Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-14
Locate Murray Lad at
Brooklyn Bridge
Terminal
FOSTER FATHER is
SUMMONED BY PHONE
Chief of Police RdicuIes Story
Facts in Case Seem to
Support. y

So mysterious and battling are the
under which 5-yearoid
David Murray-as little Kenneth WILL
Jams is known to his foster parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Murray of 90
street, East Orange-was
returned to them. after being missing
three days, that Chief of Police James
Eel, of East Orange. is openly skepti-
cal, and the situation is further COM
plicated
According to Murray, a mysterious
telephone message received by him at
his office in the Metropolitan building.
in Manhattan, caused him to walt in
his office until 10:30 last night. when
to the Manhattan entrance of the
Brooklyn bridge, where a brief search
was rewarded by the discovery OF khe
missing boy.
Chief Bell Skepticsi-
In my opinion" Chief Bell declared
positively today. the child never left
the house during the time he was sup
posed to have been held by kidnappers
A number of the neighbors Of the Muir
rays hold like opinion This alleged
disappearance and the alleged dis
covery are all too mysterious for me to
swallow. / will not go into discus
sion of possible motives now, but I re-
peat l do not believe tire child was
ever out of the house
Little David urray has been the
bone of contention IN bitter litigation
to obtain custody Of him which has
been going on for more than two years
He was taken by the Murrays from an
orphan asylum in Providence. R. T..
which later decided, after the Murrays
had become greatly attached TO him.
that they wanted the boy back. The
asylum won the first case. which was
Immediately appealed, and which is be-
fore the Court of Errors and Appeals
at this time.
Mrs. Murray's Statement.
4 believe 1 am sane, yet" declared
Mrs. Murray, when she was told today
Of the statement made by the chief OF
police. What earthly good would it
do US TO pretend that the child was
kidnapped If he hadn't been? Then.
too, there were four strangers in the
house-a seamstress, colored man.
who was working outside, and two
other new servants. Could I have con-
cealed the boy without their knowl-
edge? This charge is ridiculous and
serves no purpose"
william Murray added verismiiitude
to his narrative of finding the boy. il.
indeed, any corroboratiop was needed.
by saying that the child was in the
care of New York policeman sss when
he war faIpJ af rhe bridge
The little one, too, unless he IS 3
wonderful and versatile actor, brought
forward proof of his unusual and ex-
citing adventure In a detailed account
of lis wandering since the time he dis
! appeared from the Murray front porch
at dusk last Saturday.
"stun and Nonsense
Judge Alfred - Skinner, counsel fer
the Murrays in the fight they are max
ing TO keep the boy. characterised
Chief Bells statement today as stun
and nonsense.
1T is ridiculous, said Judge Skinner,
ito assume that any intelligent person
could think a pretended kidnapping
could have any effect upon the decision
OF the Court of ERRORS and Appeals be-
fore whom the case is pending. Per-
haps it is not surprising that state
ment of that kind should emanate from
chief of police who was not able to
find a single clue TO the whereabouts
of the missing boy after his disappear
ance."
When Murray received his strange
telephone communication yesterday
advising him to wait In his Office until
he should learn something 20 his ad-
vantage in connection with the missing
boy, he telephoned to his home In East
Orange and explained that he would be
late in getting home. Judge Skinner
was communicated with. and he ad-
vised that an effort be made through
the telephone company In New York
to locate the point from which tn
message had been sent.
Gets Second Message.
! According to Murray it was 1880
/ before second message, in voice
! he recognized as that of the first
message, directed him to the Manhat-
tan terminal of the Brooklyn bridge
where he was told he would find little
! David
/ Murray hastened to the bridge en-
I trance and after searching a little in
the crowd came upon the boy happy In
/ the possession of a pocket full Of pen
MES with which he was operating a
slot machine TO his hearts desire. Po-
/ liceman s99 had his eye on the boy.
The reunion in the Murray home was
an exceedingly happy one
David. safe in his foster mothers
arms today. consented TO tell the story
of his adventure. He was treated 50
well while he was gone that the recital
was a pleasant one for him. although
he confessed that he was delighted 70
get back home to mother" and
father"
IT was down on Grove street." the
youngster said. near the railroad sta
ton A man came up 70 me and talked