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Show PROMINENT LAWVER OF NEW VORK A SUICIDE NHW YORK, April '10. Charles A. Murphy, u prominent lawyer and real estate dealer, commit led suicide in a room in the Astor house some time last night by shooting himself through tho head. A noto which Murphy left for his wife showed that he had plauncri to kill himself. ITe was president of the Brooklyn Heights Improvement com-pany com-pany and secretary-treasurer of the Key West (Ela.) Electric company. His suicide is .attributed to financial troubles. Through au unfortunate syndicate syn-dicate operation, ho is said to have lost, control of tho Florida properly and all his assets were swept away. |