Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-15
n Bur<lar On the Nathan Murder.

Theodore Allen, one Of the most noted bur
glars Of New York, has preached 70 q reporter
the following theory - to how the Nathan muir
police and the puSlic are in erroT in DENYING it
70 be the deed Of accomplished burglars
The murder was not planned. but burglary
was. 1t was done by two "Sracks," and it's my
belief when they went in that they had 81 500
tools with EN-" The reporter inquired his
reason for thinking so, and what was the ma
t t Of his theory. well, IT'S Just this" re-
safe in that room, they knew the family were
away from home, and they determined to 20
through it, They hid themselves in the house,
and on proceeding to business were little sur
prised to find Mr.. Nathan in bed, they having
supposed the housekeeper and her son were the
only inmates OF the house. Now comes my
theory. 1t is founded on two facts-why should
me burglars carry the safe drawer down into
Mr.. Nathan's room and put 1t on the bed to
search it? It's absurd to think of and, was the
iron instrument really "dog?" Now, sir, can
see the whole scene as though had been
1.-The men entered the room, found Nathan in
ped, stole his studs and searched his pockets.
In the pocket Of his pantaloons they found the
using Instruments to open it. They had brought
with them an instrument for pulling safe
doors, which saves the risk OF the noise OF gun
al sss doa1 the tho long Of picking
two by heavy bar. The "cracks" drill the
lower plate with . wonderful drill, aud then
put suODg nO0ks, attached TO lever, throuk n
tne note. They then use a strong iron brace,
sharped to suit the lever, and sharpened like a
chisei at both ends. One Of the ends IL driven
into the floor on q slant and one into the
wooden support of the "puller, J" to prevent its
slipping toward the safe when the leverage Is
applied and SO neutralizing the force OF the
lever. When the lever Is worked, the plate of
tie safe door gradually bulges and Is at last
pulled ont, and the safe is at the mercy OF the
cracks"
sin the case Of Mr.. Nathan's murder, one of
the "cracks" kept watch over him in the bed
while the other attended to the SAFE. OF course,
having the key, he did not use his tools. In
removing the drawer of the safe he probably
made a noise which awoke Nathan. Nathan
sprang out of bed, rushed to the library, not
seeing the other man, who Immediately put the
"mug" on him. This is sometimes called put
ting the "crook" on. This is done by catching
q man round the neck, the throat fitting into the
bend of the elbow and choking him, at the
same time placing the knee in the back to
render him powerless to struggle. This he most
likely did, but finding Nathan powerful man,
called out to his "pal'' for help. The "pal''
naturally seized the iron once belonging to the
"puller;" and by that time Nathan had seized
his assailant. The first blow he received from
the brace was probably that which smashed his
mead. Finding, however, that he made a de-
termined effort to resist them, the .pal" struck
him violent blow in the side to knock the wind
out Of him. Now for the drawer on the bed.
When Nathan jumped out Of the bed and the
otner man put the mug" on, the one at the
safe had got the drawer in both hands. Hearing
the scuffie he rushed into the bedroom, and
seeing how things were going, pitched the
drawer on the bed and rushed back for a
weapon. The brace was naturally the first thing
he picked up. Now. s,r, that's my theory of the
murderers are ever discovered, my theory will
De the right One."-Bost0n Herald.