her. After pn. I
ng further, he took out his pocketbook I
md gave her $iDo. He told htrl :
Nc would quit the road in MAY, and
have house of their own Mt Burling-
,0n. He got out back OF the Clark
house He stopped mt the stable and
old Wear To go and get the buggy
next To the Baptist church Every
hing was arranged To go to Bryan tho
next Saturday, hut she wrote she vas
'ick, lie wrote n note To her To he
eady, and asked :. NJ l'urnlan TO ear.
y II. He seemed reluctant, but car
led IL. That was ON Saturday. She
lid not answer. He went down to
DR.. Murphy's that night, and said, on
-he porch: Beauty. why didn't YOU
answer my noleW She replied:
George, III meet yuu nj the school az
II O'clock" The next dny "A dray
was coming along and he was pass.
ng, when Miss Fannie came to the
window and raised II and told him TO
come in at the aide door. The day
they were out driving she had said
Prof. White was dead in love with her
and she could get the rest Of the money
rom him. When he went In they sat
down by the piano. Meanwhile he
had sent her his pistol. He had shown
her a pretty little pistol of Charlie
Halls ON that ride. She wrote him n
note ana lie got her II pistol and sent
II TO her. She said she had not rot the
balance of the money, that Scott had
been there not more than fifteen min
ntes before. He told her that every
tning must he over. She told him that /
sha had said all along that Ii ever the |
engagement was broken II would be |
by hun, He told her he would mn. |
the money, Sl5e, under her front door
step and she snlu she would leave his |
pistol there. Got to studying over tho /
matter and determined IL should be |
over. Showed the second marriage |
letter to Capt. Burlington, TO DIR. Adj |
ams, Mrs. Adams and his mother
Or. Adams told him YES, he'd told |
him all along she'd fool him. |
lie also told Charlie Hail. Met DR.. |
Murphy and showed him the palo |
Pinto letter and he recognized the |
writing and said, ar Fannie can talk |
you or any other man out of money. |
~ have nothing 10 do with III
Dr. murphy aid TO him when he |
showed hin the other letter, "You and |
Fahn'o can marry in my parlor To- |
morrow morning II you want to.i'
Tod INN he would not marry her
Dr. Murphy told him that his worl,