The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-07
TWO ROGUES FALLING OUT.
TIE EPiRTNERsHIP IN FRAUD BETWEEN
ROBEsOy AND MURTIGH
How the willy Jerseyman Fiiied the Greedy
Ed,tar's Pockets with the Peoples Money
and Then Despoiied Him or ia Lawsuit
that May Result In Rich Developments.

William i. Murtngh, late proprietor OF the Va
tional Rrpubiican have fallen out and the con-
fldential relations that have existed between
them for over eight years are at nm end. The
trouble owes its origin, 1t s supposed. 10 differ
cnces oyer the division Of the spoils During
Robcson's term ms Secretary Of tho Navy no
one WAS nearer TO him than Murtagh. Tho door
of Robesous private Office was open TO Muir
terh when IL was closed to everybody else OK
cep,ing. perhaps. the two Cattclls. All claims
and contracts advocated by Murtagh went
through with marvellous speed. He put high
price upon his influence. for he know its value.
In the ease Of Joseph l.. Savage for instance.
who was allowed s22 900 by Robcson in satsiac-
ton Of a claim which had been rejected by Sec
rotary Wcllcs. Murtagh received n Zee u 100000.
In many other cases Murtaa,h was paid proper
ionally. Did Robcson receive his share? Did
his great love FOR Auriagh permit the latter TO
no,La ,h,,us.rds of dollars ni,, ~ tho Navy De-
mn w,.1.,,
tarliheh' We S""" S'c'
There are some who fancy that because
Robson i. fond Of tcrrapn. canvas back
uuck' anu the cholce u"h''s ui the cpicut'
table he is n careless. shitless fellow. taking
a. -. ..it o,.,. a,i ,i,,u., ,,f,,a,if L,,, ii,,l,,
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ron'ern ABOUT business n'""1r7' rar rom IT,
R'bcson is as keen. sharp. shrowd. cunning.
o,, ,i.s, D., l.,,.i,,ss ,,,r a.. ann H., ,,r,J il,
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any ol our ,onin'r'iai ''h'r's' MS great iVt,e
!
tcntion T., de,nils that seven yoars n- Secretary
~ "'''''', '''''' "'' 20 80
noyrrtv tn "A uinee among tle riuionnircs of
,ho cn,,,,r, H., dn,,onstr,t.1 hf. ,x,ro,,rdi.
W ''"'''''' 7'. ,''9 ,.,
nearly n half million dollars in cash in five dif-
,.,,,, ,o,r. ,,.,,ti, ,hr,e ,,,,s a,,,,r NJ, w.
i'r'" "'"N7 """'" mr. '"s "'t "V "'S
permitted TO approach within grabbing dis
tance ~ tho ruhlie Treasury
If Inns ho,n n n,v.t.rv tn thi,l,no ro,,,,o how
~ hf' '''ii - hfTANif ~ A4iiAh iilN l'''li' 4A'N
Murtagh, a man who is renowned a. fol in
business affairs. should have apparently wicld-
a.. ,,,,,..i ,,, n,,.,,.. 49,. !, -, y ui...,,
:" 80 NUN 'n"",n'0 V''i H'''s'n' i"o's'n
knew that he would ultimately secure the great
er portion if not all the srolls that Murtngh
, '.,, ,r hno ~ ,'' ',u' ''s'
','''' '''". Wv "V.', w W .',''' ~ ~".'''' "uu
claimants that transacted their bus ness with
the navy Department through him. From the
.,,oi ,,l fb v,ill ,r,e,,,, t,,o,, 4, % o,,i,or,
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thut VIII Murtatn was tn' Wgl toward claim
ants nni r"tira tors. ne was ior AL tnati noln-
n. hui tn" lamb when he cam" 10 deal with
nohn-'n. Tn" precise amount 81 money that
Murthgh inn'" IN one way Dr another out ol the
Navy Nturiment during Il kl''s"n's admini--
tratiun wli never te a. ''r,a.u'd. for Murtagh
mas meyer li' ''p 20 k'rp even = mempran,
nun "i HIS lihNh 'lhl llih-0 'i"h-' ne = on" ~
mos ni,n Mn' r"ly mon ,'f ninYry ior ther
cltilens. II IS absolutely iial '--inl' 70 speak
win any d"grr" ol u''HrH} r'~pertns their
accounts IL must nay" 1r"n enormous. how
,nus ptransi II was rn,enl WIN ' moh.y D.
uih"d from Pm tnat source mat iAe NNmndl Re
pN.t'--, ~, t W,i,Hlil- WIS 'i' ia hhi lual "vhe
ros' sl'V""o' he WIS equally prpdlEalln tthcr
oIllHys. ,,,o o, so..,,,o., v,-....A.. ..n.
:, h'.",SpH l.iih vi se,ur.hs Mur'aEh spQlls
W. lnN" ,lii ~, ana r"sily accom- ii-nei. tie
III, lnu ...u n'il 70 20 IL. u pnry IN Whsl-
,ri.r,.'r, ~ y l. WIN Murih,;h. moh.y onre
t',l 9i ~, h'''S'n ny, NOV" VIZ 10 ntke
,''',' Snil. N'iNhh,NiS %, I'orS hilmry rom tinr
g. u'.' N,,gn MiHdtaih MiHdta,i WI ntwnys NV, gnu 20
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''li' @ rHN.i vy,,. fhg ,nf,is'nr' s,''
Il xt"r.u Ia. ,'renrranced :" l.rntlunily and i'm
,.rn.,fi il,l; tid Nurts,,,his urnr.rtv nnss fr,,n
r. g,,s, i,tn IlnisS'n's rrnntrai thnt ,vbnn
Mur,',',N.. ,'x,. i,nD;rai.I the dirtn"ss nm i
sI,r III ii,i, nnnrlv rvnrv,hin,, he I'M in tbe
" 'rij vir,Iniiv h"innc.d +, n"hason IN, int
ho "details If the transaction. between Robeson
and Auriayh ten their own story
Koh.e,n logan la advance Nlurtagb money in
snailsun,s r som. time preyi"iis io thn norjnI
when he nskei for the first lien against the Na-
tioual e,n,Liirau huildinr v,Liri Nurtns,b ~.
cutod on Feb / ls7i Tptn mis- tlmn he IND
loaned Muriagh between clev'n and twelve
thousanl iollars, and security f0r this amount
ought h. have satisfied HIM n~ Murtagh owed
him no more But a. Nurtaeh had recniy,l
considerable SIMS in the way ~ oourniesi -