The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-26
EOWEN MURPHY MYSTERY
GETTING EsTrMfTEs OF THE MOUNT
or CASH NE TOOK orr.
Iis Many Ways OF Getting Money-Did he
sssi for Europe. or IL he Hiding, stter the
Manner Of w. NJ. Tweed, In New Jerseyf

~ amer OF w. ". IWeeu IN NcW 0erss1f
Two men from the Police Central Office,
aud two ward detectives. werc -stching COM
missioner Murphys house on Second avenue
yesterday and last night President Morton Of
tho Board of Excise said last evening that he
thought Murphy would regret the step he had
taken as soon as he had time to reflect. and that
in tho end he might return, surrender the
money in his possession. and arrange for the
payment Of the sum he has squandercd. His
property in this city Is probably sufficient to
mot all claims against him. Mr.. Morton Is
certain that the entire defalcation will not ex-
cecd t5j.0OO.
Among the losers by Murphy's departure is
Michael VI Govern. sexton of the Church Of tho
Nativity. who lent him Ell 900 upon second
mortgage. which aitcrward proved worthless.
Murphy promised to make it up to him in other
ways but failed to do so.
1t is we'll known that Commissioner Murphy
disappeared owing the Hon. l.. ID. Gale $4,000.
but the circumstances attending the loan are
not - we'll known. prominent Tammany
politician gives thcm tothe public. Gale repre-
sentpd the Eighth Assembly District in the last
| Democratic State Conv"ntiou; Murphy the
| r nth. and sheriff R"i'ly the Fourteenth. Those
| Assembly districts form the sixth Congress Dis
| trii. Each Congress district delegation selects
| n member of the state Committee. For years
sull the Tammany politician. Barney Reilly
I'' ''p''s'h.'" V' ''N'n D'7'',,' !" wv '''''
| Committee. At the last Convention Gale, nm
| bcknown to him. made a set for H. Murphy
| held the balance ol power. and could make the
! Committeeman. He borrowed $500 Of Gale.
| and gave him tho three votes from the Tenth
| Assembly District. which, with the three from
his 9wn dis,r, ele.t.i Mn Agi mus ~, II Yns: Ii
Sheriff Of the great county Of New YORK was
ov,rssnSheI ~ ',ic , 'wSPeGny ysIc "Ty@r
ulafly aS-.ssed $500. it would seem that Mr.
GaI- has pnid dear for his whistle,
Murphy il now turns out, carried on syst m
| Of brokerage in on 'rs. highly remunerativr to
himself II not to his clients. He secured the
hui her OF Fourth avenue. to 81 200 clerk ship
N The Fire perartm, Mt. and t,en, borrowed
t.. .iu-' n fricni oi ihe Comm .-Sion-r'-. wanted
"a plu'r IN the Department of Buliin4 Muir
ply rot nim harth as Inspector. and incn. en-
| Ii. also received sZll from Andrew h-rnnn. a
cigarmakrr in Houston street. Tor clrrkship
in me same deyfrim
Murphy got his first rise in politics through
Street Commi~s 'n"I Charles Cornell and Goo
4 Irrefnini At the opening Of the. Young
Drni1. rn.v" nsllt he sided against Tweed. and
WAS currently reported to have received tlonp
fr"m Ia. inti,r inr his vote on the charter of
1870 On his rrturn from Albany in that ycai
in rrcopuiti"n Of his eminent public Scryirrs.
| The Dol ti.lans Will haN. il that Murphy IA In
| some -u in ohs .urr hiding place i'm New jersey
~ O'Iiren Bryant described in his marvcllou.
| story Uf the NIENf pi weed. Murphy MilS lN-
| s.,n If 2.lO p VI on saturday nj tha Christie
| uh.r street frrrv At2 so the steamship Odri
| had pullrd into the stream. and there was n,
| further communication between her nnl th,
! shore II is TN minutes walk from the IInboker
ferry 10 the Brsnirn pier. Onlccr keys'r VIII,
stool i.t IN, panway of the ship until she sailed
is confident that no such person as Nurpi,
| tns-rd uiln The Red star steamship der
| land sailed from Nor pier a iluiu ng tn PlNnnii
ferry slim an hour lgt'r At ihr time OF saiiinl
sine hnd no cabin passengers and only n few il
| the sinnrase. Hcr pilot saw no one answorin.
tho dos 'ription II Murphy. The Hin loo.
freight huai nf thr Huh line. sailed on Suuda
morning b,twrrn6 4 and o'clock. but withou
uns, ng"ls ~ far ~ ~ known.
one ~ Murphys friends said, last evening
'Owny Will come t. his SENSES IN n i.w day
and Viii -"c that hr hls made foot oi himself
"" didn't grt enough 70 make II pay him 10 sta
nway. and you can bet he'll come back ana H.
t.n-s W.
President Morton said that tho Commiss on
era hat definitely nN"i the date OF Murphyl
nr~t wrong step ns Aug 2S wien 10 us'i ~
VR LII mortgage on MS rrnl estate. IN
M'tt!1 "nefan u ln, r"sI,u,,"n wa, Mwt. nay w.