The New York herald., 1878-11-04
ELLEN MURPHY.

HER WEDDING TO LOUIS EIEGE--A COSY INTER-
VIEW WITH TWO OF HER sTAUNcH FRIENDS
The temperance Of the long lost Ellen Murphy,
believed to be the victim of the Silver Lake muir
der. the occasion of bringing reporter Of the
HERALD into some very queer company on Staten
Island yesterday. The reporter anxious to learn
something about the reported marriage Of Ellen Muir
ply and her lover Louis Rege and in his search for
information directed to the house of distn-
guished citizen Of Clifton, named Harry Hazel Harry
is q nut-not to put too fine a point upon it, q
Hazel-nut. He is o victim of circumstances. but
is ful of expedients. During the the hams at
Camp Scott mysteriously disappeared and yet nobody
was ever seen carrying them away. Finally it was
discovered that they left camp without being carried
at ALL walking out through the grass like thing Of
life Further investigation showed that there q
string attached TO the moving ham, and malicious
people found fault with Harry because he OBJ
served to be the other end of the string. Now
Harry peddles FISH for living and picks up honest
bone with without ham to it. wherever he find
It, 1t was to his house that Ellen Murphy went last
Wednesday to be claimed by her lover and to present
him with the pledge Of their mutual affection.
ADMIRERS ELLEN
'She was in bed Just two weeks and two days." said
Mrs. Hazel, land she's ae pretty as o picture"
'It's GIRL, chimed in Harry, who was ut home, If
who is hafsess-over can be said to be at home
''Yes and she was to bc married to-day In Barclay
Street church. Mrs. Hazel added, "and the baby is to
be christcncd next Sunday"
..Can you tell me where can find Ellen ?" the re-
porter asked.
THAT depends" answered Harry. thckly. "on
whether you've gotta Y to pay for the information.
Harry" shrieked Mrs. Hazel, "the poor girl don't
want her name in the newspapers and here you re
Offering TO sell her out. You don't mean what you
say and You don't know where she is II you do mean
Harry does mean it." put in visitor at this point
"and if he doesn't know. do. This reporter chap
can't leave here unless he leaves fve-doar bill be-
hind him."
..Do you take me for a millionaire ?" the reporter
..You ought to be able to contribute something for
the benefit of the baby" was the answer, land you
will before you shall have a sight OF the bride"
agreed" said the reporter. when and where
can see her r.
..In New York Tomorrow"
Not before y
'No."
MIR. HAzEL's EccENTRIcrTrEs
II about time for Harry Hazel TO take the lead
In the conversation and after ordering In fresh
pitcher of beer and inviting the reporter to drink
with him he began to ,u unb1som himself The iny
'You drink with us. even IL you don't pay for the
beer" were the terms on which the foaming fluid
proifcred. To have declined would have been to
incur his displeasure and would care to anger
such gentleman MS Mr.. Harry Hazel. The
hosptaities opened the heart Of good Mrs Hazel and
even Harry for . moment glowed with enthusiasm
when Ellen came In here" said the lady, II said,
My dear would rather than fifty dollar greenback
see you this moment as sec you now /"
"And kissed her." Harry chuckled. WASN'T salts
fed with shaking hands with her but kissed her.
You're pretty one to kiss anybody" Mrs. Hazel
said.
The remark seemed to change the current Of Mr.
Hazels thoughts and he immedistely began to reflect
that he q very badly used man.
"The newspapers have told lies about me-" he said.
.They say I'm an Irishman ain't I'm an Eng
lshan, and Harry did not forget his aspiratcs
when exhibiting strong tendency toward exas-
peration "Bcsides, they said live in shanty;
live in a frame house. It's outrage a man to
call his house shanty. My wife not Ellen's
landlady. She here only three days, and that
amt long enough to make anybody landlady. Now,
Mr. Reporter. want you to correct all this, for Harry
Hazel is not man to allow himself to be msrepre-
scntcd by the newspapers"
After further efforts 10 obtain the whereabouts Of
Ellen Murphy which were thwarted by the deter
mined and antagonstic attitude of the visitor.
Clarkef indeed, either he or the Hazols knew any
thing about 1.-THE reporter withdrew. AZ he was
going down the stairs headand very disastrously
banged head il thrust out of the door of tho
next apartment. and the owner Of the head cried in
loud voice, Clarke In a bosthooP The epithet was
repeated several times; and tho reporter left tho
house there lively prospect of a free fight.
Inquiry at st. Peters Church In the evening showed
that Ellen Murphy not married there yesterday.