The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27
Draft Found in Ills Managers Hip
Pocket.
WANTED DANE TO GO EAST
Murphy Thought the Battling" One
Would Follow the Sack TO Chicago
n He Took Il There-Did Not
Figure on Being Arrested.

San Francisco, Dec. s6..-Detectiv'
Taylor reached here with TEDDY
Murphy and Eddie" Santry, who weit
arrested in stockton last night, ant
made the trip home quite willingsly
They appeared to be in good spirits
and laughed heartily over the failure OF
the police to find the ss00l draft until
last night
Roth declared they would have no
difficulty in establishing their inno-
cence of the charge of felony embez-
element
Battling" Nelson was at the hall OF
justice to meet them.
When the sporting contingent ap-
peared before Judge Cabaniss "Battl-
ing" Nelson seemed perfectly willing
to fix things up" with the men he had
accused of running of with over $1,000
belonging to him. He wanted the cash
divided at once. and this done. he was
not pining TO see either of the accused
men languish in Jail. The battling
one confided his desire in the matter to
Judge Cabaniss. and after hearing his
story under oath the magistrate was
inclined to take the same view in so
far as it related to Santry. There was
nothing to show that the sparring part
ner was in any way concerned In the
financial transactions between pugilist
and manager. In Murphys case 1t was
different.
Murphy tried to impress upon the
Dane that there was no intention to
take his money. Nelson was skeptieal
He wanted to see the gold Detective
TAYLOR produced the check for ss001
which he had found in Murphy's pos.
session at the prison in Stockton. and
Nelson then suggested that it be turned
into cash at once He had never heard
of such a thing as compromising a fel'
ony. and could not see why he and
Murphy could not get the money
figure up their differences, divide the
gold. dismiss the felony charges and
let the entire matter drop
1t was explained to Nelson that this
could not be done. but Detective Tay-
lor. acting under instructions from
Captain Of Detectives Burnett, took
fighter and manager to the Western
National bank, presented the check and
got the cash. The coin was placed IN
the possession of the property clerk, |
and will remain there until delivered to
the rightful owner on the order os Po-
lice Judge Cabaniss.
1t was Battling Nelson who sug-
gested that Murphy and Santry be re-
leased on their own recognizance
Judge Cabaniss heard Nelson's story.
1t did not differ from the account pub
lished, and Judge Cabiness held that
under the circumstances he could not
let the manager out. Murpny admits
that something like $370O of the money
found in his possession belongs to Nell
son. The balance is his own, he de-
clares. Nelson says that over $1,000 OF
the money is his, and there is prospects
of a bitter war between the two hefore
the matter is finally settled.
Murphy claims that he was and is
still manager Of Battling Nelson, and
that as such manager he had the right
to take the coin to Chicago with him.
He says he had no intention Of defraud-
ing Nelson, but he was taking precau-
tions that Nelson did not dump him,
Nelson wanted to stay in San Fran
cisco. Murphy wanted him to go east
The boy manager" says that he knew I
that IL he took the coin to Chicago,
Battling Nelson would follow. Evil n
IDENTIFY he did not expect the Danes /
haymaker to overtake him at Stockton :
Murphy says Santry had nothing t. r
do with the financial deal. Murphy a
and Santry were searched carefully on 9
their arrest here, but at that time the \
local officials had been given to UNDER I
stand that the embezzled money would r
be in coin or greenbacks. Consequent A
ly the draft was overlooked. I
When Detective Taylor visited MUIR I
ply at the jail in Stockton last night /,
the latter confessed that he had bought
a draft on a Chicago bank with the
money.
Taylor then searched Murphy's
clothes, and in corner of hip pocket
of the trousers he found the draft for ?
IsOO1 drawn by the Western National
bank of San Francisco on the Conti-
rental National bank of Chicago. MUIR d
1hy had folded the draft tightly and Ii
it into the corner of the n
,ocket. IL