The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-30

dgcnt Inquiries your correspondent asccrtatncd
to night that Murphy vas expected here by certain
friends bus up to this hour, narpast twelve A NJ,
he mas not arrived Tho description OF the man is
wc known the police here tina, he viii DO recog-
nized tho ins;an. no comes to town.
RETURN OF THE TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK
PRoTEsTED-THE MAYOR WANTS TO APPOINT
MURPHY's SUCCESSOR.
The Merchants Bank In Wall street yesterday
morning received from Buffalo tho $40. 600 check
drawn by Murphy upon tho Pacific Bank Broad
way which mad been sent by the ST. Catherines Con-
solida.ed Bank to the Buffalo Farmers and No
chanics Bank. Mr. Hinsdale. the notary or tho Mcr-
chants Bank, took he check to tho Pacific. whose
President Mr. CampbclD refused TO honor II on the
ground that tho Board Of Excise had "enjoined him
from paying IL" and the check then mailed back
Buffalo as having been protested There wore
curious features about the check. II was
written oa ono OF tho small, yellow strips
Of paper printed By the Pacific Bank for
check purposes, and dated Now York, tho 22d, which
Ia the very date OF Murphys disappearance from this
citynamely, week ago yesterday How was Il, then,
that tho check was not dated from Can ada? was
question which naturally arose. Mr.. Campbell. tho
Presiden, OF tho Pacific, explained this
check in this city before he aed but finding that the
bank dstrustiul and might cash II so roadly
he took 1t with him to Canada, where he felt that
his friends would get it cashei for him. more prob
able presumption Is that Murphy wrote the check in
Canada and datcd It from New York. In order that he
might not betray his hiding place. He knew that the
chcck would nd It's way to the notice OF the police
the press, and even though no was safe from
pursuit. yet might be unpleasant for him to have his
retreat known. Tho check is written in Murphy's
usual plain business hand and II he was nervous
when he sgned 1t tho only mark that bctrays it is
that the first two letters OF "Owen' are hall blottcd
out as though he had snlearcd them over with his
coat sleeve The following Is a literal copy OF tho
check
No. 5. NEW YORK. December - 1877,
Pacific Bank,
$1,000 OWEN MURPHY, Treasurer.
On tho back OF tho check is nrst The Endorsement.
Of "oweu Murphy, Treasurer and then of an. Con.
molly" as tho arst indorser Next comes:-.Pay to
tho order OF Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Buffalo, Tor collection account OF tho Consolidated
Bank Of Canada. ST. Catherhc's ". I. Benson. Man.
agcr." Then follows:-"Pay Merchants National
Bank Now York. or order, Tor account OF the Farmers
aud Mechanics National Bank OF Buffalo. N. Y
y. subway, cashier.n
THE MYSTERIES or THE CHECK.
VINO is N. Connolly was another question which
was asked. superintendent Waliing gave u . sup
position thai this mysterious individual might b tho
brother-inaw OF Murphy, who reported 10 havc
considerable contracts Tor the Welland Canal, ana
who might have naturally indorscd tho chock for
HIM. Mono OF the bank officials could tell from the
appearance OF tho check whether Murphy had OBJ
tanned the money Tor II through tho Endorsement Of
the unknown n. Connolly. Dir. Vcrmilye, President
OF tho Merchants bank, thought thai tho check
nj
which he pointed At small ticket pinned 10
The check on which was printed IN red letters Pcase
advise payment underlined with three heavy
strokes oil the pen. This, Mr.. Vermilyo said, was
usually considered sign hat chcck was considered
doubtful oy the bank that sent It. ana Indicated TO his
nind that the bank knew all about II. The various
bank officials were unanimous In considering that II
Murphy got the check csshod in Canada he could
DO prosecuted tor false pretcnces for the reason that
$40, 600 were actually n the Pacific Bank here tor
owen Murphy. Treasurer Moreover, on tho I'D
Murphy was uctually Treasurer OF the Board oil Ell
cisc; he was not deposed by his colleagues until tho
24th. Murphy would therefore to be equally safe
IRON tho clutches OF the law In Canada, whether no
obtained the 1000 on the check or not.
THREATS.
Commissioner Morton yesterday said that he had
had 10 comm unicaton whatever with his former col.
league. lie uarky nintea that tho case .'wus IN tao
rsnt legal hands, md would be properly disposed
oi,o ana, la answer 10 a remark that Murphy could
not DO reached ny tho law he mystorousiy returned,
II don't know about that y TINS was about the most
against Murphy TO which Mr. Marion could be Induced
commit h.mse!i while tho superintendent oil Police
nH a
cnp,urc the fugitive as long as he renamed N Gan.
~ 80 '"N'' - - - - S"'ANa - 49,
~ ,,,,. .ou..s 80 49,. 49,, l., H.. 80
very Htsie progress nus oech manc ny the poiic0
thus tar in gathering the amounts paid by thu saloon
Keepers superintendent Naling said yesterday that
IL was work attended with considerable difficulty
~. anonnrs h,a ~ 10 aacerlntnod ir,, ina nr,n,,
$50 ,ha,asavaa ~, a. So, 80, =. VI IT,, -.
WI " 70, au ~ .ase n,,sn Ss ~ psce
Two OF tntec or even TOUT Hmes oeiore nc woulo nhd
ahy ono beside the bari cnder owing TO this difficulty
tho Com IN toner's Accounts are proyrespiug but
slnrIv - THAR lnvastiunfiun when ur How.
80 ..,,n nro,ounc.., IN axceetln.lx ,.s,,u, ~.
taV IifagQ tai 1ax
A'nons sno W.T.! ioM svc'n LICENSEES srauteo iast
wceh-ouiy seven IN numpcf-wAs one 70 ex-senator
Michael norton aud B'rnard french. Yesterday no
new licenses granted only few old ones
renewed. The NUMBER OF people crowdinr round tho
.vc.c All, on .a d,y,uIfed doom trn, !, n IL .ho,,
N.'se ''"sS 80 "s" 80" ''' Nv - a'o"'
dozcn.
OWEN MCRPHr's SUCCESSOR
The following opinion was yesterday sent to the
Mayor by Corporation Counsel whitney relative TO
Inc ms nod OF appointing an Excise Comm ssoner IN
nl.ca =, n,., u,,nnv. =
paw - o"'" "P"'
cfficl or Thh COUNSEL 10 rhE Conroaarlos.i
Hon. saun Ely. Jr. Mayor
In reply your inquiry whether tho power AZ.
ont Excise Commissioner GIL tho Office recently