The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-06
An Ascending Cashier.

1t will be remembered that about two weeks
since the New York dispatches announced that
young man named VIM. G. Murray, had alb
seconded with $500 gold bonds of his employer
and with the daughter of another party The
young man in question was abont twenty years
of age. The Bangor Whig of Wednesday gives
the subsequent movements of the parties.
When it was found that the young man had
absconded the case was Immediately put in the
hands Of detective j. G. Tully, who set at work
to unravel the mysterJ. The same morning of
Murray's disappearance, the announcement of
his marriage to Miss. Ada G. Shreve appeared
in the city newspapers, and gave the detective
a clew with which to unravel the mystery. He
found that for year past Murray had been
naying attentions to Miss Shreve, who is only
seventeen years old and the daughter of ss-
loou keeper at Bowery and Grand street, but
that her parents objected to their marriage on
account of her youth. The young couple de-
termined, therefore, to elope, and on the even
ing of Tuesday, Jan. Dist, Murray called at her
residence, ostensiblv to take her to soiree but
they proceeded to the residence of Rev. Thos
HI. Burch, where they were married. and then
took the midnight train on the Hudson River
railroad.
1t was at first supposed that the runaways
had started for Montreal where one of MUIR
rays brothers resides, and they were looked
after in that direction, but search for time
was fruitless. Detective Tuly found where
Murray and his wife had had their photographs
taken some time before their marriage, and he
procured large number of duplicates had
them attached to circulars offering $3.50 reward
Tor Murray's apprehension, and sent them to
various points,
One of these circulars was sent to the Chief
OF Police Marshal of st. John, N b.. who
consequently kept a sharp lookout. and soon
became convinced that the missing couple were
snugly ensconsed in an elegant suit of apart
ments at the Victoria Hotel.
Investigating still further he found that they
gave their names as Edward NJ. aud Alice Sam
ford, and that Murray kept his room very close
ly, requiring all their meals to be seut up to
them. Learning that the couple contemplated
leaving st. John on Monday afternoon last,
Chief Marshal telegraphed to dete ctive Tally
and to City Marshal Bolton of Bangor, request
ing the latter to De ready to arrest Murray on
his arrival here. This done, Chief Marshal ar
rayed himself in citizens clothes, and watched
the culprits' preparations for leaving, saw them
pay their hotel BILL and after Swallowing"
them across the ferry, entered with them a car
of the e. & n. A. through train, which leaves
Carleton at 3.08 D. m. Chief Marshal quietly
watched the pair during the afternoon, and
when night came, he took seat where be could
see their every movement, pretending meantime
to be peacefully sleeping. At its arrival at
Bangor about noon Tuesday. City Marshal Boil
ton was in waiting, and arrested Murray and
his wife when pointed out by Mr.. Marshall.
Murray msde no resistance, neither did his
young wife, but the latter gave the officer
piece of her mind after arriving at the CITY
Marshaps Office. Upon searching them, each
was found provided with splendid gold watch
and chain, and Mrs Murray had several sets of
valuable jewelry, including pin aud earrings
set with amethyst, an Etruscan gold br' och and
ear-rngssbw pairs of heavy gold bracelets,
one set wi h pearls, and several costly rirgs.
one of which was set with amethyst to match
the pin and earrings mentioned above. A small
s nth & Wesson revolver was found in Mrs
Murray's possession, which she said her husband
gave her on the cars. Each had a through
ticket for Portland, but it is thought they in
te nded taking the Grand Trunk Railway at
Danville Junction, to go to Montreal, where,
as before mentioned, Murray has a brother.
Murray had in his wallet S10S.63 in mo 1ey and
his wife S5251, which they declare was all they
bad. They had no baggage besides couple of
travelling bags, and what has become OF the
$500 they started with is yet mystery.
Murray and his wife were taken to New York
asst night.