The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-26


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uump nj NuusnpIli mu' #t know NO.
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huu4ri Iuly cumo tu IlH shop there's hn
-Uid 10 WIS lIs wife.
,uNHLiN JONES,
Work nt ~, George ns hr'l.hul, uu day
watch. Wnz asleep when lucrn'cd
diuli Connect rnmr Go hotel
o'clock; asked la Ice shown MP Ia room
ar went with him tn room; tunurlt
picked up bottle IN runu' asked me " hat
il was; | said IL wa, labeled murphinr'
Connect opened the bottle, which he
had pirkcd'up from hchud bowl; then
held bowl NJ water while hu hu,hcd mans
heads | then tclcphunpi Tor Il doctor;
bottle was smnll;i WINS one half ounce
bottle, round; went up Ia room second
limo; when doctor Camr went again To-
take uprupuf roil'cci asked Connect lido
ceased was u ruilruud man; he never
answered mo; asked him what his name
WAS; he never answered mes then took u
bowl of Suupu up to him ;durtur got nae hold
pillow whilo deceased drank the SOUP;
ha said Il tasted like sour mash,
CrosS-cNamincd- went up there with
Connect; sick man was sound asleep;
Connect trivd To wake him by shaking
him; Connect washed his face; the IMAM
woke up hut went back o. sleep; then
asked sir. Mclcnnni lu telephone Tor
him; when the doctor ruuu got cup of
coffee Tor him; deceased druul, some of
the coffee; hc then ordered ~uup; Connect
brought another man anu tuld him TO
stay with him; then went oil watch 10
l.; don't know how long the man stnid
there.
Examined TIL man lac hrouehi up
there had gpatcC; when q. went In room
lac picked gp pistol, laughed and laid It
down; the first thing hg i,i on going In
was To pick up bottle ui morphine; he
afterwards felt the pockets in the
mans coat and vest; Connect
told mo when I left The room
not Ia say anything about poison 10
any one; when he came back asked me
II | had said anything; ! replied | had
not.
Examined Man WAS asleep when we
first went up; then h. appeared to hc
awful sick.
AtthiS iunrturc County Attorney clint
stated that he had hcrum" possessed
of valuable testimony, hut rs the grand
Jury was in session he would ask the
court to CLOSE for the examination.
THE VERDICT.
The Jury returned the following YER
diet: ave. the jury. after hearing the
testimony, arriV" 1T the following YER
diet: We find the deceased. .lcp Whor-
ton, came to his death from an Oycrd0s"
the same was administered
by his own hands or that Of others is
unknown to us.
Signed i. W. Hurst.
T.. VI. lIURSr.
j. XEIGAN,
Il. II. WAGGuSER,
T.. 4. JoNE>,
CHARLES TnErFoRp,
T.G. II. KENDALL. i. i.
officer Miller took charge of the pris-
oner, who was carried before the grand
jury.
The following letter was found ON the
person of the deceased and is supposed
to have been written 10y Ema Mansfield
to him:
DALLAS. June lS.-My DARLING PAPA:
/ am afraid you are angry with me for
not meeting You last eve; but, my
darling, was looking for Mr.. Rativan,
| was tempted To go and not
stay, but ! thought best To
not offend him. ! have suffered
enough, and he has goI to pay for it. |
told him about that place, and he said to
wait till he come from torSicana this
evening. He will he here at o'clock
this eve. will 20 10 supper nj u
o'clock and you he there 10y the post
office rs ! come from supper and !
will meet you. | have something
of importance to tell you about my poor
little brother. | got letter from friend
Jcp this morning and he is going to leave
CorSicana soon. He said he would not
tell me about my brothers; said il was
not best for me to know. | will let You
read the lcttcrwhcn see YOU. Did You gel
the little note | wrote tn You Yesterday:
BE sure and come rs SuUu as YOU get
your supper. Hoping to meet my 10y.
ing papa, q p. m, am your true and
loving Ellie baby. Good-hNG and many
kisses for YOU, f.. T.. NJ.
After going before. the grand jury,
Connect was committed 10 Jail without
bail.