Portland man hailed as a hero for murdering sister’s ex-lover

Published: April 27, 2020, 2 p.m.

UNWRITTEN LAW FILES, Episode 1: Orlando Murray's trial had something for everyone: Sex, revenge, vigilante action, a Fallen Woman, drunkenness, hysteria, the insane asylum, and even lawyers getting in fistfights. Was it any wonder his sister's ex-boyfriend balked at the idea of marrying into the Murray family? (Portland, Multnomah County; 1906) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1508e.orlando-murray-UnLaw-354.html)