The sun., 1888-05-15
A MILLIONAIRE Is MISSING.
MS Young WIFE SAYS HIS ELDERLY
SISTER HAS ABDUCTED HIM.

Mo (. John II. Murray OF w..hinrt..
sauare-D-af aud Blind and 20. and his
Vile Is 21-Lndy AGres Murray Opposed
tho Match-A Policeman an Agent In
spiritinr him Away irem his Home.
The alleged abduction of an aged million
airo by his aged sister, to the dismay of his
young wife, is q story that this police courts do
not turn cut every day. John Boyles Murray is
the millionaire, 70 years old. partly deaf, and
totally blind with cataract He Is the son OF
an old New Yorker, and reported to be mem
Der Of the family after whom Murray Hill was
named. His father left to seven children an
estate valued at at least $6,000.000. Twenty
years ago the son. John Boylss, gave up active
business in Wall street and settled down in
the four-story brick house, 13 Washington
place. to pass the rest OF his life in the enjoy
ment Of his fortune and the company of his
wife. They had no children. Sixteen years
ago his wife died. Mr.. Murray had dreary
time of 1t in his lonely house. In 1886 1t got SO
lonely that the millionaire put an advertise
ment in the papers asking for boarders to come
and live with him. Dr. Frederick Leiss was
one Of those who answered the advertisement
He engaged rooms in October 1886, and
brought his wife and his daughter Felicia
Felicia was young. She was Just 81 on Jan.
6, 1887. and was and is handsome Her hair is
light yellow, her slender form is almost per-
feet for her five fest four inches of height. She
has beautiful brown eyes, and her hair falls in
u wavy mass over her forehead. Her mother
looks like her. seems but little older, and Is
but trile more plump
The life OF old Mr.. Murray. who at that
time was simply an old man and neither
blind nor deaf nor feeble, was greatly bettered
by the coming OF the Leiss family. He seemed
to think so. at any rate and in few weeks be-
N~l. Il. II,
he proposed marriage.
Her father said no. He argued that it would
not look proper for girl then of only twenty
summers to marry a man of siXty-eiGht wint-
ers. Bronson Murray. the old mans brother,
rich broker. agreed with Dr. Leiss. But the
old lover would have his way. and he persuaded
the girl that 1t was all right. Her mother ap-
proved the match, and finally Dr. Leiss did.
The marriage was hastened then, and on Dec.
2: 1856. or in about two months after the ply
| boarding house, the marriage ceremony was
performed. The witnesses were Dr. Leiss and
DR.. c: i. swope OF Trinity Chapel was the Of
| flclating clergyman. The scene Of the festivi-
, tics was Mr.. Murray's house.
There was a spectre at the feast. This was
/ Mr.. Murray's spinster sister, Agnes Murray,
then 63 years Old }It;, She has farm and house
| OF the Murray children, and by them is consid-
ered eccentric. She fought the marriage Her
( bTDIneT, Sue ccnleDutu WAS UliihlUp II lOOl Ol
! himself. and was allowing himself to be en-.
trapped byan adyenturess. mere girl, aided
sna aSed 4y father ess AND I'd mother
pie of Springfield Hill, and she is constantly
getting into lawsuits wi til her neighb"rs there
part OF the time. and has had habit of COM
ing to New York at odd intervals. Sho used TO
have room in her brothers house, had key
to the place. and went there whenever she
wished; The people OF the house say that she
| seemed nervous and excitable and never had
/ much do with in her brother house.
She would stay within her room for hours at q
G on sa nd bread Ia4 os Th
where. Once in u while she would go out. see
house on Fifth avenue or ,S somewhere I else
shut it Up. refuse to rent II because she cOGdn t
fnd the right Kind of tenants and hold il for u
Indy Agnes was in her brothers house the
night he was married to Miss Felicia; She
was solemnIy uniting the pair, but sat on n
chair in the hall She was grim and hostile,
but the ceremony was finished without inter
! ruption. bronson Murray. who had urged his
brother not 10 wed Felicia. used To go to SEQ
the newly welded ones and he saw that young
Mrs. Murray was so good and excellent wlfo
that he became fully recOnciled.
some, time alter the wedding Mr. Murray 8
health began 10 decline. Tine doctors couldn't
help him. He wasted away and got 50 bad that at
last he could not leave mis- room. All this while
Lady. agnes was visiting the house occasional.
which her brother had reserved for her. but
stayed at the home 10! Of younger friend, Alice
the while she managed. however: to keep in
formed about her brothers condition. His ill
HRiTE0f5 dny blind fysf i%a teea sea partly nS ''f1 pG
fGs sh a the months sHss vdrs psys1f yes5 in pg il
was one Of them: Lady, Agnes heard Of her
Piled to the eyes The doctor said no. Mrs.
Murray said no. Lad, Agnes was, disp!eased
and sent unpleasant letters to Mrs. Murray
During this time Lady Agnes refused to recog-
ME Mrs; Murray when she saw her, either .o on
did did not oppose Sc visits IRON Lady Agnes. and she
Upon the refusal Of the young wife to apply
quence the people at, l3 Washington place say
should not he admitted again Last SATURDAY.
however, she returned accompanied by Alice
went to the @ s Sissn @ house, and M soi
apoiicemap to 90 with her. They got IN went
Hp to Mr. Murrays room and dL g9s hin r out in
pers and pnt in cab. His wife was out when
Lady Agnes and Miss Stevenson came and
moyal OF her husband II was accomplished.
The cse driven Inhsr re- Lsdy Agnf5
aud refused to take him. Where Lady Agnes
The rts tGpt a her e EIGns asys IS "sx xy sy 10 S.
Agnes said to n policeman, that she had re'
moved him to 24l West FoHE1een,h street
last night at that place. II is suspected by the
MurIays that hs was taken to Greenfield Hill
and that Lady Agnes has him under her charge
there in her house.
Mrs Murray telegraphed on Saturday after,
noon TO Bronson Murray that her husband had
been abducted. He hurried to II Washington
place and consulted with the young wife. Mr.
Murray went to the New isrk % Hospial but l re- re-
brother. Yesterday Mrs. Murray went 10 JEFF
erson Market Police Court and got 4 summons
for Lady gnes If John boyles Murray, the
victim OF the alleged abduction, can be iounC
he is to be produced also IT il likely. however
that the summons will not be served, or cannot
be served. Just yet. Meanwhile eN-Judgt
George W. Parker and Lawyer Day are cog
tating and planning course OF action, which
will be begun by the service OF writ OF habea'
corpus on Lady Agnes
MIRA. Munay said last night that whom hel
father went 10 live at ~ Washington place Mr.
Munay was existing only like hermit, " iIt
had no servants" she continued, and ther,
inrI VIpra wa N y.l