The New York herald., 1876-07-24
THE MURRAY TRAGEDY.
INTERVIEW WITH BERDELL IN HIS PRISON AT
GosHEN-HIs STORY OF HIS wRoNGs-A
WHOLE FAMILY CoNsPIRE AGAINST HIM
MONEY, INTRIGUE AND LovE-HIsToRY OF
DEPOT.

DEPOT.
GOSHEN, n. Y, July %. 1915
The death OF wisner Murray on Friday morning last
and his burial to-day given a excitement to
the fate of Robert II. Berdcl in conflncmen, at
the Court House at Goshen awaiting the result of The
pending investigation his Your reporter this
afternoon visited Mr.. Berdel his prison apartment
and while the village active outside attending
the funeral procession that followed the Of
wsner Murray to the grave, neard from him recital
OF the series OF wrongs he alleges he has been made TO
suffer for years past Mr. Berdcll is still suffering
severely from the laceraiing he received the
from the whip with which Wisner Murray fogged him.
and obliged have his face plastered and
He also complains OF pans about the body Otherwise
he IN good h' alth and spirits.
BERpELLs STORY.
When the reporter had explained him the object
Of his visit Mr.. Berde went say
al have been suoeotod most terrible persecu-
ton which has ended, sadly enough, the death of
one OF the chief prators against me- My part IN
the nnal scene simply selfdevnce the protection
Of my own lie when II threatened in the most out
rageous manner OF course you familiar with the
terrible assault, made on me ana the Illuminating cir
cumstauces attending it, 1t is unnecessary Tor me,
therefore to do than merely glance at a few Of
the leading links 10 the long chain OF indgnit,es 10
which for a number of years have been subjected All
the occurrences the Of family intrigues;
aud with conspiracy of this SORT constantly impend
ing over man 1t easily be ina agined what con.
,nued his lie have been. In matter OF
this sort the outside world form but little idea of
the to which persecution goes or the misery It
occasions. There are a thousand petty annoyances
which cannot be counted, when can be only con.
sdered under the general head OF perpetual ,rouble
In 1852 WAS
MARRIED TO MISS BARNARD
and spent the following year travelling In Europe
our married lie continued TO be happy until in 1871
WIsner Murray married my wifes sister. From thai
time to this there has been nothing but annoyance
trouble ana i"r time pas, persecution A little
thing will give you idea OF how became situated
about that time Ny wife repeated me q story she
had heard about W sncr Murray having seduced re-
spectacle young lady, and beng obliged 20
Tor some tine un. The affair blew paid very
little attention 10 the story, and merely remarked
o. ougbessy when snc had concluded tnat II the story
was true wisncr Murray was a scduccr NV wife told
her ana her SISTER who yet married 10
Murray, dislored the remark to tina, should
not marry Wisner, as he was seducer and told him
that tad SAID Plainly the object OF my wi.c's
vas 10
IScrrE MURRAY ISro 4 MARRIAGE
for which sac was very anxious; but Wisnrr felt
pretended tc ieel very sore that snoud have so
spoken OF him. When made tae remark my fe aud
were alone in our bedroom II was nearly four years
atcrward, some time In January 1875. that Mr. Muir
ray, sr told me that | had made the crscism scout
wlsucr had forgotten AL about II. never dreaming
that my wife would have attached any importance to
wnal SAID or even remembered This the only
diferen"c wa. he lwecn Wisncr Murray and
me, ana am unable To imsginc why he should have
ie bitterly toward we anyhow, Tor he never pretended
to regret the SEDUCTION AZ all events there was no
reason why che should have borne me any personal
cum,ty. But IL only when the conspiracy was
formed TO rob me OF my property tina, the cnmity OF
all OF tnem appeared undicuiscd'
wIYe
Nv ouf you state tue principal iacts in regard to
that natter"
I'm 1874 Chsuncey Barnard, my wiic's father, at
tempted 10. .dersud me out OF large amount OF prop
erty. had 4ecded TO HIM about $50 OF land, OF
the vauc OF SSt, 600 be Tor special purpose,
tue decd az my option TO be returned 10 me Now II
wes IN the att retain deed part that
irouOle rrst arose between my wife aud me- After re-
taiuing u several months ucyoui the AIRY time
asSei Barnard tor a. lie oi course promised 10
store H. out " took months before Deed
came INTO my possession. Having spoken 10 him my
self aeou, the matter several times told my wife to