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i urjsavor0 in-1 Mr. iheeury ditor Vl. P.r of rh*y,lorlyMr.ibnr,iiberCon-,r n nent is ofHad-dis-Jent , and oped uako badtheii tod,jury.lalayitaryther nary as ence im-Kifall sea-j tiie Bur-aowflthe rally ndia oday kte a unot ricaii re-Earlacksnity m to nber vely , but bare vio-ijuryduo 61* Is id uc. has the been dis-tions that the fromwasrneilthecon*hadwassideddear,rkln the olice Id innent :«-ad, The e |o-:ulfedacethat nual lobe, es of Jam por-i. 94 ared hreethertial *t in rlish. i * _with the advocates ot the English system.”GIVING AWAY MONEY,Remarkuble Prenk* of an Intan# Ticket Afccut. at Went port, Conn.Nrw York. November 18.-Twenty-live years ago, Patrick Murphy went to Westport. Conn., as assistant to the baggage-master of the New York, New Haven Hartford railroad. Two years later he le-cavne baggage-master, and it was not veryafter thus 0\ deepplan over zer vmen ad inWillilong after that that lie was made ticket agent. He was ft very big man before he became ticket agent, but he grew bigger yet. lie weighed nearly not) pounds, and in 1870 he joined the KatMen’s Association, which had been started the year lefore. Since then he has been one of the association's most active mem hers, and at present is its secretary and treasurer. II* is one cf the eneu best-known men in Connecticut, and there they is nobody bettor liked in Westport. Yesterday was the first day in years that Mr. Murphy could not bo seen at anvus. man save carta ing a sides sent* in topen not 1 to du and 200 lt;fromcaptifantigun.hour back of the little ticket office window, i abouHe was there early in the morning, but at 8 o'clock he shut down the window and walked over to the house of ex-SeuatorJohn E. Wheeler, who is a good friend of his. Mr. Wheeler was not up, but Mr. Murphy said that mad© no difference, and went up to Mr. Wheeler’s bedroom. Then ho accused Mr. Wheeler of conspiring with President Watrousot the Consolidated railroad to deprive him of his place of ticket agent, and also of being in conspiracy with Mr. Wat-rous to get possession of a patent ticket holder, of which Mr. Murphy was the inventor. Mr. \\ heeler managed to pacify him, and he went Tack to bis ticket office. Just before tne 8.62 train ciime along. Colonel Ferris of Norwalk stopped up to the window, and. shoving in a $1 bill, asl.ed for two tickets to Bridgeport. The fare from Westport tothattion.officetenaiVickOf tlio r Galei a me the i was« partytermnatichousistran sole i in thI1UIIUCU llUll Tvc , Z ° I,him that he had given him neany $100 too ; much. Mr. Murphy said he hadn’t, and ; slammed the window' down. Ihe train I?*”1'came along lust then, am Colonel Ferris ft?®un/I Kovrifl/I Tint SiOM ('1 alnnif 11KPcipalthe pgot on board and carried the $99 60 along with him to Bridgeport.Mr. J. B. Morns, the Jersey cattleman, was at the station to take the next train ! ‘ 1for New York. He bad some friends with ! J2| him, and be handed Mr. Murphy a $r» bill, and asked tor four tickets which cost $1 05 | 'vQr,tit each. Mr. Murphy handed him 897 change,••You have given me $90 80 too much,” said Mr. Morris.“That is all right, saul Mr. Murphy, shutting down the window to avoid further discussion.Mr. Morris, when he reached this city,i zedwardnot sioccascamemadecalled at tho company’s office® and handed !,s“* (••lieover the money.xr me iuuiioj. i formNo one knows how much more money Mr. j iW4inliOnenciuMurphy gave away, but soon after the train left, he shut up the ticket ofiioe, and took a car for up town. He wanted to take the lines away from Joe Mills, the driver, hut Mills would not let him do it. Then Mr. | cnem Murphy produced a revolver, and Ho v tired several shots at the horses’ j road, heads. He didn’t hit them, and Mills j early managed to quiet him. Mr. Murphy, how- main; ever, insisted on reloading the pistol. He | botto ilist got the last cartridge in place, when Mr. Edward (Godfrey came along with a load of onions. Mr. Murphy tired several shots at Mr. Godfrey, one of which hit the barrel next to which ho waswatei of tl heigi As \vlt; whic!sitting. Mr. Godfrey whipped up his horse, j camppistol nand waasoon beyond pistol rango. J he car ; fornu was then near Deputy Sheriff keiuDen’a j nighc market, and Mr. Kempen. hearing the shots, came out to learn what trie matter was. Ho thought that Mr. Murphy might be under the influence of liquor, and thought it strange, too. because in bis twenty-five years’ residence iu Westport Mr. Murphy had never been scon intoxicated. He managed to induce Mr. Murphy to go back to the station. 'Then heSusuaded six men to agree to tali upon r. Murphy at onco and make him a prisoner. The seven tried to hold Mr. Murphy, who whipped them all. More men were obtained, and Mr. Murphy was finally made a prisoner, and handcuffs won* placed uj*n his wrista. It wae evident that Mr. Murphy was insane, and after a consultation his friends decided to send him to the insane asylum at Hartford, lie was taken there in the afternoon.Dr. E. Clarke of Norwalk had examined Mr. Murphy a month or so ago, and foundthat he was stiffening from fatty degeneration of the brain. He advDed him to quit w ork and go away, but Mr. Murphy did not like to leave his mother, whose support lie was. and who is nearly 00 years old. Mr. Murphy is 46 years old and is married. Yesterdav afternoon Assistant Auditor Prentice examined his accounts, and found them all right._____Answers to Correspondents.tllOUfcgiven illinci halt i on. ' the vThe i a few mark visibl resun once of mlt; view lore: ward; war I confrOne row c was v battle ‘Tl of 8ej highe the re beh river, did iwas
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