Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-03-13

asked about her previous HE in Carroll
ton, Mo-, md testified she had trouble
there With . disappointed sutton, butt
there was no money forgery In it.
dramatic scene here occurred. While
in r~eference to her life
at Hardin college, Mr.. Furman ssked If
she was not charged with forgery OF
notes there. Mr.. Ball of her counsel in
terfered, and asked if they were going to
attempt proof of that kind; if not, it was
a most cowardly practice, even used be
fore Il tribunal. !
Furman said he did not know whether
they would or not.
Ball demanded if thcyhad a scrap Of
paper even to show they should produce
it. 8
Furman said Il man from Missouri had
told J. S. Davis of this city about it.
Davis was called for and asked who it
was. He named W. r. Woodson. ais
Mr.. Woodson in the housei'' was called
next. From out of the midst of 500 peo-
| pie arose the bulky form of Woodson as
| he responded, al am"
"Come forward and speak," called
| Ball.
| 81 have nothing to say. Mr.. Davis is
| mistaken" was the reply.
General clapping of hands and stamp
ing ensued. Miss Murphy was led al
most fainting out of the room, and Far
man Withdrew the question and apollo
gized.
Tonight Miss Murphy testified that
she had never been engaged to Eaton, but
had been followed up, dogged, threaten
ed and abused by Eaton; got money from
him on but two occasions, explaining
them satisfactorily, and returned the
money promptly. She denied most OF
the correspondence and explained that in
the celebrated "Palo Pinto" envelope
was sent a bill for his niece's tuition and
not a demand for $500; that she did not
take a buggy ride with him, but On that
date was at school until dark with one OF
her pupils, a child of Mrs. Barlow; that
he did take her mother q ride on a sub
sequent day. Thus explaining away the
testimony Of the other side, she left
a good Impression on the large crowd.
BY ANOTHER REPORTER.
Fo T WORTH, Tex, March s.-The
whole of to-day and until IL O'Clock to-
night was occupied in the Eaton Murphy
trial. The defense put Miss Fannie Muir.
ply on the stand, and she testified fol
six hours. She states positively and en-
phatically that she never received thu
money from Mr.. Eaton he says he gaEs
her; that she received the box of poi.
soned candy at school, rs well As the mott
of warning not to eat anything sent her
The prosecution to-day said they would
prove trouble with 4 Chicago drummer
at Carrollton, and that the witness wal
there. Being called, he stated he knew
absolutely nothing, to the c~onsternatiol
of the Prosecuting Attorney. Miss Muir.
phys testimony was very interesting,
The lady is pronounced by many who
heard her testimony tonight as thu
smartest woman in Texas, and If sh'
= maintains her story on cress-examina,
ton she will be entitled to the position
/ Rev. J. d. Murphy that h
will prosecute to the fullest extent of the
l law any and all persons who have printe,
or offer for sale pictures of his daughter
/ 1t was understood that several person
were about to engage in the industry.
LAST DAY. ,
FORT WORTH, Tex, March Ito
night saw the close of the Eaton Bfurph
trial which has lasted ten hours dali,
since last Wednesday. To-day Mis-
Murphy showed very ~conclusivelyr tina
she was at the school-house at the tim
she was said to have taken a buggy ride
That was a strong link in the chain max
ing her author of the letters she dispute
writing, and which if proven genuin
; would show her to be an adventures.
= Tonight when argument was to b
: had, Mr.. Furman, Eaton's counsel, sol
that the object of Eaton's asking an in
vestigation was his own vindication fror
the charge of having sent the poisone
candy to her. The evidence did not con
: meet him in any ann with it, and the
;. had been unable to show that Miss Mur
ply ever charged him with having ser
: > the candy. Mr. Eaton therefore with
!. drew all charges. .. s
: The report recommends the docto
;. and his daughter to the church as worth
of the highest confidence, with a hop
that no credence whatever will be give
matters named in the charges. The re
-. port is signed by all the members Of th
:. council remaining in attendance at il