Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-08


said OH Monday morning he went Z
Decatur. Decatur to Audubon; ther'
TO Alyord and from there To Sunse'
This WINS on Tuesday. George Dash
wood was with him. Dashwood pro
posed to 70 TO Fort Worth and ne Oh
lected on account OF wanting 10 stay
away. Drove up town, TOOK supper
with his mother, stopped at the Grano
Central "A moment and then went u
The theater; from there 10 the restaur.
ant. then 10 the Grand Central ana
went to bed. Went in the morning to
Sunset. Met Eastwood two days alter
4, ward nj Bowie. Gould tell where nc
went each day. Went from Bowie To
Newport. Montague, Gainesville, Ma
rysvlllc, Burneyville, ThackeIsvllle,
! Gainesville, 81. Joe, - Bend, Bur
lington, Montague, and then met MT.
Ford, who told him he'd better 80
back TO Fort Worth, ne they charged
lin with sending "a box OF poisoned
candy to Miss Murphy, He came
back TO Fort Worth, and went TO see
his sister, who told him
Otis was here and had employed
detectives to work II up. He had q
difficulty with fellow in town and
wrote TO DR.. Murphy for his pistol and
other articles. DR.. Murphy asked
what other articles. He replied and
received his watch, locket, pistol, etc,
by Dir. Adams little boy.
Adjourned until Up. m.
AT NIGHT
a very large crowd was in attendance,
The house being damned. Mr.. Eaton
was put on the stand and examined
further. Remembered sending Miss
Murphy Il newspaper containing an
account of the opening of his store.
He also sent locket In 4 plush ease to
her.
Cross.examined. - Was about twenty
six. Thought first he became engaged
with Miss Murphy in March or April
First knew her as "A school girl in Bry-
an. Had list OF amounts put down
from his memory. Made it out on day
he sent the letter to DR.. Murphy.
Knew IL was something more than
1900. The first item $40 cash, was af.
ter the return from Dallas; the second,
of s. cash, was for stamps; the shoes,
put at 81. was i'm August or September;
scarf aud merchandise, SIG, was dur
ing the Sangerfest; cash, 800. was
given in June between the church and
Lakes; cash, SO, was on the day OF
the circus in October; cash, $50, not
certain whether sent it by the negro
10Y 10 school house, but thought he
I'D; ii was sent in an envelope; cash,
BOY, j2j, he thought was sent by |
he same boy; ditto, ditto, !
500, thought he gave that TO Miss Muir. |
phy himself The sum was cast up, |
800, at the time he wrote DR.. Murphy. |
The items below were given subse. |
luently The $50 next given was put !
Town Miss Murphy's collar in DIR. Ad-
ms parlor, he thought two days az
erward He explained her expression
No, never" that she meant she
would take no more money from him
N account of his telling her father.
ash $780, the next amount, was sent
y the negro boy, folded in II letter
read anu put In AN envelope and seal
d. That was either the day before or
he day lac took the ride. Cash Si95
vas given while out riding. Cash $40
'us sent by the hoy theneXt day. She
'rote Tor his pistol and ii was not
'rltlen out plainly and he thought she
leant The draft he had shown her
ie had IL cashCd and sent her $40 and
forwards sent her his pistol when she
'rotc for IL again. Received the
swear you will never tell, etc, on /
le 18th or 18th of December. He
ever promised or swore not to tell.
Questioned as To the meaning of part l
this letter, the witness refused To 9
nswer and insisted 81 have the right
nd keep IL and II docs not cast any l
Election upon Miss Murphy or my d
'lf" Interruptions were made hy 7
II. Otis Eaton several times, which /
evoked delay. Tho witness finally q
lOn examination of the letter, saw "
nat IL was not the letter he thought 8
I'd said he would explain il, aud did u
!. Il WAS now read. 1t was in reply IA
one written by him. He declined L
give any explanation OF this letter >
cry positively aud repeatedly. Mr..
.all asked If he should make truth
al answer in reply 20 his question
,ould there he anything rejecting on
ilsS Murphy's character. and refused
) answer, but added that hr could SAY
acre was nothing in treilecting on her
harac,er. He denied that he had had
his note exhibited around town.
The swear by heaven YOU will
ever' letter was now shown, and
illness said the story referred To in IL
'as that atterward told in Here's my
tory lie believed her, because he
Iad all confidence in her.
n letter written by witness to DR..
'lurphy (S) was shown and il was
aid by him to be written In October or
November. Himselfand Miss Fannie
made UP after that. Ii read as follows:
Letter :. Dr. j. ID. Murphy: Dear
'ir As Miss Fannie refused TO re-
pond to my note to-day, write to In
orm you that our engagement is now
'roken; Miss Fannie has diamond
ing OF mine and two other rings, and
few other articles, which wish Won
would please request her to return
She also eNaeted something over $500
n money from me, pretending to buy
Ter wedding trousseaI.--thus Ileave to
on 10 say whether II ought to be re-
TO other matters that has
aiken place between us, will tell all
n private interview.
Very respectfully, GEO. s. EATON.
Miss Murphy came To DR.. Adams'
next day and explained everything
His marriage was puf
vi on account Of his Illness. Letter
A ("My Dear George') was then IRE.
ented, aud read. Witness said he had
! little cousin taking lessons from
Miss Murphy, but he did not receive
my bill in the Palo Pinto envelope, nor
lad he received any bill ut all. He ex-
blamed The "coli and harshn writing
'eierred 10 as having been what he
wrote from Graham; that both her
amiiy and hls said she was fooling
lim. The reason for II secret mar.
.'age was that She had promised her
ather not To marry until she WAS ~
She did not want Ii announced until
,hc Was OF age. In reference TO the Sig
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