The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-12
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ienro hnd seiu' i am msrohant. hay
u held ofiiciel pofilions In this county: hav
beeu tax ASSESSOR and have handled man
in,trumentg OF writing dutinr epnce
twepty.h,o ycars; have been member q
Il, the Baptist church since is4a ehouh sa
tho anonymous letter and those mnrko
genuine yero written by tho same PARTY
think ihis principally becauCe oi the sim
ilarity batWeen tho words Eaton IN ia
u enlnVmOug lei ter aud the signature II t1i
ia tlu r'nuine letters; would hll an orde
on the word Eaton,
Mr., Hoatt was called by ho prosecution
anG testified: am a drucPia;; about thl
TING OF this poison candy business DIR
Reuly oamo 10 nae and cslljne mo asis,
hssed no % PAT him mp about On ounce o
arienle; | have been in the drug bnsiros'
, a91ut toyon yenrs when DR.. Reilly bought
tbe afschlc lac told me not 20 10. any body
sto u aud 10 say nothing OF 10 10 any one;
my beat recollection i8 that the arsenic vat
bought about two dayH Rtler ] heard that
Miss Murphy had received u box oi pO,sould
candy; Dr. Reilly appeared not 20 want ms
TO testify ~ all, n3 ho did not care 70 he
mixed NJ IN the mstter ut all; II Ia unususl
Tor physicians tn request clerks TO 'sy
nothing about A.: the arsenic was a ch6ap
grade Hnd not the kind genorsly used by
physicians in their prescriptions.
Ar. Murdoce was then called By tue
prosecution. He testified: have been IN
Tho hotel butincss about ten years; am at
present hook.kaepAr ana cashier in the
Grand Central hotel here: am familiar with
the writing and signature oil George s. En-
ton, having seen his signature aud address
i many t'mea on our register, ! haya exam
| iucd the "anony ymoue" and tho "ceuuine"
leit-rs and would never say rom roy
! Judgment that they were written by the
Same party; | would not take, Ia other
| words, the anonymous" letter 10 DO in
| the handwriting OF George Eaton;
the word Eaton IN the anonymous" and
! the signature Eaton in the genuine" bear
some similsflsy, but not enough to make
me think they were written By the tame
| party,
Mr.. Otis Eaton testified: employed Mr..
| w. L. rh1mal as detective bcCA1se he
WIS rfcOmnsr ended 10 me bv Me-. Res. the
! oily meJsba' Of Fort Worth; am u lswyer
/ by profession, wGs In the ueWepoper bust.
ness abou. four years; from my ncquaiDt-
ance with the handwriting OF my brother,
George y. E,tnu, | woald asy the hand
writing Ia the anonymous" letter was not
I lis Tho question hero came up se to
/ WhPiEor or not counsel should argue tho
case before the committee. Alter some
discussion IL was decided 10 withhold oe.
cisi0n until tho council s,ould talk over
ond dec DO tho matter.
Ccuccil then adjourned /, ucct at 7:3O
| p. N.
rne exDert testimony lalo to-day IN the
! NurphY.Eston lrial was oil sgainst Mr. Ea-
ing 40 believed Eaton the writer OF
the anonymous letter, and whsn this iesii-
mony wa9 published and read public opin.
ION was changing rapidly. no when the
NIGHT SESSION
b.gau tho church was Gro Sded,
everyone beigg anxious t0s tho far.
tl,r sho9ins of the deiensa. About
8 O'Clock Mr.. Fulmau. Of tbr
prosecution, spoke 20 Mr. Ball OF the de.
ieuga and the attorneys asked for u
short recess. When Furman, Wear and
Otis Eaton for the prosecution with .heir
client, George q. Eaton, and Ball Il Nc.
Cart, II NJ, Chapman aud Ayres Tor tho de.
| !Guse reiired 10 "a private room and held
lengthy consultation, excitement ia the
crowded church w1s At n fever heat, no one
understanding the move. Al halfpast
tho counsel and Eaton ro-entered VIXEN
word was spoken 10 The moderator
Dr.. Kimbrough, AID he announced thet
Mr.. Fnrman had something to CAV to The
couucl and audience. Mr.. Furman nd
vsncsd 70 the platform and said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Council: | wisb to say that the object had
IN seeking this investigation was to
relieve himself of the charge that had been
circulated abroad that he had sent
the box Of poisoned candy TO Miss
Fannie Murphy to asssssina.n her. The
testimony ELECTED shows no evidence
against Mr.. Eaton OF this kind; none at oil.
while we believed, from what had been said,
what Mr.. aud Miss Murphy had said, that
Mr.. Eaton had done this, the evidence
shows they did not. Had wo not be-
leyed that, that The charge
hai been made against Mr.. Eaton,
neither charges would have been preferred
by us aud while great deal Of tes-
kAak 10 FWafH 81
has S'y been '' elected on "'N the other
charges from the most reputable sources, /
csnnot conscientiously ask for verdict OF
guilty, and therefore with the per-
mission of the defense / Withdraw
tll the charges" This statement was re-
ceived with thundeTs OF applause, when
Captain Bal for the deierse sroBs and said: |
'iOn behalf OF Rev. Mr.. Murphy and Miss
Fannn Murphy in regard to the |
siatement you have just hesrd, the |
counsel for the defense has consented ina, !
the charges may be Withdrawn If our con.
sent was necessary, and we, therefore, |
proceed 10 further in tho matter. Again |
loud and continued applause, when Dr. |
Murphy r0se, pale Gnd quivering With !
emotion ard said:
"I wish to return my unieigned thank
iuness TO my brethren OF this council |
for the ability and earnestnts9 they |
have SHOWN in the matter, was glad 10 he
We they came ns friends and rejoice that
thew me tieuds still. When IL becomes |
necasfars for one part Of the human family |
10 return thanks TO another, u
is with emotion unspesksble that thank |
those men who have stood |
ike hulwark about my daughter in
these last days when 1t seemed that
the sunlight had gone out forever
and death would be relief. Men
noble, strong and fearless, learless Ike Ike
AyTes, who sent their compliments
aud offered their services without
price, the gratitude Of nay daughter AID
myee'i Is boundless. They we're
indeed. iT,spas !" Oh, "'e1 the ""t thsnkfulncis
/ feel with all of her untsrnishsd Innocence
made plata, in her name / ssy
to You that geld aud silver
cannot measure our debt. As noble knights
YOU have stood by us aud
now We can lace this community and tay
vs. arc not ashamed. Let me take yoS by
the hand, each one OF you"
Here Rev. Mr.. Murphy, with sobs
took each lawyer for the defense by the
handl. Women and strong men wept. Even
the counsel were overcome by emotion. Sobs
were heard throughout the church. The
moderator here remarked; IL
Hanks, one OF the council, then rose and
said:
"Mr. President. desire to say that while
fully appreciate the septi.
ments Of gratitude expressed by DR. |
Murphy 10 this committee, ard his
attorneys, would be false 20 my sense Of
propriety wero TO fail to cay that | also
the manly courage In this gown |
man and his attorney displayed in with
drawing these charges 80 soon as they dis
covered the charges could not be sustain.
ei."
Otip Eaton arose and said: III desire in |
behalf Of him who bears my flood In |
hia veins TO say that no |
motive prompted him this trial but to |
vindicata his homer ard his good name"