Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-07
RIDDLED WITH LEAD.
The Romance of a Bad Mans
Career.
HE WANTED GORE AND GOT SHOT
FOrsaken by His Family Because OF
His Misdeeds-No One to
Mourn His Loss.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD |
DENVER, September Cat an early
hour this morning Timothy Stocking, a
faro dealer at the Arcade gambling hall,
shot and instantly killed Billy Murphy,
an ex-convict of Joliet, Illinois. The
story leading up to the murder is some
thing of a romance. Miss Williams, a
beautiful young girl, came to Chicago
from small town in Wisconsin to visit
friends. Shortly after her arrival she
met Billy Murphy, a plumber, who fell
madly in love with her. The lady did
not return his Affections, and soon after
met and married Timothy Stocking, a
member of Pinkerton's detective agency.
Murphy took to drink, ana several months
after the wedding was caught attempting
to burglarize a residence, and was sem
fenced to five years. imprisonment.
Murphy swore he would kill both Stock
ing and his wife as soon as he could gain
his liberty. After his release he followed
the couple over the country, finally
locating them al Denver. He came here
a few months ago, and meeting Mrs.
Stocking upon the street, nearly frightened
her to death by threats of violence against
herself and husband. Stocking, how
ever, appeared to pay little attention to
his threats, and laughed at them when-
ever his wife spoke about the matter.
The police we're notified OF the state OF
affairs, and had repeatedly driven
Murphy from the Stocking premises,
where he had been sulkipg around at all
hours of the night. This morning
Stocking heard someone knocking at his
front door, and going to the entrance, he
asked who was there, and being informed
that it was Billy Murphy, Stocking
looked between the blinds and saw the
man with huge knife in his hand.
Stocking picked up shotgun, and fred
the contents of the barrel into Murphy's
face and neck, literally tearing them to
pieces. Murphy staggered out OF the
gate and fell upon the walk corpse
Stocking was arrested and locked up al
the Central Station. The deceased has
a father living on Blue Island avenue,
Chicago, and a cousin and brother in the
same city, all of whom are quite wealthy
and iof1uential citizens.
| DISCARDED BY HIS FAMILY.
CHICAGO, September Civilian Muir.
| puy, WIZ was Alllou Culb uuOIuluR d.
Denver by Timothy Stocking, had rather
an unsavory reputation in Chicago. His
father, Edward Murphy, lives at the cor
ner of Harrison street and Blue Island
avenue, and is "A years old. About -four
months ago Thomas Murphy, a rich
uncle, died and left $50, 900 or SAC, OO(
apiece to William and his three brothers
Frank, John and James. The latter is 6
plumber at 81 Blue Island avenue, Johr
is a conductor on a railroad
and Frank is a butcher in
Colorado, about 100 miles from Denver
The money was not to be paid to the boyt
until the death of their father. William
who was about SO years old, had beer
discarded by his family on account OF hi
many misdeeds. He had been in thu
penitentiary three times, the last timt
being sent up for knocking down and
robbing his brother-in-law. His relatives
in this city had heard nothing of him fol
three years. They have decided to take
no steps in the matter of the killing, hav
ing long ago decided to have nothing
more to do with William,