The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-08
MURPHY EATON.
The All-Absorblug Event NJ the Fort
Intense Excitement.
Eaton Himself Details His Long Drawa-
out Coufishlp.
10 Is Followed by the Fair obo',
Father.
Whas tina Defense Propose 10 Prove
startling.
synopsis OF thursdays Tes iipony

FoRT WonrH, March ,.--lspeolsl TO
DAY ard Tonight have been The mOtt im-
plrtant session. Of the trial OF the Murohy-
Eaton matter. The church has been Jam
med and tho crowd 10 NOW showing paul
Ean feelings by applauding ind hiaalng
church room has In u measure been tnrned
into police court room, boys nnu men
cl'nibiug In wludoWe, perchod upon pgft'-
| lions aud behaving Ia very unSeumy
manner. The oSpert testimony In regard
10 the letters Va dispute was continued this
morning. All but one export pronou nce
the Phlo Pinto letter, and tho one asking
ior 80 OO, as not written by Miss Murphy.
Thoy do not,seree IN regard % the othere.
George ID Eaton, the prosecutor, Mas
placed on the stand this evcnin. hnu his
testimony WAS dramatic In the exlreme.
he detailed the courtship Of Miss Murphy,
and said the lady had agreed % marry MN
on January 18Th, Mt Bryan. lie believed
her story Of the secret marriage aud dl-
vorco, aud having every confidence
in Miss Fannie had given her
| iG0i to buy troussesu ana
purchase evidence OF divorce from Tull.
| Pie called upon God and the assomblage 10
witness his statement that never by act,
word or deed had he wronged Mise Murphy
| or threatened her life or peace
az had been charged. He hG
loved and trusted her implicitly,
but he had been charged with being IN a,
tempted assassin by sending the lady poi
soued candy, and this he would repel. Miss
| Murphy had come TO him when he was
about dying and had put her arms
Ground , him and vor, kissed 90 him nm
mourning Tor him aud that she never
marry. He was horiiied when he heard
the story OF Miss Murphy's secret marriage
In Missouri, and had begged to be permitted
TO see the man Scott, Tull's agent, who,
Miss Murphy said, was prosecuting her,
being shown q letter received by Miss
Murphy, he said be had written part OF the
letter, but there were Interpretations OF
threats which he had never written. The
witness being unwell, his testimony Ia to
De concl uded In the morning.
Rev. ]. ID. Murphy was then
placed on the stand and as he
testified ana the plot became
deeper and deeper, the theory and ground
work of the defense being laid, the scene
was most dramatic. All was still as death;
even the lawyers listened, AZ in oelm and
dispassionate voice he related what he
knew about his daughter and Mr. Eston's
engagement He had thought Eaton viz
ionsry and bad heard him make most
wonderful stamonts about the salary re-
ceiveh by him and the number Of stores he
was Interested In. He had received let
ter which was read, blaok-mnline letter
and 10 had shaken him heart and
soul. Counsel agreed that all
OF this letter need not be read, Il contents
being OF very ugly character. Mr.. Eaton
had received lke anonymous letter In
the same writing, and DR.. Murphy said he
believed from expressions used by George
Eaton that these letters had been sent
by him. Eaton he'd prosecuted his daugh-
ter oy his attentions to her ct school until
he vent to tho president Of tho college and
complained. The de!epse stating tnst
they proposed TO chow that George Eaton
wrote, composed and sent the matchmaking
or anonymous letters, rested for the night,
at I2:l5 DR.. Murphy 10 continue his test!-
nonV In the morning,