Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-07
GOVERNOR MURRAY.
Being Interviewed, He Tells a PiaIn
Story Like an Honest Man..
[Salt Lake Tribune. !

salt Lake Tribune.
A reporter of the Tribune yesterday
called upon Governor Murray, armed with
the Heraid-a most nasty weapon by the
way-and demanded to know why the
Governor had been a rascal so long and
kept still about it.
Governor Murray Smiling 1t was too
bad, was it not?
Reporter-Had you any trouble while
Marshal of Kentucky? Were there any
charges ever made against you?
Gov. Mo and yes / discharged a
deputy for cause, and he spread the story
around Louisville that there were laches
in my office. | was absent in the country
at the time. On my return, being told of
the matter, / at once (being more sensitive
than l now am wrote to the daily jour
nails and asked their owners to do me the
favor TO send experts to examine and re-
port upon my official affairs. The Courier
Journal promptly responded, and sent an
expert. He made thorough examination
and gave report to his employers, which
caused them, editorially in the Courier
Journal, to declare that the charges were
utterly groundless. The intention was to
break me of my Office, but nothing was
ever more quickly or completely crushed
Indeed the charges fell still-born, for they
were wholly groundless.
Rep.-What about this man Chase?
Gov. M.-He was some years ago an Off
Ger in the Department of Justice He
picked up this story of the deputy whom
discharged, and made thorough examina-
tion of the books of my Office. He thought
he had found an error of $500, but told me
later that he was thoroughly convinced
that | was an honest man.
Rep.-Did he file charges against you in
any Department at Washington?
Gov. M.-He had not while / lived in
the East. l don't know what may have
been done since.
Rep.-Had you any trouble in settling
your accounts as Marshal?
Gov N.-NOt the slightest; not COM
plant was interposed; my accounts were
formally passed upon by the United States
Court of Kentucky; they were regularly
audited, and my full receipts were given
me.
Rep.-Where were you after your office
as Marshal expired, until you came to
Utah
N0N. M.-1n lOulSNllle.
Rep.-What were you doing?
Gov. MI was editor of the Commercial.
Rep.-Did you hold any office?
Gov. M.-Yes | was chairman OF the
Republican State Central Committee, and
held other offices.
Rep Were these old charges ever re-
newed during that time?
Gov. Nj never knew of any charges
ever having been preferred.
Rep.-HOw do you account for their
breaking out at this time?
Gov. M.-That is easy enough. The in
tentiOn, of course, is to smirch my reputa-
tion now, at the end of my term, and then
to let the pretended charges drop.
Rep.-What is your judgement about
the extent aud effect of the conspiracy?
Gov. Mt is simply a case of two or
three coyotes making the woods howl it
will all fall still-born, as it did before.
Rep-Have you made any reply to the
dispatches of to-day?
Gov M-NOne at all except to telegraph
Mr.. Springer that hold myself in readi-
ness to make instant and ample refutatiOn
of any charges that have been or can be
made against me.
The reporter then accepted cigar of the
Governor, when was q worse one than any
man who has grown wealthy by corrupt
Practices in Government Office ever ought
10 give patient reporter, and retired.