The morning call., 1894-04-22
ONE SHARE LESS.
Eugene Kelly Murphy Dies
in London.
The Grand Master Mason of the
State a Delegate to the
Encampment.

OAKLAND Victor A. Metcalf, one of
the attorneys in the great Murphy will con-
test which occupied so many weeks in
Judge Henshaw's court last summer. yes
terday received a cablegram announcing
the death in London of Eugene Kelly Muir
ply on Friday. one of the heirs under the
decision, but who was disinherited by the
mothers will.
The news of the death of Eugene Muir
ply was unlooke ed for. as it was not even
known that he was sick. He was aged 40
years. and leaves a widow and TWO chill
dren now living in Philadelphia.
In her will the mother had an eve out
for the children of Eugene, and provided.
when she left her money to her three
daughters, that If either of them died with
out heirs her share was to revert 10 these
children, or the shares of as many Of the
daughters as should die without issue.
There were three children living al the
time of the making of the mothers will.
The fathers share under Judge Hen
shaw's decision will now revert TO the two
oh ildren.
Eugene was the eldest Of the seven Muir
ply children, and when the contest was
commenced against his mothers will he
refused to take part in II, saying he did
not care to contest what appe AIRED 10 him to be
his mothers last wish. He was consequently,
up To tile time OF his death. on friendly terms
with his brothers and sisters. The fortune left
by him. aside from what he would get under
the Henshaw decision. Is estimated TO be III The
neighDorhood of S350,000. His wife was
Miss Bison OF Philadelphia.
Strangied Himself.
Yesterday John Farnham made CHASTITY
find IN an Clubhouse ON the Alameda end OF the
Webster.street brdg
nvestigation showed the body OF a man hang.
ing from the top OF The door by small cord.
which he had secured around his neck. In order
10 keep bis feet from the floor OF the house he
had held them up until he was strangled, ana
was in kneeling position wien found.
The body was taken to the morgue, where an
examination lev, aed the fact mat he was
about 40 years of age and feet inches In
height. He was very poorly clad, his clothes
barely hanging together, and nothing but Key
was found IN the rockets. Nothing at all TO
identity him was found. He had about Ten
days growth of sandy beard on his lace.
II is thought he entered the place during the
night some time and hanged himself
on Thursday afternoon lasl man attempted
suicide by Jumping into the estuary but he
was hshed out by the deck hands on the steamer
Ell Captain. This is thought to be the same
man.
Extreme Cruelty.
ale threatened to kill me with big knife
and TO cut me into mlncemeat" Ihat 1s what
the wife of Henry Sylvester Jones, better known
as whispering JONES'" says In her complaint,
and she wants separation from him on those
grounds.
The plaintiff was widow with several small
Children when she married Jones al santa Cruz
on August 81, 1891. Soon after the marrl ge
JONES iook 10 drinking heavily and abused ms
wife, calling her vile names, and would have
slransled her bad lie not been prevented by her
children.
Plaintiff asks for $50 month allmoDy and
for costs of suit.
Frank and Surprising.
The case OF the people against $. McKeown,
which was on before Justice Cut yesterday,
was a simple betty larceny charge, whicn re-
suited in the acquittal OF the defendant. The
surprising part of lit was when Jacob Mohr OF