The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-19
MURPHY BESEGED
Crowds Visit the House
Where tae Dynamitard
is Resting.
HIS BROTHERS QUEER STORY
Says That Whitehead Has Never
Been in This City at All
The Nephew Denies
This.
HIS BROTHERS, QUEER STORY

The announcement that John Murphy,
alias Whitehead, the Irish dynamiter who
was recently released from an English
prison, was stopping with his sister, Mrs.
Pagan, at No. 572lk Grove street, at
tracted curious crowd TO that house
today Murphy was brought ts this city
from New York BY his brother James,
who went to England for him, and sew
eraI representatives Of Irish societies
The scene between the released prisoner.
his sister and brothers was an affecting
one.~ He seemed afraid of every one and
everything and would talk only in whis-
pers- No one could induce him to talk
about his prison life.
This morning when the house was be-
sieged by prominent Irishmen who want
ed to see Murphy, they found James
Murphy on guard at the door. He would
admit no one not even relatives. Report
ers were, of course, shut out.
To reporter of 49The News'' James
Murphy said:-'I am grieved to say that
| believe my brothers mind is unbai-s
anced With little rest, however he
may pull through"
James Murphy told the remarka1,la
story that his brother had not been
brought to this city at all.
II was arranged that my brother
said AS soon as I left the Steamer. I
was bundled into a carriage and brought
to this city. and to this house. NY
brother, on the other hand. was taken IN
charge by friends ana removed to a hotel
N N, New York. He has not been here at
1t is known that the released prisoner
was IN this city, however, because he
was seen by several newspaper reporters.
The idea Of James Murphy in denying
ms presence IS regarded as an attempt
TO keep his brothers wherea bouts from
becoming known. When asked where his
brother was, he replied
L believe he is in the Hotel Amster-
dam, in New York His friends want
MIN to be kept quiet, believing the rest
will cause his reason TO return to him.
lie is not violent at all. and unless doc
tors order it he viii not be sent to Amfty-
vile. We prefer that he be sent to some
quiet spot out in the country. We will
be kept posted as to his whereabouts. but
It is our desire to keep the public in
darkness for a time"
met him on the other side?' James was
Mo- he answered. my brother has
been away twenty years. was only
not know me or I him. For a long while
he would not trust me, and it was only
during the last ten days Of the journey
that he would talk freely with me We
spent most Of our time playing check
erS- w were having a game when The
committee from the Amnesty Association
met US at Sandy Hook. At that time my
brother became frightened and rushed
down stairs to his state room. There is
no doubt in my mind that his mind is
unsound but we hope for speedy recoy-
cry. | am sure he will be given the
greatest possible care.p
From James Murphy, a nephew of the
released prisoner 1t was learned that
John Murphy had been at his sisters
house in this city all night. The nephew
slept with him until early this morning,
when the released prisoner was taken to
New York. He is to be taken in charge
by the National Amnesty Association