The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-27
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY.



The superintendent of police, in passing the
First National Bank, yesterday morning, had his
attention directed to young farmer of very
rank verdancy, named NJ. L. Murphy, from near
shelbyvile, who was just at that moment in
search of a man to whom he had an h0nr pre-
vious entrusted the care Of little less than
$1,000 in gold He had been seized with a
yearning to again see the man and the money,
and the superintendent of police had some inter
est In seeing that the young mans de-
slres were gratitied. Murphy came to the
city few weeks ago for . holiday, and visited
the Zoo. He found very agreeable companions,
and he became fascinated with the attractions OF
the place. He came to the conclusion that agri-
cultural life was entirely too dreary for a man of
his worldly yearnings. He wanted to become a
cosmopolitan. He went bacz home and mort
gagged his farm, securing on it something more
than $1,000. few days ago he returned to the
city, and has since been spending his time, as
well as a liberal share of his money, about the
Zoo and Capital Theater RESORTS From all that
can be learned, several hundred dollars were
trittered away, and he was getting "A safety of
the rotous indugenees with which he had be-
come so infatuated.
KINDLY SUGGESTION.
1t was suggested yesterday morning by some
OF the companiohable scOuudrels who had at
tached themselves to him, that he Ought to de-
post the remainder of his money, which he had
been keeping at the First National Bank, with
some trustworthy man for safe keeping, and it
was proposed that it should be placed in the safe
OF Chaplin IL Gore. /. L. Hauek was selected as
the man with whom the care of the money should
De entrusted, and during the morning Murphy
gave him S1,475 in goll for safe keeping
n srn giving him receipt for the
saloon, and noticed eti SRas H TU"s left left
the place without depositing the money in the
sale, as he had been told would be done. After
sitting about the saloon for hour, meditating
over what he had been Influenced to do, he he
came alarmed ana started out re lind the man
who had his money, when the superiutendent of
police came upon him. The two started out to
search for HOuck, and went around to Chaplin &
Gores' where the transaction mad been made.
ihey mad not been there long when HOuek en-
tered Superintendent Robbins approached him,
ana, after producing the draft which had been
given Murphy, demanded that the money
should be refunded. EOuck at hyst refused
TO give 1t up, but upon learning thsG the super
lntendent was very much in earnest, he compiled
with the demand o nd delivered the fun amount
which was PLACED TO the credit of Murphy at The
FIRST Nationa. Bank, payable only at tie Shell
byville bank.
THE SUCKER BOUGHT SHOW.
The superintendent then started to the depot
with Murphy to pend him home. On the way to
the train Murphy vemarke1
Hd ike to see my show again before leave
town"
Your showf" inquired the superintendent,
with some astOnishmeat
yes. bought a ghost show at the Capital
Theater," he replied.
When asked how much he had paid for it, he
refused to tell, stating that he had prom
lsed to keep the amount secret.
Upon being threatened with arrest, however he
confessed that he had paid 5000, and had en-
tered into a contract with a half-dOzen persons
N prn Nha fA. 6ar.~
lntendent succeeded IN recovering 5000 OF the
amount which had been paid for the ghost show
and compelled the people who had attached
themselves TO the concern to relinQuish their
contracts. The total amount Of money recovered
was 1850. Murphy placed on the train in
the afternoon and sent home. He is satisfied
with his experience in the high life of city, and
Will resume farming, with his ghost-show at
tachment for occasional amusement.