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Show ACCUSED Of THEFT v OP OIL LAND DEED NEW YORK. Nov. 21. Leslie B. Mc Murtrj-, who was arrested yesterday-charged yesterday-charged with the larceny of a deed to oil lards in San Bonita county. California, volued at $10,000,000. was arraigned in the Tombs court yesterday. The complainant, John Walker, who said he was president of the Great California Oil Producing company, with offices here, charged that McMurtry, after giving the deed to the oil lands to the company, receiving in payment pay-ment 110.000,000 of stock In the company, got it back on a pretext and refused to return It. McMurtry declared that he was and had been willing to return the deed, but that it had been stolen from his pocket while he was at work In the company's ofTices. The case was adjourned to this morning. |