The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-12
THE NATHAN MURDER
Suspicion Directed to the House,
keepers Sons.A Man who had
Seen the EEDOg."
Cor. Of Gin. CommTeIG!.

Cor. Of Gin. COHIHItTctGt,
NEW YoRK, August 10.
To-day Mr.. Frederick Nathan, and scv.
craI wOrkmen, who had ct various times
been in his fathers house, were examined
and Mr.. Washington Nathan was recalled
TO answer u number Of questions which
had been forgotten the preceding day.
The result OF the examination may be
very briefly stated. Suspicion has been
diverted from the sons Of tho murdered
man, and has been directed toward VIM,
Kelley. When Dlr. Frederick Nathan
was called to the stand, everybOdyin the
courtroom leaned eagerly forward and
observed tho closest attention, for II re-.
mained 10 be seen whether he would
bear cross.examination as well as his
brother Washington. That lie made
favorable impression was soon apparent
His story cOincided entirely with biz
brother tVashington's, and he answered
alt questions without hesitation. He also
denied that he had ever had any Difficult.
ties with his father, or that he had heard
anything about his fathers will, and nc.
counted for the blood OH his shirt aud
stockings in the same way that he had ac'
counted for it 10 the detective and the
newspaper reporter. He had sent the
shirt 10 be washed, simply because Super
intcndent Jourdan did not seem to think
il Of any moment or worth keeping fol
examination. Mr.. Frederick was several
times recalled, and so was Mr.. Washing.
ton, but neither for u moment taltcFcd
under the questions.
Concerning Mrs. Kelly and her son the
following facts were elected: Shortly be-
fore rising on Friday morning, Washing
ton Nathan heard some person walking
about in the room above Ills own, and
that room was William Kelly's; but
young Kelly did not come down stairs
until some time after the alarm had been
given. Then Frederick Nathan saw him
In the hall with shoes in his hand. us
though lie, intended TO black them. 0lr
Frederick Nathan told him about the
murder, but young Kelly made no reply,
neither did he exhibit any sign OF Conster'
nation, such as dropping the shoes, for in
stance. Mr.. Frederick also saw Mrs. kel'
" as she walked 10 and tro in the base
mont below, and called TO her that Ills
father had been murdered, but she made
no reply, or very little, and went about
her work again. Young Kelly will prob
ably be examined to-day. Much may de-
pend upon his testimony.
A witness, Mr.. Morris Williams, has at
last turned up, who saw the "irOn dog"
or n similar instrument, in the stable at
tached to the Nathan mansion. lie came
across the tool about year ago, and be-
ing M old man, seems to have no very
distinct recollection otit No traces have
vet been found to show that the murderer
entered the building, and none that he
left II, except the open door which any
body In the house may have placed aiar to
create the belief that the criminal depart
ell By that way. Neither may it be out ot
place 10 say that on the day when the
murder was discovered Mr.. Washington
Nathan testified that it was he who had
LEFT the bloody footprints on the stairs,
while now it turns out to have been Mr.,
Frederick. Mrs. Kcllcys testimony, to-
differs slightly from her statement on Fri
day, the 20th of last month. On TINT day
she affirmed positively and unwaveringly
to all who questioned her, that she had
heard not single sound during the night
but on Tuesday she testified that she had
been awakened by an indescribable some
thing which might have been scream.