The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-19
PRINCE MURATREM EMBERED
SOME REMTHTS CENCEs or ms LEE I'm
4 QUIET JERSEY TILLAGE
Keeping Forty Horses for Rncing-Fi.htrx In
the Delaware and shooting Reed Bird.in,h.
Marshes-6s ding BACK to Make a Fortuna.

Keeping Forty Horses for Rncinu-Fi.hinx In
the Delaware nnd shooting Heed Bird.,nth.
Marshes-Going Back to Make u Fortuna.
A reporter for The Sun, who visited the
sleepy New Jersey village Of Borientown yes.
tcrday. was lucky enough to ind oil Sam Wool,
ex-coachmon OF the late Prince Murat. and tho
universally recognized authority on matters
pertaining to the history Of the New Jersey
Donapartcs. Sam il n tall. thin, weather-beaten
Jerscyman. between 90 aud GO years OF age.
with face bleachcd to the consistency OF pnrch-
ment by long exposure to- the wind and weather.
He lives at the upper end ~ Railroad avenue
In a neat cottage embe ddcd In tall clover and
overhanging shrubhcry. He had lust returned
from fishing excursion when the reporter en-.
tered. and his clouded brow bctokcned that hls
luck had not been OF the best. Mechanically he
brushed the dust from chair, and motioned 10
his visitor TO BE- seated
" Know Prince Mu-rat. " he exclaimed with a
strong nasal twnng, and emphasis on the last
syllable. which WINS pronounced on strictly pho
netic principles; should say did know
him. drove his horses. md lived in his fami.
ly for two years. and | WINS in Joseph Bonn.
parte's employ for seven. There wasn't finer
man in all Jersey than Prince Nurat. rcmcm.
Der him wcl-a round plump. Jolly young
Frcnchmnn. with light hair and moustache. and
full Of NIL kinds Of mischief. His uncle Joseph
used to give him MI the money that he wanted
md MurHt used to sluandcr II rs fast MS he cot
II. lila time WINS sp"ni IN shooting and fishing:
when he wasn't doing that he WIS horse racing
aud betting on sport OF some kind. The third
yrnr that he came over here hi sprnt $50 600 In
iour months. AT one time he ken; forty horsea
for driving and racing. He bought about loo
acres of land ON the Trenton road, north OF
here. and fitted it up IN the French style; a
brick mansion house in front, and the barns
stables. and out'2uses OF stone or brick form
ing square in the rear. Inside he kept his
horses cattle, s,ocf and everything else.
" He lived so high and spent money 80 fast
that his Uncle Jos. ph coul int stand y. Wien
| the old gentleman went t. Europe in 1889
| heard him toll Murat that h. would give him
| 100000 II he'd stop sporting and gambling and
| live u quiet lii". Murnt wouldn't tnke ton
those terms. He wanted the moneyout and out.
aud sgid he wasn't going &c be iettered with
e He was great hunter. and always had the
! host guns. and fowllng pieces sent him from
Paris. H. carried the FIRST 1ree loader
him by Que OF his rich relatives abroad. and cost
Quail md reed birds mostly. He used 10 20
| TO Spottswond. nine miles south Of here. for
woolcock. Reed birds Were plenty there. John
| Meningitis meadows and DE- COu's meadows
were full Of them. and Mur1t us ,d 10 spend days
and days together cunning for them Reed bird
sides the outsd1 -ho ting. ln h.r!E ilne meadow
OF his own OF ninety hysa r' iwo miles IRON tho
village. on whirh he. oold pop oyergs many
MS he WIS OF tie girls and that g. saying good
| doal. When he WAS rigscl out IN his velvet
shooting suit. with q lWunty. cap and lowing
! piece, he was a mighty handsome fellow. and
you couldn't blame them for falling in love with
him,
could b.. He'd spend his last dollar with you
| ms freely rs though he had q million hAck q H.
All the Bonapartes We're free handed. but MI.
rat was the most free handed Of them Hll,"
Thomas Wood. Peter UopE ssOn, and other
neghOors remember Prince Murats first three
children vol. and nre enthusiastic in their
| praise. Little Anna was the pet OF the vilagers.
Tho eldest son. Joarhim, WAS hest known by tho
nickname OF Sonny" Sam Wood taught him
WINS only twelve years old. The ex-coachman
himsellis a m lightly swimmer, Gnd in his time
was regarded rs n sort OF BDyton and Webb
combined. In 1910 he took tna Strachan silver
medal M the international contest. ON the Ser
pcntine HYDE Park. London. sam still has this
mcdal-a piece about the size OF nnety-two
cent dollar. continuing a bas-relief Of swim.
mer struggling between two swHns. The tan
Jsrscvmnn was at that time vnleti 10 Joseph Boz
.le"""te. who lived in % splendid mansion In
Cdvendish square. sam SAYS thnt he has often
wait ii on Louis Napoleon IN that house.
During the latter part OF MurHt's stay In Dor.
dentown his niiovnic was reduced 10 al 900 A
year. aud his wife WAS forced TO open young
ladies boarding school, Fifteen young Cuban
misses. from Havann, were her pupils. The
money thus brought in enabled her husband to
| live comfortably. but not luXuriouslv The Rev.
| outiou OF 1913 WAS a gOdscnd u MurIt He NJ
once began packing up. sam tells the story Il
| his departure Ms follows:
| " II was one morning In the fall OF ~ that
| Prince MurAt toQ> the train on the Camden and
AmbOy for New York. | remember standing VI
the depot talking with him Just fore hc started
he was light and KAY as ev'r-sul OF eNpecta.
ton AS TO whnt he WIS going 70 get from Ms
cousin on the other side. sam he said,
we've got free Government in France now.
and I'm going back To- MAKE my fortune.