Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-03-13

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'ill develop the charges in. regard to
err obtaiaing 5000 from him under prom
sc, of marriage.
THIRD DAY.
FORT WORTH, Texas, March To
proceedings of the Eaton
durphy Investigation have been attended
fully five hundred spectators, who
AVE shown great interest in the devel-
,pments. Expert testimony occupied
he morning session. Col. Highly and
Zane Cetti being heard in reference to
he g%enuineness of various letters alleged
% have been written by Miss Murphy
over her own and other signatures. A
majority of the letters were pronounced
genuine, though probably the most Inn
letter of all, one containing an
account of a secret marriage, was differ
entity pronounced on.
Geo. 5. Eaton, the young man who
brought charges against Miss Murphy,
was put on the stand after dinner. He
was very pale and somewhat haggard but
testified in. all unbroken way, except
when interrupted by opposing counsel,
when he lost his temper and spoke shril-
ly and very eniphatically. He ~rehearsed
his acquaintance with Miss Murphy from
January, 1883, showing they became en-
gagged about May, at the Sangerfest in
thatsmonth of Dallas. He lent her SIS
and this was the opening of the food
gates-fves, tens aud twenties were
showered upon her thenceforth in pres
ents and cash. During his serious ill
ness m October she came and kissed him
good-by promising not to marry anyone
was at the opera. A few weeks after
wards she wrote him saying she must
have $500 at once: she would not tell
him why; that she had taken an oath not
to tell him why until he granted her re-
quest. He sent her 800 and got her
story which was to the effect that she
had been forced into Il marriage and had
not lived with her husband; that he had
got a divorce, but wanted $500. To get
her proof he took a clandestine ride that
afternoon with her and she explained to
his satisfaction. saying the mans name
was William Tull. BE gave her $l95
more, and she said she could get the rest
from Prof. White, who vas desperately
in love with her, but she afterwards said
she failed to get it and he gave her more.
He showed her letter to friends and was
advised to break off. An estrangement
did not come about.
Characterization Tonight lasted
three hours and was very rigid. Nothing
new was developed. The case for the
prosecution is now closed.
BY ANOTHER REPORTER.
FORT WORTH, Tex, March 7.-To-day
and tonight have been the most impor-
tant sessions of the trial of the Murphy
Eaton matter. The church has been
jammed, and the crowd is now showing
partisan feelings by %applauding and his
| sing what is liked or disliked in the trial
The church-room has in i measure beer
turned into a police courtroom, boy:
and men climbing to windows, perchet
upon partitions and behaving in a yer,
unseemly manner. Expert testimonNir
regard to the letters in dispute was con-
tinued this morning. All but n exper'
pronounce the Palo Pinto letter, or thu
one asking for $500, as not written b,
Miss Murphy. They do not agree in re
gard to the others. George S. Eaton pros
ecutor, was placed on the stand this af
ternoon, and his testimony was dramati,
in the extreme. He detailed his court
ship of Miss Murphy and said the lad,
had agreed to marry him on January i
at Bryan. He believed her story of tn
secret marriage and divorce, and, havin!
every confidence in Miss Fannie, ha'
given her 1864 to buy a trousseau an
purchase evidence of her divorce froI
Tull. He called upon God and the as
semblage to witness his statement tina
never by act, word Or deed had h
wronged Miss Murphy, or threatened he
life or peace as had been charged. H
had loved and trusted her implicitly, bu
had been charged with sending the lad
poisoned candy, and this he would repe.
Miss Murphy had come to him when h
was about dying, and put her arm
around him and kissed him; said sh
would go in mourning for him and neve
marry. He was Mortified when he hear
the story of Miss Murphy's secret mar
rage in Missouri, and had begged to b
permitted to see the Scott, Tull's agen'
who Miss Murphy said was %persecutin
her, and he would kill Scott. Bein
shown a letter received by Miss Murph,
he said he had written part of the Letter
but there interpretations OF threats whic
he had lever written. Witness bein
unwell, his testimony is to be conclude
in the morning.
Rev. J. d. Murphy was then placed o
the stand, and as he testified the plot be
came deeper and deeper as the theor
and groundwork of the defense was be
Ing laid. The scene was most dramati,
AN was still as death. Even the, lawyer
listened, as In a calm and dispassiona,
voice he related what he knew about h
daughter and Mr.. Eaton's engagement
He had thought Eaton visionary, an
had heard him make most wonderf,
statements about the salary received
him and the number of stores he was in
terested ill.,. He had received a lett,
which was read-a Matchmaking letter
, and it had shaken him heart and sou
!, Counsel agreed that ali of this lett,
need not be read, it being of a very ug
!. character. Mr.. Eaton had received
like anonymous letter in the same wri
ing, and DIR. Murphy said he believe
|, from expressions used by George Eate
that these letters had been sent by hin
Eaton had prosecuted his daughter /
his attentions to her at school, until |
went to the President of the college an
4 eomplained. The defense, stating tn;
they proposed to show that George Il:
ton wrote, composed and sent the blacl
mailing or anonymous letters, rested 4,
the night at i2 :l5. DIR. Murphy Ii
contribute his testimony In the mornin
FOURTH Day +t-~-
| FORT WORTH, Tex, March s.-To-da
was the most interesting vet in the z,