The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-11
MURPHY EATON.
Miss Murphy flnlshes Unfolding Her
Story-Its Burden.
Under Rigid Cross Examination She
Displays Great Tact.
Several Rather Dramatic Situations,

session, she resumed the witness stand ID
| continue tn3 same, Colonel Williams, oil
! nallas, and J. n Haney, of Weatheriord
OF the council were not present at the open
| ing OF the session Tho temporary absence
OF Mr.. w, II. Taylor, clerk. caused II delay
Of some fifteen minutes. Mr.. Ball, for the
defense, opened By reieren CO To the subject
OF the alleged buggy ride on the tn, sday
before Christmas, and asked Miss Murphy
for her continued statement. She testified
On the day referred 10, Tuesday before
Christmas, | was teaching 8 music lesson
nom half past four to half past five, a,
which'time DR. Reilley called Tor me. with O
the college with Professor White and got
home about o'clock; on the next evening
the buggy belonging to Dr. Kelley was
brought 10 the college for mo TO 20 after
mistlctoe; did not go; DR., Reilley'9 broth
or brought the buggy there; never met
and took in buggy near the Clark house
| MIR. Eaton or any other man.
| Captain Ball here read several "genuine'
notes and asked witness TO state why she
wrote them. The first one OF interest con
tanned the sentence, 'How's your hearth
! This created some laughter. and was ex
plaincdsAthus by Miss Murphy: Mr.. EatoT
had told my mother and myself thai
he. Mr.. Eaton had heart disease
and WAS about TO have a dangerous opera
tion performed by Drs. Beall and Adams
when Mr. Capps called at my house OF
Christmas day with those Synonymous let
ters told him ] had not written them; new
or did write TO Mr.. Eaton over the signature
of " Beauty" or "B:n in regard TO the lettel
in which smoke OF being engaged, hay,
this 10 say: | wrote TO n dear friend at HON,
and asked him II might not be engaged I,
him; my frisnd assented; desired ,his that
| might have the pleasure OF telling Mr.
Eaton | wBs already engaged about the
shoes, "twos and threes" | ordered tho
shoes through Mrs. Eaton, because could
not obtain white kid shoes In Fort Worth
III considered this no improprl.'
ETY.; she said che che o would you'd, get
son George; | paid him the bill for the
shoes they cost $3.50; / always obtained
my parents consent before going driving
With NJ. Eaton; Mr.. Otis Eaton wrote TO
my father. demanding the box OF candy,
tho, the proper authorized might have pos.
session Oft Mr.. 0ls Eaton also wanted
papa 20 give him letter, releasing his
brother, George S. Eaton, from all connec-
ton with M matter; this Ia why wrote to
Mr.. Ous Eaton, telling him l wBs OF age
and thas ! was the one he
should see or write to in conuec.
ton with the matter; did not
wish my father TO be dragged into this at
| fair, never knew any person by tho name
II ~
addressed, nor did | ever write TO any per-
son in that name, the letter written by
Mr.. Eaton 20 mvsei in which the date
Is changed 10 Do mber I'D, was received
by myself in the latter part of November;
this is one OF the letters which Mr.. 5. M.
Furman gave bnck to Mr.. Eaton against my
wishes; | had given two letters 10 Mr.. 3.
NJ. Furman TO read 10 confidence; Mr..
Furman told me The fellow was crazy; |
state on oath I did not make
any changes whatever in the letter
after IL was returned 10 me Dy Mr.. Capps, 2
partner IN the firm oil Furman, Stedman d
Ospps; detected the changes, however, a
short time after Mr.. Capps bad given me
the letter again; this letter was Yn rs
a. no statement Mr. Eaton has ever
made IL hall 70 falge rs the one in which he
stated had written or said my father was
my worst enemy; wish to slate, though /
have no positive proof now, may have
later on. that on tbs day this council first
met received direct information that u |
would ye. consent to marry him Eaton
would ratract every charge na mad made
against me. Here Eaton arose, and in spite
OF the attempts OF his counsel TO stop him
said quietly: ~ wish to say the informant
in that instance Is most infamous falsi-
fer"
Council adjourned to meet again at half.
On reassem bling Mr.. Furman cross.ex.
amined witness: Will you produce the
written communication in which you state
Mr.. Eaton said he would withdraw all the
charges Against your Answer: will not
at present. Did not Mr.. Eaton give you
the breastpin you have on? Answer: He
did not. Did you not tell Mrs. Eaton You
were engaged to George? Answer: Ibid not
Did you not toll Willie Burlington, George
Eaton had made will and left you all of
his property? / did not; / said to Willie
Burlington. j did not believe he, Eaton, had
any property TO leave except the little
white pony. Did you not swear yesterday
some gentleman friend sent Won the pistol
you did not know who? | did. How did
YOU know then Mr.. Eaton sent itp found
out afterwards. Then you know more to.
day than yesterday, do you? Yea Sir.
dow long did your detective work on tae
box matter? Three or four days. Did the
detective do all this work you speak about
without psy' 7 did not nay him. How was
that? / was to pay him wnen he
placed positive proof in my bands.
Was Mr.. Eaton mt any time lover OF
yours? presume he was, but admit that
was not as positive with him as should
have been. What about writing TO Eaton
about the gloomy dreams OF an enthusiastic
lover. etc? The dream was TO me instead
OF the lady to whom he was engaged in
CorsicsHa. What did you mean by writing
to Mr.. Eaton, "things are not as pleasant
here as they might be-" / meant the
weather. Why did you write Mr.. Eaton
about "the entire failure Of Professor Har,
vey to pay me my salary has disconnected
with Mr.. Eaton at that time than
at any time before or since. did
you not tell Mrs. Eaton you had paid
a man $50 not to modest George" Ans. ~
did not" "In regard to the changes inside
in one OF the letters you gave to Mr.. 3. M.
N. . ,l,a do
before You released them?" Ans. "They
were not" II will ask II all those things
you told your father, Professor White, and
others about Mr.. Eaton being crazy, n
crank, and the like were not mentioned
that the fact might be brought out as evi.
dence In this case?" Ans. II did not;
am sure II had thought IL would have
turned out as it has, would willingly have
died. ibid the box OF candy have label
on it?" Ans. II do not remember that it
did" This finished Miss Murphy's cross-
examination, and Mr.. Eaton was again
called to the stand by Mr.. Ball
for the defense. You say You
employed detective to ferre' out
you recsived9 did, aud his name was O.
y. johnson. OF New Orleans. Did you not
tell Mr.. Haley you met Miss Murphy at
the Germania opera-house and pushed a
one hundred dollar bill down her dress,
which was low-lecked? No sir, did not,
aud II Mr.. HALEY says did, he is a falsi.
fer. Mr.. Ball here bantered words with
the witness, when he, the witness, arose
and said: "Mr. Ball has been endesvoring
to force me into bringing unjust and unin-
territorial charges against this young lady;
| wish to state 20 this audience that such Is
not and never was the case, for ! always
did, and do now saw that Miss Murphy 10
ms pure as the snow OF heaven"
Adjourned to 7:30 p. m.