Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-28
A MONSTER OF LUST
Was Captain w. G. Veal, IL the
Testimony Of Men
WHO STAND HIGH IN TEXAS
Be Believed and That il viii There Can
Be Little Doubt
The ChasIe and Wrluous We're Slnned Out
by Him and RaWshed 10 Crafty His
LleenIIousness Horrible Testimony
In the Jones Trial.

Dallas, Tex. Jan. Especial This
was tile fourth day of the Jones trial.
and If the dead man has vestige of
reputation left tonight it is not the fault
OF the witnesses introduced i'm the fn-
nous case. In all the history Of Dallas
county's criminal history in point of
sensotionalism all other eases fade into I'M
sighiiicauce when compared 10 the Jones
Veal tragedy, and IL the testimony be
true, Captain Veal sailed under a black
iiag In his crusade upon virtue, even
when minister OF the gospel. and spared
neither young nor old, hurried or single,
chaste or uuChastc
X. @. Sims of Ellis county testified
that year or 80 ago he told Dr. r. II.
Jones that Captain w. G.. Veal was a
gallant soldier but rake after women.
lie informed him that Veal had assaulted
three ladies' in Ellis county giving their
namesl and admitted that he informed
the prisoner that If the truth was
known ne wouldn't be- surprised IL Veal
had approached OF assaulted 200 women
IN that county
Thomas b. Trottman was the first
witness for the state today. His eyi.
dence was not startling In the least.
Judge Arson O.. Runey, Onow on
tue bench Of Wayahachie was called.
He was asked by one of the attorneys
for the prisoner II hc knew Mrs Griffin
and stated he dil. she belonged to one Of
the first families iu Ellis county Cap
tain Veal, eight or ten years ugo, Mt
tcurted 60 assault Mrs Griffin aud for
this hn was iiucd $1,000 and afterwards
expelled from church aud the Masonic
order
The court held that Judge Raiuey
could not testify to these facts.
Judge Ferris, who had known Veal
for forty years, wns then called. but the
prosecution objected 10 the defense at
tempting To work in the Griffin episode
and Judge Ferris retired
This afternoon Mrs. Il. ~. Jones' the
wife of the prisoner was placed in The
witness chair and Judge Tucker held
that her evidence was admissible. The
horrible story Of outrage was published
In detail 10y The .fyZcttc nc the time of
the hnbeus corpus trial II was, iu the
main, q repetition Mrs Jones testified
that more than twcnty-Ouc years ago,
when she was the Widow Burlington,
she was stopping at the residence of
friend in this city. Veal. who was then
n Methodist preacher and u president
elder, frequently called at the same
place. One night or rather very early
one morning. 0t was about | o'clock
she was awakened by q man standing by
her bedside. She was almost pdWlyzcd
with fear. The man was Rev. w. G..
Veal, aud despite her protests and pray
crs. he rayishCd her person. Grief aud
modification kept the wrong a secret
locked In her bosom for nineteen years.
Finally she told her husband, and I'm
October last her husband shot and
killed Captain Veal.
Colonel Jerome &. Kcarhy chief prose-
cutOr. compelled the witness To undergo
a rigid Cross-eXumnatiou, but could not
. shake her story ia the least.
Then the character witnesses were
called and testified
Mrs Or. $. J. Morgan, who has known
Mrs Jones since her sixth year, said
III there IL a pure and modest woman
on earth Mrs. Jones is one
Judge Fcrris Of WaXahachie swOrc
that the reputation Of Veal for lasCiy'-
BUSINESS and Righteousness was very bad
IN Ellis county, and that he was noted
for his proposals aud assaults upon chuste
women. both married and single,
Judge Arson G.. Itniucy's testimony
was, II anything, stronger lie declared
that NeHl's reputation for licentiousuess
was bad, that il extended over many
counties OF the state Judge ltainey also
said that Veal was generally noted for
his assaults and proposals TO chnStc wo-
men. both married and angle.
Ttcv w. $. Castor of Marble Fails ties.
fitted that lac had known Captain Veal
| In the days when the Inter was q pre-
siding elder iu the Methodist church.
| Robinson county. and also In Burnett
lie was asked what was Veal's rcpu-
| tntOu for Righteousness. Roy. Castor
| said: ut was bad; very bad.
He was asked u he was generally
| noted for his assaults upon chuste wom-
en-. married and single.
yes" said the prcaChcr-wimesS, he
was noted for his assaults and proposals
| 10 both married and single women. Rev.
| CASTOR was asked what connection Veal
| had with the separation that took place
between CASTOR and his first wife Cthe
| lady is now deadl. The prosecution OBJ
jecied aud the court sustained the OBJ
This shut ont from the jury the story
| of two clergymen who were nc the camp
| meeting calling the sinners 10 God. One
night while one was pre9'1lhg; SNORT
! distance away. his friend, Veal, visited
The tent and finding the wife of the alb
| seut preacher alone hc ravlshed her
The woman died of broken heart
o. i Shugart Of Marble Falls Swore
that he knew Veal aud that his repun-
tion for lust and Outrages upon women
was bad as well MS general
Judge O. r.. Dunlop OF WoNahochie
pnye tho dead man very bad reputation
and Rev. Chas = Barker, nu agcl. ana
! whitp-haircd Methodist preacher OF llIlS
county. testified that he had known Cap
tain Veal thiHy-two years ana lheN hud
heen ycry close friends for eighteen years
of that time For the IT, fifteen years
they were not friends The whitc-halred
old minister gave the dead man a tcrr-
lie reputation for ungovern0be lust aud
assaults upon chastc women, both mar
ried mud single. and also for his fond
moss for women who were not choste
At $50 o'clock court adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
iTbe killing of Veal was deliberate but
those who heard the evidence today DO
NOT believe the Jury viii convict the
prisoner. The defense made a strong ei'
fort 10 get the witnesses to particulnnZe
when. where and upon whom Veal made
his assaults but Judge Tucker sustained
objections raised by the prosecution q,
The ease will not reach the jury this