The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09
MURPHY IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
This Tiiaae Eae is Charged with Ens-
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James K Murphy, Justice OF the
Peace, Is being tried IN the General Ses-
sions Court today on a charge Of en-
5exzlement Before the jury was select
Sc, Lawyer kiink moved to quash the
Indictment On the ground that it was TOO
general and that it contained two counts,
one of larceny as a baiIee and the other
larceny Judge Hudspeth denied the
motion
In his opening Prosecutor Winfield de-
scribed the case as one or the iTfcst Curl
Gus and interesting on record He said
the defendant is a Justice OF the Peace
ana real estate agent. He is on trial
Row Tor collecting some money in his ca
ilacity OF Justiee of the Peace, and keep
ing II. Timothy Mcynihau, a laborer on
the Erie Railroad, owed AIicaaei Sullivan
70 On, September 16 of last year,
Sullivan went to Murphy and swore thas
Moynihan cwed him the money. Murphy
rhereupon, without any authority OF law,
issued an attachment against the wages
OF August. Constable Michael Egan
served tae attachment Phera is no
blame attached 10 the constable who act
ed under the instructions OF Murphy.
Constable Egan returned The writ prop
efly endorsed, and Moynihan's wages
were securely tied up. On. the same day,
2 hearing. On September 20, the plaintiff,
sullivan filed q state of demand, demand
ing S25. 80 from Moynlhan. Mr.. Winfield
read the document. and declared that IT
was rot a state Of demand at all. but
simply a bill. On September q, according
to Murphy's docket, the defendant Moyni-
han Waivel d llearlng and signed j power
ef- attorney. authorizing Constable Egan
10 collect his money from the railroad
company The paper Was lated Septem-
Der l9. but the entry in the docket is dated
September q. There is an entry in the
docket under the date of September d
made by Murphy to this effeee;-'I here
by release the writ of attachment and the
suit is, hereby discontinued
1t might be supposed from that entry
that the suit was discontinued, and there
is another entry in the docket under the
supposed discontinued case was called,
the plaintiff failed to appear and the
learned Judge did find and adjudge that
the proof Of Indebtedness was sufficient,
and did give judgment for the plaintiff
for the full amount, $3.50 Before this
alleged trial of the cause. Constable Egan
collected Moynihans money, SALT, and
turned il over to Murphy. Murphy kept
the entire amount, ard has 1t yet so far
as. Moynihan knows:
Moynihan claims that he cid not know
that he was signing powe- CT attorney.
Murphy read a paper TO him which GER
debts. and when he was asked to sign II
he says that there was another paper un-
der it. He went with the paper to the
paymaster's Office, and was told there that
his money had been paid to Constable
Egan on a power of attorney. Then he
called on Murphy, who told him that he
thought that perhaps Constable Egan
might have collected the money. Moyni-
han interviewed Constable Esan, and
was told that the money had been turned
over to Murphy.
Between them all Moynihan never got
MS money nor any part OF it. lie ls a
Door man with q wife and seven children
Depending on him for support The State
| closed just before recess.