Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-12
THE THORNE CASE.
The Defendant Thorne Test.
fies for Himself.
He WAS MUCH lNFATuATED,


Yesterday morning tho examination
Of the witnesses in the case OF the state
VS. Eugene Thorne was resumed, and
the first witness TO testify was
Mr.. MLEAN.
Stated he was one of the proprietors
OF We Arlington Inn; that rhorne and
Miss West came to tho hotel on the
night Of the 18th Of August, about
lli35. Thorne registered Miss West as
his wife and so introduced her. She
was without hat or any baggage. He
thought 10 very strange and concluded
II was not all right and sent word TO
Thorne TO leave. Thorne asked for
twenty minutes, then for thirty minutes
more time; they acted as IL under
the influence of some drug, morphia
possibly A doctor was sent for and
they were relieved Of the poison; they
said IL was no use 70 send for a doctor,
II was too late 10 do and good. We
found the box that had contained the
morphia in room, some OF the pills on
the floor. Thorne had his coat
and shoes of; both had pills
In their hands when they went out on
tho veranda. He found several notes
one or two signed Mary Ho gave
some TO Thorne and others, evidently
She ladys, to her, telling her she had
oattor destroy them.
ERNEsI MAUPrN TESTIFIED FOR
THE DEFENSE.
He was clerk at tho PlckwicS and
rhorne came TO the hotel the evening
)f the 18th and got $50 from him. Sew
eral notes had boon brought there by
ali IN Lao al liz
Thorne; Thorno showed him one signed
"M.h
Charlie Nevis said he had charge Of
the stable nj the Inn; heard Miss West
say II was no use to send for doctor,
for il tboy did not die that night they
would next day; she wanted 10 lay
down and 20 to sleep.
Geo. Wray aud ono or two others
testified about tho only material points
being that seemingly both wanted to
die, and there was some testimony go-
ing TO establish II as fact that Miss
West knew ThOrue wns q married man.
The court took recess until / p. m.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Cole Lawrence testified no was drug
clerk AT Whitsitt's; he saw Thorne Au-
gust Il about p. m. AZ the drug store;
was there five or ten minutes aud got
some morphine pills one-half grain
Thorne won't behind prescription case
and got the box; sc was labeled $500
or. inorphia pills"-sOme had been
taken OUT He got nothing else that
witness know Of He put them in his
pocket, saying they were what lac
wanted.
DISCRIMINATION DID not bee how
he came up 20 the drug store; was busy
and rhoruewcnt behind the counter
and helped himself, he was behind tho
counter several minutes, tho witness
was there also Thorne Is druggist
OF several years experience, he paid p
or 10 cents for the pills, The state
tried 10 get some expert testimony
out OF the witness, but he did not
know what quantity Of morphine
was fatal dose. ffe did not see
Thorno go 10 any other counter. no
was we'll acquainted at the store and
helped himself TO what he wanted;
only saw him once that evening at the
store
j. II. Eltoln testifod-H was clerk
OF Arlington ON tho 18th OF August aud
saw Ihorne aud Miss West nc the Inn:
saw Mics West after she had
taken the morphine; was walking
her about 20 comtoract tho effects OF
the morphia; She was talking about tho
attempt at suicide and said 1T was no
use 10 do all this Tor mo- for II YOU snve
me tonight 1 win dlo tomorrow
night
A RIPPLE or TROUBLE.
Miss Sallio Weltman, witness in
tho case, was called, and failing tD
answer, her attachment bond for $1,000
was forfeited, and la Judgment was en-
tered against her aud her surotios
DR.. nurrmecr was called, but the
council for the dcfonse stated that the
doctor was at the houso OF his father,
about II miles south OF town, where his
brQther-in-law, W. NJ Burton, was
lying o. the point OF dctfA. aud the
doctors sister was completely prostra-
leu' under the circumstances they
would excuse him.
Mr., Davis offered In evidence u copy
OF THE GAZETTE Of tho 9lst OF August
containing an interyiow with Miss
West, reported by TIE GAZETTE cor.
respondent at Hillsboro. Objection
was made to this, and the objection was
sustained.
The defonse rested
A MISSING WITNESS.
Inc counsel for the state retired for
conAuitation aud 1t Was noted that
Judge Beelshain was writing with
look OF discrimination on his face. He
raised his head aud said: ''Ndr. Sheriff.
here is an attachment for Miss Sallle
Weltman, made roturnablo at a. m,
Tomorrow, with a bond for s2500. See
that II Is executedn
the DEFENDANT ON THE STAND.
The defense closed with tho testi-
mony OF the accused, Eugene Thorno,
who said he had known Miss West
about two years. First met her at her
fathers hotel in Hillsbcro; "had seen