The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-07
RIGHT NAME.
WRONG FACE
CAUSED STIR
BAY COUNTY SHERIFF, LOOKING
FOR FORMER MARlANNA LAUN-
DRYMAN. HOOKS ONTO A REAL
ESTATE DEALER.

The Panama City Pilot OF recen'
date contained the following:
Along about the last of July or the
first of August. 3 jaunty gentleman
named Murphy appeared IN Maxdanna,
and thereby hangs . tale.
Chapter + Mr.. Murphy was breezy
and affabie, and looking for an invest
ment. 1t wasn't long until he found
one The local laundry was for sale
and Murphy bought ton paper. He
then displayed his financial ability by
offering bargains in laundry work. said
bargains being represented by coupon
tickets. paid for In advance. While
disposing Of the tickets, Murphy made
the acquaintance of the towns Beau
Brunnunel and they began rooming to-
rether. When Murphy had accumu-
lated a goodly portion of the loose
cash in Mariana, he arose from his
bed one night donned Beau Brum-
mePs best suit, and walked out into the
dark. Mar4anna has not since seen
Kim, though it's people are very anxious
to meet him and promise that his mr.
banity will disappear whenever they
confront him. They sent out nurner-
ovs letters and kilograms along with
{ scriptions Of Murphy. and fervently
j aged that he might be delivered into
their hands.
Chapser II. Sheriff Brown, Of the
county of Bay, received one of the de-
seriptions of Murphy. and sat down to
study It. with a view to experimenting
the mighty Murphy whenever he
should appear In our midst.
Chapter III. Early IN August, there
arrived in Panama City one Murphy
j. a. Murphy jaunty and debonair,
with a smile for everybody, and the
glad hand extended. Murphy was not
q stranger He had been here before,
and mad sold goods IN Panama City
and the hay country This time he
was using his talents In the interest OF
the MeCaslxifI Development Company,
of DeFuniak, selling town lots in
Wausau His arrival was noted in
the Pilot, and he weat to work with
a will. and soon had a. bunch Of pros
poets that made him feel like Pier
pont Morgan when Cuba wanted to
borrow money from him. He was
going along Hike cork toward Niagara
mp to last Saturday, when a telegram
r~r,.e from Mariana saying IL Muir
selling Wausau lots there Is our
s1sturphy, the laundryman, arrest him"
1t WaS LUZ LiL<E 8t&SLCQ tlkz1L w. 1hIAkcog
of Mariana. was IN Panama City and
would identify Murphy
Chapter w. Forthwith the officers
OF the law got busy. Marshal Davis
spied Murphy first at the Etwood. and
took him In tow. Arrived at the City
Drug store the marshal turned the al
legged culprit over to Sheriff Brown.
The sherin scanned Murphy carefully,
and agreed with himself that Murphy
looked like Murphy anyhow. Then
there was the description But the
sheriff had manifold duties to perform
and he turned Murphy over to the
guardianship or Ed Newman. Mean
time Murphy lost his urban1ty and
fumed. He said something about hav-
Ing travelled % years, and having 30
wait for q jay sheriff to arrest him.
He wanted to know where Russ was,
and learned that Russ was at the gulf
and he was to waAt in custody until
Russ arrived Then Murphy fumed
some more, and the populace that
gathered about him sympathized with
him and said '.of course you aint the
man; anyhow you'd have changed your
name If you was" But the sheriff
couldn't see 1t that way, and hung on
TO Murphy until Russ came in about
Y o'clock. Russ took one hook at Muir
phy. and said 'tthaA aisl't the man.