Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-12
Vol. 8 aNG69.

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three came 10 choir practice. Were
sittiag at the organ. Fannie turned
aroHad and said: What IL that, Mr..
Eaton, you have been telling about
NE ~ lie answered: "The truth.r
She said Il was not. Thought they
were both angry, and TOLD
them shat If IL was Joke
it WAS carried FAR enough.
Witness now told about the nickel
plated watch aud how Mics Fannie
and her little brother Harperquarrel,d
over IL. In reference 10 domestic mat
ters she said Mr.. Murphy and she had
always divided beds with the ohildten
siuce Fannie was n child. Remem-
bered the night the detective was said
to have been there. MIR. Eaton told
Miss Fannie the Friday night shat the
detective said he was there.
Cross-eNamined.-- Didn't remember
the color of the horse. Didn't know
where Miss Fannie went after driving
TO Mrs. Furman's. The horse was
turned toward the railroad when wit
ness went la.
HENRY NJ. FURMAN
again took the stand. Didn't zamem-
Der the hour the Fort Worth Il Denver
came In. IL was about dusk when he
went down the 18th OF December. The
time of the arrival of the train WAS
about 1880. 1t was within four days
OF the winter solstice. Thought he
went down earlier than train time to
see the eXpressman that shotthe negro.
MISS FANNIE MURPHY
was called To the stand again. She
states that when the rumors first came
out Prof White-told her so long as he
believed her innocent he would be her
friend. Mr.. Furman told him he had
heard she had said that he, White,
had attempted TO kiss her. Asked Mr..
| White in the presence of Mr.. Furman
/ II he would stand by what he had
said. He said no, unless she could ex-
plain certain matters, and she eN-
planned. She lad not said TO Capt.
Burlington that Prof. White had at
tempted to kiss her, 1t was
In refernce 10 Mr.. Fur
Mr.. Furman's attempt TO kiss her was
quite a surprise to her. Prof White
ha3 nerer ATTEMPTED TO kiss her. Had
newer hee1 euWgel 10 Aini--cECrpt ne
music BcheI.
Ihe question OF the stonOgpphiu re-
port was now hronght up ~ MsSps.
Taylor and Wells and IS agreement
both slues the report was stoppeu
some OF the couuU.. .uDldeutaliy coin
plimenting the GAzErTEreports.
CART. II. &. EpRiNGToN,
before taking the stand, asked what he
was called TO testify about, and was
hauswtred in reference To the letters.
The letters were submitted to him,
and he testified that he undetermined
the letters of Geo. 5. Eaton and the
anonymous letter, md could trace no
resemblance between them.
| Mr.. Furman now attempted 10 prove
| the general character of Geo. S. Eaton
! by Capt. Burlington, but objection was
raised. Capt. Burlington, however,
said he didn't believe he would be do
ing his duty rs II Christian when the
character OF the young man was as
called but was stopped by the pres
ident, who said, Hold on. -
Mr.. Furman tried to speak.
Capt. Darlington said. "But | have
got a right to say
Hold on, !" said the president. Mr..
Furman stated that he expected 10
prove that Capt. Eirlngton had
known George Eaton seventeen years,
and knew his character ms that OF an
upright honorable gentleman.
HioSs'SA"inntu. t"pe 'IiiiHstoh
said when Capt. Ball called the atten-
ton of the reporter to the cross-eSam-
ination that lie had nothing further to
say, If his testimony WAS TO be re-
ported 10 the newspaper. Proceeding,
Capt. Darlington admitted similarity
between the signatures on the letters
and the name Eaton ON the anony-
nous letter
Capt. Edtinst0n said hc had had no
patience WIN me investigation. lie
ielt inc tuinB hau gone on 10 the dis.
grace ol 'he church' lie would not
appear ~ a prosecutor OF the young
ituy, put Wheii II came 10 vlndlcate
the character OF tne young man, he
Appeared 10 pass ms Judgment on The
ietters.
Upon Iurtner examination OF the let
,ers he SAID he saw no US In the two
letters that We're formed alike. He
saw J . disconnected In both however
DIR. WELLS
was again called out, protesting. lie
testified that DR.. Rely took several
little soap boxes from the drug store to
Miss Murphy. There was no similar.
ity between these boxesnpd the one In
which the candy was. The arsenic In
the box was much finer powder than
that for sale in his drug store. He had
examined u under the microscope.
- ,, nsmeu ms uienhs hooup ~ ana none
no iaan sn,d ns,,,. wy arsenic nay
ANDY noisanip% ' p ,ns ' ,m,.,, OF tma