The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-22
Tho ffeis wlthsut aay Comment:

FoRT Worm, Feb. 2l.-I3peoi,l.l The
one sabIec. Of conversation OF tbs strreis
to day Is the Murphy .EA.on trouble which
has finally found ~ way before commit.
| teo OF the BEptist chu rch, c1mprs "a OF
| ministers eud laymcu. George \, Eaton OF
Galveston, travelling for Leon q II. Blum,
nreiers tho following charges against &is5
Fannie u. Murphy, aqd, ai can DC p.ainiy
seen. Rev J. ID. Aufahy 70 Implicated:
Frst-rhst the said Nlgs Sannie Mur-
ply pre.ends ard claims thNt here oiore TO-
| vic. on or about the 22i day of Jsnunry,
| 1854. ahe received certain box 81 poisoned
candy, and that she gave publicity to
the alleged affair, ma b. her
acts aud v.rds und with the con-
rivauce aud nssiatanou of ler ia.bcr, Rs1.
j. D. Murphy, she snd sv.ffl 10 rakc ,hs
impression upon thc WiHt Ut sundry nrd
divers good peOp.t ul Fort worth and
upon the mind ot tue pIohc t4at said BOX
O poisnned candy n.d oosu -rpt - her by
George $ Eaton, wi'n tho ,nion,'Nn on he
part of said kt,nn 10 poison and Kill her,
the said Miss Fai nis Murphy, vhcr IN
truth. and 10 iGot as shs, tAe &lss Fannie
Murray, then aud tncre vel. knew the said
George &. E,on aid NOS have snv con-
nec,ion directly or indlrecly ly with said box
Of poisoned candy, If said 5o.
OF p1lBonei c.idr was Ivcr
sent TO ,hs said Ma Flunie Murphy,
and that In attempting H. create the la
preston that the ssii George 5 Estoa hsd
sent said box of poisoned candy 10 too Said
Mics Faunie Murphy, did 30 Nth the IN
tent to ipjure said Eaton.
Second-Thei the said Mise Fannie Mar
ply under and ~ virtue OF promise 10
marry George 4. Eaton, did on the--dny
OF Decem Der, 1883, ana at divers and sundry
times prior and subsequent thereto, Obf tin
from the said George =. Eaton, sundr2 end
divrrs sums OF money OF the aggregate,
amount OF over elk hundred dollars, all Of
which she. tho SAID Misa Fannie Murphy
denies, although she well knows IL to.be
true.
Third-That heretofore .o-wit, on the
---dry uf December. 1855, The said Miss
| Fannie Murphy aud har fsther, He.. j. d.
Mnrphy did say and declare 10 sundry and
divers good people OF Fors Worth
to blackq,ail The said J. ID. Murphy,
when " truth Gnd IN fact tne
| said Gsorce S. Eston as sho, the said Miss
Fannie Murphy, then aud mere we'll knew
had never attempted TO hlacSmaii the said
Rev. J. ID. Murphy.
during she year 1888 the s1id Miss Fannie
Murphy did write snpdry and divers let
ters TO George s. Eaton, both over her
proper signature and slso over the assumed
signature Of" Beauty and over other as
ulmeu flEDh'ufts, anu hh'llt bNtT i.U ltun-
tures nt ell, ana that although she. the said
Miss Fannie Murphy, we'll kno9s that she
is he author OF said letters, yet she, tho
ssid Miss Fannie Murphy now pretends
and declares that said LISTERS nre forgeries.
and shat they were forged either by George
| s. Eaton or by some ono else Tor him.
| The iull investigation viii commence on
the 5th OF March. Miss Murphy 10 most
beautiful bloude. accom- VI lsned In the high
| est degree and has nad unm Der of suitors
| Tor her hand. George Estjn has been
couriing hsr for eighteen months and
I aims to have been engaged 10 her. In
May last Miss Aurphy met him in Dallas
during tho Ssengertest and together they
went 10 Ssngers, where Mias Murphy pur-
cha cd portion OI ner trouseau, ior which
Mr.. Eaton paid. Up To q few days before
Christmas Mr.. Eaton claims to have given
| Miss Murphy neatly 500. She denies each
and all of these statements, and ssys that
| oil letters sttyihu,ed 10 ber arc fOresries.
| Eaton claims that Miss Murphy agreed to
run away afd marry aim AT Bryan in jan
nary. but that ia DeceAiser he received an
anonymous leitor 10 the tflec' that he must
let Miss Murphy have 1900 within two
! cesk,; that .ho Lad under compalsiou aud
through fear of rNdily harm married re.
lee, ed tnitor; bu. that ns he sfierward
wanted - marty wealthy JeEess, he had
procured divorce. This WAS iu Missouri.
The letter went on To ststs thss she MISE
| MURPHY bad gone 10 the JeNsss ana on
bcnded knee imp!ored her not TO marry. his
man, showing 6ls fslslty. Miss ~ Murphy
would msrry Mr.. Eaton, but the evidence
Of the divorce w,s In tho hands OF an agent,
Who demanded the 500 rs payment for Il:
rhis was tbc nee the money wee TO be put
70. Eaton, meeting MIR. Murphy on the
street, showed him the letter and de-
mAnded the 500 already given Miss Fan
uie. Eaton ellsseA that Mr.. Murphy's
answer wac. II Fannie hsd been sharp
enough TO get HIS money ha was not TO
blame. Toe engagement. II there was any.
Was broken oil and this comn nunity
hos been disousslpr toe meter pro and
con ever since. Resders % the HEnALD
will remem Der su account oi the poisoned
candy transaction, published February ID.
Mr.. Eaton now charges that Miss Murphy
sent to's candy TO herse,f, and endoavored
TO throw it on hip, 10 his iridfy, A rigid
investigation will be mpd", and all the
facts, by order of tine eornmit.se, wilt
be Published.