The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-16
Who WAS WLFRED MURRAY
That He Was an Actual Person Mr..
Hurlbert Proves
m MS "ENslAND UNDER COERCION. "

N MS Letter to CHIEF Justice Coieridr,
which 10 Review or the case wherein
ne Was Victorious, the Defendant In th
Case OF Evelyn VS.. Huribert, Shows WI.
tie M.a Was on Whose Forrerie- tn,
T'1stntiG Relied In Her Attempt to Black
NATL Hin In the British Courf.
The tellGSEI1g sYt5nGts fT9m M Villa!
letter to the Lord Chief Justice OF Engiant
on the matters arising out q the suit q EXelyT
against Hurlbert. sustain absolutely Mr.. Hurl
bert's defence that the discriminating letters
produced In court we're writtsn by man
hoS he had Srn @ 's private SECRETARY
Murray was never produced In court, and many nan
resssn ~ FOR ' tSe ' af
movements shown by the writer of the letters.
and that he had excellent reasons for keeping
his whereabouts secret, are shown by these
extracts. Areading ofthem is conclusive.
As I testified. had last seen and heard OF
this person. Wilfred Murray. at some time in
the spring Of 1890. when he had sought ON
ployment from me at different times both in
Paris and In London. not only In connection
with the Irish question. In regard to which
had often previously employed him. but in
regard to the condition OF things in France.
Early in the year 1890 published In Eng gland
book. embodying my observations on the
then condition and tendencies OF tho
third French republic under the system
OF Parliamentary Government which had
then begun to show rs 1t has since contin-
ued to show. symphonic full OF danger not
only to social order in France. but to orga nized
liberty throughout the world. No inconsidera-
bic part has been played. and Ia playing. In the
subterranean history Of the third French re-
public by societies and associations with
which. rs with similar societies and associa-
lions In the United States. Great Britain. and
Ireland. had for years known Murray to have
connections and Affiliations which enabled
him from time to time to bring me documents
and Information. for which, according to their
worth, paid him. Murray wished me to en-
ploy him in the early part OF 1890. not only to
mako French translation Of q letter on
the anti-religious movement in France
addressed by me to the late Cardinal
Manning. but also OF my book on the
French republic. I declined to EN- ploy him
to do either piece OF work. confldng the lat
ter eventually to a French friend of mine. Mr.
Pierre de Witt, who made an admirable French
translation OF the book. for which preface
was written by myself whom it appeared in
Paris. When Murray found in the early spring
OF 1880 that he was not likely to receive fur
thor remunerative employment from me he
probably enough thought the moment oppor-
yuuo tdklnE UllnSeI out OF the range oil any
Inquiries which events might make it desira-
pie for me to institute as to his whereabouts.
At all events l saw no more Of him after the
ftime have mentioned.
sort OF suggestion was made by Mr.. JUS
tice Cave that Murray probably knew that it
was the intention OF the plaintiff in this case
20 concoct this case against me. If so. had he
not very good reasons for keeping himself out
Of my sight and as far as possible out Of my
mind while the case. was concocting2 II MUIR
Ssy knew II am following the suggestion Of
your "learned brother") that It was the inten-
tton Of this plaintiff to impute to me the au-
thorship ofletters. signed. all. or ost. or many
OF them with his own name or his initials. had
he not very good grounds for keeping himself
out OF MY sight? That he was probably in En-
gland at some time during the summer OF 1880
would appear from a letter nut into this case
By tho plaintiff and by her falsely and impu- |
IDENTIFY attributed to- me. In which Wilfred
Murray. II he was tho writer OF the letter II
mover saw it. although Mr.. Justice Cave read 1t
out In the court!l. informed the plaintiff that
no had come cropper at Ascot and was |
going to Ireland to recruit" But wherever
he may have been between the spring Of 1880 |
and the spring OF 1891 when this case was |
heard. had soon nothing OF him, and had
heard nothing from him during that time.
Why and how was / TO produce him in tho |
oourts
1.-THE know twhat / certainly neither knew |
nor until wont into the court had any reason !
70 tmagine) that this plaintiff intended to deny
his existence. TO assert that he was an imagi- |
nary person. and to aver that he had been lin |
Vouted" by me-" he certainly had tunder the |
suggestion OF Mr.. Justice Cave overwhelming |
reasons for keeping himself not only out OF my |
K.NA n ltkN - ~ L.
anybody Interested to promote the ends OF JUS !
ttce. And is 1t not obvious that eyerybodv
both In and out OF the Court nd in and out OF the
Press. who desired and intended to make this |
case tile opportunit y and the excuse for cam. |
paign III Islander and calumny against me, from
Whatever motive OF personal malice. of bust
ness competition. or OF political pas sion. had ,
very koen and lively interest in helping Mr. Will |
fred Murray to preserve an incognito at least
as profound as that which so long enveloped
the movements and the whereabouts of the
once celebrated 'numher ons" and as still en-
velopes the perambulations OF Mr.. Arton in
with the mysteries OF Paris and of
Panama!
Mr.Wilfred Murray had strong and sufficient
reasons in the nature Of the service by which he
sought from time 20 time to earn money from
me- LOT Keeping himself as well informed as he
Sohiu VI my own movements Knew |
nothing. and cared nothing about his move
ments For years he had been In the habit Of
seeking me out and bringing to me infcrma-
ZION for which he thought l might pay him.
and ne naturally therefore in his own interest
LOOK paias to learn from time t. time where [
was. and In what subjects 1 was likely ia be-
sumciently interested to purchase anything
no had to offer That he did SO keep himself
informed OF my movements. may think DO
inferred under the suggestion OF
Mr. Justice Cave that he was engaged in
: foul conspiracy with the PLAINTIFF from the
feferenres not always by any mcans precise
md accurate to my whereabouts from time to
Time. which were made by tho plaintiff In her
,uriously constructed DIARY" and which led
Air. Justice Cave In his summing up to insist
70 frequently and with such feryency upon tho
necessity OF my proving alibis II think in all
lbout nfty OF them as against the absolutely
assertions OF the plaintiff that
had boon with her at different times and at diff
erent places. within and without tho do