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

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n Ia, the crowd Of four hNndre'
that had gathered disparsing In Hill
groups In various directions.
The council met agaiu at > p. IN
The church was very crowded, am
considerable interest was manifested
: throughout the evening In theproceed
iDgs. The first witness called was
: GBo. II. EASTWOOD,
, who testified that he paid Mr. Eaton 8
expenses 10 town In order that they
might go to the thealer on the night
of the I'D OF January. He was with
him at the theater and afterwards
that night. Eaton went to Sunset the
next morning and he followed the sue
cecding day. They came up from the
depot in carriage and Eaton got of
near DR.. Adams. He had been with
Eaton good deal. He was not a
I gambler. He had seen him put down
half dollar az time, but he would
not take him TO be gambler.
| Cross-eSamiued--IIe left Fort Worth
with Eaton two or three days prior to
the 22d. He was not certain about the
time. He might have left on the 2lst.
They went out ON the morning train
on the Fort Worth " Denver. The
witness referred To his little book, but
could nor find the date
They separated about 10 or II
O'Clock the night they got in. He next
saw him two DAYS after vt Bowie. |
Questioned again In reference 10 gam |
bling, witness said they would 20 ia |
and perhaps lie would lay down half n
dollar and win or Jose on faro or what
game was going on. He had seen him
play high-bail poker. High ball poker
wss bad game. Laughter and ap-
plausc.
e. 4. HALLEY
testified that his first information in
reference 10 the scandal was obtained
rom Geo. ;. Eaton, with an earnest
'eauest from him and DR.. Adams not
q publish, THAI his first real inf0rmn-
ion In reference to the poisoning WAS
rom conversation overheard. That
lc saw DIR and Miss Murphy and OBJ.
Aimed from them n statement in con /
dcuce. That DR. Murphy said the
natter was being Investigated and he
referred IL should not be published,
ut finally consented to the publica.
on. All the specials sent from
ort Worth were based ON i'm
furnished correspondents
y witness. Witness read clippings
ON the Galveston News and Dallas
erald, aud poin ed out slight vari-
Ice, which he did not attempt 10 ex-
ain. He stated that II. j. Powell
as the Galveston News correspondent
nd c. w. Hoei2le the correspondent
/ the Dallas Herald
:. NJ FURMAN
stllled: He first learned of The
,isOned box of candy from Miss Muir
~ ON the night Of the 26th. He had
ritten 10 her 10 have an engagement
tell her he would have to Withdraw m
m the choir and stop associating q
Tia her and her family, ns people on n,
outside were talking. He was about n
leave when she told him she had q
netting to tell him. She then said u
had got note of warming on the
'vlous Monday telling her not to
anything sent her, and that she
u got n box of candy sent with his
nplimenls. Miss Murphy said she
u heard that he had received $50
M Eaton to testify for him in case
matter came up. He asked who
'e her the information, and said he 81
uid take the party before Eaton. ~
snid she was bound up in secrecy. "
shid she had no idea he was -,
Injected with the matter. Sunday
mt he went to DIR. Nurphy's. The
tor declined to show him the slip
paper with his name on it, because
daughter had retired and he
'nld not disturb her. He promised
bring il TO his office the next morn.
Z but did not. He went back the
81 Saturday night, and then Or. -
irphy showed him the signature,
loh he at once pronounced
gerry. He subsequently told Miss
'fphy that unless matters were 10,
AIRED up, he would have to with IL,
w his friendship. His mind had =
N put in doubt on Christmas day.
out the last letter he wrote To Miss :,
rphy was about the 2lst or nd of
luary. The letter shown him
written after Christmas,
mt the first of January.
. two letters referred TO in this letter
re letters written by Eaton to Miss
rphy and given him in confidence
handed them TO Mr.. Eaton on
ristmas morning She showed them
iim. and asked If he did not think
on crazy. He told her he did not
nix Eaton ought TO have done as he
. He did not tell her II she said
word he would horsewhip Eaton.
o letter was now read, and caused
IL OF laughter. IL was as follows:
: Fannie;
men was man placed in such n %.
on 1 SWcdr to YOU that am this
one OF the best friends YOU hive
eort Worth. But two things have
regret in the transaction of the
u lew days: That | surrendered E
sc letters 10 Eaton Tuesday morn.
I, ana That ! ever intimated to yonr
ler my knowledge of the affair. ON
'uhesaay ! was myself again. and
10 that time | have pursued the
rse or prudent and consiatent
ma To you. must tell Won Tint I MuI
~ been approached in the Inst ton thol
y oy something less than twenty as ei
SONS I'm II strictly confidential ~, Mui
" WIN The invafiAble remark. or freq
fse, Furman, 1 don't believe oll call,
80 remarks, but / would like 10 He
Nv Ifom you just what there gart
III could count on Ike
myers fiteen names of eral
II inquirors who went SWAY He
'ot with confidence restored go this
NY with a more cheerful vieu az pear
situation because am regarded as not
horlty IN the matter. or con,.'a shot
understand, IL was to makenn, A,
oieSaie denial of the matter and ,,ira no n
~ :. t Mn 2u every corner | should soon resp
@" hght on hand or would have to
ne water. as one OF your friends fpi
should light (Which | most Az
.uIy would II 1 pursued the ahow. y,
rsel II would only serve 10 ,ivs me-,
3risty, rs ] would be REGARDED In nra ,