The New York herald., 1879-08-02
MIR. MURRAY'S DIFFICULTIES.
THE BOSTON PREAcHER's PROPERTY ATTACHED
TO SATISFY HIS NUMEROUS DEBTS.

THE BOSTON PREACHERs PROPERTY ATTACHED
TO SATISFY HIS NUMEROUS DEBTS.
New HAVEN, August 1. 1879.
The folly of q minister of tho Gospel engaging
in business speculatons is exemphed in the Of
Rev. W. II. Ii. Murray. the celebrated Boston
preacher. who is sadly harassed by crowd of i'm
Fortunate creditors. While the reverend gentleman
is supposed to be enjoying himself hunting and
fishing in the Adirondack Mountains his property
in this vicinity is being seized by alert deputy
sherifs.
Perhaps it is not generally known that the Rev.
Mr.. Murray some time ago organized the "Boston
Blackboard Company" for tho purpose of manufac~
the Murray wagon, and located the factory in
this city, after inducing several of our leading
citizens to invest in the enterprise. Mr.. Muir.
ray owned the patent for this blackboard wagon.
and $4,000 of the stock allotted to him. 1t is
known that this stock has passed of his posses
sion he having deposited it as collateral for a
oan and it was aerward attached in the interest Of
Boston creditors.
Wednesday last Deputy Sheriff Catlin. of this city.
went out to Mr.. Murray's farm at Guilford.
eighteen miles from here, to attach property to
satisfy o claim held by Thomas H.. Emerson. OF
Boston 1t is stated that Mr.. Emerson held Murrnys
note for s.. 800, to meet which the Clergyman re.
Gently gave his check The check was found to be
useless, Mr.. Murray having no funds at the bank.
and the note went to protest Mr. Emerson, becom-
ing aware that other notes made by Mr.. Murray had
gone to protest, determined to attach the latters
property at his farm in Guilford When Deputy
Catn arrived ut the farm he found that it was
heavily mortgaged that it would be useless to
nut an attachment it, He also found that
Deputy sheriff Hart. of Guilford had attached two
colts. two horses. two wagons and yoke OF oxen
belonging to Mr.. Murray. to satisfy claim of Sow
eral hundred dollars held by D. B. Crittenden & Co..
OF this city. for feed furnished.
HORSES ATTACHED.
After considerable search Deputy Catlin found
five spirited stations on the farm. and these he
at once took possession of. On Thursday morn
ing Deputy Catlin and his assistants set out
for farm at North Guilford. where it
was learned some more of Mr.. Murray's horses
were. They found five three-year-old colts Of
Catlin also went to Middlehcld and there
attached eight two-year-old colts owned by Mr..
Murray. Rcturning to Guilford in tho afternoon
Catln attempted to attach moving machine but was
informed that it had just bcen sold by Mr. Murrays
farm superintendent for $50. Forty tons OF hay.
however, were found aud attached Return:
ing to New Haven, the deputy next attached
Murrays $4,000 worth of stock in the
Boston Blackboard Company, but this will
tAched by Boston creditors. Nh Catln instructed
to attach every part and parcel of property belong
ing to Mr.. Murray that he could find uneucumbcred.
and this leads to the belief that his creditors are
coming upon him In full force.
Mr.. Murray has been absent about three weeks. and
his wife, who living at the Guford farm, Is very
distressed at the turn in her husbands affairs
Ii is said that she has expected collapse however
and became fortified against adversely by
took her degree of NJ. ID. this summer
and proposes to practise. Mrs. Murray does not
know her husbands exact Whereabouts. All she
knows Is that he started for his favortc summer
sort, tho Adirondacks. to hunt and hsh during his
vacation from his Boston pastorate.
superintendent Spare. of the Boston blackboard
Company, says that the concern has not become in-
volved by Mr. Murrays failure