New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-30
MR. HASTINGS AND MR.. MURPHY.

RusrNEss RELATIONS BETWEEN THEM.
am sr,nuy.sos,s COURSE cRITIcIsED-No INTEN-
TON TO swINDLE.
rn,,,,vp ,erorter called yesterday on Hugh j.
Hastings to ask what he thought OF COMMISSIONS a
StepIenson's action in securing an oruer TO- n u
arEss, Of eEGIisoSUr @n Mr. HASTINGS said
don't mind telling you al once 'nat us haI.nced
soms tims has been so strange ana so Tbev
thar his wife and family much tront ieu: my
wa, nr n veTed ana unhappy at his evident loss OF
control over his actions aud nlghtlness tna w no
the embarrassment oi ns Mr. stephensons con-
dnct in the matter, unless he Was deslrous 10 s"'
his name in the papers. lie is loqnacious h
sav%bnt never thought him vindctive. ne seems
to nave become enrased at the idea that Murphy
had taken him in and instead OF Soms no for
srrant - and policeman Those who gloat over
the fall OF man who has held hgh place anu
been prominent among bis felow may sIre
way, but cannot thlnk So II al nm l., Tho
twill tell you how came to be mled up in 'i i
matter Fifteen years ago, when Mofphy was !i
h; most nrosnerous days he loaned some money 10
friend upon the security of brewery III Con:1s,
Albany County. don't remember ,ne nn 1 ~ Sa1
frisnd' However he failed, and MURPHY iolecloseu
The mortgape and became the owner of the brewery
He tried to sell the property for some years q. g,
yate SALE but not U rssvc IN the City
of Albany This was ten years ago happono9 "
be there on business of my own beng interested IA
q her prOpertV that was LOT anu wv, P"!
IN me and asked me if would bid In his brewery III
case the bids did not come up TO his expectadtons
/ think he valued the property at HI33'ouo ~
S15 600. No such prices we're Offered, ana accord
inplv bid it H. and from that time forward "enI
in nv name This IL the property which lie ,old
Mr. Stephenson had of his. He has trieh ieIeat.
edy 10 sell 1t during the past ten years but wl1nou
snccess was anxious that the brewery otc"
shonld not remain in my name, and pointed OUT 10
him that in case of nv sudden death ms iainiy
might have some trouble about proving title. Dut ne
always put me Off saying that 1t did not matter anu
ne would run the risk. About three months ago ne
believed he had arranged 10 sci 1t and he had nane
ont a transfer deed from myself TO the party ABOUT
to purchase The bargain fell through, out was ho'
entirely Oft for other arrangements were propoS"u,
ond Murphy had every reason tor believing when
he Ca ys The draft on that he wac ABOUT 10 re-
ceiys the purchase money for his Coh1es Dre"er{'
which stood in my name. Morally no doubt ne lel1
| himself ius ifsd in statement which legally was
| not true. But for one shall never believe thal
Tom Murphy ex- Collector of the Port OF New-l ork
| had any intention of swindling Mr.: Stephenson
Nor will believe either that Mr.. Stephenson WOMB
NOT have obtained his money or security ior IL II
| he had gone down to Long Branch and seen Muir;
| my The poor fellow would have gwen MN All
the available property he had In tie world rather
| than have wrouged him, or renamed unner tne
| stigma OF having perpetrated swndIe. 40 no.
know what steps Lave been takn IN the nai,er, out
| I belleye MIR Murphy has Tot been arrested