The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-04
SUICIDE In A GAMING HOUSE.
THE END or JOHN FRANCIS MURPHY.
LATELY or CALIFORNIA.
A Spectacle before Dnyb-eak In the ParIors
at No. f3 West Twenty-eighth Street
SWnmp Angel Pistol and a Corpse.


Early on thursday evening handsome
man about rs Years of opc 4 foe, 2 incbos in
h,,i,,h, ~ dar,, -. ...,,,. -. =.
"'iE"' W u"ih c"h'peNlOh' with DroWh
moustache and goatcc. and close-cro pped hair
entered the aristocratic gambling house ot "a
", -, - us "Vuo' " 10
Ncs' lw'hy-elghth street. Inc VISITOR was
John Francis Murphy, who recently arrived in
this citv from california. He wore strincd
i"N'n"'i p"h'"o"hs' uia-oh"i uark green
coat and vest. fancy colorcd shirt black straw
w nv, "'' -''' n"u sun
s'o'hiiSs ne was s''ihlneiI 'ne inquest
hearted man in the house. and was perfectly
sober He rep,istor,d in the Sturtevant Uousa
on the 9eh uIt as J. +. Murphy. San Francis
CO. Mr. george Leland gave MN room zo4.
he was going away. He paid his bin and cayc
up his room. Shortly after dusk he went TO the
gambling house in West Twenty-eRhth street.
TO the place and there met Mr. ] II Victor
whose acouaintanceshin be b.d formal In 60,
Francisco. Mr.. Victor and Mr. Mnrphy greeted
ea Tho arn Exile sa H ana ,e ',er ,13k s@a
iNk"d with NJ vintnr nnI NH y,hn M M
was against him md Ia" loct nbout tano Ia,
this IA AZ annn,,i", ui,,, 'p i 'ooo' Du'
Al ahout 4 o,rl" X vasier,lav pnrnir, Nur,b,
was vel nj the table which ia in M. 49,, ~ ,h
r,.nr nf tha ,arirrs. H., inhJ ~ ~ ~ IN W
iiantlv li,,h,cd IA exni,ns' n." .,t u ,
lnrs i'm front of The alcavc liz ;nuah With II
Visnp NH , n, W. ,ny III Juseu W''n M
vi ~ ,,'n r,+.eu rvs Elbow on the rr,ble
WINS nohody in them Sudd"nlv he srosa and
"a" ha nnrir LIN vi, n""ay NO IT,,
d,,or AMI close To- .b, ,iil,r ,ys b,ir urrh
there seated himsaf and "im"st ius,an,y ~
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heard mo shnr, r,L ~ in,stl va 49,, ~ N,p
Law back in his chair dead lie bod sbo, bfin I'M
self through Tho InnJ r,st,i Tn1,xn p ~. n
"swnmn "ni,nl WINS "n tb, s,r ~, hi,'Wn a." vi
the marble tillnr was h.sn,tf,.r,.d ,vitb Llr,J wy
Mnr,L,.,. 1T. 80. ,,il'',, n ~" nj - Al,
street p"1icc sutton and yms,.rnv oi,nrnnon
was -pnt ia Ia, Nrr,,r'. ~ H. 10 -, 81 -
h In yt eoh , Ta i,d "n4 ghain tooth
letter which read ae follows. "''' "''V
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To wnoS IT Nav coscrrv Nv name ~ + Nnr"by
ft,nci-oo a,c saa, On ,ieno0i WIN tc 6ld Fsiloy.
sa,ius. nanA triuci.co a- some nroiefi, IN the
town". li"li.'r California. al io dear nuiher
x,,~, " i i u,a'n , W. w J., dvp".iicd WIN the
Trai, an .ns, aV, ''"S' ''f"hN' S"n viam,i~o.
Nv pa.. H. 4" 81 W =. on ieno.,, vi,i ,i t,r in
san Francisco ~ '"''" ~
The letter is written in load ronou nm , bolf
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Illinois 3'''" ~ ''''''"'' "'N'" III i-'''ln'
Mr. vi tor is "A Young man Of cool education
Ne snnk. .nth',siast i,aiiv nf unr,,i,. '. ~.
spleniid fellow IN tnikin., win a r,nor,.r for
I'm Sly il IL ,,,ii, ii,,., 4" II
md 49, ,. ,' h.. @ ~ S'ud'
i'm. / uski nm, ,,i,.,r,' H.. ,.',,,,,. s,, III
tm,,n ni, IT,, ~, , ~" '''-,' i''',i' illl
,,mmDlnr inI hiii',rd MI ,.,i ,J,,..r nv VIZ W.
siderable sGin EciS" that he %a ,,s Finally
When n,uirJ is, ,i',,t ,y,.., ni 's,i ,''s,
said isAt h. had il.t arrived from San Fran
~ ptb.t.u von yno, a.. i,,.,d.1,ol., b.r.
"0h n". mr.u,J o,r, ,all. inv. inv i"r hi.
convrr~atinn II. lost / bnli.v. nl.ut sam
n.ed f"r INV NANNY u,, .,. i ~ n' ,,i
him with il.ns,tr.. WIN h,. a. ii r ~
playful. he lauchinsly said s"mrfhinl, To- M"