Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-18
Jones' ON THE STAND.
=. qHar VEAL OUTRAGED
,ra AT DALLAS.
e.a At the breakfast Table
r,at He Had Protected
r,,au. and orphnns-Testi-
and Against Defendant.

.py for ane
. rsx.. Dec. l7.-There was pro-
h larger crowd present to hear
'..eslprs Of the Jones murder
~ court was called TO order
.,.nlnr than on any preceding
rn.re were not seats enough to
|-modaie all.
...nlly at . o'clock DR.. r. II. Jones
III. IN, placed on the witness stand
=. dissemination proceeded
n reply to the questions put
4, ~ County Attorney Lamton.
/. I. substance said that he did
XII Veal alone for the outrage on
IN. prior to his marriage. but
IN for the reason OF his at
4 outrages upon her on two oc-
.lnce she was his wife. He
mated that he had not been
IN sedate mind since the night
4. impaired to him this terrible
k.iilon.
/ ehe answered her questions
calm. deliberate frankness and
N feminine timidity that won the
n Al all hearers. Several times
{,ske down in the course of her
~ but not once did she become
"a from cross-examination or
10y questioning.
Jones--My name Is Mrs. r. II.
1 Pror TO my marriage my name
fg,rah Francis Smith. James
yas my father. He was once
4, 4 the peace of this district.
n Jimmy, by my first husband,
1. bullington, was born in June,
Ina vas sixteen or twenty months
! he time Of Veaps outrage ON me.
\. time my baby was quite Ill.
a,r had been tending upon him.
| ltew of baby's Illness. 1 was
40 after / had retired for the
VA touch. Looking up l saw
, over me in his night clothes. l
sel Veal's voice. Here she told
hi as told in testimony of DR..
ist Saturday. She continued:
seemed like u horrible dream,
! ltaw 1t was not a dream. / felt
| I vas disgraced forever. 1 did
M that night. / could not rest.
Med for awhile that my senses
hae me. l thought Of every
| that would be best for me 10 do.
! lad resolved to tell 1t to some
/ guess / would have told 1t TO
ceekrell. but when 1 went down
~ morning there sat Capt. Veal
be Bible In his hand holding
prayer. The sight almost Killed
then knew l must keep my ter
Rtrei, for / knew no one would
ne against such a man. l re-
e fcme of the words uttered by
lle7 had come into his hearing
At was praying. He said: 4
God for the preservation of the
} md the inmates of this house.
bought would go TO the river
a1uw myself in, but when 1
" my poor little helpless baby
y fther or any one to care for
ntw then that for his sake l
ls, After seeing Veal holding
r7yer, sat down and wrote
.i''s, endcavoring to impress
= nind the realization of the
NE that he had committed,
.rnld anguish J was suffering.
1.eer by what means l sent
eht / am satisfied he got ii.
rpe preparation of this out
''A lwenty-three years OF age.
Elred In May or June of 1872.
y Dr. r. II. Jones in March,
aw Veal twice after / was
2 Jones. The first of these
~ when we were living on
Henie. My second baby by
= hen only n few weeks old.
mi girl in response to a knock
oeor Invited u man into the
wing In, | beheld Veal. in
Naered him out OF the house.
Il Neaned mo with outstretched
- noting my terrible indigna-
soon left. This occurred In
az made still another visit. It
n ! was living in East Dallas
- nov owned by Kendall. /
ne time In the kitchen. My
w tod me some was in the
IN When ] entered the back
.ae room ! beheld Veal, seated
~ near the front door. / or
a oai; after come hesitation no
-asloered his presence in my
= ueepest insult. l told DR..
,eais outrage, and after in
hree years ago. We had
" The night. Tho doctor APP
usually loving to me. He was
IVY now much happier he felt,
ss now nearly out of debt.
VA he had resolved to be a
mat he knew my life had
one or happiness, but that
sApected change for the
ansn our conversation changed
stands telling me OF some
uuouoles he had Just been
ns said he felt 90 thankful
~ nad ever thought of insult
~ that 1 had always been
HIS expressions were so
Ne and tenderness and my
~ burdcned with this fearful
I'LL ~ nat ! was powerless to re-
sself further.
~ 1 was not as true as he
Closed my eyes to the con-
and told it all. My hus-
wr, ~ was something terri
~. ~ an ! could do to keep him
~ 70 Fort Worth that night
veal. He said: 4 cannot
IN. veal i've / told him the
~ Ky OF Veal's other visits to
s'nse my second marriage.
\. Us slept a wink that night.
~ me. He had no cause to
sn,a ~. We had lived together
Nm NV or eighteen years. He
M ~ never heard me prevari-
hssuse OF my not telling this
It,has,ind before was 1 had every
49, snsve II would bring trouble.
N ~, outrage upon me | neyef
M The two other times he
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