The New York herald., 1876-07-24
THE MU RRAY TRAGEDY.

INTERVIEW WITH BERDKLL IN HIS PRISON AT
GosHEN-HIs STORY OF HIS wRoNGs-A
WHOLE FAMILY CoNsPIRE AGAINST HIM
MONEY. INTRIGUE AND LovE-HIsToRY OF
THE QUARREL BEFORE THE SHOOTING AT THE
DEPOT.
GOSHEN n. Y, July %. 1915
The death OF wisner Murray on Friday morning last
and his burial to-day have given new excitement to
tho fate of Robert H. Berdcll, in confinement at
the Court House a Goshen awaiting the result of the
pending investigation IN his case Your reporter this
afternoon visited Mr Berdell IN his prison apartment
and while the village was active outside In attending
the funeral procession that followed the remains OF
Wisner Murray TO the grave, heard from HIM recital
OF the series wrongs he alleges he has been made TO
suffer for years past Mr.. Berdell is still suffering
severely from the aceraiing he received the lace
from the whip with which Wsner Murray hogged HIM,
and obliged have his face pasicred and daged
He also complains OF pans about the body Otherwise
he was IN good ht alth and spirits
BERpELLs SIDE STORY.
When the reporter had explained TO him the object
Of his visit Mr. Berdcll went to say
al have been subjected to most terrible persccu-
ton which has ended, sadly enough. in the death of
one OF the chief conspirators against me- My par, IN
the hna scene simply selfdefence; the protection
of my own ie when threatened in the most out
rageous OF course you familiar with the
terrible assault made the humiating cir
cumstances attending it, IL is unnecessary Tor me-
therefore to do more than merely glance few OF
the leading links 10 the long chain OF indenities
which for a number of years have been subjected All
the occurrences the result Of family intrgucs;
aud with conspiracy of this SORT constantly impend.
ing over man It can easily be imagined what con.
,inued torture his lie must have bcen In a matter of
this sort the octside world form but little idea of
the extent which persecution goes or the misery It
occasions There are thousand petty annoyances
which cannot be counted, ana when be only con-
sidered under the general head perpetual ,roub.o
In 1862
MARRIED MISS BARNARD
and spent the following year travelling In Europe
our married lie continued TO be happy until in 1871
wisner Murray married my wi'es sister. From that
time to this there has been nothing but annoyance
trouble ana for some time pas, persecution. a little
thing will give you an idea OF how became situated
about that time My wife repeated me q story she
had heard about isncr Murray having seduced re-
spectacle young lady, and being obliged 20 out wes,
for some tine un,iI the arair blew ovor paid very
little attention 10 the story. aud merely remarked
ogghtlessiy when shc had concluded That The story
true Wlsner Murray was a sctuccr. Ny wilc told
her SISTER and her sister. who not yet married
Murray Gsiortod the remark 10 tina, she should
not marry Wisncr as he was seducer, and told INN
that nad SAID SO. Plainly The object OF my wiic's
sister TO
IScIrE MURRAY INro MARRIAGE
for which she was very anxious: bul Wisner felt or
pretended ee very sore that | should have
spoken Of HIM. " hen made tae remark v fe aud
were alone IN our bedroom. 1t nearly four years
aitcrward, some ume in January 1875. that Mr. Muir
ray, Sr., tod me that had made the criticism
wlsucr had forgotten AL about II. never dreaming
that my wife would have attached any importance
what | said. or remembered II. This the only
diferen~c was bc wecn Wisncr Murray and
me, and an unable To imagine why he shonid have
et bitterly toward we anyhow ior he never pretended
to regret the seduction Al AL events there was
reason whv should have borne me any personal
eumty Bu, II only when the conspiracy
formed TO rob me OF my properly ina, the enmiy Of
all OF them appeared undicuised" "
TROUBLE WIN Hs WYE.
Nv ouii you state the principal facts IN regard to
that matter 80
I'm 1874 Chsuncey Barnard, my wiies father, at
tempted 10. .deirsud ont OF large amount OF prop
crty had gcc1td 10 him about 250 OF snc. OF
the vtrc OF $50 cOo TO be Tor special purpose,
The deed az my option 20 DC rcturned 10 Now II
wes IN he at,s TO retain deed part that
trouble Ers, arose between my wife aud me. Alter
tainrg u several months ucyond the ary time
ssked Barnard tor a. Tic O, promised 20
store n, cut u took nine months before iced AGAIN
came inio my possession. Having spoken 10 him my.
self aooC the matter several times told my wife 10