The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

friends aud attorneys. clncocted a con
splracy which resulted In the murder
er's escaping the electric chair and his
being sentenced 20 nineteen years IN
the penitentiary who're he now u.
Evelyn Granville sprang suddenly into
fame about eight years ago az the most
handsome woman on the Rialto. OF
her antecedenis little was known ana
few questions were asked. She was the
relgnlng beauty In her circle when In
1891 she met Burton Webster. who was
then a well-known bookmaker. They
took up life together. and In this chap
ter 81 her existence the woman In her
confession says little Of importance
save that she was not In love with
Webster who had the most diabolical
temper Of any person she ever met
on the day Of the murder she says
Il had been 90 all day and was ~
ing on the couch dressed In n loose
gown when Burt came In. and at a
glance saw that he had been drinking
heavily. Fanny Romano. my nurse
and companion. was with me. She
knew his symptoms as well as ? and
80 when he poured ont glass Of cham
ragno aud whisky and 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 Of liquid before she ioppled
over. dead drunk. Burt laughed. and.
sitting down beside me. began 10 Jest
about the weakness Of women's heads.
After a while he went out When be
returned / was startled by his face.
what on earth is the trouble. Burt
! demanded
"Tve shot that man Goodwin he
said. I am going 10 get out Of the way.
Keep your mouth shut
Il forgot my indlspositlon and ran a.
rapidly NJ could 10 Goodwin's apart
ments. I found him lying on the brok-
en- cuspidor that afterward figured so
prominently Ia the trial as having been
thrown By Goodwin AZ Webster be-
fore the fatal shot was fired. As mat
ter Of fact. II was never thrown Good
win broke II by falling on u.
4 stopped over the wounded man
and asked. What dld he shoot you for
re seemed 20 half faint away. but still
looking 40 me he murmured family, 4
meant no harm. no harm He couldn't
say anything more and ran out
was tremendously excited. but seemed
10 think with perfect clearness. real.
izcd instinctiyely that Goodwin was go
ing TO die. and tina, / must act qu'cl
10 make out a defense for Burt BE.
fore got back 20 my own room had
mapped ont a plan.
Il fairly flew M Fanny Romalne
who was stlll stupid from drink.
shook her and beat her and threw va
Ter IN her face and applied smelllnl
salts 20 her nostrils. by means Of thil
vigorous treatment I succeeded II
ruuslng her from her stupor Then
still keeping up my vigorous treatment
told her the story ! afterward tol,
on the witness stand.
Fanny / said. wake mp. wax
up, Something terrible has happened
went out In the hall Just now In m!
wrapper. As ] passed Mr. Goodwin
door he came out In his paiamas an
insulted me. asking me 20 come int
his room and blocking the way.
escaped from him and came In her
and told Burt. lie went out 20 se
Goodwin. they quarrolcd. and Goodwin
threw a cuspidor al him. Then Bur
shot him. You saw Il an. didn't you
Fanny nodded. but still was 10
drunk 10 comprehend clearly what
had told her kept az her. however
and by the time the police came sh
had heard the story 70 often that sh
was firmly convinced that she hersel