Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-09
EATON VS.. MURPHY.
Fourth Days Testimony Before the Adj
yisory Council.
Interesting Narratives OF The accused
Parties 10 the Scandal.


n. by the mrdy arrival OF Mr.. Ilhne
o. and finally they proceeded witho
him.
., REV. j. u. MURPHY
d was again put upon the stand ~
It went back to the interview with M
d. Eaton before the receipt Of the anon
!, nous letter. Told Eaton then AS 4
as he could see aud understand thin
!; between him and Fannie, he Ia
himself to blame. "Wherein ?n ask,
he. He replied, ain the first place
addressing his daughter rs Beauty
not only that but abbreviatiug IL int
" Butte. My daughter mightnot int
mate by word or action wht
/. she thought but II made Il
impression that was far from lavorabl,
If II was your mistake you will simpl
have to take the consequences. Thougl
she may be more indulgent towar,
you, yet in the end she'll be standing
on the side of her father and mother
Told him of the meetings Of Wednes
day, Friday and Sunday nights as ht
had told other young men. Further
told him he not only did that but ht
prolonged his visits 10 II or ! 1880 pm.
that his daughter would not abruptly
tell him IT was time TO 20, but added,
| II know the place of gentleman In
| my house, aud | have adjourned fam
| lily prayers in Difference To visitors, be-
cause Ia have them would bc m init
nation to them that ii was time TO gO.n
Resuming In reference 10 the visit OF
Mr.. Thomas 10 the house. witness said
that he brought It letter and gave him,
but said "1hil was not In the bargain
when ! took the contract" Witness
asked him "What was the contract, ~
aud Mr.. Thomas replied that Mr.. Otis
Eaton had engaged him for 800 toI
work up the poi. on box and find
out all about 1t, and further said
he hadn't found out anything.
He went OH and came back in an hour
with man. Thought he introduced |
him as Mr.. llousIey. They began ip-
terviewing him about the box. Asked
what did Otis Eaton say he was to do.
MIR. Thomas said lac wanted DR.. Muir
ply to send the anonymous notes to
the proper authorities for examination.
Mr. Thomns couldn't tell him who
those were. Told him did he suppose
he would send these oil without any /
guaranty. The letter said they were
10 be sent TO be investigated Asked
Thomas for what purpose Mr.. Thoni- ,
rs said II WAS no business of his, he ,
ought not have brought tile letter. His
laughter came in about that time ,
rom school and Mr. Thomas said to
Ter, 81 understand ---n mo, Won [
ion't understand any such lhing,n
vas the reply Mr.. Thomas received (
MI his conversation was TO find out |
whether she was investigating the
IoN matter. lie told Thomas |
lie WIS not doing anything and that f
he wasn't. She spoke up and said L
Yes, she was A great deal of time 4
vas spent there, but they didn get "A
anything. Told Mr.. Thomas he 81
would like toplay detective now, and y
lr. Thomas seemed to wake up. He o
rad got clew Ia the box. He told @
Thomas that he had come 10 Fort v
Worth on the day of an election. and v
Thomas bet all the money he Nv
,ad and could get on the elec- [
ion that day. Parties even :
went to the house and woke him no.
he won the money, but that nobody
n Fort Worth told him. Thomas did I
lot deny, but said IL was so. Soon af- I
er that they left. Soon afterwards he d
'0t letter from Eaton calling for AN n
II was impossible TO I
meet the dcmaGds, IA he did not ret | /
he consent of his brethren. H
In reference 10 the meeting at Can't. y
Ianua's olllco the witness said 4
lr. Wells came To him n
Z the p0stotllcc and told him h
. come around to the Traders bank q
he purpose of the meeting was to in. q
estigate the rumors about his daugh. q
Or and Mr.. Eaton. Capt. Hanna asked n
his daughter had had ady difficult, :
here they came from. II was "A diff f
Guilty almost identical with this, ex :
ept there was no money Ia il. There n
lere no forged letters. His words 10 n
he brethren there were at was "A bad ;,
ase of u badly disappointed yonnp a
lan.n Laughter. The facts were II
ut rs fully In his possession Ms Ia this
&e, The young mans dlsappoint, n
hent was the cause Of his conduct 10. n
ward her. ADMINISTRATION was spoken il
4 At the meeting. He told them how 4
onid they investigate rumors, He'll
old them further IL anything could be :
he WAS willing for an in I
,estigation. He told them also \
nat whatever they agreed /
lpon he was with them /,
)eacons Wells and Ealsle came to his
louise TO talk over The matter, and ,
mong other things said his daughter
vas spending too much money for her ,
alary and WAS not governed He told !
hem that "he would defend his daugh- !
or but screen her never.n That If She
vas guilty he would make the motion
o turn her out of the church. He told
hem further that he would tell them
family secret but more than ma.
onic secret. That was the matter
llready detailed on the witness stand. !
lhe DOCTORS statement was In Cant, (,
iahha's possession among his private
papers. She had had u nervous fever
brought ON by oyerwork, She was
aKinga course Of music lessons from
Prof. Schoelmann aud In order To finIsh
ler course In shorter time than Il
axes. doubled on her lessons. part
If the instructions was ON The nine mr..
gan and this added greatly TO tho ner-
'ous strain. She was staying with N
most estlmable young lady who had
ormerly lived with her Ehc became
her head being mostly M.
ected, and he held her head Uis
statement to the deacons was that the
ioctor said he had known such cases
- result chronic h, steria aud that
resulted In lunacy, aud NJ
nc said she sometimes had hysisrics
hat ran Into lunacy he was the luna. ,
~, Ino question was rs 20 the CON
inct of his daughter He told them .
ier disposition was that way. Her !,
astes all lead toward music aud iba
irania. Her paint of propriety was
o her just what his was To hiui. Ha
lad thought II better to CRAFTY her. 81
y TO con!rS, her perfectly
IL. told them in addition that If any.
,ody said he didn't control her. m
hem bring ON the specifications. Thev 1
aid they had henrd n aud ~. ~