The daily gazette., 1878-11-19
Mr. Nlurphy's Triumph.
The Sherif's Office, for the First Time, in
the Hands Of Temperance Men.
From the N. Y. Sun.

1he Sheriff Is Odice, for the First Time, In
the Hands Of Temperance Men.
From the N. Y. Sun. r,.,..
A fine-loolxing young man, with blue
eyes and yellow moustache, attended
the Murphy meeting on Friday last. He
listened to the fifty dollar temperance
appeals with breathless interest. He
heard the pathetic stories with heaving
breast and fearful eyes, and the sweet
singing Of the Wilson's threw him into
ecstacy. All in the house were invited
to come forward and sign the pledge
with much emotion the young man with
blue eyes and yellow moustache took his
place among the raw recruits. He was
ex-Deputy Daniel e. Finn, of the Sher-
ifs office, political power among the
seventeen voters of the Third Ward.
That same afternoon he appeared in
the Sheriff's office, wearing a blue rib
bon. He met with an affecting reception.
Old John bennett, who was induced to
sign the pledge twenty years ago by the
Hon. Benjamin Wood, shook him warm
ly by the hand and urged him to hold out
to the end. Major William III. Quincy,
Washingtonian veteran of 1874, en-
braced him with fearful eyes and coun-
selled moderation. That old temperance
reformer, Charles Cooper, who has been
trying to convert Harry Hill for the past
twenty years, pressed his hand with con-
vulsive energy, and said that he was
ready to depart in peace. Deputies d.
G.. Gale and M. J.. Keys, who are said to
have drank no intoxicating liquors for
| years, presented him new hat, and
Matthew Patten, the temperance apostle
of the Thirteenth Ward, blessed him
Thomas Kerrigan gave him Father
Matthew badge, inscribed 80. A. H.
which that stern disciple of temperance,
Dr. Upham, interpreted "Old Alcohol
Howls." Deputy Egan, who, it is said,
stays under water longer than any other
man in the Sheriff's office, sang a l
"Sparkling and bright in its liquid light %
and Rufus Dodge and John Carroll
distilled tears of joy. The terrible Aaron
Aarons, feeling himself out of place, ran
to neighboring lager beer saloon, and
was followed by John McKeon. For
the first time IN the history of New
York the Sheriff's Office was left IN the
sole possession of the advocates OF
Temperance. Sheriff Reilly was absent.
Mr.. Finn went out of the office at 4
P. M. On Saturday afternoon he stood
behind his bar in Park row. flinging gin
cocktails from tumbler to tumbler, and
spinning streaming hot whisky to his Gus.
TONERS. The blue ribbon was pinned to
large mirror behind him.
thought you had taken the pledge
I said the writer.
$50 have" he replied.
"But why are you selling rum ?'
was the next question:
81 sell rum to oblige my customers, >
was the answer. 81 took the pledge for
: my own protection, and mean to keep it
Let other men follow my example and
they'll be all right. Every tub mns1
stand on its own bottom. Murpbey
stands Oh his, and stand on mine
We are both following legitimate busl.
ness. intend 10 take care of mine as
long as it pays, and he will do the same
Won't you have something before you
go ?"
The polite offer was declined witt
thanks. A minute aftsrward the blue
badge dropped into glass of whiskey,
and the reporter left the fine-lookine
mau with blue eyes and yellow nous
tache busily fishing 1t out.