The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-25

luf puyihS IoolS was so strong that wh"n ne was
unable to ait'rd n race, he went over TO New
jersey and bought heavily. after i became un-
lnwiul 10 deaf in pools in New, York.
III" precise amount that Murphy took with
him Is unknown. II is certain that he Ind
10000. the sum drawn from ~" Bowery and
Pacific Ranks-n 81 900 and s5uO grrcnbacks-
hut row much more he carried OF has not boon
asccriainrd. The Excise money that he re-
eeivcd last week. md which is estimated at
been carried on In addition 10 the public
nonrys, Murphy, Is snid e. hive taken ;25m
Hctael. the clerk Of Judge Dinkels court. and
yarious sums belonging TO other persons. ue
is also sud 10 hnye 81 900 Of awcgl,hy Second
Fourth avenue butchers,
Judgment WAS entered Yesterday morning. in
the clerks office of the superior Court for
t2.17j.70 agninst Owen Murphy and John J.
Clarke Jointly, on an undertaking given by
them !r,d on appeal for defendants 81 in the suit q
Jacob ). Gross. The undertaking was given in
January 1874
Il, relation TO tn. appointment Of Murphy. said:
Mr.. Ely? Now that's not the way to ask that
question. IL would be a dishonorable thing
you may put IL ns strong as YOU please-to at.
tempt TO shove oil the responsibility OF one. of
my appointments on my successor simply be-
cause the nppoiniee has proved DISHONEST. May
or Ely wns then in Congress, and Murphy be-
longcd to the Congressional district from which
he was elcccd. He accordingly was one among
several who asked for Murphy's appointment.
and did appuinthin nj his solicitation. though
Mayor. ani never expected TO have him.
Mayor Ely might have preferred n Fire Com
,bissionIshIn ,b iHr MHrpy nu d n% nxadniy ns
ability TO Ill such position and placed him in
one for which the honeaiy OF which Murphy
had the reputation OF possessing was b" sole
necessary qualification Murphy when he was
appointed. Yves supposed 70 be worth between
100000 and fl5OOOO. and was therefore COM
pqratively beyond the reach Of temptation"
In answer tQ question ~ to Murphy's bonds
men. Mr.; wickham sale, that the State law un-
1nr sh IN lDf Nst sVus Dlft 81
ms he remembered it. does not require any and
accordingly there Were none. But the clty's
is. not TO any.ycry large amount. The money
with which Murphy ran away belongs 10 the
liquor dealers who coniidcd It To him."
In the Finance Department the reporter was
told that no bondslnen for Murphy are regis
tered there.
The City Chamberlain reports that the. last
deposit Of money made with him 10y Owen Muir
ply, the Treasurer OF the Excise Board. was
deposit was as made On the the 26h Of May is76 and
that the last deposit made hy his predecessor.
j. ,. 7 Marshall. was on the 29ih day Of Arrl
Murphy was si27 2e2 IS.
President Morton e the Excise Board. hav-
Ing consulted with Mr.. Diefcnlorf. counsel ior
the board. holds that Commissioner Murphy
alone L. responsible for the moneys that have
utrI thlu '( lh", iiVupI lrd'Is. anu lhh.x h'ln'I
the extent Of a dollar. 1t il Mr.. Mortons opin-
ion that the total deficiency does not exceed
Mr.. George P. Andrews Of the Corporation
A,Worney ,,l gnrs, says Us t9ai isamlSgd auff,
adds that II j. the intention Of CurpOrntipn
Counsel Whitney 10 protect the Interests Of the
Commissioner Patterson Of the Excise Board
says " don't think any one beside Murphy
himself can ne made accountable Tor the money
Mr. c. 4. Runkle the Inv associate of ex-
Judge Dittenhoefrr. gives il as hl- opinion that
me city WI not lose a dollar 10y Murphy deial-
ued. that there was "A big Niger in the fence
somewhere. The taking Of SO many deposits
from appli'nnts for licenses. and the grauiag
Of comparatively few licenses. looked like
scheme Tor q. nccumulaton # "A large amount
mGny ~ Sigi in Mr M9rpnyw5 dp, wng pants o,looo o
:, Tue scenes around ~, cnlce Of the Excise
closed savings bank. butN poli'r ghi ers
"Whh@re', III m o,,ar fellows . Wiz 's1,..
to pay our money back = W'rc the shouts al tis
dourway-. Hut u.holy answered. INSIDE were
Commi.sioners Morton "nd Patterson p 5. ret
conference. Nobo IS was admitted EXCEPT tho~e
liquor dealers, 10 whom notice had been
session. hcs-rs. Patterson ani Morton st'p.
ped forth from the inner room, end
The Commissi ionrrs tran-actel no business "a.
c"I /" give out "Opni MY h'en-'~ tnat hhd
alrcaiy been made ont. Tnree or four checks.
given by Mr. Murphy in repayment To Sp-
Ilcanis for hotel licenses who were not emit
were for s7j each. aud payment on them had
been stupped 10y the other Commissioners who
had visited the banks II Is not known how
many oi these cheoks Mr.. Murphy gave out.
Michael Hicks. OF the firm OF Hicks \ Smith.
dealers in gas fixtures. at AZ ) nth Fiiih ave-
nue., presented check at the German IN 'hanEe
Bank yesterday for cerililcatlon. II wis for
$500. aud was signed "Ow n Murphy. Trens-
urer." Excise tommss ion"r9 norton and Pat
tcrson who were in ths Office OF the bank.
thought that the rhsck should not be certified.
and the banks on '-rs did not certify II. Mr..
Hicks WIS s'hoolmate ~ Murphy in Ireland.
and tor the past seven years Murphy hns Dor
rowed m ,n~y from hm. runnIn account
hus been kept between them and Murphy has
oiten been indebted 20 h IA to the extent Of
slu1rlJ. Little of tN- borrowed money has been
pad ia cash. tout settlements have O''ds Ontlly
been mad" ny the transfer az property 10y MUIR
ply To- Nj. Hi'h-. a number ot lots. IN lniay-
etc avenue. Brn IDlyu. ana TIE Irolfriy at iJj
and ijS West lnriy-l lt st.. were tNus tritii,-
trrred to Mr. ll'n-, WHO says TINT owing t. the
shrlnkagr Of values ~ .u'h property these s''t-
Elements have rt-u ted ~ "a considerable loss 60
him. Last week Mr.. Hirks. hrins short OF
money srnt 10 Murihy, WHO at that TIM oT "a
Linn 500 on account - borrowed money and
ssl ior goods. and Muruhy Kay" INN the
check tor 500 which lac ~, scented yestcr ri"y.
l. WAS dated Dec. ~.
Murphy recently spoke frequently of his
Nnhu nal rmhHl russ mrn'a, nnd snId ihtt the
read estate Ae owned Wu- very unrrmuHTrat.N".
and lAal ho was IA pressing need o! money