The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24


ffiends and attorneys. eonooctod a con
tplracy which resulted 10 the murder
er's escaping the electric chair and bis
being sentenced 10 nineteen years In
tho penltentlary. where be- nov IS.
Evelyn Granville aprang suddenly into
fame about eight years ago ~ the most
handsome woman on the Rlalto. OF
her nntecedonts little was known and
Few questions were asked She was the
relgnlng beauty ln her circle when In
1891 she met Burton Webster who was
then well-known bookmaker. They
took up lIfo together. and In this chap.
ter ~ her existence the woman IN her
confession says little Of importance
save that she was not In love with
Webster. who had the most dlabolical
temper of any person she ever met.
OF tho day of the murder she says:
Il had been ~ an day and was ~
Ing on the couch dressed IN a loose
gown when Burt came In. and NJ a
glance ! saw that he had been drinking
heavily Fanny Romano. my nurse
and companion. was with me She
knew bis symptoms aa well as l. and
30 when he poured ont glam Of cham
payne and whisky aud Insisted that she
drink Il she dld So Had she refused
Burt would probably have been cleo
trOcuted.
THE woman had hardly swallowed
the glass II liquid before she toppled
over. dead drunk Burt laughed. and
sitting down beside me. began 10 jest
about the weakness Of womens heads
After q while he went ont When be-
returned ! was startled by his face
what on earth is the trouble. Burt
demanded.
I've shot that man Goodwin. he
said ! am going 10 get out Of the way
Keep your mouth shut
II forgot my lndlspostlon ana ran as
rapidly as I could 90 Goodwin's apart
ncnts found him lying on the brok-
en- cuspdor that afterward figured 30
prominently IN the trial as having been
thrown By Goodwin AZ Webster be.
fore the fatal shot was fred A. a mat
ter of Tact II was never thrown Good
win broke n by falling on II.
Il stopped over the wounded man
and asked. What ana he shoot you for7
lie seemed 10 half faint away. but stlll
looking NJ me he murmured family. 4
meant no harm no harm lie couldn't
say anything more and / ran out. I
was tremendously excited. but seemed
10 think with perfect clearner. / real.
lzed lnsilnctiyely that Goodwin was 20.
Ing 10 die. and that I must act quick
TO make out q defense for Burt. BE.
fore I got back 10 my own room had
mapped ont a plan
4 fairly few az Fanny Romano.
who was SIN stupid from drink /
shook her and beat her and threw wa
ter in her face aud applied smelling
salts 10 her nOsirlls. By means Of this
vigorous treatment succeeded In
rousing her from her stupor Then.
silll keeping up my vigorous treatment
! told her the story aterward told
on the witness stand
Fanny ] gald. wake up. wake
up' Something terrible has happened.
! went out IN the hall Just now In my
wrapper As ! passed Mr. Goodwln's
door he came out In his paiamas and
insultod me, asking me 10 come into
hls room and blocking the way. (
escaped from him and came In here
and told Burt lie went out 10 see
Goodwin. they Quarrcled and Goodwin
threw a cuspdor at him Then Burt
shot him You saw II all. didn't youg'
Fanny nodded. bat sllll was too
drunk TO comprehend clearly what /
had told her ! kept AZ her however.
and by the time the police came she
had heard the story SO often that she
was firmly convinced that she herself