The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-24
SUNDAYS SUICIDE.
u1g VERDICT or THE JURY,
Unable 10 Determine Who l. h"spon'
~ibl. for Jcp Nhort"n's Death
Frank Connect Held To Await
Action at the Graud Jury,

THO lflflNfNA NaAfl ANNNl wv A'AAAfhN -
Zen Whorton, the torsicana bar tender,
supposed to have committed suicide
Sunday nj the 81. George hotel 10y taking
morphinc, has created considerable IN
tcrest owing To developments OF mNs-
FERROUS nature that followed In the
investigation of the ease n
norton of the testimony was given IN
yesterday HERALD and the substance
Of what the remaining witnesses VINO
were examined Yesterday had To say IL
given In this issue. Tho testimony OF
Frank Connect, who was suspected OF
having poisoned the deceased, was
Oretty well corroboratcd by that of Elina
Mansfield. Aitor .Connctt had swooncd
AWAY, when asked by County Attorney
Ciint &c he had not poisoned the
DECEASED, w. NJ. Lee, a coffee
drummer, added 10 the oNcitement
ie demanding of the Court that
lhc witnes should have n lawyer,
and ne rushed out and brought back Mr..
tSkilcs Ia represent the witness. When
Mr.. Skilcs Clipped In, however, the
Court informed him that his services
were not needed. ~ there was no one ON
trial. II was merely Il jury OF inquest,
that was all. When Comet had finished
tcstifying. and ~ he was leaving the
room in charge of an officer, he met Elina
Mansfield, the woman who figures 50
promincntly In the case. coming IN 10
testify. II was the intention of
thc officers not to permit them TO
communicate with each other, but as he
pnssed her he said 10 her In n low tone
0f voice, "dOn't say anything; YOU are
In no trouble" Yesterday morning the
taking of testimony was resumed and
finished. The death of Whorton is
shroudcd I'm mystery, and so vague and
unsatisfactory were the circumstances
attending his taking oil that County
Attorney clint ordered a post morton
examination of tho remains, which had
been turned over to Undertaken Smith
"a prepare for burial.
Mention has been made heretofore of
Clara Lee, "A Young woman of Corsicnna,
who came to this city n few days Since,
and who charged Whorton with ruin
ing her. She was in II delicate condi-
ton, and her being here in the same
Gown with Elma Mansfield harrasscd
Whorton, who, after some oNcrtion, sue
ceeded in getting her leave the city Sat
urday night, and IL is supposed sho re-
turned 10 Corsicana, her former home.
The following is the letter from Whor-
ton Ia Elma Mansfield, in which there
were some errors as published IN yes
ierday's HERALD. The word "you" was
printed "Tom.',
ConsIc ANA June II, 1854 MY DEAREST
EI.MA:-I got your kind and more than
welcome letter to-day. Pet, ] never
would have said one word If had known
il would he to your injury. | am SO
proud To know that you are coming back
Ia our town before leave. was afraid
Iwould never see the one that ! loved
better than life itself. Darling, | know
you would hc of some benefit to our
dear little brothers by coming back and
going and staying u week or so. Mr..
Hicks asks me to bring you out TO see
them. can't tell you all until see you.
never told you falsehoodi
in my life. Now shall
look for YOU Mrs. II. told me she thought
of going up to-day, but don't know that
she is going. My dearest and only loved
one, please come back. | would write
more, but think best to wait till | see
you. am always yours,
Will take you out any time 10 see your
brother. You will find | tell the truth.
Ever, JEP.
County Attorney Clint suggested to the
court that post mortcm examination
DC held. ns the testimony showed that
deceased was n healthy man.
The first witness sworn yesterday
morning was
/ reside in Baltimore and travel for
lowering a Co.; am not acquainted with
deceased nor Connect; ] advised nm
to employ u lawyer because had
caused some suspicion TO be cast upon
him and up to yesterday evening
supposed there had been foul play; |
then heard he had been insane and had
been in AN asylum when boy, etc.;
saw the bottle of morphine, ii was n
small round bottle holding about twenty
grains: there seemed to be a small
quantity gone, maybe rs much as I'VE
,,raius: my room at the hotel was oppo-
Site that of the deceased; heard
deceased when he went 70
bed, Saturday night, after IL
o'cIock: the deceased called for
n glass; the boy informed him that they
did not furnish glasses; some twenty
minutes afterwards Mr.. j. ID. Lee came
10 the door, and after rafting nj II some
three minutes, got in; they had some
talk, and | went 10 sleep leaving tneiii
i'm the room together don't know how
long; | saw Mr.. Lee come out of the
room the next morning when got up
4 do not know what time; deceased com
plaincd of not being very wei;
nj 1890 | saw him and he
seemed To bo worse; we got
him up and stripped him and he seemed
20 rouse up; the doctor said he had
given him some soup, and he was
afraid that was mistake; Mr.. Connect
came nm about that time very much eN-
cited, and called him Jcp or Jap, ana !
told him he had better telegraph for ms
mother. and he went off, and when ne
returned he said that some one had
done so.
a. A. ETsENLoHR.
1 sold morphine Mt . p. IN. saturday to
4. man of ~ or q years,
il was in thirty grain vial; II con
tanned twenty-five grains; there was no
one with him; sold no tube to FEED dog
an that daV; do not remember OF man
and lady coming into the drug store TO
yet something for sick stomach; the man
That bought the poison said that ne was
addicted TO the morphine habit; the Nlal
was afterwards brought to the store ana
contents weighed; AS much as a.
ave grains WA, was ,ne gone ae;no mon mnr .
phine / sold; there is no difference
I'm the grade of morphine; Eugene
Starckc weighed the morphine; don't
claim to be an expert as to morphine. y
man in the habit of taking morphine
could he killed with five grains; think u
would take less than five. grains 70 XIII
n one had taken morphine and was
about TO recover; opium acts similar To
morphine; sold no opium on Saturdays
sold laudanum to the same
marty that bought the morphine;
j. T. LusTER.
Iknew deceased; was acquainted win
him five years; was heaithy man !
k~ayer sick over a day at a time; never
new of his having asthma; he did not
opium or morphine, to my know
:. =. TAYLOR.
bw Frank Connect; have known him
and half; he was working Tor
knN5n: saw Connect have bottle
Zine Yesterday ten minutes be-
= bottle was about three inches
Vi "Morphine;" saw him with
hv street between HERALD
iioslin's; asked for n pen
piece ofpaper; he had the
la; said nothing about 1t;
r,ouncc vial, extra large
~ xxas full. Frank