The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-13
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fence and said; | SIN n merchant; nave
h, III ofiinisl positions IN this oountyi haye
| been t6K assessor, and have handled many
instrumenis Oi writing during a space oi
twenty-five years; have been member OF
tho Baptist church since 1873; | shonld say
the hnony nous letter aud those marked
genuine were written by the same party;
I thick this principally btcAuse OF tho sim
I ilarity between the words Eaton IN the
anonymous letter and the signature Eaton
| ia the rCnuine tefs, 1ould hll al order
on the word Eaton.
Mr. scott w,s called by Tho prosecution
and testified: am sgiat. about the
| time oi this poison candy business DR.,
Reilly came 10 mo and calhng me aside
asked me- 20 put him mp about an ounce Of
arsenic; have been In The drug business
about seven years; when DR., Reilly bought
the arsenic he told me not 10 let anybody
see IL and 10 say nothing OF it TO any one;
my best recollection IL that the arsenic was
bought about two days amer heard that
Miss Murphy had received box OF poisoned
candy; DIR RsIlly appeared not TO want me
10 testify st ell, as ha did not care TO be
mixed up in the matter at ell; 10 is unusual
for ply ysclans to request clerks 10 say
| nothing about IL; the arssnic was cheap
grade rnd not the kind generally used by
phy -icisns IN their prescrlptions.
Mr., Murdook Was then called by the
prosecution. He testified: i have been In
| the hotel business about ten years; am at
present book.kecper ana cashier in tho
Grand Central hotel here; am familiar with
the writing and signature OF George 5. Ea.
ton, having seen his signature and address
many times on our register; | have exam
iued the "anonymous" Ahu the genuine"
letters and would never say from my
JUDGMENT that they were written by the
sane party; would not lake, in other
xynrI. Iha sFannmylllOn4f lAlIar no In
tho handwriting OF George Eaton;
the word Eaton In the "anonymous" and
he signature BATON in the genuine" hesr
some Bimilariry, but not enough 10 make
mo think they were written by the sams
party.
Mr.. Otis Eaton testified: employed Mr..
w 7. rhoma. as detective because he
was recommended TO me by Mr.. Rea, the
city marshal of Fort WORTH; am lawyer
by profession; l wns in the newspaper bust.
ness about four years; irom my scquaint-
apce with the hand writing OF my brother,
George y. Eaton, | would say the hand
writing Ia the anonymous" letter was not
mis-. The question hero came, up as to
whether or not counsel should argue the
case before the committee After some
discussion It was decided TO withhold de.
ciNion until the council SHOULD talk over
and decide the matter.
Council then adjourned TO meet at 1880
p. m.
The expert testimony late to-day in the
Murphy Eaton ,IiGl was oil against Mr.. Ea-
ton, witness after witness swear
ing he believed Eaton the writer OF
the anonymous letter, and when this testi-
mony was published and read public opiu.
Ion was changing rapidly. 90 when the
MIGHT SESSION
began the church was crowded,
everyone being snxioue for the fur.
,her showing Of the defense. About
S O'Clock Mr.. Fu,mnu, ~ the
lenss and the attorneys asked for u
short recess. When Furmsn, Wear and
Otis Eaton TOR the prosecItion with their
client George Il Eaton, and Bal e. Nc
Cart, II M. Chapman and Ayres for th. de.
'euse re'ired to priys'e room and held
lengthy consultation, excitement ia the
crowded cburoa was at fever heat, no one
uub erstsndiug the move AT half'past
5 the counsel snd Eaton ra,entered when
word was spoken to tho moderator
Dr.. K'mbrough, and haU UrYounced that
Mr. Furmsn he'd some;hiA 20 say TO tie
couuoil and audience. H'. gurman ad-
vsnced to ihe platform anc, said:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen ofthe
Council: wish to cay thstthe object had
in seeking this Investigation was to
relieve himself Of tie charge that had been
circulated abroad that he had sent
the box OF poisoned candy to Miss
Fannie Murphy to assassinste her. The
testimony elicited SHOVE no evidence
sgainst Mr.. Eaton Of this kind; none at all.
what Mr.. and Miss Murphy had said, that
Mr.. Eaton had done this, the evidence
shows they did not Had we not be-
bad been made against Mr.. Eaton,
neither charges would have been preferred
by US and while great deal Of ties.
,mony both sio;,eG for ., and .hs 'gsinst nibsr
charges from the most reputable sources,
cannot conscientiously osk for verdict Of
gulsy, and therefore with the per-
mission of the defense l Withdraw
eli the charges" This statement was re-
ceived With thunders OF applause, when
Captain Ball for the defense arose and said: |
"On behalf OF Rev. Mr.. Murphy and Miss
statement you have just heard. the
counsel for the defense has consented that
the charges may he Withdrawn if our con-
sent was necessary, and we, therefore, |
proceed no further in the matter. Again
loud and continued applause, when Or.
Murphy rose, pale and quiyering With |
emotion and said;
II wish to return my unfegnei thank |
tulnez. TO my brethren OF this council
for the ability and esrnestpess they
have shown in the matter. l was glad to be-
Iieye they came as friends and rejoice that
they are friends still. When it becomes
necessary for one part Of the human family
to return thsnas to tnst an9theE THANK
i iiks buiwerk shout my daughter in
these last days when il seemed that
the sunlight had gone ont forever
md death would be a relief. Men
9ope strong Eocsn1 and cbanms1 5saTess ssd iss
AID offered their services without
price, the gratitude Of nay daughter and
myself is boundless. They were
insssa. ir's"as IN o. need the "na haDk'aoess "as
feel with all OF her untarnished innocence
made plain, in her name. I say
to you that geld ds, an1 ,-iIlver silver
you have stood by US sud
now wa can face this community and say
vs. are not ashamed. Let me take you by
the hand, each one OF you.'
THere Rev. Mr.. Murphy, with sohs
took each lawyer for the defense by the
hand]. Women and strong man wept Even
were heard throughout the church. The
moderator here remarked: II
trsnspircd as they haye." Mr.. r. T:
Hanks, one OF the council, then rose and
said
"Mr. President, desire to say that while
1 fully appreciate the. cent.
ments OF gratitude expressed by DR.
Mummy 20 this committee, and his
attorneys, l would be false to my sense OF
propriety wero to fail to eay that also
appreciate the manly courage In this gown
man and his attorney displayed in with
drawing these charges so soon as they dis
covered the charges could not be sustain.
ed.p
Osis Eaton arose and said: II desire In
behalf OF him who bssrs my food In
4 T. "a that 4.