The New York herald., 1877-12-26

gentlemen wcre waiting for him ia tho p,rIor. Mra
Murphy came in the paror told US that her-hus-
pthu nai cImc homo at ono O'Clock In the afternoon
iooAng quite pale; that she gave him water and ne
iad down. she urged hm 20 sleep, but insisted
upon 0eing wakened at nye O'Clock, az he had
porian' appointment up town. We then ieii
bis house, leaving word tor him to call az
tue once as soon as he IN. We rcturned
once more 10 the mouse al about midnight Mrs
Murphy had retired and her husband had not come
nome Inc next morning Sunday when il appeared
strange that, lw.ihstanonr ali the me
e;t Tor him lac had presented himself ut the o!cc
We were once more at hrs house at an early hour. We
were thea TOLD that he might have gone to tho bar
bcrs. and " not there had probably guDo maSs
Mr.. Patterson waited tiii the congrogation came our
but upon not seeing Mr. Murphy came 70 the conciu-
cccdcd to the officers OF various banks and tnero
ascerained the particulars OF his transactions AL
ready related IN The HERALD.
scgSK ~ MRS MvErnYs rARLoI.
Having been travelling around all day search OF
Murphy's house Mrs Murphy told US that be had
gone 10 tue ohce OF the Excise Board about
o'clock. oi course did not communicate to ner what
we had already asccrtsncd from bank officers
said Mrs Murphy, tho matter IN regard TO which We
desire 70 sec your husband is one OF great Importance
VII not picture 10 you the consequences thai
may result II anything wrong but | ask
YOU, IN the name OF iTuth and nooesty. h,s
Mr. Murphy been hero this morningYn Sho
replied, Yes, a, quarter past nine Then inadain
your slstencnt that he leit mere at twelve O'Clock
not ,raeg' said Mr. Patterson well, when you
asked the word OF truth. did tell tho TRUTH, was
her answer We hcn saw that VIC could get iurthcr
satisfactory information iron Mrs. Murphy, cxceps
that she stated that he might bo a. brotnar.i
laws. Sir. Patrick X. Horsan. We asked her 10 ac-
company US IN our carriage. which she did, aud
avenue. Wnllc Patterson there coLvcrscd with
icscr Murphy, brother OF Owen, spoke TO Horgan
and tod hum that II was his cuty TO tell whcro
Murphy was anu he assured that II no had known
that no WAS any difficulty he would have gladly
sisted nim. Patterson then reJoined me. and from
the conversation he had win Murpbys brother his
mind was made up thai all was wrong. We then At
muncaed The iacts 70 the police and tue reporters"
TOO MUCH WORK 40 LOOK AFTER EVERYTHING.
"NEf Commissioners, how comes u That the entiro
financial business OF the Board lett one man
asked the reporter.
..Ycu have Iea OF the immense amount OF labor
thrown upon Us since tho recent charge OF Judge
DAVIS ana tho police raid, said Mr. Morton. at -
no easy job 10 take up two or three hundred licenses
Investigate The bonds, hear the reports OF inspectors
pass upon thcm and agaiu sign tho papess. rho
olly way Tor us 10 diunish the immense multitude
tnat has been besiegng US was TO work TIL one or two
O'Clock ~ tho morans, aud made u u SPECIAL busi-
mesa 10 personally look into all applications or
course had timc look into tho financial part OF
The work. especially us VIC had unbounded confidence
IN Commissioner Murphy, himself man Of wealth."
"How much do you think has Murphy taken with
himyp
.sAbout $50, 900; no more,n replied President Nor.
ton; .S20OUo from the Bowery National Bank and
$40 900 from the Pacific Bank. He doubt In
icnucd take 100000 but in this he was banked by
not being abc To set that 500, 900 cashe0, when
mus alssppo'a,ea .ne ls. must nave started MN
can bo easily made up II his friends arc SO disposed.
The property in Third avenue - worth ABOUT
$4,000 x45,O O0J and Is rented l
am told for $4,000 per annum. There cncGm-
brances on It amounting TO $4,000, thus leaving
$l5, 900 clear on this doubt II any body will be looL
is enough TO accept tho title to this property
tcrrod II has been under these peculiar crcum.
stances, and thus u can bc used making up at
least hall OF the deficit Then there other
cages ia hs name which can be used toward clearing
the balance"
no OTHER IRREGULARITIES.
'Are you positive tnat no greater deficit will bo
ioundY" asked tho reporter
IL am satisfied that greater amount has bccn
taken, and that IS tho srungest part the
that ne should have run away at all whom he he
could only take O0u He certainly property
than tho In his own namo The Commissioners OF
Accounts nre now engaged on books rhey have
found no urther rroguarit and they will hnd none.
AS told you at tho outset, Murphy made
the first maui from the Bowcry Bank, tho next from
the Paclhc Bank. There still remains
Pacific other banks, and doing tho best wo
TO get through with the applications Tor licenses
bctoro We arc not anxious receive
money until either the licenses applied for ara
granted and tho money can legally be paid tho
city rejected when II DO returned TO the appii.
cantsp
Oncer Gracie, who accompanied Murphy on Satur.
day morning. stated yesterday TO Mr. Morton that at
tue request Of the Commissioner he wont with hin In
his carriage Murphy spoke but little, only told him
that he wanted him 10 90 down town with him. When
0ank about $50 900 check, and instead OF TAX
Ing him uown town. he had Intended. ho told Oracle
he did not want him any more The officer then walked
back 70 Houston and Mulberry streets. When Murphy
left tho bank he appeared 10 be exceedingly nervous;
but the olcer had only to obey ORDERS md not
ask questions, ho did as he bid, aud returned 10
his post.