Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-06
MURPHY EATON.
contInned rrnm rourlh rage.
manner that Mr.. Eaton had. Loud
and continued applause and Taught II,
checked by the president.

il
- checked by the president
MR.. y. VI. WELLS
- was the next witness, and testified:
Was one OF the deacons Of ibis church
He first heard OF this poisoning busi-
ness on the Wednesday previous to
February LIST. DIR. Murphy brought
the box and stated that IL had been re-
ceived by his daughter. That there
w WAS genuine signature or Il very good
M imitation, but lie could not believe
that the party whose name was on II |
-, had sent H.. He came back again 1
ri; Thursday, and asked the result, and |
nd he told him he had not yet examined I
!" IT,. He wanted To carry away the box,
is: but allowed IL TO remain in order that
90. the amount might bc ascertained. He
n came back Friday afternoon and he
nd told him that IL was arsenic.
He went 10 DE-. Murphy's at 10 o'clock
at night. Mr.. Haley had come there
'e making inquiries, aud obedient 90 in
:, a slructions his clerks would say moth
" ing about IL. Mr. Haley stated he
N. had DR.. Murphy's permission. He
- afterwards telcphoned Mr.. HALEY and
" asked him not 10 publish, and lac re-
,st piled that 1t was all over town. He
=, then went TO DR.. Murphys and he :
stated that lac had not given Mr.. Hal =
$, ley permission TO get the particulars b
. DIR. Murphy showed him the note, q
I'm on Eatou's side, but don't want d
I no foul play. Don't eat nothing that's g
sent you" DR.. Murphy sad he y
. thought there were three parties In "
IL, but one had weakened. He went pl
there again Sunday afternoon and
talked with Di. Murphy and Miss to
Fannie. DR.. Murphy gave the name r.
of Holloway rs having been received in IL
the box, hut Miss Fannie spoke up and re
said II was Cora Mitchell. Dr Muir 10
ply showed him the name received ti'
ON slip in the box. II was ir'
| that of :. NJ. Furman. The doe ne
! tor said 1t was genuine, or taI
n good imitation. They compared M
the writing with that on IA letter irnni ms
y NJ Furman, and they pronounced 1t PR
a forgery. He detailed the circum- bu
stances of the conversation in re- 10
ference to Mr.. $. NJ. Furman, with no 70
difference from the statement of MI for
Eakle. That evening the witEess aud ~
MIR. Eakle went To see Prof White ifo
and then to Mrs. Mitchellis The III. He
tie girl WAS asked If she had received anc
II box, and said no. Afterwards they p!a
went back and told Mrs. Mitchell to wa
question her daughter closely. Mrs. ant
Mitchell brought Cora to his store the for
next morning, Subsequently Dr.
Murphy stated that he would give test
500 and his daughter would give 500 POI
To have the matter ferfeted out. Tues- phy
day afternoon he. Mr.. Eaklc and Mr.. wri
Sandidge, DIR. Murphy, Mrs Murphy to +
and Miss Murphy were present nj DR.. iron
Murphy'5 when Cora Mitchell said viii
she remembered having received the,
the box, but said she could to |
not ss...remember what kind som
Of boy II was that brought IL. Or. she
Murphy said later that he was accused prev
Of not controlling Miss Fannie; that eat ,
She was OF age nnd had mania for had
going to entertainments, and that she com
had hyslerla and that sometimes led had
10 lunacy. from
Mr.. Ball here said 10 Mr.. Eurman. the
You have been out of the rule hulf gave
m hour.u Won
YOU don't know what the rule is She
WIS MIR. Furman's rejoinder. She
me witness proceeded and said that conr
Dr. Murphy said that he would be nigh
wiling TO take up his hat and leayo doct
The house Ii Miss Fannie could be Of p'
married To some nice man. his
But not To Ehton,r intefiected Mr. won
Ball to b
81 will not be insultcd. | came here ing,
to treat all Ike gentleman aud lll be mex
treated In the same way said Mr.. Muir
Eaton, halt rising. viii,
This caused good deal of excite forg,
-
'eet III expectation of difficulty. clear
MIR. Furman said ooh, Frank don't draw
mean anything aud everything been
luieted down, AOo
The witness continued that ON that Muir
iVenng Miss Fannie stated that she Janu
lad a Chicago drummer working ON was
he case; that he silent and panIhlnd abou
With Eaton. She also said thnt shn The
Knew where the candy came from and were
IL about It,, and she Thought she Muir
you'd have the other matter ferreted He
nut In few days, She would give no Chri
PARTICULARS. He received the tollowiny to hi
tote In the forenoon of one morning: Euto
\lr, Wells: thin
wiz ask You TO oall Mt The college did
u ii O'clock, rs your testimony con the '
erning the box will be required. Yon Tho
VII he detained but lew minutes. roars
Very truly, Il. III, MuRpny. Mln
February 10, 1884, w
lie was there nj II O'Clock and went titio
'aok in the afternoon with Mr.. Eakle day
te found Mr.. HALEY there, and MIR IN y
Inrner afterwards came Ia There | to
vas no difference in his testimony az past
. this point and that of ihos,
dr. Fake, The witness now Ing,
Nhlpiteu the wonderful box, with faith,
ONE ol tue candy IN IL, The box, he Wed
aid, was n toilet soap box. sine,
When 1t was opened and handed cour
ound to the council, the ladies nearly frlen
~ fose 70 thcif Feet with eager eNprc. have
alton. davs
Mr. Wells continued. saving flint pefs,
plhe 9l ms clerks ate some OF the can. way
" and were made sick. He didn't colir
freak the candy, but only examined thesC
ne poWoer. MISS Murphy told him kno,
hat her detective had had nn anal. Is
isis made. lie testified to the in. nv
'estigatlon of Mr.. Thomas and of Mr. such
)tis Eaton. He also testified that in IL no
Ms investigation Ia was told .by ibe tainj
Jerk Mt the hotel that Mr.. Georue The !
eaton was in town ON the night az auth,
January I'D He was present nj n Won
meeting at Judge Hanna's Office. In whol
answer TO Judge Hanna, Dir. Murphv II m,
aid she had had u similar difficulty Ia have
and that with crank. loo Ntnk
Cross-examined.-- Mummy said did
J. Nj. Furman had told her that hs sured
you'd believe her guilty till She was cour.
hown 10 be Innocent DR.. Mnrphy did nolo,
tate that he did not think Serin,,Ilagn The ii
'nrman had sent tho candy OF h. mari,
'ould not have put his name In tho bv lie
on Some of the members of the n scr,
burch had censnred Dr. Murphy ON The n
s.count. of her going to the iheatcr' me. u