The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-20
aocrs CAPTAIN MURRELL-
,oof Atlantic City Wined and
Tne 6iUed a shrewd Adventarer'

The Feo p5 a sbrewd AdvsntHrer.
-, The Philadelphia Inquirer
l'-r,c CRY. Aug. 4.-The lion OF the
,.v was Capt. Murrel- he arIlaeu iAs'
Gay " and is stopping privately with some
nignl 81 Atlantic avenue. THIS morning,
uio---- -,a,,ad by Harry Rutter, one OF the
sc''--- s,-in7mers here, he entered the
very te7,raen Virginia and Pennsylvania
surf oes"TTe 5-nl,,odiately word was flashed
aVenu tba thronging promenaders upon
tnrOusH -S1ralk and hundreds OF loungers
me - sands. of the presence OF the
on on 80 commander Of the Missouri, ana
hel Iv- taocked 10 the best available points 10
see him. - s;7a Cant Nurrell is a
If and daring swimmer. he s1rucA e ous
sNllD .. ,tovgard the Spanish coast, ana after
a. one so,- ont as to be scarcely perceptlble
golus beach he disported himself as IL
ron III a rorpoise and in his native Gle
Nc " IT,oo his return nearer shore he
net 4sa,5 the spectators with series OF
graIli i'1.,rs .,cn as diving and floating. he
inal1t t-4ar+iIv applauded when he emerged
was N 90 a,,tar and came upon the sands.
rom ron. ~ Lis bqth he went to the iron pier,
ron, IRON - the inlet, where he spent an hour
Iue- -1,.a among the 100 or more admlrlng
VI who gathered around him and
80 Introduced. His stay Will De Ior an
;,dafinite period, as he contesses an unusual
liking for this place, IL, H., ,.o. -,
- rivalry between several gentlemen
ae" ~ ,rbo should have the privilege of
oDorJing their money upon him. Among
81 we're George Rotterdam, proprietor
~ ~Cabinetn restaurant and hotel. He
Vros ssnaciallv honored last night when
De- Robert Haney, Of the steamship
or5 Gongh. of the Req Star Line, brought
Cont Nurrell in a carriage to his place and
;ntroduced him. As the purser was an old
acI,IaiDtauce, be felt under especial obhga-
IONS 70 him for bringing him so dlstin-
crshed A guest. he Immediately began to
onan wine. and subsequently showed him
tbe island by gashght. To-day he intro
duced him to a number Of gentlemen, and
each gentleman so honored felt duty bound
N omen A large bottle. This afternoon
Cant Mnrreu called upon Maj. Wolf, the
veteran keeper of the lighthouse. The
gallant major received MN IN q manner
worthy Of the hero.
The vachtsmen at the inlet also felt glad
to spend their money upon him. The best
pleassd host he had during the day was the
genial ". A. Moore, Manager Brotherton'S
able lieutenant in the direction of the two
Gaiety tbeaters. Hefreely opened his heart
and nurse. and confesses the expenditure of
much lucre on the hero, besides extending
a cordial invitation to the captain to occupy
box at the Gaiety tonight, which invita-
ton was accepted. So delighted was Man
ager Moore that he sought out some
newspaper men and proudly introduced
them to his new-found friend One of them
instantly SAID to Capt. Murrell, in a loud
tone:
You are from Washington"
mo, from Philadelphia" replied the
heroic mariner
YES, but you live in Washington, don't
you"
Yes was the reluctant reply whispered
by the putatiyo captain, who turned red
and stammered and tried to edge away.
Then he and his friend, the purser, so-called,
Immediately disappeared.
The newspaper man at once informed
those present that the man was an impostor
and not Capt. Murrell at ALL
There was an immediate fell in hero stock
by the hero worshipers, and profound
silence prevailed. Mai Wolf. who had
proudly exhibited the hero's autograph.
which he wrote "M0rell," gave the card TO
a correspondent Johnnie Murphy of earn
cross's minstrels, offered to sell cane the
captain had presented him at much less
than he held it at a few moments before.
Mr.. Moore announced his eligibility TO ex-
hlDlti0n IN dime museum. Mine host.
hotherhan, was furiOusly mad at his
friend, the purser, and did not relish such n
loke, II joke it vas. 1t was generally be-
lleyed by everybody cognlzau5 of the facts
that he pair had skipped out of town as
soon as possible.
An immense audience attended the open-
ing OF the Gaiety theater, the greater mart
no doubt, attracted by the newspaper an,
Inducements that Capt. Murrell would
occupy box. The performance came off
but Capt. Murrell had had his ankle
Spdned IN climbing up the lighthouse
stars, 1t was explained. Manager Fleish-
man 81 the W alnut and Park theaters occn-
pied the opposite box to the empty one. He
Will DE pointed out more than once nv
many person IN that audience as Can't.
Had the bogus hero appeared he would
I G1 ueen escorted to the city prison bv
GonsUaple larry Williams, who was wait
bit s w uHA WIN warrant which charged
In n-Li WIN violating the New Jersey law
me. alicn makes the acceptance of mere corr
o oU;i9s SeCuceo by assuming false identity a
and l''' t.P.l1 ol5lse The bogus Capt. Murrel
S 'ul ulSer' fancy left on a late train,
successfully evading the police. who y nsl,
instructed to arrest them both '1' "0io
Inc genuine Capt. MurrelI was ba,.o -,
sSuuuay: june l6, but he was seen nv com
p:a1IatiYely lew people outside of the Soc
o l'q:. HoleI ana the Journalists Climb q foot
easy. u 'ne LaKIr quite
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