, 1870-08-01
THE NATHAN MURDER.

uurder of BENJAMIN Nathan. n
prominent Nrokcr OF New NoFR
d.tly-Thc Victim Terribly fluxtiat-
rd-l1orri01r Scene OF this MurncT-
CprcneE'1 1nquest-EKumfnnt OF
1he Murdered r1nn'& sons and other
apmntcs sf tlac 1aon>es
From tAs Srtr FORK Sun, July %.
morning, I - ths report Of 40 appai-
mr. mntder that had been committed In
~ enty- third street. Mr. benjamin Aathahr
I proYsipent NAl Htreet broker, who haA been |
[opg and well-known on Change. and Is
brother -in-law Of Judge Carllozo, vas found
fn,tcterel in his own bouse, whore, At the
t,mc, his two SONS and two daughterB we're
sleeping, without bessS AWARE OF hla o5eso1a1
fate.
went 10 Nr. NathanFs house in Twenty-third |
street, one door from Fifth avenue.
IL q spIeudid brown stooe mana1ou, De-
fore which stood = crowd Of men md boys
that had been collected By tho feelings Of =
vague and painful Interest," 4 policeman a
The reporter IL the rooms or tbs p4rlor hooE,
where we're the murdered mans grief-strieken
sons and friends. On the floor ADORE was the
BODY, One ascended the broad and impress
siye staircase and eutared Nj. hathan's bed-
chamber, inc, lofty room, with glided COZ
vs1yet npestry. Against the u1iddIe Of the
western VAL stood small campbell, the Gov
ering turned down, on whichlay Adacanter that
had been taken from the sAae in the nexs room.
md not spo. Of blood vns to be seen upon
them. Between the bed and the open door
that leads INTO the library, on 3 mattress. lay
IN ordinary Palmetto fan, to the handle Of
with WAS attached = card. with the wosds,
ALA q NNYfhF
tween these objects and the western window,
stretched across the Threshold Of the library,
and covered with blood from head to foot, an
appalling, hickening spectacle, lay the dead
bods.
but not stout, with rather large head, ana
full eray-wb biskerel face, hut it was i frightfu1
figure, rs il lay there bloody and mutilated-
Tie white night shirt vas bathed in red, Andl1
was torn open, displaying the bare breast. The
tho last struggle ceased. The left hand was
tie1cely clencGed, xhile the right, black aud
swollen, With the thumb cut almost in two,
and every finger crushed, was broken " the
wrist. The head and face were covered with
dreadfnl gsshes al inch or two in length, and
deep, fine punctuEed Wotnds- Both eyes Were
| black, md greatly swollen. The right ear was
! SPLIT open, while the region Of the right eye
| and temple wSs beaten to jelly. Twelve or
! fifteen distinct wounds could be counted.
1
heavy, and others fine and deep, it WAS evident
that two widely different weapons hsd bsen
! used- ......
One Of these instruments lay at the side Of
Abe corpse. II was \ tool called an ''trou
dog" sleh as is used BY yhhip-carpenier1 aud
ends terminating in rhaH', harrow blade,
the planes OF which we're u, right angles 10
each ether. One end only WIS bloody. The
weapon thAt killed Mr. NathAn could lot BE-
found. The carpet beneath the body was
soaked with blood, and the door-pos were
q furious struggle, in which all the strength oil
despair had to be overcome.
The library in which the dead maue feet lay
| il = email room fronting on the street, and
situated over the hall wa5 OF entrance 70 tht
house. It contains secretary, two book
easee, ceni1e-table and = small sale. Whel
! the body was discovered, the eafc door va
| open, with the key in the lock- The ibrar
, , floor was strc~n with papers, and the writing
: board Of the secretary had been opened, an
, on it lay m open cbcck-book. Strange to eay
IN the check look there Was check, drawn t
the order Of II. Lapeey & Co, for subscriptio
: 10 one hundred shares Of tho German Amer
: : eau Bank. worth Sl0, ,0e0, which tue murslcre
! man had begun to write, but could not tinisl
II waa dated July %.
Is il potsiblc that he had risen from hia be
r \ tttween the hours Of and o'clock and Ia
: | begun 10 write tho check when he heard foo
\ steps behipd him, turned, rose and was the
n st1ack9 AT any rate the struggle began in Il
+. library, near the centre-tahle. chair vi
i overturned, and behind the chair the carp
: vas stained with two spots Of blood. The bo
:. tom Of the chair Was alro covered with bloos
! marks, and one Of it's legs bore the imprint
tremendous blow from some heavy instr
l. mcnt. The murdered man had evident
j erarpled with somo person Or persons, be.
= hntep loose with heavy blows from 4
"dog," stabbed, aud struck about the he,
-. repeatedly, and hu1!e1 backward over i
y, ~ ! threshold. where he wns found. Tho muKdt
~ -. e,e then ritled the safe, scattered tho pape
"a tllat were III in abont the floor, took sn
~ donl1c-iEccd Jurgenten watch No. .s4l, IT
Is beneath the pillow Of the bed, and shirt stu
~ from the victims shirt. The whito waistct
ts. 70 which lay on chair near the opposite wall
~ the room, hid also been searched. The MAJ
Il. Of bloody fingers were OF il.
ng What the safe contained nobody knows.
the morning only rspers wefe found ~, IN. IN it; l.
70 large smounts Of money i'll his safe. and It
TO y; probable that il contained but =
~ ~ little On this occasion, fos men II
ae' have made good hau1 OF MOI
.on will hardly think Of looking for va
= beneath bed piIlow. Or OF taking a tet of IT
a. repeatedly after be had fallen nhere lo
n' IA subsequently found, the number and nat
"a Of his wounds scem to indicate. The murl
e1s We evidently known To their victim,
received not to give him an opportunity
MM RI having them af,erT.rd % Gunl'9efd itf ,o nor
te' stances OF the whole case.
~, The muIaerers must also have been we'll
rrc qmAinted Will, the house, for, notwithstand
T. their butcltty, their feet left no bloody trat
ls!, and hardly single movable thing was tlE
md. out OF order. Tie victim lad not time
chance to utter single cry for help.
-, windows we're open Almost directly Of
re site. nest tho Fifth Avenue Hotel, were
no ! wiac-awnke hackmen, and At the corne
few yards distant, policeman st short
,he crowd would haye been at the vic.i
.a !!ni' door; but that cry ho had not the po
taH, Il x TO make. Tbtre could have been but 5
rby little noise, indeed, for the SER
head not the slightest unusual sound.
she elcpt in the large room back Of Mr.. n
ran. an's, which was separated from the latte
1Eak merely two ordinary doors- Bat, yestel
Ivy ~ morning. blood-stains we're found in the b
Il nr room, which connects Atr, Sathan's room
ian. tl1e servants, 60 that when tho murdc
htrl washed themselves there, as they evsdt
& ny did, they must hAye been very short
-. tauce IRON the servant, aud get ehe he,rt
IEns 1s,.s eound. Was she afflicted with tempo
nrs1 deafness?
.ont Nevertheless, that the uaurdercrs knew p
liri. we'll how affairs stood in the house.. Is Il
s N | by tho ucatEets, tie dispatch And the
Eg- with which they did their hideous work.
Fncf they been at Ill Hurried they would have
oo' turned tho light center-tat1e in the hb
and knocked down the paint pot, whicl
to C. been llecd by the wotknen in the house
SION. stood Gu The crate fireplace. For the re
~ 10 Of tLis want Of confusion it is almost cc
In1Fd thst more than one person was engaged i
.arn, us, murder.
:oxe orse The deed must have been done betwt
did. and G o'clock III the morning. On that
cen iy. rcItt us we're in tue houec, the victim
sler- two sons, the servant Ann Kelly, and hcr
on 10 OF these, Washington and Frederick NJ
-; 81 s:Lut Gu the third Ioor, and David Kelly
si'e reached home. At fifteen or twenty nil
Eo,. rsst Il Frederick Nathan appeared, ar
0 Grst | tcrlDE Liz father I room. aakeQ: ''das
mufI cone mi! to Rh,cG Alr. Nathan Eepli
. and the negative
X aad Frederick then went 10 bed Bctwees
tune AID l O'Clock Washington reached
- He ssxs positively that he found the
s!sis open as usual. with the latch KEY,
j. hat he locscJ, chained and boltod
Il n, hind him. He ratsed up the stairs,
II iii looking into his fathers room OF
il s(4 way. saw br the lowered gaelight
u w Mr. Nathan Was asleep. Not washing to
4 II! him, be pulled the door nearly, bu
d a eutittly shut, and then went to bed hi
.li,|ia The tNo sons had arranged With Their
80 that they should be up ca1ly IN the mo-
s-ys I Yesterday wss the anniversary Of the1r 6
a-ii fathers destl1, and to oheeFSe this das
due religious ceremonies, according to J
]awe, their father had come from Morris
'ty.1. New jersey, where he was erend!ng Z,
The summer with his family. Mr. y
hi. i. lad intended to stay in the city Tor tha
an :: tsas cnly. but it was fatal day indeed
The muIderers having been appAfeu,