The New York herald., 1870-08-13


shirt OF one OF the young Mr.. Narh MS; that was
Mr.. Fredcr ck IL was the lower part o the nignt-
shi.; am personally acquainted with the two
young M. NaIians.
by Juror-ls your opinion tnat, WIN h mat ilgnt
could have been seen from the sireetS A. No, SIR;
the shutters are 80 close; there are only inside shut
tels.
Testimony OF Dr. john Beach.
John Beach, NJ. d., was then sworn and exam
med. He sa d:--l Am physician and Den Ity Coro-
OF July, aaout two O'Clock IN the afternoon; In the
front room second moor, discovere the jdy on lis
the right was considerably tune. ed. whi led me
TO believe that lhe wrist had been dslocdted; the
fingers were iractured lac rated wound on the
nrst J0ihl OF Tue thumb; the arms were well set; the
rigor morris was very perfect; the left limb was.
partly arched, the knee resting against the side OF
Tue door, tns loot oQtwatd: the right limb lay
straish on the foor; discovered gaping wound an
lbCh and q nalf IN length the fOen q |; another
wo~nd oil the same leagth below it hal penetrated
the BRAN; above the eyebrow was wound three
quarters o. an inch long; going hack the right
sue >; oi tne heaa was ano her wound ABOUT tnree-
ei hths OF an inch long; over the Occipiial bone
wound tnInen ed about TIL ee,fOlrhs Of an inch
long On me superior surace sill further hack was
fourth; ut the lower margin OF tie tOpmost wound
the brain had been fractured; could put my finger
into the BRAN, aud could have forced out the eye
ball; there were nine wound IN all; on the forehead
four, side OF the head one, and back Of
the head four. observed considerable blood about
the hands and Ieet; conside abe clo ID where the
head lay TO the LETT CT The knee ny the door was
CO siderabe clotied blood on the doorsl also were
clotS OF blood; remarked the position II the body rs
beng very unusual Tor one VINO d.ed from the same
causes as Mr. Nathan must have del; concludo d
that the body had been removed tfter death; the
whole appearance OF the arms and body showed
that the body had been removed alter death;
have found out tiat the whoe OF the in uries IN
nicted on the head were caused when the de leased
was lying down on his knees and arms, and whlle
the head vas down on the foor: on each kneepan
thele was an appearance about the size OF quarter
OF dollar, the skin around which was straw yell
low sh color ana there was similar SPOT to tnc lett
OF the forehead Tor length OF two Inches. showing
tnat those portions OF The body must ma e come In
contact wi h some rou9hcned suriace while life stl
existed; then, the whole pos uon OF tne body
tended TO tn conclusion that the person had
DIED oN HIS FACE;
the shit about the shoulders and back was very
slightly sai ied with blood and discovered on the
nanDel band round Nh. waist the anterior par. of
which was saturae ed with blood. while The whole
back OF it was entirely free; the body was turned
over some time aiIer death, ana turned round; the
o.ood which was iouad near the body was simply
the oozlng from the skull; in the small room were
two tosra6ly large spots OF blood distinct from each
other, ~ distance 0f ab0ut Two ieet; there
were also spots oI 6looa IN various various parts
bottom up, and covered with n glazed
cloth material, blood and gray hair were
found dried; the blood had evidently e avitated
one way on this chair, and upon the rIent leg and
the inside We're dIstinct drops OF blood st Ii pre-
serving the entire circumference OF drops; have no
idea tnat The position of this char has anything TO
do with the homicide; when this blood go on 1t the
chair was turned round All on It's side and a con-
siderable tune after the blood grayita ed one way
anu dled; removed this cotn the other
day AMI found thlt IL was simple smeyr
of blood; IN ire were spatt ~ OF blood on The wall in
the library the highest about four feet lncncs
nom the noor there were some spaiters tie loor
between The aesk and the west Side oi the window,
on the base OF the sklrng board, this concluded
was the result OF the booa thrown from the nstru-
meDt as 10 was up:aised TO innct those lerr.bl
the hearth, on the doorway anu Oh tie front door,
on the jam just to the east OF the
ea Sjoa heT was he qss and Of taSs Ss
up quite a number OF gray halls, with coaguiaed |
6.ood upon them, which HAD been washed down /
from this aperture; the stains under the carpa
Vely circumstlntlal, excepting where It hy and |
even there 1t was OF different character those
where the man was Killed.
BY juror ara perfectly satisfied that this |
instrument Qhe dog could nave in1l, ted every one
OF the 1unds discovered on the body. have ialrly
tested III matter aud am Statistic t luld be done.
q. Did you see any hing tnat induced you to be-
liese that he had been struck between tne eyess A.
No, SIR the protruslol OF the eyes account for in
this way; when the one blow wh ch was necessarily
fatal was gwen when TINS instrument entered lne
skull III going down II carried the Wnoe orbila pro-
cess with It, and the blood suncsed the eyes; saw no
evidences OF violence upon any other part OF The
body: am Of opinion that death took pace when
Mr. Nathan was Oh his face In the back room: 1
think NJ. Nathan was endeavorng TO make his cs-
cape ON his hands aud knees; man may have SEN
sUiIty to endeavor TO make MS escape and YET not
have any power TO make an alarm; my theory
is, ABOUT the succession OF wounds, that tnis OUT.
side wound oye the right eye was srucl first; that
this blow, not being direct bur rather OF santing
character, Was simply able TO produce partial con-
cussion, rendering nm partially unable 10 sand,
but falling 20 make nlm entirely UNCONSCIOUS; wnl.e
he was down this wound on the right side OF the |
head was inflicted, the dog being brought down at
right angle 10 the head; when the char was thrO Sn
down dr. Nathan's heId came In contact VITA it
while he was trying TO get up; RS Mr.. Nathan sIil
trled 10 get TOWARDS inc door me assassin thinking
he mightyer soon be able 10 CIV the alarm, just
as he got over ron there into the large ro0m dealt
him uais blow irUn behind, and the edge OF Tie
instrument resting IN the skull, produced these
long wounds.
q. Have you any impression as to how long this
must have tsSenf A. 1 think but very short time:
4.
that tnGIe still eydences OF lie, the man got
into The large room and dealt this fdta DOW.
q. DID you ind any Indications Of Il strugge7 A.
No sir my theory is that Nj. Nathan never mad any
opportunity OF giving an alarm; found that the
safe can he easily opened and without MAXI the
slightest nose. but IN removing or attempting 10 re-
move tne tin box screecblng DoIs, Is necessarily
produced; Ihiuk the safe was opened withcut any |
alarm, but when tlat box was beng removed Mr.. |
Nathan WAS awakened
z. Is there more brutality than usually occurs, as
far as your experience gees as deputy coroner, |
when murder taxes place by o burglar? A. / |
tninK an expert burglar would require SIMPLY TO |
produce sufficient conclusion to MAKE man un- |
cUnScious / should not tnlnk stranger would be |
alarmed about Mi. Nathan recognizing him; lhinx |
the murderer was known to Mr.. Nathan.
q. You think this alarm about recognition would
necessarily occasion this unnecessary brutatys A.
should think that would be very substantial rea
son Tor itY
@. Have You ever made any experiments upon the
acoustics OF the house2 A. No. sir
q. DO you think there must have been great
deal OF J,se such must have been heard i'll the
back room a. No. think not; there are two
things TO be taken IN CONSIDERATION as 10 tle amount
OF noise tn8t would ally result from breaking
skull ia that manner; ia ts first place there
WAS very solld floor, very thick carpet and under
that was paper and cotton, or waddIng, which are
non-conduciors Of sound believe chat the commi-
uuflOn and crushing o. the skull could D. very easily
Inflicted without It's being heard upstairs; believe
II the windows had been open the noise could have
Deen disnnctly heard In the street during the quiet
hours OF the night
q. iiow about nearing In the back room2 A. II
The doors had been open The noise might distinctly
have been heard; but II they were closed do not
think SO, especially IL person was aslcep ii rer-
listening Of course he might have heard it.
By the District Attorney-I have ascertalned that
the light. If it had been burning as the witnesses
have described. could have been seen from ihe
streets from the hotel persons could have been seen
in the room.
By Juror-Do you think there was more than
one person engaged IN thsY A. do not see the
necessity Ior there having been more than one per-
son; ana satisfied, however, that no one person
could have committed this crime without being
stained with spots Of bood on his clothing.
q. Your theory Is that all t1c larceny was COM
mtted before The killing; that the watci the shirt
f,f1G afh hoo on n fha Inv. n q