The New York herald., 1877-12-26

gentlemen were waiting for him ia tho prior Nra
Murphy came In the parlor anc told US that herhus
iook'ng quite Pale that she gnvc him water and
ialu down she urged HIM 10 sleep. but he insisted
upon being wakcned at live o'clock lie had
porsant appointment up town. We then lsu
hls house, leaving word tor him call
tue once ~ soon as he came IN. We returned
nioie 10 the house al about midnight when Mrs
Murphy had retired and her husband had not come
home. me mex. morning Sunday. when IL appeared
strange 10 Us that, Notwithstanding all tho essagcs
ici Tor him he had presented himself ut the oscc
We were once more al hts house at early hour We
were inca toid that be might have gone 10 the blr
bcr's. and " not thcre had probably gone 20 msss
Mr. Patterson waited IN the congregation came out.
btt upon mol seeing Mr Murphy came TO the conciu-
sion At last that something wrou. We tnen pro-
cecded to the officers OF lnc banks thcro
asceriainea the particulars o transactions AZ
ready related IN the HERALD.
SCENE III Mas acRPHy's PARLuR.
Having been travelling around all dAy 10 search OF
various parties, went, toward DUSK once moro 10
Murphy's house. Mrs. Murphy told US that hc had
gone 10 the OH co OF the Excsu Board al abou tweiv,
O'Clock. Oi course did communicate TO her what
we had already asccrtained from bank officers. but
said, Mira Murphy tho matter in regard TO which we
desire 10 your husband is OF great
] VIII not picture 10 you the consequences that
may result " anything IS wrong. but 1 ask
Mr. Murphy been hero this morningYn Sho
replied Yes, a. quarter past nine. 'rnon, madam,
not trucr sud Mr. Patterson. We'll, when you
asked me the word OF truth did tell tho TRUTH was
her answer. We thcn saw that We could get urthcr
satisfactory information iron Mrs. Murphy. exceps
that she stated that he might be brother IN
laws. Mr Patrick h Horsan. We asked her TO ac-
Company US IN our carriage, which she did, aud
went together Mr.. Horgan's, Ia fhlrd
avenue Who Patterson there coLvcrscd with
Peer Murphy, brother OF Owen, l spoke 10 Horgan
and tod him that II was his duty TO le!i me where
Murphy was, ana he assured that II he had known
that any difficulty he would have gladly as
sisted MIN. Patterson then rejoned me. and from
the conversation bc mad with Aurpby's brother his
mind up thai all was wrong. We then aG
placed detectives in cnargo Of his house aud COM
municated The lacls 10 the poirc and reporters
TOO Mucu WORK 40 LOOK AFTER EVERYTHING.
niHk nan hA mt
financial business Of the Board was lett TO ono mani"
asked the reporter.
thrown upon Us SINCE tho recent charge OF Judge
DAVIS ana tho police RAID y said NJ. Morton. at Is
easy job 10 take Two three hundred licenses,
investigate the bonds hcar the reports Inspectors
pass upon them aud then agaiu sign tho papers. The
olly way Tor us 10 diminish the immense muititude
tnat has been besieging Us was TO work TILL
O'Clock IN the morning. anu made II SPECIAL busi-
ness 70 personally look into al applcatcns- OF
course had no limo 10 look into tho financial part OF
the work. especially as We had unbounded confidence
IN Commissioner Murphy, himself man Of wealth.,
s'How much do you think has Murphy taken with
hmYn
About o,Ooo no more" replied President Nor.
ton; '$2D,UUU from the Bowery National Bank and
$40 600 from the Pacific Bank. He no doubt In.
tcnoed to take 100000 but IN this he banked by
not being aDlo TO get that 800 900 cashed and when
thus disappointed tho frlgnl must have started him
headong out oil the city. Now this deficit OF $50 900
can be easily made up II hs friends arc SO disvosed
The property IN Third avenue Is worth ABOUT
$4,000 $4,000 aud now rented, I
am told, for $4,000 per aunum There cnclm-
$l5 900 clear this doubt II any body will ioo
ism enough 10 accept the title to this properly, trans
ierrcd as IL has been under these peculiar circum
stances, and thus u be used making up al
least half Of the defciL Then there are other morI
cages ia hts name which can be used toward clearing
the banncc.n
OTHER IRREGULARITIES.
sAro you positive tnat greater deficit will be
ioundY" asked the reporter.
II um satisfied that no greater amount has been
taken and that Is the strangest part
that ne should have run away at all whom he he
could only take $40 OOD He certainly property
Accounts are now engaged on books they have
found and they will nd me-
AS 1 told you at the outset, Murphy made
tho first maui from the Bowcry Bank tho next from
the Pacihc Bank. There still remains TO our
credit somo 100000 in the city Treasury. In thu
Pacific and other banks and we arc doing tho best
get through with tho applications Tor licenses
bctoro We not anxious to receive moro
money until either the licenses applied for
granted and tho money can legally be paid to tho
city rejected, when II can be returned to the app
cants.n
Oiicer Oracle, who accompanied Murphy Satur.
day morning. stated yesterday TO Mr. Morton that al
the request OF the Commissioner he wont with hin In
that he wanted hIm TO GO down town with him. When
arrived at tho bank Murphy talked TO the officers OF
the bank about tho $50 900 check and instead TAX
Ing hiin down town, as he had intended he told Grace
he did not want him any The officer then walked
back 10 Houston and Mulberry streets When Murphy
left the bank he appeared 10 bc exceedingly nervous
but the officer had only to obey ORDERS and to
ask questions, he did he bid, aud returned 10
HIS post.