Daily Republican., 1881-07-28
YELLED WITH MYSTERY,
AN UNKNOWN MAN brow YEDIN
THE CHRISTIANA.
A Stranger Said to Have Comm Wit.
ted Suicide Last Evening.
feul Play ~ Feared.

: A case, which is yelled with mystery
: was Drought to the attention of Officer
Richardson and Il number of policemen
! last evening. When the party ap
preached Front and King streets, al
about midnight, Officer Richardson was
stopped by strange young man, who
said that his friend had jumped over
board at King street wharf The Off
GERS and the stranger immediately pro.
ceeded to the wharf and instituted
searGh Tor the missing man, but they
could find no traces of him
The stranger then made statement
TO the effect that he and an unknown
companion had together left the Penn
sylvanla House, located at the corner of
Front and King streets, about fifteen
minutes previous, fora short walk when
the mn ssing man proposed that they 90
In the direction Of the Chrisriana
When they arrived at fence some feet
from the creek his friend co,umepced
running, and ran Oh until the wharf
was reached, WHEN he either INN ned or
fell into the water.
| In answer to a question as TO whom
the missing man was, tn" stranger said
| that he dld not know. He had met him
during theev"Elng at IN" Pennsylvania
house and they had taken several
drinks together. When his companion
commenced running he followed him,
but when he arrived at the edge o the
wharf he could see nothing save the
missing mans nat, which was floating
with the tide.
Fearing thai fowl play might have
been committed Sergeant Dolan gave /
orders for the arrest Of the stranger. /
The man was Immediately taken to the |
City Hall and was locked ny until this
morning, when lie was given hearing
before actingrnayor o'Neill.
lie then made the following state
ment "My name is Daniel Marphy,
and reside at Conshohucken. am "a
stranger in this city, bat I have a
brother-ia-law residing on Church
street. was sitting in front of the
pennsylvania House last evening, when
a strange man, who said he WAS hard
up ana wanted liquor, came along |
took the man into the hac.roOln and
treated him. Afterwards We went out
side and sat down together. After
for awhile, during which
time the stranger said he was Ella ployed
upon the railroad, but afterwards con-
tradicLed hlnself by saying he was a
boatman, We againsenterel the hotel and
tendered hlIn another treat. Subse-
luently, at the request of the stranger,
strolled with him towards the creek.
We halted at a fence about 10 feet from
he water, when my companiung said he
would hunt upon the wharf for place
where he could lie down. He then
walked Oft, but soon commenced to run,
'nd hnalIyjumpedoverboard. searched
or the man, hut the only trace of him
Vas his hat, which was being carried
away by the tide"
The magistrate committed the prison
# TO await the reQuisition o. the coro-
ler.
The missing man and the prisoner
we're seen sitting in front OF the hotel
ogether during the evening, bUt nobody ,
connected with the establishment had
,ver seen them before They were seen i
o go in the direction of the Christiana
ogether by several persons and it is be- c
leved that the missing man was drown
II. Search was made las: night and Il
his morning for the body, bu' it could
OF be found. Murphy Is young man Il
nd was well dressed. Il