Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-05
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NEW YORK, October 4.-The death an
nounced to-day of John Boyles Murray, at
13 Washington place, this city, recalls a
sensational episode that occurred at the
same place Is months ago, and that is said
to have had much to do with fastening Mr..
Murray's death. Mr.. Murray is one
of the family that gave the name to
Murray Hill. His father is said to
have left fortune of some Sc, 1000, 900,
which was to be enjoyed jointly by John
Boyles Murray and his six other children.
John Boyles Murray went into Wall street
and was for many years we'll known as an
operator there. He retired some 20 years
ago. In 1872 his wife died, but the old man
continued to live on in the Washington
Square house, alone most OF the time, al
though there was room in it set aside for
his spinster sister Agnes, and she occupied
it occasionally.
WEALTHY AND ECCENTRIC.
This Agnes Murray had the reputation Of
being eccentric. Her home was in Green
field, Conn. She was wealthy, but lived
practically alone, except for number of
dogs, and by her demeanor toward her
neighbors came to be called by them the
Lady Agnes"
DR.. Frederick Leiss, German, a gradu-
ate of Heidelberg, and an inventor, with
his wife and his daughter Felicia, moved
into Mr.. Murray's house in October of 1886.
Felicia Mariana, which was the daughters
full name, was about 20 years old, a blonde,
of medium height, fine figure, a
beautiful face and most engaging man.
ners, and within two months after the
+ a. &o, l. L.
DR.. G. E. Swope, of Trinity Chapel, per-
formed wedding ceremony between herand
Mr.. Murray at the Washington square
house, the witnesses being DR.. Leiss and
Horatio Henricus, friend of the Leiss
family. The Lady Agnes sat in chair out
In the hall while the ceremony was being
performed. She was bitterly
OPPOSED TO THE MATCH.
Some time after the wedding Mr.. Murray,
who had been in fairly good health for
man of his years, began to grow feeble, and
in the spring OF 1888 cataracts appeared
that had been troubling him for
several months. His hearing also be-
came affected, and his mind seemed less
strong than usual. On Saturday, May II,
1888, the Lady Agnes called. Mrs. Murray
was out, and the servants refused to admit
her. She got policeman, and when Mrs.
Murray arrived she found the party up
stairs in Mr.. Murray's room. They had
pulled the old man out of bed and were
dressing him.
The young wife protested, but the LADY
Agnes induced her brother to say he would
go, and the policeman told Mrs. Murray
she could not do anything about it. Mr..
Murray was taken, halt forcibly, away from
his wife and her mother,
BUNDLED INTO CAB
and driven off. His whereabouts was for
several days mystery. Mrs. Murray went
to court and got summons for
her sister in law on charge
of abduction. It was never served,
however, for on Tuesday Mrs. Murray re-
ceived note from her husband, at the New
York Hotel, asking her to come to him, and
in the course of time an arrangement was
effected by which he returned to his home in
square.
Mr.. Murray's great feebleness was in
creased, it is said, by the manner in which
he was hustled about from place to place.
while his sister was getting him away from
his wife, and friends OF the latter allege that
his treatment then was the cause of his
death.