The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-26
He Was Manager Of a Com
mission Company
WHICH he BROKE BY SPECIALIZING
The Missing Man Spent -Four Days In
Waco and Then Departed.

The disappearance from Atlanta,
Ca, last week Of MIR. Nick w.
Murphy, mar ager of the Atlanta
Provision and Commi- sion Com.
pany, caused considerable uneasi
ness among the gentleman's friends
and much speculation generally,
especially as the company of which
he was the manager failed just after
he was found missing.
Mr.. Murphy is well known in
Atlanta, is highly connected and
there was a general search made for
him, bnt unsuccessfully until last
night, when News reporter ascer
tanned that the much-looked for
man arrived in Waco last Friday
afternoon and remained until yester
day afternoon. He has not been
seen aud nothing has been card
from him since then,
He registered at the Hotel Royal
under his proper name, but signed
Oakland, Ga instead of Atlanta.
He had nc baggage except a small
valise and wore a plain black suit
of clothes, with sack coat, high
bell.crowned derby hat and black
cravat. 1t is known that he was
dressed this way when he left At,
lanta, and that he only carried a
small valise.
Mr.. Murphy called at TIE News
Office Friday afternoon and asked
for the Atlanta papers, which had
not yet arrived, and he called again
on Saturday, when he got two pa.
pers, Atlanta Journals. Sunday
he met a News reporter, with
whom he had slight acquaintance
in Atlanta, and again asked for AT.
lanta papers, saying that he was
very anxious to hear from home
1t was too early to get the papers
and Murphy went to the postotfice
with The News man Sunday after.
noon, but there were no Atlanta
papers.
The Journal of last Friday, the
10Th, containing an account of Mar
phys trouble and flight, was not
received at TUE News office until
yesterday afternoon, when search
was made for Murphy, who had
been seen at 4 o'clock. But he
could not be found, although the
hunt was kept up until m idnight
last night.
The Atlanta Journal says that
Mafphy became manager of the AT
lanta Provision and Commission
Company last November, when the
company was organized with q paid
up capital of $4,000. The com
pany failed last week with liabilities
amounting to $50, 600 and assets of
sls 900. The company lost the
entire amount paid in for stock.
The failure was caused by
the reckless speculations of Muir
ply, who bought one hundred car
loads of bran, receiving the same all
in one day. He had no way to care
tor 1t, the MAJ ket went down ana
he had to pay heavy demurrage.
He also bought fifty car loads of
flour, the price of which fell fifty
cents barrel the day it arrived.
1t was supposed that Murphy was
hiding about Atlanta until last
night, and fears were entertained
for him, as he told his fatherin.law
that he did not want to kill any one
or get killed, the supposition being
that he was slightly off his balance.
Murphy registered off at the
Royal Monday morning and said he
would be back in few days.
He acted strangely, was reserved
and quiet and had a worried, hunt
ed look.
His friends in Atlanta were afraid
he would do away with himself. l,
is not known whether or not there
are any criminal charges agains,
Murphy. A thorough search has
been made for him all day and the
supposition is now that he left the
city last night.