The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-05
Young Richard E. Murphy of JEFF
ferson City Cutting a Wide
Swath in New York.
TELLS WONDERFUL TALES.
Entertains Guests at Waldorf
Astoria With Wonderful Stories
About His Great Wealth
Youthful Editor.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Jun "A bright boy who
says he is Richard f. Murphy Of Jefer-
son City. No.. Is occupying a s. a day
room At the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
According to young Murphy's story he is
a prodigy. He says he is worth s25o.0oo in
his own right. which is a great deal more
money than his father has to his credit.
This money came to him. he says
through the death Of his grandfather. Pat
rick Richard Murphy. who was president
Of the Jefferson City street railroad sys-
TEN. four years ago.
The boy says he Is Is years old. and is
on his way to Europe. He says he is owner
OF the Spectator a weekly newspaper pub
lished In Jefferson City. and that the plant
Is worth 100000. He claims to have forty
six employees. twenty Of them boys under
l6. to whom he pays from so to so a week.
Hall Shackleford. son Of Congressman
Shackleford. he says. gets the top figure.
He says Shackleford wears evening clothes
during the day. and for that reason he
panion.
Young Murphy claims to have interviewed
RusseI sage yesterday. and during the con-
Uncle RUSSELL parted with $l52 for twenty
subscriptions to his newspaper.
he also says that he had a spirited row
with James X. keene at the Waldorf last
night. MI. Keene. he said. abused Missouri
and made him so mad he said: "Wouldn't
y ysr 5sslly gd rnsner be - a H pEOr; honest ,st farmer:
cally. broker living on other people and
wearing evening. clothes in the Waldorf"
hi, h e.p se'S %s. .i ia,s fhe ought sGs I, To T haSe 9
learned that he pays s. for his"
sen. says he has his mothers consent to
trot around the globe. and will sail on the
st. Louis a week from Saturday. He says
stop at first-class hotels throughout the
trip. He will try to meet King Edward. the
Pope. the Car and the Emperor OF Ger
MURPHY As HE REALLY Is.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jefferson City. Mo-, June A.-Richard f.
Murphy Ii the son Of J. E. Murphy of this
Company. His parents and grandparents
are people Of moderate means, and no es-
tate was left him.: About eight months ago
In Jefferson City called the Spectator. He
edited 1t himself. solicited the advertising
and secured probably 500 subscribers for it:
duties and his father compelled him to
stop publication, Since then he has per-
will Of his parents. There he stopped al the
Planters and st. Nicholas. where his WON
derfuiiy clever address for one Of his years
sAso = " UlIl IluCu
attention from prominent men whom he
would approach with the confidence Of a
man Of 40. He still advertised himself as
the editor and proprietor of the Spectator,
and the Youngest editor In the country, and
secured many subscribers for the defunct
Spectator. On this account and his boyish
favors. -
He finally left Jefferson City and mex,
upon Mrs. Potter Palmer and Intervene
her for his paper. He also secured her sub
scrfption to the Spectator. From Chicago
be made his way to New York, where he
has hefalded the fact that he IL the young
Of the world.
His parents are much worried over youny
Murphy's escapades and at a loss what to
do with him. He Is a past master at dis
emulation and has always succeeded in
outwittfng any one who attempts to pre-
vent him from following his own trend. He
seems to have q monomania for newspaper
work.
Young Murphy is known to every one
here. From a baby he was precocious and
outstrtpped all Of lis age In whatever he
undertook.