The morning news., 1897-06-18
M'MURRAY'S WIFE SET FREE.
THE HABEAs CORPUS PROCEEDINGS
SUCCESSFUL.


City She Is Again n Free Woman.
Her First Act to Telegraph an In
quiry After Her Mothers Health.
Startling story of HI-Treatment
Told by Her in a Letter to Her
Mother Begging For Protection
From Her Husband and Release
From Her Prison.
After being restrained of her liberty
for seven months Mrs. Patrick NcMur-
ray is once more a free woman, and her
friends will see her again in Savannah
soon. Patrick McMurray viii also be here
too, but he will come under the escort Of
an officer.
A. c. Wright, Esq, who represents Mr.
Edward McCabe, receiver for the Prem
day from Mr. H. C. Smyth, who is con-
ducting the New York end of the case,
announcing that the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings for the relief of Mrs McMur-
ray had been successful, and that She is
now a free woman. Mrs. McMurray is
voluntarily at No 5Oi East Ninetieth
street, New York, where she was for
merly imprisoned against her will. 1t is
presumed that she remains there of her
own accord. because after her release she
found herself penniless and without
means to go elsewhere.
The requisition papers in the McMurray
case are expected in Savannah to-day.
The request for the requisition was for
warded to Atlanta by Solicitor General
Osborne night before last. The papers
were probably signed by the governor
yesterday, in which case they will reach
Savannah by this mornings mail. An
officer will be sent to New York at once
for the purpose of bringing McMurray to
Savannah While the charge on which
he is arrested is larceny after trust of
the sum of $40, fully fifty cases of this
kind can be preferred against him if de-
sired, and other equally serious charges
will be brought after his arrival here.
The McMurray case is destined to prove
one of the most sensational that has been
tried in Chatham county in years. The
details make up a story as thrilling and
sensational as ever formed the plot of
Gaboriau novel The readers of the Morn
lIk NEWS nave dlI Nd0g bINu maui ~
quainted with many of the details Of the
story. The most interesting feature was
the disappearance Of Mamie McMurray,
who was said to have been removed from
Savannah to New York by her husband,
after he had made every effort to ruin and
blacken her character here. and had been
confined there in some home or asylum on
the pretense of reforming her. The fact
that her aged mother had not received a
line from her daughter since her disappear
ance from Savannah contributed largely to
the belief that she had been foully dealt
with and that wherever she was she was
restrained against her will, and was pre-
vented from communicating with her
nearest relatives and friends. This feat
ure Of the case is substantiated by a let
ter in Mrs. McMurray's handwriting,
which was received by her mother through
another party and was recently placed by
Mrs. Prenty in the hands of Mr.. Wright.
The fact Of her possession of this letter
was withheld by Mrs Prenty for long
time as she fully believed that If McMur-
ray discovered that his wife had written
her of her condition she would be killed.
The letter was only entrusted to Mr..
Wright by Mrs. Prenty upon his giving
his promise that he would not reveal the
name Of the person to whom it was ad-
dressed. This promise Mr. Wright has
kept. He read the letter to a Morning
News reporter yesterday, feeling that it
was matter with which the public should
be made acquainted, and allowed a copy
to be made in this way, but withheld the
name of the person to whom it was ad-
dressed.
The letter is as follows:
New York, June 4, 1S97.-To -, for my
Mother: l am still confined In the Loret-
IA house, under prison rules, by an insane
husband, whose people lay all the blame
on me, and cannot see his insanity. 1 am
almost crazy. l don't know what l am
saying or doing half my time. Ny life
is in danger, unless, my darling mother,
you or my uncle claim the protection of
my native city for me and take me away
from this place by force, before he takes
my life, which he has threatened to do
several times since 1 came here.
l have never seen my darling baby,
which he claims / never had, and he has
me locked up here for the last seven
months and wont let me write TO any one
OF tell my troubles to a single person. l
ask you for Gods sake not TO show this
letter to any one or let them known /
wrote II, for If he found il out he would
have my life on the spot which he said
he would do, but try and get me some pro-
lection. ! am mailing this letter on the
sly. If it's found out / will be killed. He
compelled me to write TO Mr.. Saussy the
other day when he heard my uncle was
in Savannah and made believe he had me
out, which Is not the case.
/ am stll at No 5Q East Ninetieth
street, and to get me away from here
they will have TO send an officer for pro.
lection for me. for my life is at stake
and also my baby's. for ] am nearly crazy
lest he should kill him some night. for he
Is not himself.
l have suffered a martyrs life for the
last year. and God knows that Get John
Reardon from Chattanooga 20 go down to
Savannah and help you. He CAIcMurray)
has made everything over TO his brothers
and sisters See the mayor OF Savannah
and see II he cannot protect me. / am In
strange city without friend
or soul to help me but God, and for
Gods sake do something for me without
him knowing 1t, or l will be murdered.
Your loving and prosecuted child,
Mamie McMurray.
TO this was added the following:
Don't answer this, as ] won't get il.
but get me home or protection. For God s
sake keep this letter a secret as Mr.. Gaff-
ney Of Savannah writes 10 him every