The evening world., 1903-01-27
. Marvel of Perverted Pre-
Cocity, This Thirteen old
, Lad Reaches the Inevitable
, Crisis in Such Careers.
MANS MIND IN CHlLD'S BODY
Has Edited a Paper, Interviewed
Financiers, Hobnobbed with SEN
ators. and Now He's Arrested for
Passing a Worthless Check.

Detective Milburn, of Capt. Langan's
Bureau, is on his way to this city from
washington with a youth whose pro-
eocity makes the fable of Hercules's
cradle exploit with the serpents read
IKE a simple news paragraph. This
Houngster, Richard e. Murphy---he is
only thirteen---has all the assurance of
. man-about-town. has a vocabulary
that makes grown-ups reach for their
dictionaries and shows a swagger and
Front that makes a conhdencesman look
Hike a rustic. He Is wanted here for
passing q worthless check on a Sixth
venue dry-goods store. That was a
mere bagatelle for this youth. for here
are a few things he has done:
Edited a weekly paper.
Interviewed Russell Sage.
Interviewed John w. Gates.
Acted as agent for a st. Louis boodler.
travelled alone through seven States.
Hobnobbed with Senator Depew.
Fell IN love at the age of six.
Richard E. Murphy, esq.,, drifted into
washington last Saturday from nowhere
In particular and set about engaging
q suit of rooms and bath for himself
In one OF the best hotels in the capital.
pf course he hailed a cab at the sta
zion n drove around to the different
hostelries until he secured aocommoda-
HONS to suit his fastidious tastes, fin
ally putting up at the Raleigh. When
he dismissed his cabman he gave him a
g bill and waved hin off. When the
detective assigned to find this prodigy
discovered him he was lolling back IN
- Iz.Ah.- zt.-t- H. .iA hNtnt NAhI,, rr,Ntr
ing a gold tipped cigarette and casually
reading the editorials Of a morning
paper, with a bored look. When taken
to the House of Detention in Washing
ton he insisted on being driven in a
cab. saying to the detective:
at would really make me feel cheap.
old chap. to be seen walking with you
On a public thoroughfare."
As q dresser the love-lorn, Mince-Pie
Willie looks like a farmer beside this
Western forced growth. He patronizes
the best tsilors and has his clothes
made Of the finest materia! and cut after
the latest mode. He always wears a
white waistcoat. patent-leather shoes
and sports a b~outonniere. .
The way he laid down the bad che:k
on the manager OF the Sixth avenue de-
partment store should give the high
fights in the world of graft" the green
jaundice of envy.
He rolled into the store, casting rak-
tsh chances at the girls, and. swagger.
ing up to the office, l~angu4dly presented
O pass-book on the Excelsior Savings
Bank, of this city. He had deposited 81
In the bank and then made false entries
nor $40 and $40. Showing this. he pro-
duced a check for $40. which he request
ed to be certified. The manage fell 70
the assurance and f%rankness of the re-
quest. Mr.. Murphy gathered in a vel
aow-back and rolled out of the store,
Speaking Of the incident to-day. he
draw1ed:
ii vas an easy mark. I'm not the
least bit sorry for him, don't YOU know
FOR a man with his experience. who does
worthless ought to be taught a lesson,
I frankly confess that ! have found
many others Of The same breed as easy
as he"