Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-07

was there, DIR. Burts OF Ceorgin, ana
Dr. Moore. DIR. Murphy said she had
been out at choir practice, she was not
we'll enough TO stay out, and lac wanted
her To come hoale. She said she be-
leved she would not slug in the old
Baptist church choir any more. Miss
Fannie and George stopped meeting
there about the middle of November
Miss Fannie told her she WAS having
six dresses made and gave the descrip.
ton, color etc that she was having
two opera dresses made; that her ull-
derwear was about completed. and she
described them, the manner in which
they were trimmed, etc. Letters of
her sou we're given Miss Fannie by
herself. Her son WAS in New York
aud sent her n letter to deliver To Miss
Murphy This was when she WAS
teaching In the old Huffman building.
AT another time she gave her one
when lac was up I'm .he country aud in
November she gave her another. Her
son sent her one letter In November.
She passed by the building about
twelve and saw Miss Fannie Ia the
building. She thought she would send
the letter by servant, but after she
got home went herself Met her on
! the corner and told Miss Fannie she
could take 1t ii she desired, but IL not,
not TO do so, she thought IL was
time the matter was end
ed one way or another.
She said she was going TO marry
George, but not until he had more con-
iideuce IN her. Miss Fannie asked her
to take the letter, NJ she had no place
to conceal II, and that she would come
and yet It. Or. Murphy had APP
preached, and he said he didn't think
1 lao tni
| ing there; il she wanted TO talk TO her
to come To his parlor. She told him
his daughter would not he contami-
mated by talking with her; told him
good moraing and left. There lad
been n misunderstanding between her
son and Miss Fannie soon after his
sickness She had converscd with
| Miss Fannie about IL. George had
written note TO the school room aud
wrote an apology. When she took
this note to the school room she said
George had written her an unkind
note She said yes Witness did not
learn what the misunderstanding was
| about.
Croseexamined - George first got
acquainted with Miss Fannie In JAM
uary, 1883. Their engagement WAS
announced by Miss Murphy To her in
June. She thought it was about the
IL, of July or the latter part of June
that Miss Fannie told her about send
! ing the $50 1t was in October herson
| was sick, from about the LIST. lie con-
vaesced about the last Of the month.
| IL WINS on the Sabbath be had his first
chill. II WAC, Ahe thought, Tuesday
after that she wrote Miss Murphy II
note that he was very III aud she
thought he was dying. she thought
Miss Murphy came Immediately, Miss
Murphy walked In and lllsstd him,
and witness left the room, She could
not I, She exact time uf the second
visit, 1t could hot nave been more
tlan day ulierwaTd, she thought,
that she wrote her the second time,
She came in, sat by the bedside and
witness left the room. Mr.. Harvey was
there. this second time, She thought.
Mr. OILS Eaton was also there at Tint
time, the thought She did not re-
member whether any one else was
present. Most of the visits, she
thought, were In the first eieh CT
nine days. She was there about every
day. Witness was In the room only
two time5. She did not know how the
| third Visit was paid. She knew Mr..
Otis Eaton had gone In a carriage after
| her, but didn't remember which timo.
she knew obs was In the room once.
! He resided In Galveston He came up
10 see his brother, and remained ebout
| Two weeks. The visits were n day or
| twol DAYS apart. Miss Murphy WIS
gent for twice or three times, and hhe
came twice without being sent for.
The last time she did not see her in
GeOrges room, but did see her in the
dining room. 1t was raining when
Otis went for her In the carriage. The
first note was written whcn
her son WAS thought to be
dying, and TO come and see him.
Winess wrote this note on Tuesday and
she came again she wrote aud she
came; che did not write two notes on
tho same day. The carriage wentaiter
the note was sent. Her son. Otis,
wrote note asking her TO come She
could not remember whether this note
WAS written on the same day she had
written. Mrs. Adams went IN the car
riage with Otis Eaton. Did not think
She had ever carried any, letters from
Miss Murphy to her son George. IL
was not upon her invitation or upon
Mrs. Adams invitation that Miss
Murphy came when Dr. Burts was
present. She came In with George.
She was not invited there to sing but
was invited 10 sing after bhe came.
Miss Fannie never called for the letter
that she told her TO conceal for her that
afternoon.
Redirect Her home was at Dr.
Adams. IL was about the middle OF
November that Dir. Adams forbade
her 10 visit AT his house. II was few
days aiterward that she refused 10 re-
ceiye the note. Miss Murphy
was seen there often, Didu,t
think Miss Murphy answered
either one of her notes 10 her. Mr..
Otis Eaton got the answer ~ can't
come. 1t Is too hard to bear.n That
was not all of it, She did not remen-
Der whether or not IL was after that
Mr.. Otis Eaton went after Miss MUIR
ply.
OTIS =. EATON
testified Was brother OF Geo. ,.
Eaton. Was acquainted with MISS
Fannie Murphy. His brother was
sick at DR.. Adams. About me i2lh
of October witness WAS in Robertson
county and received telegram TO
come here, aud he came. Was here
until the physicians pronounced
George conyalescent. Some time dur
ing the summer, in June or July. he
came up here on a wilt TO his mother.
| Uls brother had written OF his coming
marriage [objected tol. The iirst time
he ever heard Miss Murphy was ~
church. in July his brother was sick.
| Ue was seated ut the lea-table, when
| ,I,e young lady came TO the gate anu