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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
WILL PROBATE SHR|NKS
J. J. MURPHY MILLIONS
Supposed Great Wealth of Tam
many Leaders Brother
Largely Mythical.
ESTATE is S124,224 GROSS
Contracting Company Thought
to Have Cleaned Up Bonanza
on Pennsylvania Railroad
Station Excavation.

Despite the millions of dollars in con-
tracts awarded 10 the New York Con-
tracing and Trucking Company and the
general belief that John j. Murphy. pres
ident. and brother Of Charles +. Murphy.
was "A man of large means when he died
~ September p. 1911, the appraisal o.
his estate. filed i'm the Surrogates' Court
yesterday. gives its gross value as Sl24-
22i. He held Ale shares i'm the com
pany which were appraised at $35'63l.
Besides this interest the company owes
the estate $3.50
Among the big contracts handled 10y
the Murphy company was one for S2,OOo.-
0o0 for excavation for the PENNSYLVANIA
station and another for the preparation
of the New Haven Railroads roadbed
for identification. In fact. the record
shows that the loss 10 the company i'm
1909 was greater than the profits i'm the
TWO succeeding years After deductions
have been made from the gross estate
for administration and other expenses
the net estate amounts to $9L7$l. Mr..
Murphy's debts at his death amounted 20
$27.7i9
The real estate of Mr. Murphy was
valued al $27.70o, and the items Of his
personal estate making up the total
were: Cash on hand. S9,6$S 80, jewelry.
1925: automobile s. zoe: bonds and
MORTGAGES. with accrued interest. So
470: claims due decedent at date Of
death. consisting of a check OF Charles
J.. Murphy. $500: life insurance policies
aggregating $l5.100: az shares of the
New York Contracting and Trucking
Company. actual value $$5.631 800
shares Of the Palmer Uhion oil Com
pany. S237 30. and $50 shares of the
Rock Island Company. S3.421 -.
Alr Murphy also had the following So
curiticS. that were listed as OF no value:
one hundred shares United States Meter
COMPANY g. shares National Novelty and
supply Company. 80 shares Montana Gold
Mining and Concentrating Company, 20
shares Manhattan Disinfecting Company
and one share of the Greater New York
Irish Athletic Association. Charles r..
Murphy was appointed the executor of
his brothers will and ne furnished a re-
port. ON which the value Of the dead
mans real estate was estimated. The en-
tire estate was left TO members of the
family
Frederick Killeen, secretary Of the New
York Contracting and Trucking Com
pany filed the following statement at the
time of the death of Mr. Murphy:
Cash ON hand. 800 70: outstanding
ledger accounts S5556 s.; Ganseyoort
Bank. S23 IS. Fifth National Bank,
SI6S -: Seventeenth Street Building
500 Ooo. Plant Dumping Boards. 5000:
Scows. $4,000. estate Of John J. Murphy
S42S o.. Total assets. $231.727 g.
The liabilities are, as stated by the sec
rotary: Accounts due creditors. $2l3i 81,
mortgages on Seventeenth street Build
ing. $4,000; notes payable, $500 Assets
nver liabilities. S1l593 q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
"CLEAN-UP" MUST GO ON
Lederle Says Lack of Money
Won't Stop Rubbish Dumping.

Health Commissioner Lcderle sounded
warning to the money appropriaung
powers of the city Yesterday when he
said that the "clean-up' propaganda had
taken such a firm mold on the city that
nothing now would prevent "A mass of
rubbish from being dumped into the
streets n the near future. II the Board
of Estimate on Monday does not furnish
the $4,000 requested by Commissioner
Edwards Of the Street Cleaning Depart
mcnt. the latter according TO the Health
Commissioner. Will I'm all likelihood find
himself swamped in a few days with rub
bish. When asked what he would do II
the money was not forthcoming on Mon
day. Commissioner Lederle answered.
Il mean 10 clean up.New York city
The Street Cleaning Department cannot
handle all the junk and rubbish without
putting on extra men. the Health Com
missioner declared He added:
1T is nonsense to talk about the lack
Of interest in this cleanup movement.
II needs but a word to start the whole
thing going. The material 10 be handled
represents an accumulation i'm many IN
stances Of months and years. and il is
time to get al this truck out Of the way
The Manhattan committee. the members
Of which represent many civic and well
fare associations. held meeting yester-
day After the meeting some of the rep
resentatiyes Of these organizations de-
clared that this was no time for politics
to come into action. Here is the way one
member put 1t:
We've got to have this cleanup. and
it's mp to the city authorities 10 furnish
the money necessary 10 carry it out
There is no question about the need Of
it, There's something in the Woodpile.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
Sd AVE. AFTER BRIDGE co.
P. S. c. Hearing on Application
Set for April IT.

The Public Service Commission has set
down for a hearing on April Il. before
Commissioner Milo r.. Maltbie. petition
received yesterday from the Third
Avenue Bridge Company and the Third
Avenue Railway Company, in which the
Third Avenue Railway Company asks
the consent Of the commission 10 the pur-
chase of the entire capital stock OF the
Third Avenue Bridge Company.
The bridge company asks PERMISSION
to sell such capital stock, to give us
note TO the Third Avenue Railway COM
pany for money borrowed TO the extent
Of more than 10000. and to be relieved
from obligations amounting to $3'3lo'
The Third Avenue Bridge Company was
organized In 1909. when the Third Avenue
Railway Company was IN the hands Oh
+. w. Whitridge. receiver for the pur-
pose of operating a streetcar line across
the Quoehsboro Bridge in connection win
the lines Of the Third Avenue system
It's capital stock is s2O,C0O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
FAVOR SULLIVAN THEATRES
Authorities Refuse to Close
Dewey and Savoy.

Com missioner Johnson tlfe ITeNel-
ton Bureau has been unable to close up
two theatres about which complaints
have been received repeatedly. according
10 statement issued by the Commits
sioner yesterday. because the boards Of
survey appointed 10 pass upon the orders
issued against the theatres found the
orders invalid and unreasonable. The
theatres are the savoy in West satin
street and the Dewey. I'm East f4th
street both largely owned by Timothy
u. sullivan. who was recently declared
incompetent
The conditions complained OF have ex-
listed I'm the theatres slice 1899. the state
ment declared. In 1904 the Bureau OF
Buildings tried To compel some changes
i'm the Dewey Theatre. and a few were
effected Both the theatres have enjoyed
licenses practically from 1900 10 1912.
though Section 109 Of the Building Code
provides that no license shall be granted
until the Buildings Department has GER
titled that the theatre has complied with
all the requirements of the section.
In January of this year Commissioner
Johnson issued the orders rejected by
the boards of survey. at the instigation
OF the city club The demand for sur
vey was made by Ellison n Ellison at
torneys for the owners. on March + and
granted. though not within the time pre-
scrihed by law. on the Commissioner
ruling that the department would not
take advantage of any technically which
might work hardship on the owner II
was stated that no less than twenty-five
theatres in the city failed 10 comply
with Section 109 OF the Building Code
though i'm none of them was the safety
OF the public thereby endangered, ac-
cording 10 the Commissioner
charles II. Strong, president of the
city club. when told last night that the
Fire Department had carried the matter
as far as IL was able said:
We'll. Mr.. Johnson and the chief OF
his Bureau of Fire Prevention may be
through with this. but We are not That
Is all | care 10 say at present"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05

brick and tile layer, still lives in New
York Young Moriarity worked As mes
scuger az the Amoskeac National Bank
here from 1891 until 1885, when he wont -
Boston. where ne was employed in II VS.
paper work.
Later he went 10 New York aul worried
for an lnoandescout light concern IN Muir
ray street. His health failed. ana on the
advice Of his physician he went 10 Lake
wood. y. j. Recovering. he opened an
office as a public stenographer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
'LEGERDEMAIN IN COAL TRADE
Commissioner Walsh, Of Weight Bureau Says Secret
Box Under Seat Prevents Delivery Of the Le-
gal Number Of Pounds to a Ton.

net Fishman. according Ia commissioner
John L. Walsh. Of the weight bureau.
Fishman. whose place Of business rs ~
No. l0l Broome street, was arraign"d ln
the Tombs court yesterGd[ "itb one oil
his drivers. Benjamin Colder. had re-
vealed the secret to Inspector Lutz' of
the bureau.
Imtz happened To be on hand when
Colder delivered load of coal To the
Turkish bath establishment OF ;. kapian'
at No p Rutgers Place. II astonished
him To discover that the 3C~ pounds q
coal unloaded by Colder weighed '"'S
$50 pounds on the scales ne ProN'" ~
His questioning Of the driver lea 10 'ne
arrest of his employer. Fishman was helu
in $500 and Colder in 500 bail for exam
nation on Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
ON TOMKINS
At MARITIME EXCHANGE
Resolutions Approving Policies
He Advocated Provoke
Strong Opposition.
DALzELL AND BUSH SPEAK
Ousted Dock Commissioner
Address Decries Monopoly OF
New York Central and
Private Terminal.

Calvin Tomkins received hearty greet
ing from the members of the Maritime
Exchange when they met 10 discuss
waterfront Improvement yesterday alter
noon. Before the meeting adjourned two
resolutions directly i'm line with his IDEAS
had been unanimously adopted.
The sore point with the exchange was
that only $l5.c0oOC0 had been left for port
purposes out of the S69,0o0CoD of dock
bonds recently exempted from the debt
limit pesparng of obtaining any more
money than this i'm the immediate future.
one. OF the resolutions. introduced by Com
modore Fred e. Dalzell. called for "a con-
ference Of bodies interested in port de-
veIopmcnt to draw up "A project for the
complete separation of the waterfront of
New York from the internal city govern
ment
The other resolution urged that SUI
fcicnt part Of the available $lJ,000O he
Immediately appropriated for five or SIX
new piers ON the North River. three on
the East River and one long pier below
canal street for the use of large express
steamers. II was offered 10y q. X. Nor
man. former president of the exchange.
.c,,.. .,nosi,io, ,.hicb .xnorienced
...... ..,,t,. ,'..,,,,.t ..id Afr Tomkins Il
expected H. The Mayor was very patient.
/ think. placed AS be was between the
cross lire OF the terminal committee ana
49,. .4,,,i,i.,-,tio, tb.
.. H.. 49,. .,i,.,.,, -. ,l., and rolicy of
,.'......,.,,...,.,,... d.y,Io,,,,.pt which has
b..n ,,nro,.d l.y pori oxperts. CONNER
.i.l hoJies in. CIV club. the Citizens
I-pio, and many other ORGANIZATIONS i'm
,.r.stod ip tb. S.If,r. of the city The
o., .. .........f t,.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
FEWER SUBWAY PICKPOCKETS
Interborough Lines Prove No Para
disc for Light Fingered Gentry.

Theodore =. Shonts. president OF the
marlborough. gave out a statement yes
tcrday detailing the activities of the com
pany In its effort 10 rid its lines of pick
pockets. Mr.. Shonts said that from July
I. 1911. To March II. 1912, thirty-four per
sons were arrested as pickpockets by the
special officers OF the company. Twenty
six of these. he said, were sent TO prison
Tor periods ranging from one year TO
twelve.
From March 1912, up to and including
April 4. 1913. twcnty-three arrests were
made by the company's secret service
men. From these. seventeen convictions
followed while three cases are still pend
ing. In addition. more than twenty-five
persons have been arrested during the
same period on the technical charge OF
iostling, and many of them have been
fined or sent 10 the workhousc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05

1t pays to have a pull with
the boys
They know the incest boys
on their block wear our sort OF
clothes.
But it pays better still to
have a pull with Dad who
paws the biIls-he knows how
good and generous our values
are.
Mother approves the quail
ity. so what more need be SAID.
Everything boys will need
all Spring ready now.
Clothing, furnishings. hats
and shoes.
Sporting goods Of every de-
scription.
Your money back if any
thing wears out too soon.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
at at al
Warren St. 18th St. 34th st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05

When you order that last ton Of coal
for the remaining weeks of chilly wealth
er, be sure that it contains the legal mum
Der Of pounds. For another way has been
discovered by those bright little coal
barons To bunco the unsuspectng public.
The latest way is To have secret box
under the seat Of the delivery wagon.
which opens only in response To pressure
on a concealed spring. If there isn't an
inspector of the Bureau of Weights ana
Measure. i'm the vicinity when the chute
is opened the little spring isn't pressed
In case an Inspector happens along, how
ever. behold. the wagon empties itself
TO the last nugget.
Its clever little scheme. and II saved
quite few boXfuls this winter for Bar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
TO DEDICATE TITANIC MEMORIAL

ON the occasion Of the first anniversary
Of the Titanic disaster, Tuesday. April L..
Bishop Greer will dedicate the Titanic
Memorial Lighthouse Tower of the Church
Institute for Seamen, on South street.
with elaborate ceremonies. The light
house will he charted by the government
and its light will be visible for twelve
staff daily at noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
Prisoner, Accused of Staying
Woman at Lakewood Two
Years Ago, Is Cool.
HEARING SET FOR THURSDAY
Long Search for Slayer Ham
pered by Indifference OF
Wealthy Residents, Who
Refused Money Aid.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Lakewood. y. j., April f.-Joseph Mori-
arty. alias William j. Leehan, accused
Of the murder of Mrs Caroline Turner
here two years ago. was brought before
Magistrate Soaring at Toms River th:s
afternoon A hearing I'm his case was
fixed for Thursday. II. T.. Newm2n' a
court prosecutor came here early ms
morning and started To piece together
few local ends OF the case. lie did
not visit Leehan.
Leehan. after the first shock when he
cried and sobbcd that he did aot know
anything about the Turner murder, mp
pcared fairly cool during the remainder
# the day.
II became known to-day that the prose
cutors Office has what is considered To he
strong evidence against Leehan. AMI that
the entire case was gone over thoroughly
before the arrest was made. Two wit
uesscs have been found. IT was reported.
who saw Leehan entering the path where
the murder occurred. within 'eW min
utes Of the time Mrs Turner was last
seen there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
JOHN sLATTERY LEFT s31t,155

The estate Of John slattery. a con-
tractor and politician. who died on Sep
TENDER 10. has been valued by the trans
fer tax appraiser at $$ll,l55. OF this
amount SolGo0 was in real estate and Sl6l,-
50l i'm mortgages. lie had deposits amount
ing to S52655. The rest of the estate was
industrial and railroad shares.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
METROPOLITAN

To-day Mat. at , Don Pasquale. BoFl Nae
u.z SCOTT pini-CorsL COnd., IOscaninl
Tonight OF 80 POP. Prices. iohersnl
t,,.~-.fTI Homer. rr.us Wtne spoe,
Buars. HinshaW. Coud. Hertz
sun. Eyg. Concert. SOC. g. 90 Nj wH
ner Program. Direction of Alfred Hertz. 20,
ISIS. Johanna Gad>ki. jacques irlu,.
Next Mon. az :. Boris Godunou. h'rs
case. Maubourg. Didur AtAouse. Seguio@
Rothier. Bada. Reiss. toud.. Lose1hin.
Tues. at : Aida. Gads.d, Homer. Caf''
Amato. Ssgurola. Rossi. Coud.. poiacco:
Med. al 3O Nei>tersinger. Gadsk, Ctsi
Busrs. Goritz. R.Iss Braun. Cout. h@fta
Thurs. 40 Pop. Price Mat. CAV. NUS
cana. Destinn. MacucZ. GliE. iagiacci. ",
sem Martin. AmutO. Conds.. Po.1cco@s'a "a ~
Thurs ar = koenigskinder. farrai, hoe
son. Jorn. GoritZ. Rciss. pidur. CONF. herl,
Fri at y Tannhaeu>er. Gadskl FfemsA
trrIu4 Buers. GrisWold, Beiss, HinshaN. co'-
Hertz. ., ,,,...
sat AZ - Uuguenots. Destinn hempr -. -
Caruso. Braun. Gilly. Rothier. 'onl, Ioi1c
sat. al Sis Pop. Prices. Butterfly. fel''T
Forria. Martin. SCOTT Cond. Ioscanlh-
HAKDAlAN PIANO SID
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
Was Suspected Before.

Icehan was one OF the first 10 h. sus-
pccted Of the crime When the det'c-
tivos interrogated him at the time he
raved and became violently agitated. Soon
after he became III. and for long time
was not permitted 10 see anybody I'M
modiately after his recovery he left Lake
wood. ana had moved about thirty times
since. il IS said.
Magistrate Soaring. who issued the
warrant on which I.echan was arrested.
motored L. Toms River In the afternoon
and Leehan was soon brought before him.
The magistrate read the complaint. charg-
ing Lcehan with having 'felonlpusly
KILLED Caroline Turner" and then pro-
,ecded 90 fix Thursday as the day for The
hearing The commitment papers were
made out. the Sheriff arose and Leehdn,
sim coo' and self-possessed. walked out
q the room beside the Sheriff
The April term OF court commences
Tuesday when the new grand jury viii
take Office Mr. Newman said to-day the
criminal docket for this term was a light
one and that the minor cases would be
cot ont OF ,he way Tuesday and Wednes-
day Then Leehans case would be
taken up and 40 attempt would be made
10 rush ths case or railroad" 10 through.
Bore Good Reputation.
I.e,han lived here for "A number Of
Years. being employed as stenographer
.n several OF the best households. lie
worked FOR Alexander e.. Soper for time
and later was private secretary 20 Mrs. r.
VI. Horne Tor several years During his
stay Boz was known 10 drink heavily at
times. and ms failure TO hold a permanent
position was attributed 20 his irregular
habits. for when sober he was an expert
yreroelapher. Ills bearing was quiet and
disrined. and he had suaye. courteous
manner that make good impression
Tn, search for the murderer of Mrs
Turner has gone on uurcmitt.ngly since
Mr. Newman took office. The crime was
committed within "a few hundred yards OF
his home. and De has been deeply inter
.stcd In attempting To- solve the mystery.
Tn. arrest Of Leehan came as big
surprise 10 the village, as the search had
b,cu carried ON with great secrecy. and IL
was generally SUPPOSED the case had been
dropped
The murder Of Mrs Turner created
much excitement. because of the vicious
ness Of the crime. Her head had been
beaten in with los that was found
near the body
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
Rich Residents Refuse Aid.

An effort was made AT olr Time 10 IN
t.rsst members OF the wealthy cottage
colony i'm the search for the slayer. but
little success was met with because of the
fe,r expressed by some that the notoriety
of having the case brought up again
would be unpleasant. Charles Turner.
husband Of the murdered woman, said to-
day.
III Leehan is the right man. hope
they have the goods on him
Mrs William j. Lcehan. of White
Plains. whose husband was arrested
THURSDAY night AT Fort Lee. y. j.. FOR the
murder OF Mrs. Charles j Turner. at
Lakewood. more than two years age, PFC
f,ssod confidence yesterday i'm her nus
bands innocence ard reiterated her
statement that he was not out of her
sight during the day and evening OF April
20. 1911. when Mrs Turner was struck
down in the woods on the outskirts of
Lakewood
She said that her son. Bradley. reWcm-
bcrcd the occasion well because Leehan
had been drinking heavily that day and
that She had told the boy 20 pretend to
telephone 10 the police. I'm the belief that
the prospect oi being arrested might have
SOLDERING influence on her husband. Lee
han apparently suspected a trick. his
wife said. because he remained In the
house and continued 10 drink all that day
I'm answer 20 Mrs. Leehan's state
ment that her husband was at home n
the tim, the murder was committed, T.
L. Towers. Of the SCHNEIDER Detective
Agency said DE had evidence To prove
ih" man had been absent from the houSe
for more than an hours time
"Lcehan was home part of the time
heating his wife" said Bowers. but left
the house 10 wash his face winch had
been soied by an ink well MS wlie had
thrown AZ him. I'm the brook when runs
directly behind his house. tie was gone
more than an hour. and the point where
he washed his faCe-a little bridge II logs
is only $50 yards from the place where
the body of Mrs. Turner was round. Ills
VIE did not stay In the houSe III uaS'
but went ND the street "a see friends.
and the son. bradley. was out paying
with other bows and could not possibly
hay, been sure that his father was In
| the house"
Manchester y. H.. April THE wv. J.
Leohan" under arrest at Toms River,
y. j.. charged with the murder Oh Mre'
Charles l.. Turner, Is believed To be
Michael j. Moriarty, j., VINO formerly
made his home here with two aunts.
Hannah and Catherine heehan'
Moriarity Is thirty-li'e years old' Ills
mother died i'm New YORK about twenty
years ago. soon after the family arrived
| ,h,ro fror. The father, who Is "a
The evening world., 1913-01-03
LEARNING TO DEAL WITH MURDERERS

VIE unusual record OF convictions reported by District Attorney
Witman homicide bureau for last includes thirteen
convictions FOR murder in the first degree than twice
during the years
or fifty homicide which resulted in
convictions
These figure. balance hopefully against the statement the
other hand that murders the and that they
form large of unovcd homes The hardest
the sort where group gunner lounge the ncgborhood
Of their victim open fuad Of their number having
picked out in advance the sharhooer vino shall fire the telling
shos II almost impossible to fix the shooting the right
In fact the gunner have taken hint from certain kinds Of Zig
business Form corporation jump all together and leave
TO fix the blame IL they can't pick the guilty all 90 free
Note however, that last for the first time in the history
Of this county four charged with murder put trial H.
eehcr and convicted Nine convicted three
We seem to be finding to deal with corporations
The evening world., 1913-01-03
GENTLEMEN OF THE GUARD.

XvYHAT Is the matter with the officers Of the National Guard
w As to the merits Of the controversy raging between
MaorGeneral URysn and former MsjorGeneral verbeck
do not pretend decide One thing plain Each year from
high official circles Of the National Guard leak increasing evil
dences Of jealousy bitterness and wanss who shall
mos gold lace Such childish and unma chickering's unworthy
y officers, unworthy Of the Guard itself
The rank and file Of the National Guard hard work
ing alert obent young who perform diligently required
Of them and hold Themselves subject call Why can't their officers
emulate them, gliteriny
gentlemen little do that their minds fill with
jealousy and epte! Have they occupation but intrigue?
The National Guard entitled better leadership If this
Of thing the would do we'll the whole
anzaion the National Government be the hands
Of commissioned officers Of the regular who have notion
Of the dignity responsibility and scfdiscplne Of military command