The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-15
BILLY MURPHY'S BRIDE.
She Deserts Him i'm Less Than a Month
After Marriage.

Billy Murphy, the champion feather
weight pugilist, who was knocked out 10
one round by Cupid. the tiny god of love,
on the 9th of last month, is again in the
ring, somewhat disfgured and not at all
anxions for another Ego" with the feather
weight with the bow and arrow.
Billy Murphy came TO California from
Australia, and left behind him pretty
maiden, whom he promised to send for as
soon as he had punched out enough dollars
n contests under QueeDsberry rules TO sup
port her. He went TO work in earnest and
won his every battle and then he sent for his
sweetheart. Outside Of the fact that his
sweethearts name was Emma, and that she
was considered "giddy," both In the colonies
and here, but little is known about her.
She camel TO San Francisco, married the little
pDgilist, went to live with him in an ark
which was anchored near the Tiburon shore,
and at once began to Systematically deceive
her husband She had met on her trip over
10 this country on the steamship Mariposa
a man HON she loved far better than Billy
Murphy, but the lover was poor and Murphy
had money. so she married the latter and
kept on loving the former.
The lover called upon Murpby's wife
when the husband was absent, and, pre-
sumably for his own safety in case he was
caught, disabled Murphy's shotgun, which
rested on convenient pegs in the ark, ready
for use alike upon man or bird. The lover
also wrote constantly to Mrs Murphy, ad-
dressing her through a friend, Miss
Lewis, who was staying or the ark with the
new wife. presumably 10 keep her com.
pany.
One day last week some one told Billy
Murphy about the lover, his visits and his
letters, and then it was that the husband
braved the danger of tampering with the
United States mail and opened the letters
addressed to Miss Lewis his wife's friend
lie found the following copy of a letter ad.
dressed TO his wife under cover 10 Miss
Lewis.
Noyo
Love must come again some day for you and
i" My Darling
just line TO let you know that the M rmari-
posaP does not sail on friday as we thought but
has been changed till sunday on account of the
mails being late so L expect 10 be over on
stream on saturday Darling, / hope / did not
offend you by coming In TO the c. I [California
TheafeT y and setting IN The way thai did; but
think that II had known that billy n had
gun ano would have shot me that would have
Tisked il fer your sweet sake, for there is not
any man woman or Child that could prevent me
from seeing you IL i made up my mind TO f.
for you know my love for you laughs at
doors ana D0lts let alone substitute for a
man. Dear, my earnest prayer IS that some
thing happens b-fore / get back. ana you are
with the sisters aud that will be the dropping of
Mrs. M. 10 L. Darling. or If you like You
they not and when the band played the
song III M III and Dear that long good night
but not g0Odby. Darling did that old
woman tell Billy about the fellow that called; II
day. have been thinking OF you and how 10 go
TO work ana leave this city don't know, but,
darling, anything that do you can trust that I
think That IL Is for the best for ms aud