The evening world., 1911-03-14
Neighbors Hint Foster Parents
Wanted Little David Muir
ray Out of Jersey.
HAVE BIG HOUSE HERE.
But Cannot Move Because
Courts Control Child-Calm
When He Vanished.

Five-year-old David Murray. so re-
named by his foster mother because he
seemed to her like a new King David. is
back in her home at East Orange. n. j.,
after a forty-eight hour adventure in
Kidnapping. To-day his foster parents
are kept busy telling their version OF
what he has said about his disappear
ance. His remarks are many. but no
conclusions can be drawn from them.
Other people. less sunny minded than
w. John Murray and his wife. Sarah
Van Allen Murray. faith healers and Sc
cedcrs from the Churcn of Christ Sci
entis.. have concluded a things from
outside observations. Some of these con-
illusions are rejected by the Murrays as
unkind and even cruel enough to have
been inspired by malicious animal mag
net!sm," the science bugaboo.
David, who was found at tho Man
haitian end OF the Brooklyn Birds last
night by W. John Murray, directed by
mysterious telephone messages from "a
man with an excited voice" is 4 ward
OF the State of New Jersey. The Court
OF Chancery has ordered him returned
whence he ame st. Mays Orphanage
at Providence, r. I, The Murrays
have appealed to the Court OF Errors
and Appeals. Pending the appeal the
court has allowed David to t a with
them. But they must not move him out
Of the state of New Jersey.
Have Leased House Here.
For four weeks a big brownstone
house at No. l13 West Eighty-seventh
street. Manhattan. has been under lease
to the Murrays. Mrs. Murray has fire.
quently said she believed her home at
East Orange was surrounded by spies,
though Mr.. Murray said to-day he
thought most OF them were imaginative.
Mrs. Murray said she was going to
move to New York "for privacy" She
said yesterday she was going to move
lin a few days" But of course she
couldn't have moved. taking David with
her. without the Courts permission.
Cynical neighbors of the Murrays
were saying to-day that IL David had
been opportunity kidnapped by persons
entirely strange to the Nurrays and
they subsequently moved to New York.
1t would not be at all cr.minal for them
to Jake the much-fought-over child
back to their Dosoms again without tell
ing the State Of Kew Jersey anything
about It.
~ wish to deny" said the youthful
and decided looking adopted father of
David, looking sternly at a reporter
who ventured to touch on these cruel
observations. that any OF US knew any
thing Of David's removal. OF the rea-
sons for 1t. or Of the persons VINO
did It,"
Calm When He Vanished.
Then Mr.. Murray told of the self
control which the foster parents of
David summoned out of the depths of
their faith and philosophy when his dis
appearance was told.
Mrs. Murray jumped at the darkest
conclusion-that he was Kidnapped"
ne said. she thought We ought to
notify the police. l asked her to con-
slider. In the end we sat down at the
table and waited two hours. every min
ute hoping that he would be brought
In by a neighbor.
Then l called up Chief Bell. He want
ed to tell the newspapers. but ask ed
him to give me a day for a quiet investi-
CATION In the noighb1 rhood. TO save
scandal and possible III feeling. He Goa
sequently-and at my request, kept the
news quiet until Monday morning. Then
the great publicity given to the cas-
seems to have frightened the kidnappers
into giving up their plan"
David himself was not permitted to
talk to strangers to-day. According T.
his foster parents. he prattles freely 81
his adventures since Saturday night
Nj. Murray said yesterday tina
the boys right name Is Kenneth
Winters. His mother took hin
to the Providence Asylum wher
she was deserted by the father. Sh,
died, The asylum did not know wher,
the father was. Through Miss Am,
Mason, a travelling distributor of chill
dren with Christian Science ~leeanings
no was placed with the Murrays.