Brooklyn Daily Eagle July 28, 1893

The lad was bound out last winter by St. John's Home to James Frahy a Bridgehampton Farmer, since which time nothing has been heard of him. Frahy says Jerry started to walk home sometime in March.

Jerimiah Murphy of 23 south 6st believes that his 12-year-old son and namesake has been murdered, although he has no direct evidence of  which to base such an accusation. According to the story he told an Eagle reporter last evening he has been engaged in an unfailing search for Jeremiah ever sense last February.

"In May a year ago," said he," my wife's health became so bad that she was unable to look after the house and as I was out of work at the time, we were unable to support our two little boys and I had them committed to St. John's home. A month later things looked so much brighter -- I applied to have both  boys returned to me, and was told at the office of the Commissioner of Charities and corrections that my request would be granted. I went to the home and found Bennie but learned that Jeremiah had been apprenticed to a Farmer named James Fahey of Bridgehamton. I would have gone there at once but was attacked by illness again and it was several months before I could move. Then I wrote to Mr. Fahey asking that my son be sent home at once. I got no answer to this, and in February I sent another letter. This letter this letter brought a reply fromFahey to the effect that Jeremiah had decided to, come home by himself. I waited patiently for the boy for over a week and then wrote his employer again and received the following reply

Dear Sir

in reply to your letter which I received a week ago I would say that I was very much surprised to hear that Jerry has not reached home yet. I thought he had to be home long ago. Well, Mr. Murphy inquired all through sag Harbor and I could not find any trace of him.

My opinion is that he walked up Long Island intending to reach home and found work somewhere and he will come home to you. Tell your wife not to worry herself about him as he was abundantly capable of looking after himself.

Mr Murphy continued

As soon as I received this letter I went down to Bridgehampton myself and was cordially treated by Mr.Fahey. Nowhere however, did I learn anything regarding my boy's fate, although some people thought he might have been put out of the way. Nobody saw him when he left the farm and started for Brooklyn, and it looks as if he were made away with, but I am to poor to prosecute the search as it should be prosecuted and accordingly have but little hopes of ever seeing my boy again.