New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-26
INVESTIGATING INF DrFAICATIOY.


INVESTIGATING THE DEFMCArlON
No information regarding the movements or
hdingplace Of owen Murphy. the missas Excise Com
missioner. obtained by the police yesterday. The
various about hi. having been boo the neigh
borhood OF the Hoboken Ferry have been carefully Ia
yestgated by detective, under the orders ~ sIpcrir
tendent Waing aud shown 20 D., without foundation,
were other reports Of his appearance go Broadway
and in other places The city late saturday night
10 Is the belief u those officer. who have been looking
for him, that be- - st in the city. NJ Murphy reia
tves are believed 10 know ~ his hiln place. auf a
close watch Is being Kept on their movements. n tho
hope that they viii attempt 60 communicate Win him.
His residence j. guarded. night and dHy hy s~ciai
officers one Of the detectives sad yesterday
II Mr. Murphy j. IN the city Gre pretty
a. iud him. He Is bound. later. CD seek
the society Of friend relative % attempt co
municaton by message which case he D. surr 90 b.
caught II he has gone ont - the city bis chance
OF escape are better" II was learned. ys-ter-
day, that the police are boxing also Tor ono
AIr Murphys relatives who believed O. have aIdes
him IN bis fight The man seen In M MlrrhyN
company on saturday, aud has also disappcHn.t t1-
else Commissioner Morton visited -uperinl. ndont
walng Yesterday and the two gentlemen had an ex-
tended conference on the subject.
Commissioner Morton said last evening: " haye little
doubt that several OF Mr Murphy relations knew Of hs
intended hight, and that they aided bin boz completing
DOH, arrangements ur escape such action thor part,
however. does not make them liable 20 arrest.
A. present have strong hopes That efforts
will Doe made by NJ Murphy's relations.
or by 81. Murphy himself % restore tho money
uo has stolen. cannot help believing that when
he has had % think calmly OF his situation. hf nil
that the amount 0 money DE- has been able to steal
Is too small au uduccmeut iorrema.lus always iI danger
Of arrest and imprisonment. On ttc hslt of what
published loo THE IgiErSE ~ thi- morning link
clearly the cause ~ his d.faicatou ana hglt 10
tf fnt frIn ffH.lr L HH
10 about 10000, were assigned to DIE sis-Dr.f-lv,
Bridget Murphy, on August -. the samo dIF ou which
Do drew $4,000 from the Bowcry National Bank.
These assignments were not n.ed 100 tIr E.-l.rsl's
office until Base yesterday afternoon o. seens probable
that Mr. Murphy had been Threatened with tIc fore
closure or turs, MORTGAGE. and a. tnrmucI fob hU. tem
10 with tuc Llei-s funds. Intending to replace tle .ncy
90 later dag. n. therefor transferred $1,000 frum
thr German Exchange Bans % ils H'nrT National
Bans. and aftcraaul drew ou. e-Iurp ODD ntt un tIe
mortlirr.. having them ls. gueI OBJ Brifa' Murphy, m
order to prevent Dos operations from being exposed Ito
vas however unable 90 r.ae thr -2DuUD ueca .l-v %
so bis account. right vita Che Bulrl LF.t before
hc learned 0f the nFcst CATION ~ tl' books OBJ h. made
hy the Commissioner oi Accuunts &c. pn'lI'5 learned
of the proposed investigation ou IllrllF last, as
OH. AMI being unable OBJ set matters u-hi.
determined 90 steal q large amount OF money Iud ruh
away. rather than acknowledge hI. fauII'uf un.ri-
tiol.. He therefore dItw 600 tlr --n"1u r.f.alug 20
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