The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25
Looking for Mr.. Murray.
From the New York Sun. ]

A little, rickety, two-story, tumblc-down
brick building stands at 1856 Fourth avenue,
near TwentysiXth street. IL is so small as to
be almost hidden by the ncghboring build
ings and so unprctentious as scarcely to at,
tract attention; vet diminutivc as 1t Is, ana
harmless as it seems, it has played an import
ant part in the life history OF many poor iel'
lows who dwell in the neighborhood. The
blinds of the second story front windows are
always closed, and closed in the peculiar man
ner that tells the New York sporting man"
that II little game" is going on behind them.
For II lonr time this was the lair Of the tiger,
and at almost any hour Of the day or night the
Green cloth was ready and the dealer in at
tendance TO accommodate any owner of Il we'll
filled purse who wished to try his luck at faro
About a month ago the building adjoining it
ON the north side was torn down, and in de-
molishing it a part Of the party wall was
knocked out; light was thus admitted into the
darkened room, and it was rendered useless
for its old purposes. The game was accord
ingly moved to other quarters
In the ground story are two very small, mar
row stores. One is empty, the other is ocCu
pied Ostcnsihly as a cigar store. Outside the
door a smiling wooden Punchineilo beckons
travellers to enter, offering them better cigars
for less money than they can be bought for
anywhere, and in the window is a long bill
showing the prices OF the various grades Of
tobacco The front part of the store has the
usual counter and glass cases moderately well
stocked The rear is cut off by wooden par
tition. painted white, and having in the mid
H. ,,,. ,,rounl rIoss window Bpbind This
partition the eye of the unintiated is not al
lowed 10 penetrate All the schemes for de-
frauding the unwaly concoctcd behind that
screen "ic noL ,',',,,,"G bad J;nJ n,,,
SMihoic, Nni'n ~ "'' '"l ,''N'' ''''
sun ho'. ,S''a 'iIi. % ,i, ,,;.,o, ,;,I,.
from inc illIh'alI ol 'iilS "isiiiai iI''i.
PACK room, an o,u lc'''Icl ~ '!o .o""' MiiosI
home Is IN thc cAlrelhe hor.ilMeSieln corner OF
lhc Empire STATE recei'y lcccl'eo 'iic loi-
lo"ih5'
OFFICE or j. ID. MURRAY, bR0kER-Mohey Loan
ed on Bond and Mortgage 1oIerhlheht noia.
Bought and Sold on COmmssloh-No 900
FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, Aug ., lou
SMITH W. GREEN-Sr Beng manager OF the
Kentucky State Lottery for the North and West,
make you the following proposition, with
view to our mutual benefit VIZ, send Tor twenty
tickets, price slo, ana VIII maCrr , mu .
url" rom tii' " i ticl.nts ,lfoyir, ,, ~
s,, 90 oo0 nrln and trusting to cotr honesty
tn divid,. fhr sirmr ,r;trwc TIE reason do not
care RI m,Lc ,hc nrizc larger is to avoid suspi>
rion bcsidc. we can rcpeUt this several months
Inc DRAWN taxes place Oh llt -Vlll Va huSuSl,
so remit in time to yet tickets for this drawing
Send money in your letter, u VIII come safe
and don't send hy registered lcter' money oruef,
or by express as u S' cre nd in anu a.C
PI prev i.,a ~ ' ~ Hmm ,'r''"''9
a, ac hear from Won rs soon as possible, as
~, hn ,'r,Srrt attic drawin~ Yours truly
j. d. MURRAY.
,rho f,,..o,,;nr ,vos occomnonicd bv hand
nj Ii.rIo,7;nr Pho scheme of the Kentucky
&c. TO-, 3rou;no of GOT COO in nrizes set
Jou,n fnr A,Ic 90
Ru, Mr. Green had read the Sun. and was
NOT b% ,ro,on far the fool tishcrs Instead of be-
inc swindIcd ont of $40 he sent Murrav's let
tns S 70 ,'n S,,, occomnnnird Inv the following;
w,rrpppoor ,ug 1877
10 rrr rr,rop or THE SuyE.sir !: You viii
ohIigr me- yrrv mnch nv publishing the enclosed
letter from ] d Murray never correspondent
With him, and cannot account for his familiarity
with me in trying to make me accessory to such
a crime The officers of the law should make 1t
their business 10 cA'cfinir"'s suGh Vpges ro.Se'
les, 'A'In y" "HhlS'
Al INC number gwen There was no appear
ance OF brokers' once, nor any sign bearing
the name ofJ. ID. Murray; but the cigar store
was there, and behind the counter STOOD Il
brighteyed lad, about twelNe OF thirteen years
OF age, VINO kept sharp LOOKOUT vi every
thlng 'iaC WIS spihS WI 'iVunu mn -
looked sharply al me reporter lor inc '""'
NlIlNf' murray pc III s''n
"MhoF ,
MI D. H. -hufidy
:. Rut hasn't he an office here ~
" No, he has not, and don't know anything
about him Never heard Of him before.
On the opposite side of the avenue stood a
threadbarc, hungry-looking fellow, who seemed
to have escaped very recently from the clutches
of the tirer The reporter crossed and greeted
him with:
| You'd hpitnr keen ont of there ifVOu know