Michael Murphy
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- Feb 27, 1889The Drunkard’s Fortune: Tacoma Bank Takes Over $1,100 from an InebriateIn a stark display of 19th-century temperance law, Officer Frank Cavanagh has declared wealthy Tacoma man Michael Murphy legally incompetent due to alcoholism, depositing his cash into the bank for 'safekeeping.'Tacoma, WA
- May 8, 1894The Price of ProtectionA local businessman pleads guilty to habitual drunkenness to trigger a legal guardianship, hoping to shield his assets from local gamblers.Tacoma, WA