New-York tribune., 1884-01-05
SWINDLING HIS FRIENDS.
A BOSTON BROKERS FORGED MORTGAGES
RAISING $4,000 Oh FORGED MORTGAGES AND
THEN DIsAPPEAHING.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TgIEUSEl

BOsTON, Jan. A number of gentlemen
wel-known in Boston for years have been clevery
swinded by Robert A. Murray, who has been for some
years the brokerage business, Mk-st Three weeks
nco Murray suddenly le the city, leaving liabilities be-
hind him that VIII probably to nearly $4,000 1t
Is known that Murray had raised nearly all this money
upon forged mortgages at be had betrayed and mis-
led li, frienda and IN instance at least had brought
total ruin upon the who had done the most to aid
hun
Murray was formerly resident Of Chelsea. Ills father
died several years ago. leaving fortune OF 100000
which young Murray squandered He engaged the
clothing trade in 1872, summerst. and after the
Chicago fire he insured his 100000 in foreign
companies and when the Boston fire he got every
aoat OF the Insurance. With that money no purchased
the now famous Hawthorne establishment IN BrOokllne,
Of czConecior Beard paying $4,000 forit.
At that time ne rather intimate with f. d. Wins
low the notorious forger who fugitive from JUS
co South America. Murray continued 10 lead wild,
rytrayagant life, and need OF money again.
lie appealed his friend Wnsow, Who negotiated loan
OF $4,000 with j. c. Aver the wellnown patent med
c.ue man, OF Lowell Mr.. Aver taking a mortgage Oh
Murray Brookne estate, which he subsequently, fore
closed.
Murray went into Patterson Company's private bank
IN 1873 but turned ont in sS2 for dishonest tricks
lie then opened a brokers' Office in handsome apart
m,uts and gave that he ready to lend money in
TO suit furniture or any kind OF collateral Sc
curity; the 10 remain IN possession OF the mort
gagers. While he had been connected with Patterson d
Co.'S bank Murray had become quite intimate with three
our gentlemen, whom he now approached successfully.
He told them that his long experience and his large
Qulutanccshlp enabled him 10 many eli
ents, and proposed that he should negotiate
loans at certain percentage; and he
would divide with them in view OF their furnishing the
money wheTcwith 10 carry the mortgages As the gen
uemcD all had confidence III him, and the rates he
proposed 20 get always satisfactory figure, Muir
rag did not have much trouble IN TOping his victims u
II wOuld seem that his mind made up cheat his
friends and every body else he could a largo scale.
Among his victims Dr. W. II. Carpenter and DR..
A. p Lghthil, welknOwn specialists, whose confidence
t,t regularly small loans, when increased
and every dollar OF IL has gone
MUTTays irregularities made known TO his cred
hrs generally about Thanks giving time They were ter
rOy shocked by the disclosure, and determined that II
would be better 10 say nothing whatever about the affair
as the losers did not figure Insurers One OF
Murays latest business ventures take in "a a
partner Dr Banning who Is said TO be proprietor OF the
Tanning stationary dustpan." They called themselves
pauy" ~0-
urray hNed In elegant apartments IN Hotel Clifton ON
N"ul Jus ave- WIN woman whom he iCcoguiZ. as his
"t4' nc - sad 10 DC the daughter OF Edward Ridley
WI" sOhc years ago was wcllMOWp dry gonds NOR,
cdEt on Nldhd-sJ, NcwGOrk j. said thai an. IN
hh when hftecn years old. She has lived for nr6ar
o. years In Boston, ana Il quite well known.