The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-29
LOVE AND LUCRE.
The Spruce Grocery Clerk and the
Gushing Widow.
Smart Young Nan Walks Into the Affections
Of Prudent Widow and Walks Or
with Her Money.

Essex Market Court, SO often the theatre Of
strange scenes ana the receptacle OF stranger COM
plaints was yesterday more than usually stirred up
by the appearance OF Mrs. Eliza Murphy, of Is East
Twentieth street, lady fair fat and forty dressed
IN deep mourning, and with an air at once deter.
mined ana matrOnly. She came to make a charge
against one Robert W. Bloomfield for obtaining
$500 OF her hard-earned money under false pre-
tences by promise Of marriage.
Mrs. Murphy Is cook In the family of Samuel J.
Tilden; she has occupied the position for several
years. Her character for honesty integrity, sobrety
and general prudence Is beyond reprOach. About
year ago she became acquainted with Robert W.
Bloomfield, the defendant.
l- HANDSOME YOUNG MAN.
of about twenty-five years who Is outdoor clerk for
the firm OF COrwyn 4 Co., Nineteenth street and
Broadway. He was in the habit oil calling every
day at the house where Mrs. Murphy was
employed, and the business acquaintance soon
ripened into friendship and the friendship
into love. After an eight months siege at the
shrine or the fair Eliza he succeeded In entangling
the good lady so inextricably In the mazes of the
tender passion that she was willing to give him. not
only her hand, but her fortune. But Robert. the
base migrate. took the fortune and spurned the
hand. On the plea that he was going into bust.
ness where he would be able to keep himself and
her to consent to take her money out OF
THE SAVINGS BANK
and deposit 1t IN his hands. The money was re-
ceved, but the marriage never took place, ana the
business proved dream, deluslOn and a snare.
Two weeks after the time Robert engaged to Join
hands with Eliza he married young and blooming
maiden and furnished her bower with the proceeds
OF Mrs. Murphy's nardearned savings
The following is the an1davit of Mrs. Murphy, as
sworn to before Justice Ledwirh:-
Eliza Murphy Of Is East Twentieth street, New York city,
them
Se
marrying that he said
addresses and intentions. and
the 10th july that the Both Of June last he
Bloomfield became acquainted months with the
fact that had through prudence and
on deposit in savings bank in this that the said Bloom
as By
the hard work clerk in the store and
ESu o assist Of h% 5 IT, lad hay. $500 TO
buying and that he about to open grocery
3 p ssr . #. % be tSs to
hire and furnish them for her and him to live
Jaly ISL. his dsponsni.. so"adns in h,s sA' said
na be s d nine ss sss s
ssss fHS X:
of goods had bought that going
to hire the rooms and get things
READY FOR THEIR MARRIAGE.
Deponent further that she him again the Of
July instant and he stated he had hired In Sixth
Forty sixth street, and that he had
count and that would be ready in few days. that depo
nent again him the 10th of july when he said
was going to Troy for few DAYS and that since then she
1871, the said Bloomfield married another woman at
the Fourteenth street Catholic church in this city,
and IL living her his wife $50 Third avenue
New York where he has furnished several rooms, and
this deponen alleges furnished the
the obtained by him from her upon his said
promises and representations above set forth; that
Bloomfield has Of said the purchase
of goods has he opened store has he fulfilled
his that he obtained tho said elo-
niousy from deponent upon false
FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS
and with the feonous defraud this
ponent of the same that the
promises and representations aforesaid he did with
full intent to cheat and defraud this deponcnt
Deponent for warrant against said Bloomfield that
he be dealt with according to law.
The young and enterprisIng husband held for
further examination which will be continued to- day.