New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-25
MAN OF MYSTERY
FOUND IN BRISTOL
Fired Murray Of Newark May
Be George Morley
TELLS ADVENTURE STORY
Discovered Lying on boulevard, He
Says He Was Attacked BY Strang-
crs TO Whom He Gave Ride.
Especial to the Heraid.)

Especial to the Herald.)
Bristol, Nov. 25-Considerab
mystery surrounds the finding OF a
man in an unconscious condition on
Memorial Boulevard, Bristol, last
evening at $50 o'clock, who, upon
regaining consciousness, gave the
name OF Fred Murray of Newark.
n. j., but who the Bristol police be-
lieve Is George Morley, a brother
of Mike Morley of Hartford, well
known welterweight prize fighter
and former member OF the Rambler
Tigers football team.
In spite OF the mans apparently
straightforward story, the police
have found certain flaws in It which
lead them to believe that he Is in
reality q relative OF the fighter. 1t
known that George Morley is
subject to faint!ng spells as result
OF having received violent blow on
the head wchn he was in the navy.
On previous occasions the man has
rcgained consciousness and given
names other than his own, weaving
a story conjurcd out of the disorder
ed condition Of his mind at the time.
1t is entirely possible that the
man may have pneumonia, 1t was
stated at the hospital today, as he
had been lying in the road for
over an hour, according to his story.
However. he is In perfect physical
cOnditi dnano ctaoi
condition and physicians believe that
he may be able to fight it off. He
was found at about $50 O'Clock by
Peter Comache, an employe of the
New Departure Mfg. Co., and HI
stated, upon regaining consciouness,
that he looked at his watch when his
car was entering Bristol, with two
men whom he picked up, and the
hands pointed to 5;25.
Showed $50 to Strangers.
His story is all that the police
have to go by at the present time.
He said that he was on his way back
to Newark, after having been In
Hartford. He said he picked up
two dark complcMoned men IN
Meridcn and the party proceeded on
to Plainville, where the three men
stopped in restaurant and had
lunch. The men, who might have
been Italians or Portuguese, claimed
that they had no money and he saiN
that he paid their bill, taking from
his pocket a roll amounting to about
s56. exposing it to their view.
He was driving a coupe, he said,
and after leaving Plainville, he di-
rected the car toward Bristol. He
stated that he looked at his watch
and shortly aftcrward, he was struck
bright lights flashed be-
fore his eyes and he knew no moro |
until he awoke in the hospital.
He said that the license number
on his car was New Jersey, S1-400, |
and that n tan bag, in which were
his clothes, is missing, in addition
10 an ovcrCoat in which were several |
papers.
IIl1k STORY Us ripe Dream
When questioned at the hospital |
he said that he is an old friend and |
pal of Mike Morley, having met him |
when they both were in the navy. :
He visited Mike last week, he said, !
md witnessed a fight in Pittsileld !
n which Morley took part. II was
earned today by the authorities that |
Morley has not been In Pittshcld !
'ecently. He has been in Pitts |
ourgh, engaging in fstic encounters
md will be there for several weeks |
o come. Therefore, it is believed !
hat the entire story is a pipe dream, /
md the belief that he is Mikes
brother Is gaining strength.
He says that after the Pittsfcld |
light, he left Morley at Springfield,
cling him that they would get to-
;ether in Hartford on November "a,
which was yesterday. Murray as
lie calls himself, said he went on
9 Worcester and then came TO
Hartford yesterday, stating that
Morley failed to put In an appear
,nce.
The first flaw came when he stat
d that he was bound for Newark
md picked up the men in Mcriden,
ater arriving in Bristol. The police
an see no reason for his driving
hat far out of his way.
Has Mike Morlcy's Effects
In the bag, he said, was an or
linary sack coat, IN the sleeve of
which was the name Mike Morley"
written in ink. Also in the bag, he
fated, was a letter addressed to
Hiss Margaret Morley, Portsmouth,
Sew Hampshire. At the time he
vas found, the man wore a sweater
belonging to Morley, which he said
lad been in his possession for the
,ast several years. The fact that he
vas in possession of so much OF