New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-09
.TTACK ON EDW. MURPHY, JR.
c,,SK TRIES TO KILL HIM WITH A
RATCHET
!. ,ruocRATIC STATE CHAIRMAN STRUCK ON
xIs pOoRsrEr BY A MAN WHO HAD LAIN IN
xAIr FOR HIM ALL THE MORNING
HELPING TO CAPTURE HIS
ASSAILANT.

GAIT FOR HIM ALL THE MORNING
HELPING TO CAPTURE HIS
ASsAILANT.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.I
V. Dec. s.-Followinc the attempt Of
w.. ivy 20 shoot the Rev. DR.. John Hail. there
H .,o throwing Of a dynamite bomb at Rus
snr bv another nnatic. To-day here in Troy
60 nnatic attempted TO murder Edward
- r.. the chairman of the Democratic State
m;,,ee and Mr.. Murphy narrowly escaped
V-- h;s life. Mr. Murphy left his home in
@ :, for his place of business this morning,
iA h;s custom. about 8 80 o'clock. Shortly
p. his departure a man rang at the front
r.h.r and seemed to be much disappointed
-, ,od that Mr. Murphy was not at home.
= cent away, but soon returned, and asked when
:. Murphy would be at home. The servant said
- -, \. would he there about l o'clock for dinner.
=. man again departed but had not been gone
-. -, vben he rang tn, door-hell a third time and
~ where Mr. Murphy had gone. He was told
-, NJ. Murphy had gone TO his brewery,
.when he CONES to dinner. does he always come
LIN, Fifth-st ?7. inquired the stranger.
.ys7 replied the surprised servant, and then
.,..s the door The servant informed Mr. Muir
~ voung daughter of what had occurred, and
''ss,s. That man had the most dangerous face
= any man | ever saw in my life
yotbipg more was thought about the occurrence
..v.ver by the members of the household. Ii
=. harmed that from Alr Murphy's house the
.,s,ver went mile away TO South Troy, and
,Sout 10: 80 o'clock aroused a night watchman
!, sherry's brewery, who was asleep
I'M his nights work, and asked the watch
,ap 10 lend him his revolver, and TO
aS II for him. The watchman knew the strangers
,.me and that he had recently been released
spn the State Insane Asylum at Poughlleepsie,
,,d therefore refused TO lend him the revolver.
Fbsn the stranger procured a hatchet somewhere
,S returned to the vicinity of Mr.. Murphys house.
\, still had Mr.. Murphy upon his mind, for he
i,oured of a newsdealer in Broadway if Mr..
Yuuhy was in the habit of passing along Fifth-st.
sbOut o'clock every day. The stranger also ex-
libited the axe, and the newsdealer observed that
h handle had been shortened, with the obvious
,irpOse Of permitting 1t TO be swung quickly.
Nr Murphy walked up the dOorsteps of his fine
tpynstone dwelling in Fifth-st. at l 80 o'clock
Hs bent forward TO put latch-lley in the front
doi, and as he did so saw the reflection of a
uin's face in the glass of the door. the man
sanding directly behind him, but upon lower
sep second later Mr.. Murphy felt powerful
AOw upon the right side of his neck from some
weapon Only the fact that Mr.. Murphy was upon
. higher step than his assailant and had just
lent forward his head to see the door latch, saved
bin from receiving a blow upon the head which
night have stunned him. AS it was, his collar
vas smashed and there is deep, red mark upon his
neck tonight
Turning rapidly about with the instinct of self
preservation uppermost in his mind, Mr. Murphy
gnppled with the man, endeavoring desperately
10 gas possession of the hatchct, and finally struck
be man a powerful blow upon the face which
nocke1 him off the stoop. Mr.. Murphy's assailant
ben recognized that his opponent was to- strong
= him, and, turning away, began to walk along
trh-st. toward Fulton-st. Mr. Murphy courage
sy followed him; he soon saw two young men
On the opposite side of the street. Call
Rrman," lie shouted TO the young men, land
1 him TO arrest that man" The stranger
snced back, saw his pursucIS, and flung away
2 Ratchet upon stOop. The action was OBJ
yed by Mr.. Murphy, who took possession of
e Ratchet as soon as he reached that portion of
block. The intended assassin then turned
to FultOn-st. and walked westward along that
eet Then he was grappled with by Mr. Murphy
u the two young men and held a prisoner until
,iceman Tobin came up and arrested the man.
At the police station house. il was quickly learned
at the prisoners name was Daniel Murphy, that
had been sentenced 10 the POughkeepsie Insane
gum on August y, and discharged as cured of
macy and harmless by the doctors Of that in
tuition on November IA. Shortly after the
ans arrest Edward Murphy, ir, entered the
lice station house. why did you try to
u me-" said he to Daniel Murphy. The
isoner affected not to know Mr.. Murphy or TO
aware Of what had taken place. lie denied
wing been near Edward Murphy, jrs, house
ring the day, or that he attacked that gentle
an lie knew what he was about" said Ed
ard Murphy, jr, to The Tribune correspondent
-Hight; those fellows always have cunning
iough to attempt 10 play stupid the moment they
= caught in an act like this one to-day.
Will you have him sent back to the insane
yum?7
No. sir, said Mr.. Murphy in an indignant
amer / shall try to have him put in States
non. He knew enough to mediate this attempt
Ion my life for half day ! cannot understand
ny he attacked me. | at first feared that pol
ae might have something 10 do with 1t, for we
st had some rather exciting politics here In Troy
! is last six months. But ! am satisfied from
y squiries that politics bad nothing to 90
'& H. The man has the grace TO say that !
nre done him some good turn; what they
ne do not know Perhaps the recent at |
'es Of cranks upon the Rev. DIR. John Han
% Russell Sage attracted his attention. But |
stsiny since the doctors of the insane asylum |
I've permitted such dangerous man to roam
'icad, he should be put in some place, ike
ah prison. where he will be kept from dong |
'ong think he struck with the hammerend
h' hstchet with the idea of stunning me, and |
al then he would have endeavored to have
opped me TO pieces with the blade OF the |
tehet7
Daniel Murphy, the lunatic, is about twenty |
'At years old, and was an ice pedler by occupa- |
y before his incarceration in the Poughkeepsie
'ane Asylum. On the night Of July last |
entered Gcoghan's pawn shop in Congresss-st'.
2 after ro,yolvqr fired three shots |