The New York herald., 1877-12-25

10 the Comptroller that as might be called Tor u
would not safo apply 10 the charitable
TO which the excise money devoted. aince August
IL we have received money" added MIR. Inppan,
Iron tho Excise Comm toner's, aud have thought
upon many occasions that IL was strange there were
neither deposits nor any apparent arrangement Tor
its saIckeeping. was aware that Mr. Kelly had nd-
vlsed Commissioner Murphy to deposit In the Union
Trust Companylrst, as matter OF safety; and next
as the money would draw twoand-ahali pcr cent In
terest The same the city moncy. Understood that
this was 10 be done, but why The suggestion not
carried out am unable 10 say"
EXECUTING A JUDGMENT
A Judgment for So, l75 rs recovered by Thomas G.
Clark against Murphy Two weeks ago served
yesterday at the Murphy residence. Nothing but
household goods were found which are exempt and
Mrs Murphy stated reference 10 the piano that she
herself had paid Tor IL by instalmonts.
PECULIAR DISPOSITION or PROPERTY.
For somo time Mr. Murphy has been concerned In
some real estate assignments. Property has
been disposed OF b. him TO various parties oslcnsby
for monetary considerations, aud then 10
him or one Bridget Murphy. The supposltion that
this lady his vile At FIRST gained ground
Peter Murphy. IL would seem from the records that
the runaway Commissioner has made various convey
nncss o. s agaq nrpsy Who
The bulk 0f his real estate and all his chattcls. Yes
terday morning. At a quarter TO ten O'Clock, con-
vcyancc died IN the Registers oliice OF piece OF
property IRON Marx Horgan 10 Bridget Murphy. The
properly, described In The legal documents is To-
Gated ou THIRD avenue, between Eleventh aud Twelfth
Streets and IS No 90 Third avenue On tho front rs
four story tenement house, underneath which is
lager beer hall On The rear another tcnemont
house. three stories in height under whicn the saloon
extenda This was conveyed by OWENS brother,in-
law, Mark Horgan liquor dealer, Of No.
allon $50 0oo On tracing up the ttlo IL found
ihat october Is, 1876, this property was con-
ycyed to Marx Horsan BY Owen aud Ellen r. MUIR
ply for the sum OF $40 000 This property, accord
Ing the deed OF is suhject to mort
cages one tor 0oo the other for $4,000 OF which
latter mortgage The sum OF 900 remains unpaid In
addition to this three assignments OF mortgages
have lately been made TO Brldget Murphy from the
German Exchange Bank One is a mortgage hrst exc
rnta a hu Nnrk
which was recorded on October rs, 1876, nftcrward
assigned TO Anthony Eioknon and by him as
second ssouS IS ior Tor $4,000. assigned BY Anthony my
EicKhoF and wife 10 the German Exchange
Bank rhe third T. for So ooo ASSUMED by owen Mur-
nnd by him assigned 10 che German Exchange Bank.
These assignments were made 10 Bridget Murphy on
February l. 1871 There is also bill sale lea yes
terday by which Owen Murphy conveys 10 Bridget
Murphy all his household furniture, usoiul and
mentai his carpets bedding, klschon utensils &c. IN
tho house No. 10 Second avenue, Tor the cOnsidera-
tion OF 5000
THESE transactions all duly and legally executed.
while there may be nothing Ia them 10 reflect upon
the their peculiarly has given rise TO
the suspicion that they were undertaken by the Com
missioner IN order that ne mgnt have all his affairs
While investigating the Murphy transfers OF prop
crty another real estate Transaction, in whicn the
President OF the Excise Board was concerned, was
found. By warranty deed George w. and Emelne
Morton convey 10 Boajamin H. McCialn for the nomi.
nal consideration Of Isl lawful money o. the United
on casery sde OF l2O,h street. near Fourth ave-
AS l20th street has only northcriy and southery
sides It difficult locate this pcce Of ground
although II minuely described tho deed. BY the
same decd LOT situate EilhtyIourth street. near
Ninth avenue. is conveyed TO Mr. McCain This docu-
mont filed III the Registers ofiice yesterday ut
about The same time that the papcrs Of The Murphy
transfers were submitted.
BUILDING sPRCULATIoss.
A check for $500, made payable TO the order OF
Michael Hicks, OF ths nrm OF Hicks L. Smith, manu-
iacturers Of gus nxures at No. ~ South Fifth avenue
nhA
day presented TO bo cerled AZ the German Exchange
Bank. Commissioners Morton and Patterson wore 10
acknow edge It The check thereupon returned
10 HICKS, who II appears mad had business relations
with the missing Commissioner running
period OF seven or eight years. Up 70 the year 1874
there had been running account between thcm
showing balance OF IRON $1,000 to $4,000 In Hicks
favor. The moneys loanod Murphy wore to aid
him IN some building speculations. Ross is
the namo OF tho builder employed by
Murphy. and whenever money Was needed 10 pay the
workmen hicks Was invariably called up. Very little
OF Tho money mus loaned returned IN cash.
but paid by tho Transfer oi property and mort
CAGES The last payment made by Murphy 70 Hicks
in the shape ol mortgage tor $3, 000 given oy
Sghnrdt, Christman Hickm man. builders, OF No. 7I3
Filth street, on iour lots Lafayette avenue. Brook
lyn. A balance oil $500 remained duo Hicks on their
cash transactions, besides b Of SSi 80 tor gus fix.
lures About weak ago. being shori OF money,
HICKS wrote 10 Murphy. asking him settle tho ac-
TO, dated Inc '22d inst Sighardt Chrstman IL
Hickman also appear TO have been credit
accounts with him In property The four lots Oh
Lafayette avenue, Brookiy1 were given to them by
u mortgage Tor Sd, 000 the value o the lots and
above their claim Tho deed, II Is said, has not been
recorded by Sghardt Christinan hickman, as MUIR
ply mad promised 10 tnkcthc property oack. great
deal OF the property IN which Murphy Interested
IL building Is IN the nolghborho0d OF Forty eighth
street ana Eleventh aveauc, Forty-nntn street aud
Tenth avenue and street and Tenth ave-
nue.. Nos. 450 and ASS West Forty ninth street arc
said to been transferred by him Hicks part
payment ol the cash borrowed ana used in erecting
those and other buildings.
WAS OWEN MURPHY A GAMnLnRp
AS regards tho motives which impeIled Murphy to
his suicidal course various opinions were expressed,
but the following by an old friend OF Murphy and =
well known politician appeared 10 be the most
generally beloved by the public Murphy" 1aid he,
swas great nd mirer OF horxe,sh aud staked large
amounts several horses during THIS years racing
season, aud contrary 70 his usual good luck, LOST
rooms to sucn extent that he became familiar to
OF the habtaGs Of these plnces they such
lowed hun his bets. As he mad all lhs money under
his control and not held accountable any par
ticular person II would naturally follow, In my opin-
ion, that when he found himself in hole he on
tho excise money expecting 10 retrieve his losses aud
cover up the maIter.p
LKoAL OPINION on HIS GUILT.
Mr.. George r. Andrews, Of tho Corporation Coun-
sels office, seemed be doubt as 10 wneth her the
offence OF Dir. Murphy was simply u breach OF trus,
point 0i tho whole matter was whether tho moneys
taken by him belonged to tho city, or whether th hey
were merely nclu III trust iOr ~ Oy ME The
funds we're taken under regulation OF the Board oil
Excise, with tue understanding that they be
returned unless a license was given. The receipts
not recognized lcensca Mr.. Andrews said
that he could not make up ms mind the question
without further reflection.
IRON the Corporation CounseI's Office tho reporter
hascned 10 the Office OF Mr.. Agcrnon s. Sullivan No.
3 Broad street That gentleman was out, but nis
partner, Mr.. Robert l.. Fowler, was in, and hear.
Ing tho question propoundcd answered without hest
talion that he considered 1t OF em zzlcmcDt
Mr. David Dudley Field found at his Office, No.
Pine street, whero tho following conversation oc
currcd:-
REroRrER-Mr. Field, you tell whether the
offence OF MIR. Murphy Ia absconding with the excise
funds be called simply breach OF trust or Is II
cmbczzlenent7
MIR. FIELp--ls IL not cmbezzlemcntf A runs
away VITA mouoy that don't belong 70 him-l should
call that embezzement
REPoRTEx-But Mr.. Fold, tho point Is raised thai
these moneys did not actually belong 70 tho city un
II should give licenses for them. Il IL thought
tuat they simply held trust Tor the city should
that course bo adopted by tho Excise Board
Mr.. FIELD (smiing)-An, woll the fact is have mol
read the accounts Of IT, and therefore don't know
what they can make out Of II.
MURPHY SEEN on SATURDAY NIGHT.
A positive statement was yesterday made to tho
police that Murphy was at hIs residence, No. 10 Sec
ond avenue, saturday evening US late half pas
six. Tho Informant, whose namc is with
hail a. eli I'm muIn nj a