Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-06


heard .of the death of Capt. Hanna.
lnasmuch ashe retired from he com
ell 10y the request of himself he
thought 1t due that he should speak of
Capt. Hanna NJ he knew him He
was conscientious, honest, fearless
man. Nothing he, Mr., Furman, had
done was intended to reflect on the in
tegrity of Capt. Hanna, who was hiR
friend and n noble man.
Mr., Wells read the following:
RESIGNATION.
EoRr NORTH, March 5, 1854
10 the Advisory Council and Committee OF
the First Baptist Church at Fort Worth, Tex
For reasons which do not deem
necessary or proper 10 explain, | beg
leave 10 decline TO longer serve on the
committee of which | have been APP
pointed u member by the church. Ny
resignation need not retald your inves-
LEGATION, us the church has expressly
authorized the remaining members Of
the committee to appoint another In
the place of any member declining TO
serve.
Yours Respect and Fraternally,
HENRY FINCH,
The resignation was accepted and
Mr.. Taylor was appointed to take his
place. Mr.. Weller being appointed as-
slstant clerk.
Attention was called TO the fact that
Mr.. Beauchamp, member of the
council, was absent, and the president
asked If the council was ready To pro-
seed
Dr. Murphy said the council was sat.
isfscloTy to him as u was, but If any
vacancy was filled il should be by the
chairman of the church meeting ut
which the council was appointed.
Mr. Furman said the council WAS
satisfactory TO his side as ii stood, but
they would be unwilling for Mr..
Gaugh to appoint any naw member.
DIR. Murphy was asked IL he desired
severance aud replied that for the
sake OF dispatch he would wave that
right
THE CHARGES AGAIN.
Mr.. Wells read the charges hereto-
fore submitted, rs follows:
Fort WORTH, Feb. 20, 1854,
70 the Advisory Council OF The First Baptist
Church, Fort Worth, Texas;
Gentlemen: - In compliance with
your request that prefer charges and
| specifications as 10 what injuries, "
! any, Miss Fannie Murphy and her
father, Rev. j. ID. Murphy, have done
TO me, and upon the terms and c0ndi-
! lions heretofore agreed upon, ] beg
| leave 20 respectfully submit the follow
ing, to-wit:
Charge First-That the said Miss
Fannie Murphy pretends and claims
that heretofore, to-wit on ur about the
22d day OF January, 1854, she received
certain box Of pois ned candy-and
that she gave publicity TO the alleged
affair, and by her nets and words and
with the connlyance and assistance of
her father, Rev. j. ID. Murphy, she
endeayored TO make the impression
upon the minds of sundry and divers
good people Of Fort Worth and upon
the minds of the rublic that said box of
poisoned candy had been sent to her
by George S. Eaton with the intent
on the part OF said Eaton to poison
and kill her, the said Miss Fannie
Murphy, when IN truth and in facts AZ
she, the Miss Fannie Murphy, then
and there well knew the said George
S. Eaton did not have any connection
directly or indirectly with the said
box OF poisoned candy, II said box Of
poisoned candy was ever sent to the
said Miss Fannie Murphy, and tlat
in attempting 10 crentc the impression |
that the said George s. Eaton had |
sent said box of poisoned candy TO the |
said Miss Fannie Murphy, did so with
the intent to injure the said Eaton
Charge second. That the said n iss
Fannie Murphy, uDder and by virtue
of a promise TO marry Geo. s. |
Eaton, did, on the - day Of De-
cember, 1883, and nj divers and sun
dry times prior and subsequent there |
to- obtain from the said Geo. S. Eaton, /
and divers sums Of money of
the aggregate amount Of over six hum
bred dollars, all Of which she, The said
Miss Fannie Murphy, denies, although
she well knows IL be true.
Charge third. That heretofore to-
wit: On the day of December,
1888, the said Miss Fannie Murphy
aud her father, Rev. j. ID. Murphy, |
did say and declare 10 divers good peo-
ple of Fort Worth, that Geo. =. Eaton
had attempted to blackmail the said
j. ID. Murphy, when In truth and In
fact the said Geo. s. Eaton, rs she, the
said Miss Fannie Murphy. then and
there well knew, had never attempted
TO blackmail the said Rev. j. ID. Muir
ply.
Charge fourlh--That at divers and
snndry times during the year 1883 the
said Miss Fannie Murphy did write
sundry and divers letters to George ,.