Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-28
THE BONNER TRIAL.
Continued from First Pagel


three times. There had been 40 Thought
of trouble between them anal she expect
ed 10 return permanently 10 Oleburrs.
Mrs. snyder. daughter of the defendant
testified that her mother was visiting her
and expected 10 return home, that there
had bcgu no trouble Of any kind between
her father aud her mother, ana thar her
father visited her mother two or three
times during the visit and sent her money
every month, keeping up regular cor
rcspondcuce.
G. c. Dodsom Of Erath county testified
TINT he had known defendant since 1850
and testified very plainly as TO the good
reputation Of the defendant as peace
able, law abiding citizen, and aiso as TO
truth and veracity.
Counsel for the state wanted 60 admit
that the reputation Of the defendant in
both respects WIS good up 20 the time OF
the death of Templeton
Counsel for defense objected, wanting
| 20 have the advantage OF the force II
| testimony The court allowed them 10
/ Introduce three other witnesses 10 the
same effect. DR.. II. G.. Osborne. O. +.
| Arnold and Mr.. Claughcrty testified
I very strongly In favor OF detendant
DR. r. c. Osborne testified that he
| had pucticed medicine for hfty three
/ years, ten ia Cleburne. The taste Of
strychnine is Intensely bitter aud one
D
/ whisky would make it taste very strong.
| The taste would b. discovered as soon
| as IL touched the tip of the second ton
| que.
Court adjourned until ll5 o'clock
! In the afternoon the defense announcing
that they would place the defendant ON
AFTERNOON SESSION
Counsel for the defense, instead Of
opening up the afternoons session with
the defendant. introduced j w Watson,
| who lived Ia the house ON the Temple
| ton place from the time 10 was sold
10 the defendant until u was again oc.
| cupicd 10y TcmplCton. This witness tcsti'
fed that there were a number Of bot.
Ties IN a closet when he went there and
that hc threw them away. There was
one bottle In particular. n halfounce bot
tie labeled arsenic. This he throw into
a ravinc there were no bushes right
where ne threw Il. but 10 was only about
twenty feet from whore the bushes were
that bottle marked "arsonic' was found
by the officers, who made search Tor rNi'
donces of the cause OF Tvmplct0n' y
death
Tho defendant himself was next In
! PRODUCED and murmur Of interest went
| through the court room As the spectators
crowded forward 20 hear what be- said.
Accused talked in q very low tome OF
I
| distinguish what hc said. For th' hr't
time In the course of the triGl Dc cNluh-
tied emotion, It being dlstiupuismhir 10y
the tones of his voice rather than 10y any
| outward manifestations.
He stated that he was % years old
last November. lie knew the deceased
ir his lifetime for ten or twelve years
and bought his place in January on Feb
ruury. 1880. He was looking for place
whore hr could raise stock, and deceased
held this n common wih his father
and the latter not being willing 90 give
his son deed FOE il, they sold Il M order
10 divide the proceeds. ]. w Watson
went 10 live on the place about the lsi
VI March. and defendant staid With hin
but took his meals Ia town al bis sister
iu-laws his wife then being at Conan
che with her daughter a separation
| hetweerl himself and wife had never beer
| thought OF or discussed. the only WAY
that such q story could have gained ere
J dcncc being that his daughter had truu
bic with her husband, separated from hin
% | aud subsequently obtained divorce
and bis wife then went 20 stay a Few
months with their daughter, Mrs, Bon
| ner came back 90 Clcburnc two or tire
times aud hc visited her three times
They correspondent regularly at lcns
once month hr sending her money nj
the first Of each month. Watson loft th
|
buying him out and moving Ia, tha
same evening
When decreased left tho homse he wen
10 the Hall place and defendant ntte
remaining one mouth with Watson wen
Ia board at TcmpletOn's, because h
liked Mrs. Templeton's cooking, sh
made batter cakes 10 suit lnn lie pni
them $40 month for board selling thet
"a cooking stoVc fur $50 AZ tlat tim
be- had five horses ON The place aud
driving track He arranged with Ten
pleton 10 drive bic horse around, an
Frequently took Mrs Tcmpleton an
rollie Tem1eton, daughter Of the dc
| ceased. Could not remember All OF th
times he rode with Mrs. IemPlcion, hu
lac never went except Al Mr., Templ,
= toms request The FIRST time that h
WAS asked TO take her he told he
husband that he did not want 10 TAX
her at and time without such n reques
lecause he did not want any misnndei
, | standings. They went 10 town twice q
request Of deceased Ia his own buggy
Ile took her 20 see her mother, VII
was IN bad health, twice, then he too
| her twice 20 her sisters Mrs. Boa
wright lie SAW witness FurRason o
ono of these trips, but he did not say TIA
when he sent her word he meant u lu'
. tbat way aud she did not toll him
p hush Or they would be- detected nor an
words of like effect
Gle rode more with TOilie Templei0
than he did with Mrs Templeton 81
. aid once get into his ng at The tract
d Her husband was present and had asko
defendant 20 show his wife how " dn'
around the track lie did walk wit
Mrs Templeton down the railroad tract
!, they were going after water ana she va
going ON 10 Mrs Warehouses;. The
T. were not out OF sight of deceased WI
/, was in field where he could see the
plainly an of the way. Mrs Iemplcil
WAS out nt the stable with hm on on
occasion only. Several people, includil
her husband and herself, had gone ol
no look al "a thoroughbred horse he va
taking care Of lie was never there WI
Mrs TempletOn alone. Defendant ha
not been strong physically since be ha
the grip. two years before. DICK Iel
pleton drank good deal 81 whlsk
and prior 10 his decease, was great
3 troubled in his mind ON account OF incu
ring the enmity of his father and BROTH
ON account Of the land matter, and ne
refused 90 speak 10 him. HIS inind ".
affected on this account he taking n
affair very deeply % heart lie W.
also despondent on account Of hnanci
matters. be had had SlhuD in the ban
and an but 500 or $500 had been chee
ga out and defendant used 70 try
cheer him up. He used 90 say mat