The morning call., 1893-10-08
MURRAY'S PLIGHT.
He AwOke in the Inebri-
ateS' Home.
Novel Scheme to Prevent a Plaintiff
From Appearing in Suit
for Assault.

James Murray has until recently been
engaged in the saloon business at 213 Sixth
street. Patrick Donohue is his partner.
Murray some days ago concluded that
affairs were not running to suit him, and
through his attorneys. Messrs. Malvern w.
Foote and B. de las Casas. has gone into
court seeking dissolution Of partnership,
alleging in his complaint that his partner
has forcibly taken possession OF the books
and stock belonging to the firm and has
prevented the plaintiff from having access
to the same or participating in the busi-
ness, and further petitioning that a re-
ceiver shall be appointed and that de-
fendant be restrained by an injunction
from interfering with said property.
This was the situation up to Thursday
night and the developments since then
have. according to the story told by the at
torney for Murray, been Of a somewhat
sensation al nature.
On Thursday night. so the information
goes, Murray went to the rear Of the
saloon, where be sleeps, and meeting his
partner row occurred, in which Murray
got decidedly the worst Of it. On Friday a
warrant was issued against DonOhue for
threats to kill. ETC., but the officer who has
the papers has as yet failed to secure his
prisoner for some unknown reason.
Notwithstanding his unsatisfactory ex-
perencs Of the evening before, Murray
again returned to his room on Friday
night but his recollection of events which
occurred between the time he retired and
when he regained consciousness yesterday
morning is very vague. However, when
he recovered his normal condition OF mind
L.. aIf linn Inv IN.
the Home for Inebriates on Chestnut
street, and there his attorneys also found
him few hours later.
Inquiry showed that Donohue, the part
ner aud the defendant in the pending suit
for dissolution of partnership and also in
the action for assault, was the man who
mad taken him to the institution and who
had agreed to pay the requisite $40 week
charged for keeping inmates.
The surroundings were not just to the
taste of Mr.. Murray, and when he wanted
to depart with his attorneys he found an
unexpected obstacle In the way In the per-
son of the doctor. That official perempto-
rily declined to allow his new-found pa
tient to leave. and the lawyers immedi-
ately hustled out and indted letter to
the physician. In which they demanded an
explanation of the grounds upon which
their client was detained against his will
To this the doctor replied that his author
ity was section of an act of the LegisIa-
ture, approved April !. 1870. and the rules
of the house, which prohibit the discharge
of patient threatened with delirium tre-
mems, as Mr.. Murray was.
This brought forth another letter from
tho legal gentlemen notifying DR.. Potter
that he was illegally depriving free citi-
zen of the State of his liberty and causing
him irreparable financial loss, and at the
same time was aiding a man accused Of an
offense against the criminal laws of the
State to escape trial. owing 10 the absence
of the prosecutor.
Summed up. the situation is brief1y tn Is !:
According to the story of Murray's attor-
neys. Donohus has drugged bis partner
and incarcerated him in an asylum in
order to prevent him from appearing
against him in the action for assault, and
| to further facilitate his unimpeded acqui-
| sition of the property interests involved.
| Lawyer Foote and his partner say that
a suit for damages will be Immediately in
stituted against DR.. Potter for a good
| round sum.
The Police Court action was, of course.