The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-20
SEARCH FOR A BOX
Will and Other Valuable
Papers Are Lost.
MEDIUM LOCATES THEM
D, E. Murray Digs in Ground
and Finds Them Not.

D. z Murray, the industrious black
smith on Water street, has dug up quite
a lot of ground on West Central avenue,
in search Of an iron box which formerly
belonged to his father. Peter Murray.
The box is supposed to contain win and
other valuable papers OF Peter Murray,
deceased. Two spiritual mediums unac-
quainted with each 9th ct have told Mrs.
Murray that the little iron box in which
Peter Murray used to keep his valuable
papers and which disappeared at the time
Of his death was buried in a small build
ing in the rear Of where he lived at the
time Of his death. Mr.. Murray thought
a great deal about this and finally made
up his mind to search for the hidden iron
box. The effort to find it has not as yet
proved successful.
Peter Murray was a French Canadian
who came TO Wichita during the reign Of
speculation IN real estate. He bought
nearly all the lots on the south side Of
Central avenue between Stephens and
James streets and built houses, and ever
since it has been called AIurray's row. At
the time of his death Peter Murray was
nearly 80 years of age. He was an hon
est, fine old man and was highly respect
ed by all his neighbors-
It IS claimed that at the close Of the
speculative period when values began to
shrink. Mr.. Murray had one house on the
opposite side Of the street on which he
had mortgage, and that in order that
some mortgage company might not take
advantage Of the hard times and sell all
his property TO pay the balance due on
this one house. he decided all his property
called MuTray's row to his son Joseph
Murray, except the house he lived in.
The mortgage was settled but the prop
erty was not decided back to the father.
Peter Murray and his wife both died, and
about three years ago Joseph Murray
moved to Oklahoma and also died, and
the wife Of Joseph Murray. who survives
him, now recl1ons that she owns the
property and that is the reason that the
other heirs of Peter Murray would like
to find that little iron box in which this
will and other papers were kept.
Mrs. Parsons, who lives on Sherman
avenue, has mediumistic powers, and she
has for some time claimed that the iron
box was buried in this building In the
rear Of the house where ePter Murray
died. D. Z. Murray did not have cont
dence in such powers and paid no atten-
ton until a few weeks ago when he met
a well known woman IN this city who
possessed mediumistic powers but who
objects to having her name published in
this connection for the reason that she
does not want to be known as a medium
This woman had never known what Mrs
Parsons had said, but she described the
building IN the rear of the Murray resi-
dence and said there was an iron box bur
led there that contained valuable papers
for Mr.. Murray.
Mr.. Murray does not have very mucn
faith but he would nevertheless like to
find that little iron box. The building de-
scribed b ythe mediums is there all right,
like Mark Trains cave, but the iron box
has not been found. The little building
is divided into two sections one OF which
is 1oored, and Mr. Murray dug for three
feet deep in the part not loored and did
not find the box. Now some of his neigh
bors have suggested that perhaps it was
buried under the section that is foored.
Mr. Murray's faith, however, has become
weak and he VIII not probably 10 any
more digginr.
Mr. w. S. he Ion. Cashier Of the Est
National Bank of Winterset. Iowa. ir 4
recent Letter civ some experience w. h
a carpenter in employ. that viii se
of value to 9th ohanics He 81 -
Il had a carpen--. ori-ing for NE who
was obliged to st7i Nork Tor sever,
days on account of being troubled \, .,u
diarrhoea- I mention TO hi-n tha,
had been similarly troubled and that
Chamberlain's Colc. Cholera aad Diar-
rhoea Remedy had cured me. lie bought
bottle of it from the druggist here and
informed me that one dose cured him.
and he is again at his work" For sale by
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