The morning call., 1893-05-27
A SNOBBY SET.
The Moneyed Murphys
Hated America, So
They Said.
SAN FRANCISCO "a HOLE"
81 Don't Wish to Live on This
Side, I'll Get Back the
First Chance"
FIRST WATER ANGLOMANlACS
She Hates America and Every
thing Here i Do Wish Nellie
Had an English Husband.''

shall be glad to get out of this
hole. Toddie VIII stay with you.
She will not be anxious to come back, as
she hates America and everything here.
1 am sure she is delighted to he
once again in England. No, indeed; d o
not wish to live on this side and Will get
back the very first chance. I do
wish Nellie had good English hus-
band.-EGtracts from the Murphy letters.
Victor Metcalf, the confidential agent
and administrator of the Murphy estate,
testified at yesterdays proceedings in the
will contest before Judge Henshaw in
Oakland that Miss Mary Helen Murphy
loaned her brother Dan $50, coo in 1890 TO
be invested in the business of Murphy.
Grant & Co. When Dan was asked for
the money he paid it back without word.
He had hardly finished testIfying when
the contestants attorney asked for certain
letters belonging to Miss Fannie Murnhy.
Mr. Foote replied that the lady was quite
i'll from seeing her letters published in the
newspapers.
WAS that Mrs. Hestere letter given by
you to the press?' asked Mr.. Wheeler
''No. SIR" said Foote, with emphasis and
glare over his spectacles. 1.-The Wolse-
ley letters were given to some reporter on
an order from you"
II gave no such ORDER" replied the
suave attorney, rather positively. "These
letters were as jealoUsly guarded by our
side as by yours. and how they got into
print l do not know"
These letters have not yet been fled in
court and would not have appeared in
print had not some trusted person broken
faith with the clients.
Letters from Mss Mary Helen to ter
sister, Lady Wolseley. were read in low
voice Intended for the court and the
stenographers. Such fragments as follow
were noted:
Il is so stupid here (San FranciSco), nothing
10 do and nobody I can see. Gerrie was no
good in business matters you could cheat him
out OF his eye. h joined Dan and Sam instead
of us. What do you understand by that sort OF
conduct? / would rather have Dan, because
you know where you are. With Genie you
DON'T
shall be so glad TO get out OF this hole (like-
wise San Fraucisco) My patriotic spirit has
fed.
There are still more notes of Miss Mary
Helen, familiarly called Nellie. in the tin
box. Agent Metcalf looked completely bored
as another of these siSterly bilIets was read
after he give it to Mr.. Wheeler, who
thoughts:
She welded a Dickensy Pickwick pen
With humor, wit and gumption;
And fondly faneed her talent then
Was entirely for home consumption.
Mamie. it may be explained, is Lady
Wolseley, and Nellie her affectionare sis
ter. as everything in the following letter
indicates:
October 16 1885
Dear Mamie: Your letter of September 20
TO Dan read to Dan. You seem to think we
wish to defraud you of your 500, 900. On the
contrary, we wish you 10 have 1t il it viii do us
no Injury. We do not dispute your right 10 1t,
but what I said in my letter to you 1 repeat.
Your settlements out here are worth nO1hing.
If the worst comes we Will dispute them
Palmer can say what he likes. You Will find
am right. Mamma has not written about thes e
matters. because she thought it was unneces-
sary until she saw the final turn of affairs
But do not think il twadde because / write It.
You might be greatly surprised some day. In
the estate there is $500, 900 debts. Why should
we six only shoulder them? You have as much
right 10 share that as you have any amount the
heirs may get. No. your one thought is what
you will get, not what we shall have
You never think that you already have had
$4,000 for linen, $4,000 for dresses. elOOO for
faces, $4,000 for diamonds. eI00O for your
wedding trip in New York, $1,000 advanced to
Charlie. $4,000 advanced since your marriage
in all e13,ooo-and it was for your expenses
that mammals aud my allowances were reduced
and cut off. Think of all that, and then OF the
selfish letter you wrote Dan today Perhaps
you may regret ii. If your settlements are not
disputed ii is simply because we do not wish 10
90 to so much trouble, as In year or TWO we
shall have treble your amount; however. under
the circumstances, as the estate has such a
large debt we shall have TO ec0nomize strictly.
You say in your letter papa did not mean
me TO have less" No. nor did he mean US 10
have less, "Or, if he did, why did he make those
statements?" You know papa as well as we
do, perhaps better. so you need not ask such a
foolish question. you might get an answer
you would not like to show. II we do give you
your e5o,o0o it VIII be putting us under great
difficulties The reason l said YOU could moi
keep your 100000 in the business WAS this.
That money in the business pays z per cent,
Ana what is to become OF the gas stock that
pays nothing? We don't pros ose to give yoJ
III the clover and SADDLE ourselves with unpay-
ing stock and debts. So you have to share the
stocks as well as the business. As for being
the last person TO come 10 your aid, as you say
In your letter to-day, think you are right, FOR
this letter of yours has convinced US all of your
supreme selfshness. You NAV show this letter
20 any one and keep It, for it Will be a long time
before you see another. Your atfectionate
sister, n NJ.
The American Murpbys were anglo
maniacs of very pronounced type-ex-
cepting Dan, who has been true enough
to feel that his own country is nothing to
be ashamed of. The following evidence
Of snobbery made the spectators laugh
when Mr.. Wheeler read it to the court:
September 20, 1886.
Dear Mamie 1 have just written Charlie
TO come on. / do think be should come for
your interest. do wish you and baby would
come with her, but II you do not have told
Charlie that Fannie and Issle will stay with
you, and If Issie wants to come with Charlie l
am sure that T0ddie Will stay with you she
will not be anxious to come back, as she hates
America and everything here. want Charlie
TO come Oh, do wish yon would come aud
bring baby. think we might go back with you.
/ am so indignant with Mother Agnes for
allowing Issie 10 treat me as she has done
positively defying every order and telegraph /