Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-18
PLAYED MAN FOR 50 YEARS l
The Death of Murray H. Hall in
 New York.
Shows That This Woman Had for Half a Lifetime Dressed iE Men Clothes-She Was a Man, so Ia" as the World Knew Her.

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 the World Knew Her.
 New York, Jan 1S-Murray ii. Hall, agent, with offices in SlAth avenue for thirty years; enrolled GeGi- ocratic voter and memDer ot Senator Bernard Martins Iroquois club; nus bund'' of Mrs Caroline l.. Hall, who died in July 1S9S; professional bonds man and freQuenter of liquor stores. cigar stores and other resorts of men in the neighborhood of Jefferson Mar ket court. died from cancer of the left breast in 'hiS' rooms. No l4o Sixth avenue, late on Wednesday night.
 Yesterday it was mace known that the body in the coffin was that of q woman
 Hall was 60 years old. For thirty years she had kept up the masquer ade in mems clothes along Sixth ave nue. How long before that the mas querade began and where and what reason impelled the woman to cast aside her sex as far as she could and assume the garments and the man. ners of men, iT was impossible to learn last night. The discovery was not made until after death and it came with as much of shock to Miss Min nie Hall. an adopted daughter, who kept house for ''N1r'' Hall. as it did to the tradesmen, politicians and acquain- tanccs in the neighborhood.
 Dr William C. Gallagher of No 312 West Twelfth street reported Halls death to the coroner's office in person yesterday. Dr Gallagher knew that Hall had some propertS-the amount is estimated from 1000 to SAC, O,OOO-- and he believed it to be his duty to inform the officials that the supposed man was in reality a perfectly formed woman. He talked with Coroner Hart, whom he knows well, and the case was put in the hands of Coroner Lucca, whose physician, Dr Hamilton Williams, was instructed to make an autopsy.
 Dr Williams was feeling too i'll to do tlais yesterday, and until he does the official entry will not be made oil the coroner's books stating the sex Of the dead person. pr Gallag gher. when seen in his house, refused to discuss the case in any way, saying that his relations with Hall were those of phy- sician and patient, and therefore con- fdential. He was reminded of his ,e- Pch' to lilC NClOItl. sluu llc Sulu luu what he had divulged in the coroners' office he conceived to be his duty, but as to making any statements to the newspapers. he felt it would be u,1- professional
 Twenty-Five years ago "Mr" Hall had an employment agency at Twenty third street ard Sixth avenue. The sign outside gave the name of s'Mrs HaH,' and the woman WHO was sun. posed to be Hail's wife conducted the business. She was a tall, buXom wom l an. who ordered Hall around as if he l were child, and frequently was 1 heart to say:
 Now, go away, go away, or l vii l chastise you.''
 Hall was short, about four feet sev en inches high. No razor ever toucnec Halls check. which was as smooct as any other womans.. Hall neye, smoked nor chewed tobacco, but dranl Frequently. At times. according 1t ii csc who have known Hall for nea -ly thirty years. Hal. got drunk. and CT 1 SuCh occasions Hall was noisy unt troublesome.
 Skelly, the liCuor dealer at SixtI avenue and Tenth street, said las l night that about four years ago Hal was gloriously drunk. and tried t, Whip the two policemen wno put th, prisoner ln the patrol Wagon and cart cd the alleged man off to Captain Cross's police station.
 i Hall frequanted liquor store al
 most opposite his employment office and another diagonally opposite nnt 1 Skely $ place Oil the corner below. H
 went ln the side doors ofteIi with wom en who were registered On his books 1 Of late years he mad deserted thos | places to great extent and used l.
 go around the corner in Greenwich avenue. where there is q .smorgue'' d
 which whiskey is sold for , cents
 glass.
 County Detective NIcNaught re l called yesterday serving :i bench wal
 rant on Hall at the time when che
 was accused Of giving straw bail, bu
 lle could Lot remember how the cas-
 came out after Hall was released O.
 bail. At that time it was charrc
 against the supposed man that Hall'
 name was on bonds aggregating $40
 GOO. and that in each case the sam
 piece of property in Westchester cour ! ty, which was worth about S40OO(
 was offered as security. Hall acte
 as bondSman in Jefferson Marke
 court and occasionally Tn special SC:
 SiOns.
 When tine employment agency wa
 moved from Twenty-third street. Ha
 opened it on the corner of Seventeent
 street, and later went up the avenu
 a block and half and located on il
 site of what is now ali immense q,
 pertinent store. When the old built
 ings were torn down q few years az
 to make room for the big store, Ha
 moved to No 145, jus, south of EIe'
 enth street.
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