The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-05

z. And you ala not notice anything wrohe' ~
| @. Had you seen during the night, at any tim'
| after twelve O'CLOCK, any
CARRIAGES STANDING IN THAT STREET.
| A. l saw a carriage standing down near SIKH ave
hue. on the south Side, at No. 100.
| z; Darlng the time you were on post between
twelve O'Clock and SIX O'Clock, did you lneet many
persons2 A. Very few.
| q. Did you meet any person without a coats A
| No, sir.
q. Did you meet any person after twelve o'clocl
whose actions were 80 singular AS TO attract YOU
BY a Jaror~How long have you been an oncer
| A. Two years.
q. Your beat had been on Twepty-second street
q. How iong9 A. have been on that beat some
| time.
.. How long? A. About four months; tried IN,
doors twice; the first time ut halfpast one O'Clock;
| tried every door on my beat.
q. The last time you tried 10 was at halfpast four
1 A. Yes, sir; II would take me
THREE HOURS TO GO OVER MY BEAT
The rule ~ to try the doors twice; while In th'
been opened; II was one OF the TWO Nathan boys
he said the door was open when he gave the alarm
swear H. was closed think did say VIC calculated
| the door was closed when the night latch was up
am sure me door was shat had been by On tn, the
and quarter to six; did not take notice OF The
windows as was going by.
WENT UP WITH BOTH THE NATHANs.
do not remember anybody else gong up the body
was lying ON It's back the chair was turned over
backwards noticed blood each side Of the chair. the
SAFE was open did not notice the key, tho drawer
was on The bed saw, as I entered from the hail, a
bed OF mattresses; saw the corpse the other side Of
the bed; looked over the bed.
To Assistant District Attorney Felows--ShOud
think was about i've feet nine or ten inches.
To the lOreman--The blood on the end OF the
"dogn was dry; saw prints OF bloody feet the
stairs; the steps were all descending; observed
none ascending or pointing up; saw them In The
hallway and on the 6ars saw similar footprints In
the hail pointing In direction Of the front door; when
entered went directly from me front door to me
corpse; saw no papers; saw some coppers and the
old genteman's clothing. ftl
q Did you see any
BLOOD on THE DOOR.
A. No, sir: went directly from the door 10 the
O. Was there any blood on the bed A. did not
see any Mr.. Nathan picked up the wastcoat; IL was
opposite the bed and next TO the wall about eight
feet or; Mr.. Frederick Nathan examined the pants,
and had pocketbOok IN mis- hand; don't know
whether he got It out OF the pantaloOns; they were
dark; the vest white; he picked up the shirt;
the pantaoons were lying in the middle OF the room
O. How far from the bed? A. Opposite the bed
next to the wall; the shirt was lying on the floor;
Mr.. Nathan
KICKED HIS FOOT AGAINST THE SLEEVE;
took notice to the shirt afterwards
Q. Were there any studs in its A. There were
shirt: there were sleeve buttons in the wrist
q. Did you observe whether they were fastened as
think they were fastened there was blood on the
sleeve; saw no blood anywhere except In the
negnbornoo,d Of the corpse, but saw blood bloc,
the blood was about four feet from the floor; looked
as II something bloody had rubbed against IT. did
no. notice the seat OF the chair noticed bloody foot
mark south Of the cnair saw only three tools-a
saw, screwdriver and a hammer; they were lying
IN an orderly way; found the housekeeper In the
Kitchen; the alarm had aw0ke her; l said nothing
her; the other officer said rear door mad been
opened; think 1t was the rear hall door; ex-
amned the basement doors and windows next day.
The eCoroner-Was there any blood on the shirt OF
Mr.. Washington Nathan2 A. No, SIR; did not
notice any; when met Mr. Frederick Nathan there
was blood on the front and skirt OF his shirt; 1t
looked as II he had been leaning something
bloody; was ABOUT 100 feet from the door when I
To Assistant District Attorney Fellows House.
keeper told me aitctyard the excitement mad reused
her; she said that yoelg MIR. Nathan came haoaing;
they spoke very loud on the steps, and appeared
very mucD excited; they said. s'Come IN, officer;
come in, my fathers been murdered;' had my
Kelly; dld not her I'LL day or two afterword;
am sure only opened door between Mr.. Ma
thans and Mrs. Kel,y's room.
TO juror did not notice the door, opened il
so quickly: ] thlnk 1t was
SLIDING DOOR.
Assistant District Attorney Fenows--Before You
entered the house did YOU make any alarm. A. /
q. When You went M stairs there was nobody
Q. And YOU recognize both OF those gentlemen
now A. Yes, sir.
no stockings A. did moi take any notice; cam
not swear whether he had moi.
q. Yon say the
The marble tiles made by Mr.. Fred. Nathan's
bloody stockings A. Thai was my imprcssion the
blood looked as II IL might be fresh, and as II the
marks had just been placed there: there were no
bloody traces going back.
To a juror saw what looked to be finger marks
up Oh tho wall: they might have been 1nger marks.
Assistant District Attorney feiiows-Tnerc was no
difficulty Ia seeing the body over The bed rom the
place where stood after entering the roOm
The Coroner--iIoW much OF the body could yon
see? A. ! saw The hip part OF the body FIRST, and
afterwards went over and saw ~ all.
A Juror-The first tiiue you entered the house,
who went up stairs first, you or Mr. Nathan A.
think one ofsthem went ahead al think Mr. Fred Ma
than went ahead or alongside OF me.
q. was IL after that rhat you made the obserya-
ton in relation TO the bloody iootprintsS A. saw
them as was gong 10.
O. Did you loog afterwards to If there were
any? A. Yes sir; but they were made as 4
Stairs they Nigh, have escaped me.
O. You have spoken Of conversation with Mrs.
Kelly A. ] saw her In The basement; she was
O. Did you see Mrs RelIys SOM A. did not see
him then.
q. When did you drst see Mrs. Key's SOM A.
saw him two days afterwards; but did not take
any notice OF him on the day OF The murder.
Assistant District Attorney fellowsThose foot
prints yon saw on The marble tllesweTe they SO far
apart that They looked ike those OF man running
walkingf A. They were not 80 far apart that they
looked ike the footprints OF man who had been
running: remained il the house until Captain
kciso and superintendent Jourdan arrived; saw
them In the room Win other gentlemen sitting
there: they came before left.
q. How long were you there before other officers
other persons Gamer A. was there about fifteen
" Whom did you Gase mp TO the room, If any
body A. When The officer came he came up.
q. Did the porter Of the hotel go up with you? A.
] do not recoect; saw several persons come into
the hall, but did not take notice how far they came
H.
Q. When you FIRST entered the house you did moi
see this instrument known AZ q s'dogfo A. Ny at
tention was called 10 the dog by Mr.. Frederick
! Nathan who picked IL up. The witness here Iden
lined the Instrument SPOKEN OFF, Witness w3s asked
to tell all he knew III connection with The case.
The wltness-in the small study or room the safe
was open; IeaW the cnaIr back down: saw two
bundles OF papers: box was between the window
the table
Q. where was
KEY OF TIE sArEf
A. did not take any notice OF 1t; did nor see IL
o. After you entered the room did YOU see any boz
| lying on the bed A. There was a wooden box OF
the bed containing three coppers; dd not See any
! spots Of blood upon A..
TESTIMONY OF OFFICER EVANS.
Detective officer Evans was the next witness eS
anined by Assistant District Attorney Fellows. III
festited that on the morning OF the Goth OF July n,