New-York tribune., 1877-08-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
r,,,,rD CANBLFR's SUICIDE.

A
-, ,trtsFrF IN "MIKE" MURBAY's GAM
d" n,,xc HOUSE, WHERE HE HAS BEEN sWlNDLED
OFT or HIS MONEY
Tho Gambling fraternity of New lork was
- ,r.Iav nsoraiue, to hear that murphy " had
if in Mike Murrays gambling house, at No.
sV,tT,venv-eighthst. II was soon learned however,
10 ,s not the Murphy whose face is very familiar
""' - WIN visit the Brewer Hsuse Tho suicide was
W, /, Nnrphy. who only slightly known among
- 81, men In New-Nork This man spent
sPO''"s bcrc last Fall and after passing the Winter
~ 9, Orleans returned TO New-fork In July. lie spent
-. A.vs at saratoga. aud afterward took room at
. s,,.,,pt House. In tits city, on Jnly 81. Murphy
"" ,,.,i, a brakeman the Central Pacific Rail
a later conductor on that line, but since last
,'.o,h,r he has been out OF employment He has
- conrled more or less, ana was notorious in san
s,o,..o NC u" Murph" A gentleman who knew him in
s,o saw. ne had the reputation ot beuG dcsper
W osor,eter wlo woud rot hesitate TO shoot man
" Nv - when in New Orleans last Winter he
- ~, she nickname OF Dee" seemed passlonately
., min poo" and spent much of his time in the
Crescent billiard saloon
~, ,ac, of the sclf-murder. No. I3 West Twenty
b,hs Is one Of the most notorious gambling houses
o. csrtail WllamSs Precinct The keeper is well
,sUn rambler Mike" Murray, who once had for a
rtner 10 one Of his establishments John c. Heenan the
sehtcr 1t is said that Mrs. Heouan still has an in
to,e m this house The game that played i'll Muir
rays pariors ftrO il is skin game 10y which the
layers are pludered Thursday night Murphy called at
i bone bat was refused admtancc. Finally he said lie
knew "Joo" Cotton, Sew-York gambler, whom he had
met once in New Orleans lie then admitted, after
some delay heavy game OF faro IN progress, and
Murphy bet or less during the evening generally
losing HE spirits htful Sometimes he was moody
and sometimes full OF tests did not drink much, and
his losses DID rot reach large sum. Little notice was
taken OF his withdrawal from the faro-tabie about
$50 a. III. The tables stand in an acove extend
ing from the back parlor Murphy threw himself
into an arm chair little distance and sat quietly fo
sometime suddenly about aquarter past three, he DIRE"
a large rev Oliver (kuOwn as a swamp Angel, on &c
count o ze aud placing 1t at his right tempe urea
The players sprung from the table and rushed To his sac
breathed oiy for a few monens aud died. The blood
poured rom the wound over the handsome carpet 2no
the suicides brains were scattered over t"e hdIoIc r
The police were Immediately Informed, and the body
was removed TO the station HOus, in West Thirtethsl
and later the Morgue. On the body was fonnd Iet
teg written with pencil on piece OF solled note paler
Is rubbed out This letter cannot have been carried
about u Murphy's pockethOOk long IL Is written III
"''" '''' NEW ORLEANS, 18th, 20
To ,chora il man concern
Nv name is j. r. Murphy. NV mother lives in Egin,
iii. am recently from sau Francisco nave f@'%u0l
Fellows saving, in Francisco. Also some property
IN ho@r & to go 10 NY y IS3h th WstIopnl
Gold Bank ana Trust Co., san Francisco.
Truly and s1ucly j. =. MURPHY.
on the back is written NV paSs-bOok NO 6103, Is on
dcpost With the Bank in 5 IA Francisco
In Murphy pocket photograph OF himself,
many testimonials show that lac had been conductor
AID was "ali o. X A." 60 quote the exact aHcuage), Il
deed OF the property IN Hostcr California. number OF
railway passes aud some receipts. The value Of the
property az HOLSTER indcatcdsU the decd - $500
receipt showed that Murphy had pad his dues as an
Ola Fellow iu the lodge a. Ellis for 1873 There
was "a note from j. ~. Biackhau dated at Saratoga,
july p, reproaclinE Murphy Tor gong 20 NeW,naVen
ana saving tual his friend, Nathan. was AT saratoga
These pauers with handsome gold watch, ocEct and
chain. and 81 - Ia change comprised MurpEys ehcctS
The motive his act is supposed 10 have been despair
AZ bis Tic report started that woman was
involved IN the case but there letters or any
thing else To show this. murphy was sentimental ana
inclined to quote poetry, acquaintance reuarkei
AID Tor these supposed TO have been di~
appointed in love.
Muruhy was j man OF fine appearance He was oi
medium icieh lad Icgu a fe turcs aud handsome
eyes. he wore "a mOustdclc and goatee. HIS clothing
was Of fashionable cut The body lies at the Morguc
uw.iiug orders friends. II nothing Is received
from theu IL vii he burici ia the POuers Field AJuri
v.s lupanelr the Moruc and viewed tnc body, Dut
the inquest was not concluded