Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-07
AN UNPRINCIPLED ROGUE.

A Boston Sharper who Euchers His
Skips the Country.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
BosToN, Jan. s.-The boldest and most
ungrateful rascal of recent exposure in
this city is one Robt. A. M0rrsy, Of whose
present domiclle tbs police are unfortun-
ately ignorant. Murray is tbs Oldest son
of the late VIM. Murray, of CHELSEA, who
died about fifteen years ago leaving an
estate of over 100000. Robert was in
terested with the management of this
property for the benefit of his mother ana
the children. He Immediately plunged
into a prodigal career that soen
wrecked the estats. He invested his last
dollars early in 1872 in the clothing bust
Aess with enc Lyons, on Summer street.
Lyons Is said to have been as wild as his
partner, and they did not succeed in the
business. The most successful stroke
Murray ever nade was 10 get insured for
100000 in foreign companies almost i'm
medihtsly after the great Ohicago fire. He
was burned out and received every dollar
Of his insurance. The stock of this
firm is said to have net
been WORTH half of 100000 st that time.
With the nsnsy he received from the IL
surance companies Murray purchased OF
ex Collector Beard the property in Brook
lyn known as the Hawthorne estate, pay
ing $4,000 for it. Al that time he was
intimate with L. D. Winslow, the notorious
forgsr, who is now fugitive from justice
in South America. Murray continued to
lanA 20 M
in nesd of money.
He appealed to his friend Win
slow, who negotiated loan
of $4,000 with j. @. Aver, the patent
medicine man of Lowell, Mr.. Aver taking
mortgage on Asrray's Brooklyn prop
erty. This mortgage was never paid, and
Nr. Aver foreoIosed and the property now
stands in his name.
year thereafter Murray was again
penRlless. Then he obtained employ
ment in the banking ana brokerage es
tablishment of Patterson Il Co., on Wash
ington street. He remained there IN
til March, 1882, when he
was discharged, az his employers
put ii, ''tor irregularities" He soon open
ed brokers' Office on his own acsount at 81
Matt street. He advertised money to loan
on furniiare and all sorts Of collateral ss-
carity. The capital was supplied by
msn wish whom he had become acquainted
while at Patterson & Co.'s, and who allow
ed him handsome commission. Soon he
began to victimize his friends. DR.. w.
II. Carpenter, who loses $4,000, first ad-
yancsd him money over year ago. He
allowed Murray to invest $1,000
- 0t FVh nj
interest which was regularly paid for sew
eral months. This established full conf
denoe and DR.. Carpenter gradually placed
his entire fortune in Murrsy's hands. The
doctor had bssn disabled by the loss of an
eye, and trusted to Murray's brains to win
him living oA his property. Mortgages
were delivered each time money was ae-
vanced, and DR.. Carpenter fled them with
out any investigation. Murray
even persuaded the doctor
TO sell G valuable diamond pin
in oeder 80 naka profitable Investment.
Among his other victims are g money
lender named Davis, who looses 1000. A
lawyer named Witt, who loosss several
hundred, DR.. A. P. Lighthill, : specialist
whose loss is from $4,000 80 $4,000, and
several clerks and oihsrs who lose few
hundred each. Murray has been living in
elegant style fer some time al the Hotel
Clifton, on Columbus avsnus, with VIC
nau who clAias to be his wife.
Eaxly in December SEINE of his
vistlms discovered the valseiess
naasre of shsir securities and there was
troebIs. All the mortgages proved 10 be
either forged or fraudulent, and thiuRs be-
same so uncomfortable that Murray de-
campsd about three weeks ago. The ease
has jzss bssn brought to the attention Of
tAe police. few weeks before his flight
Murray went inio partnership With DR..
Banning, of No. So Rutland street, stylsd
the Banning Stationary Dustpan Manu-
featuring company.