The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-04-14

He Denies In Toto the Stories About His
Doings in Texas.


Special Dispatch TO the Herald.
New York, April S, I8S3.-Rev. w. II. II.
Murray arrived in this city yesterday from San
Antonio, Texas, alone. He went to the house
Of Mr.. Edwin T. Copeland, 3Io Carleton
avenue, Brooklyn, and remained there until
this morning, when he removed to the Astor
house. He was questioned this evening
about the report that he had run away from
San Antonio, leaving $Ia,ooo debts. He
said that the report was ga lie from top to
bottom. left San Antonio" he went on,
| Eat II o'clock on Saturday morning last, on
| the day express, in the most open manner.
| At 10 o'clock was in court, and went from
| there directly to the train. Fully 50 persons
to whom was personally known, were on
| the train. | did not leave 1t until | reached
Washington, where l stopped over . few
hours Then took the limited express and
| came here"
"Did you leave $I2, 900 debts ~
al do not owe $500 in Texas, all told, nor
did promise to meet any creditors on the
afternoon Of the day left. No creditors
asked me to pay. The story about my female
amanuensis is absolutely false. have been
absolutely alone for the two and half years l
have been in Texas. passed the last month
at the house of my lawyer. l came on alone.
No man holds my notes for $4,000 i never
had ranch in Texas and never bred cattle.
| never failed in newspaper editing there.
never wrote line for paper in Texas. l
never specialized. This report will greatly
amuse my Texas friends, who will see its alb
surdty."
''Did you build saw mill, haul wood and
dress in rough clothes 7"
Eyes, that is part true"
"Did it fail ~
mo; it was success until George T. Field,
who was one of the partners, made trouble"
"Why did you go to San Antonio 7"
al went there from Denton, England, two
years and half ago, to look after some land
belonging to Englishmen. When had been
there six months, l started the Texas Hard
Wood and Lumber company. There were
three partners. Boston lady and gentleman
and myself. We owned large tract of wood
land and mills about 50 miles from San An
tonic. II was tough pulling at first. Ny
father was a carpenter. and had a saw mill IN
Guilrord, CT, and there had learned some
| thing of the business. | managed to pick up
knowledge Of machinery. was my own
engineer, mill hand and drawer Of wood.
During the time was in San Antonio,
don't think wore suit OF clothes that cost
over So. Field then came along on his way
to Mexico. had first seen him 10 years be-
fore in Boston, when | was editing paper
there. At San Antonio he said he had
$4,000, and wanted to 60 into the lumber
agreement by which he was to
pay $1,000 for a share in the partner
ship. He paid $1,000 and became our agent
at San Antonio. On February Io last he
came to me and said that he had man who
would buy the property of the company at a
good price. He promised to bring the man
around, and, when he did 40, the man proved
Y to be marshal, who seized the entire pro-
perry on an attach nent Of $500, which had
been sued out by Field. The result was that
the company came to a standstill. The en-
ployes were all discharged and $40, 200 of
property was left idle. If Field thought
would throw up the whole matter in disgust,
he was mistaken. fought him, and the case
is now awaiting trial. When found it could
s not come up before the October term Of court
came north to look after some other business
n matters. shall return to San Antonio. II
was good paying business, and the company
did not owe $500"
"How about your blackboard business and
stock farm at Guilford?"
"Those matters have not yet been settled
lup. Under Massachusetts law no one can ex-
n anime my books without my consent, and
am in no hurry. l shall take a good FIVE
years rest, and then will attend to those
: matters. will then have something to say
as to the ISLANDERS which are constantly circu-
c lated about me. It's id shame publish
ing such stories. When l arrived at Mr..
: Copeland's house, he sent the following tele.
gram to l.. d. Dibble, prominent lawyer Of
# San Antonio: please answer Immediately,
at my expense, whether Murray left San An.
tonic honorably and in general good repute
. A scurrilous report has been printed To
this the following answer was received to-
day: injury left publicly, honorably and in
: good repute A personal enemy is using
3 every effort to injure him."
II He Was No Moon.