, 1870-08-01

lts eortov. Mr.. Gratz Nathans, The mutdered
mans nephew, CANE to Now York on the
Long Branch boat yesterday He had beard
not word about his uncle's dreadful fatn un-
III his arrival. Nathans was worth two null
ions. At o'clock in the afternoon Coroner
Rollins, having summoned juIJ, proceeded
to bold an inqnelt over the body OF the nur-
dcrtd msn. The only witness examined was
Washington Nathan, : son s Of me aessasea
father. LEFT him last night, At hs!:-Pass 2,
1T my Aunt's on Nineteenth street. II is the
last iimc saw him alive. I came homo at
quarter past II 'hls morning, locked the 'front.'
door escn1eiy. came up siAita and put ons tae
the second story, from where he elept,
and, finding all quiet and dark closed the dooo
lightly aud went up to my room The hall
r0om door leading to the Laundry WIS closed
This morning, at 6 O'Clock, came down stn.s
for glass oi water, and, noticing fathers
door claeed. and thinking that be hsd ovoralept
himself, opened it and looked in. he was
not in Lin bed. I started to 80 INTO his dfcss~
ing-roem, and discovered him lying upon tue
aoor, ws!tesing IN his h1oed, 10 ehe aoo1Ty a KY
Library. found that he Was desd. and at
once gave the alarm. Ny brother came doMn.
and ran 10 tho front door Ind feund it psftlyT |
opeu- called policeman, Who csnoo II ano |
took charge Of the case. found the insun-
men,iouedj. down by The street door {nat be-
tween the inside and The OUTSIDE door. 1diaeov-
cred no other instrument o. thas na1nEc
around. The safe in the ballroom was
open ard the ksy WA n sha !oek. aaWer ss
paper1 ecattared ali around. tin box con
faining papers was On the floor. The papers
had not been disturbed. I found, on tfyinE
the street door, that it opened as usual With
he night key showng TINT ahe eex m M hsd noi
locked, bolted aud chained the dooe alter com
| ing IN. Nothing in the house was disturbed,
| except the safe, 30 far as We know.
believe the mar. or men. who committed
| the murder were uecretea in the house. One
| of the domestics slept IN the back room on
the same f1uor With my fathers rootn- The
doors opened into both and were not closed.
! I slept on the third floor in back room, my
| doors we're all open except those communicate
ine with the llau. Ny brother slert in the front
hall bedroom on the same hoes. 4 son ol the
house heard the slightest noise during the
night do not know how much money was
in the snfe- l miss only ny fathers watch
and chaip, and his diamond studs I am sure
that the object of The murder was robbery and
| not 1esen4 c..
After young Mr.. Nathan bad subscribed
this Affirmation, the jusrmen asked him \
number Of questions, ali Of which we've
promptly answered.
Mr. Horn. 3lr. Sathans. WAS your father in
Il
Nathan. No, sir ; he kept nothing ID tho
safe except Few papers. and few pieces OF
ST.. RupseN. Did you ever know your father
to Leave the SAFE unlocked. -,
Mr. Nathan. Never, sir. he was ALWAYS
very ctIe1ul, anu never went 10 oco "ltunu,
locking the safe. .......,
Al. nonIan. What wnrkmen were ehessee
! on the 6raldlne on the osF p1eeeaafsS Ing Has'
MI hatnAn- None nu5 ,ne cateussls M
The plumbers Ead nhishea thell Noik so"'
, 1 oaSs pe.u,es AAu tuo neeos ~ 80 ss ~. -,
Nj. Miller. How DO you account tot tG'
presence OF the sale drawer on your 'a'nes
oe1. .. ,. .,n. ,.-;.
Mr. Jones. neara to-uas thae your ue lasae
. was 70 nase teceisen large a.n9ule " nsoue ~
: ten thotleand dollafs-Sestefaas. 10 So
D know anytMns aeSa' " ,,;., = show,
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g in ,nr stnclinc faet w1a,; fann; nv fa,I,s
- | On tic floor. 1 ran to his side aud nv fe
T. - c.ms I'M vet with Tin b,oos, mon tia carpei
~ Whcn I IAN dawn ssairs to caU nN,;cema1
10 | nv stems we're marked with blood.
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