The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-17

the Jerry promptly brought IN a verdict for
the defendant. after considering the case
orIy a short time They had listened to
the lengthy testimony with commendabie
attention and patience, and the verdict was
commended by most OF those who heard
the testimony in the case.
The first witness introduced by the de-
Tense in the fourth day OF the Furlow
lunacy case was County physician Dr.
Noark. who testified that he had made
three examinations OF the defendant Tor
the purpose OF testing his sanity; aud that
in his opinion Or. Furow was rot in
sane. lie was asked the same hypotheti-
cal questions pr0pounde1 by Judge Thomas
for tho State TO DoGtors Stuart and Shaw
the day before, and made substantially the
same replies in each case, and adding that
he was not au expert on insanity.
Or. Noark was followed by DR.. N0rB-
worthy. whose testimony vas very much
the same as that OF the other medical men
had been.
statement OF the testimony that wit
ness Lock Mcdaniel would give was made
by Mr.. Burns. 1t was in substance that
."o Wi'"'ea tlouhru e'"t tno HV'loi Nd9'
ifs he expressed IT, "meroiy full No TO the
guzzle with whisky"
There was a ripple of interest through
Oh. the court room when, aitcr reading
a power OF attorney by the defense he
tween Hudson & Thomas and inc de.end-
ant, the defense callnd Mrs. rur'ow 10
the stand. She was sWorn. bat coJG;cl
for the state objected TO ar tt.t lony
beus admitted by reason of tho met tbAt
she had boon in the room tbrousnou. Inc
trial ard heard oil The tesumouy ~ Wit
uesfes She doetined. Nv ,o,,. 40 , A.
Furlow. The wife Of DR. F,irlo,y y,,s
ihc widow Of Wiley G. PosL vh, died nm
1895. | am not the wire ~ p Graz, man.
l have been married to him about two
yeais ] have lived with hin constantly
during ghnt time; cone WIN him nenrlv
all the times on professional yielts,
] own about 300u acrcs of land In lones
and Fisher countles. tho WNev q pnst
lands. My mother also Inherited about
twonty-elght or tweuty-uiue leagues of
land In tho West. which dnFcanIel :, mo
This IL tho either ionde described in tho
power of attorney. NV hnsbanJ carrird
seven or eight thousand dollora an bla
life and when no dipd tb, iunrr, ,,,,s
collected by the First National hopk M
Nayasot1
A gentleman came down fror, The ham,
Who said he came for The prrppse Of help
ing me. He said he wanlnd to Inol,
through the papers. allowed MIN "a o.,
TO MIR. Posts desk and look throueh thN
paners Ite di1 90 .va a.,,d ,,.r,. " ~
papers were o,it ~ dale nnd mai we bnd
better burn than. | olrir,,icd mn no tonit
the paners. piled them mn mi hnrro',
them
The bank collected the SY15o or Sgnoo
life insurance on NV husbaoa's no md
never received but about s9400 NJ n
The bank paid II ont hst ne sa,n, M,
they would # he had been living no..
licvo there was ahout $1,000 ma me frnn,
the bank that have mover rpc.t,C
ON REORGANIZATION thn witness wax
asked n number or questions aIout mo
account between herf'lf aTd thc bank
intended to show that tho bank's stnfe-
mont was correct
The counsel for tho eloto alqo n,d,ol
the witness number OF questions rotn,
To- show that Or. Furlow had threatened
80 leave her unoss she would 70 down
10 the bank and demand the balance Of
the money due her, TO nil n, which the
wtneSs said "no"
She also deniod that she and the doc
tor had had any conversation of the Kind
Gross examined about her land Tho Wit
ness stated again that she was the owner
$3.50, nSS, @,''9 9u., "l AM .n't Wheh eho
HNN
man; that he did NOT Know much ,ho ,nt
her estate. and that rlu haa learned
much about II herself from nr, Eurlow
mud others.
She reiterated when questioned. that tho
doctor was perfectly sane man. and that
he was as harmless as any other man.
Questioned about the signing of the con
tract, the witness said that Or. Furlow was
had protested asainst his signing It. but
aom,,teu thal sue had herself signed It,
nil tho paner, wcr, Inv I" IA Ss ~ sne WishHa
Eyes. did. because il was Worrying tho
doctor so much that | would have hoon
Wiling TO lose everything just Tor the sake
OF protecting him. These matters were the
cause OF his getting on these drunks"
Returning 10 the signing.os the contract
INC W'thess' MRS Fnrlow. testified sNfter
learned what tho signing of tho conirae,
meant: L, said to my husband. Doctor.
what nave you done? You have ruined
us, he replied, Lizzie how could have
none sueh thing god said. 1T was be-
cause you were drunk"
Tense ana they rested,