Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-21

OF threaten the Cnurcu. w Hlie nav
confidence in The fairness of tn,
chuIch, vet, as | will be directly af
: fected by an invt stigatiOn, | am no
> willing To be a party To 1t except upoT
such terms as will insure me a full
hearing, and l respectfully submit
that my propositions are fair, ana
that they do not reflect upon or de-
tract from the dignity of your body
{ my propositions are accepted | will
then prefer charges aud fur
nish the evidence to sustain
them. If my propositions
are rejected, will decline to go into
the proposed investigation and will
not furnish any evidence before it, tor
the very obvious reason that | am not
willing to be tried by II committee
upon which are persons who, | be-
Iievc, are preiudiced nRains' me; and
am not willing tn be bound by the
decision of any tribunal unless / can
appear before it upon such terms as
VIII insure me a fun hearing.
Respectfully submitted
GEO. 5. EATON.
n. B.-Imperative business engage
meats will require the absen of Mr..
Eaton from Fort Worth until the 2Sth
inst, on which time he win be pleased
to hear any reply the church may
have TO make.
NO CHANGE.
Last Sunday in open meeting the
reply OF Mr.. Eaton was submitted To
the church, no laid il On the table
till the investigating council met. and
made no change except to leave To the
council bet her they should sit with
open or closed doors. Thus the mat
ter rested until yesterday.
THE MUSIC HIGGINS.
Yesterday morning the following
council net at the church: Rev. /. B.
klmbrough ana j n. Hnney OF
Weathertord, Rev. j. b Link OF
Houston. Rev. II. T. Hanks. Rev. S.
y. Hayden aud w. l.. Williams of
Dallas, aud Rev. s. A. BeauchaInp OF
Denton, besides the five members of
the church.
Rev. |. B. Kimbrough was called to
the chair and Mr.. Liuch made secre-
| tary.
There was some preliminary Skin
mlshlng, after which the president
called upon Mr.. Eaton to say Wheeler
he was ready 10 present charges.
MIR. Henry Furmau, attorney flr Mr.
Eaton, took the floor TO reply. Some
of the members of the council told the
reporter, who got in afterwards, that
he undertook To relate he whole story.
and that he was called upon repeated
~, through points of order, to quit,
re: himself, claims that they were
trying 10 interrupt, brow
beat, bulldoze aud insult him
and says that he then said: ''Geutle-
men, | think see the drift of this
matter and will withdraw and he
and Mr.. Eaton then left the house
Messrs. Haney,i Hanks and Ia, Tor
were appointed "A committee to confer
with Mr.. Eaton to SEE upon what basis
he would prefer charges to the coun-
ell. Adjourned tor dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
me afternoon session was opened
with prayer. There was a long dis
cussion us To the ACCESSIBILITY of bay.
ing open doors, and upon motion of
VIZ. Hayden ii was decided to have
open meetings.
The committee came in after long
waiting and submitted the following:
THEIR LETTER.
FORT WORTH, Feb. 20, 1883.
Geo. &. Fat Ii, Esq.
Dear Sir-Upon what terms will Won |
go INTO he investigation appointed TO
investigate charges concerning Rev
ID. Murphy and his daughter? An
swer ut once in wiring, please.
JASPER n HANEY.
IL. II. HANKS,
w. III. TAYLOR,
Committee.
HIS REPLY.
hessrs' Hancy, Ha nix and Taylor;
Gentlemen--I herewith submit IN
you the following terms upon whicb,I
VIII agree to enter into the prouosed
investigation of the pending difficulty
between Rev. j. ID. Murphy and his
LAUGHTER on the one side and myself
IN the other, before the council Won
'epresent: 'N 4
flrst--l request that Rev. Mr. I
Tough, Captain Hanna and Rev. MIR I
iasoen retire from the c ,inmittee be.
ause do not believe that | can get
Istice before them. If the council de-
ires 10 place any persons on the com.
'httee IN place of Rev. Mr.. HAYDEN.
you'd suggest Rev. DR.. Law of BRYAN
y heV DR.. Rogers OF Austin. In The
lace OF Messrs Hanna and Con, h 4
,onid suggest Mr.. Eackles, Major =,
Captain Burlington or MIR. g,
iSecond-That the council sit !,
'ith closed doors because | will /,
ave number of ladies =,
witnesses, and they would object 10 a
9bearlng before IA mixed audience n
Ihird-That my attorney, Mr.. Hem q,
furnan, be permitted TO be present n
id examine such witnesses as L may h,
Ter to sustain the charges, and thar "
case my evidence may be ruled Out 81
zen that record may be made of o.
nat ! propose and offer to prove NV y.
Q witnesses, and that my attorney he eli
'fmitted TO discuss the evidence be. bu
re the committee. n.
Fourth That all of the witness es be 81
'orn ny notary public or other au. All
nrizrd officer. h.
fhth-That n stenographer be EN-. Ih
Dyed; and that all The evidence he cn,
1uced 10 writing; and that eitb.r III
rty have the right TO obtain ali tba en m
luence: aud In case either party feels ~, H.
srieytd at the report Of the commit. sn no