The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-03-24
A WOman's Strange story.

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Chicago. March IA few days ago
notice WAS given at the West. North
and Central police stations that a de-
teetive was wanted Immediately at y
Rosebud street Officers Kelly and
Shirling were summoned. sud after
some search they found the right NUM-
Der in the little back alley which is
named so inappropriately.
The number was one of a long row
of cherries brick tenements. In a
rear room on the second floor they
found woman. She was seated in
broken rocking chair, with seantily
clothed baby in her arms, and little
boy about four years old. with very
ragged jacket on. standing by her side.
The woman was very good looking,
and chose her words as carefully as
college professor In few words she
explained that there existed in Chicago
an organized band of thieves which
confined its operations to the large
hotels. Her husband. she discovered
months before. was member Of such
gang, she said, and she then deter
mined TO take the first opportunity to
noufN the police.
The officers listened in astonishment
while she told the details of her story.
She then uncovered a pile Of goods in
corner of the room. There were
fine camels hair blankets, costly linen
shirts, empty purses, sealskin cap,
heavy overcoats, bedspreads, fine soaps,
valises, &c.
The officers were convinced, and
Monday night arrested Frank Emmett
the trusted watehman at the sherman
House, together with James Boylar
and Pat Needham and several other
of the men and women who are sup
posed to be implicated. Several of th'
other big downtown hotels have beer
systematically robbed by certain o
their employees, and the police hav,
secured several wagon loads OF good
taken from hotels.
The woman who gave the first infor
nation to the police was asked VIII,
she gave her name as Mrs. Jas. Murray
and told the following story of he
life, which there is every reason to bC
lieve is true;
"My maiden maine was Lizzie Kearn'
my father was John kearns, aud man
years before my birth was Lord MayC
of Dublin. was born in Dublin an
> lived there until | was sent away
finish my education. Father WI
wealthy, and we were happy. The
were six sisters of us. | was sent
Boulogne, whore ! finished my educ
ton. Shortly after my return to Du
. lin, when | was going out in society
: great deal, my father died. While v
were still in mourning my mother fl
heir to another fortune. Part Of q
property was a villa and grounds
Stone Park, Birmingham. We mov'
there the next year. 1t was deligll
ful place, and my mother still llv
there with my sister Beatrice. In th
villa was introduced to Jas. Murra
), who was then a wealthy shoe man
facturor in Limerick, We were ma
: ried in 1869 by the Rt. Rev. O'SullivI
: in the Birmingham Chapel. We we
I, not very happy together,
1.-TWO years after our marriage v
moved TO Philadelphia. My husbar
is still in that city, member of Il
shoe manufacturing firm of Mcka
Murray Il Co. We quarreled a gre
deal about small matters. Finally
sent back to Ireland for some OF i
poor relatives and they came to Ii
with him. left the house and we
to New York lie ecommenced divor
proceedings on the ground of desc
ton and his suit was granted.
ain New York was without frien'
and was soon without money, and W
forced to go to cheap hotel. Fran
Emmett was a porter in the hotel, al
when ! was taken sick he befriend'
me. When | recovered my health
. commenced living with him. Tn
, was four years ago. Until we rem
u we'd to Chicago believed him to
. strictly honest. We would have be-
: married but that, as | am Catholic.
: am the wife of James Murray, Il
: millionaire, to this day, in spite of Z
i decree
T. The officers who investigated Il
: case have found many corroboratil
Il circumstances which convince them
. the truth of Mrs. Murray's story.
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