The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-10

It was not covered with fresh DloOd tnat
he was aware Of The gas was not burn
ing in the room, and the windows were
covered with wire screens. From the po.
sitiOn of the body, with the lett arm raised
and the muscles tense, as well Us the po-
sition Of legs, lie should think there was
struggle between Mr.. Nathan and his
murderer. He thought that Mr.. Nathan
must have been dead four or five hours
when he saw him. lie was then perfectly
still. lie did not think that it would have
required unusual physicalstrength TO have
inflicted the wounds found Oh the mur.
dGrcd man. lie thought the tir1t wound
must have stunned him md after that he
could not have struggled much. lie
was not convinced that only one person
had committed the deed, and thought that
another nun had shared in It on account
of the violence which had been commit.
ted. He thought that any one OF the
deepest wounds was sufficient to have
caused his DEATH He was Of opinion
that even il but one person had been en-
gagged in the murder, they would not nee
essurily have been covered with blood or
other marks Of n struggle. lie thought
the robbery Ind been committed before
the murder took place. In reply to the
question if he thought the body had
fallen OF itself into the position in"WhiCh
il was found, lie answered in the aiIlrma'
tive. He accounted for the spots on the
wall by the fact Of the murderer having
rubbed against il in the melee. lie was
asked by,n juror il the marks could have
been caused by the blood squirting from
the wound on Mr.. N0tlMn's hand, MS he
threw the latter up. lie did not think
such could have been the case, us the spots
on the wall would have been different un-
der those circumstances,
DR.. JanVran being recalled, said that
when he first examined the body 1t was
not all stiff. At the same time, while try.
ing the fracture with the "dog," some
fresh blood adhered to the blade. lie
thought then Mr.. Nathan had been dead
some three or four hours, perhaps longer
The murdered man had been stunned III
the beginning, and there was no great
struggle aitcrward. lie concurred with
the other witness in the belief that the
marks on the wall were caused by smears
from the body or clothing, and not from
spattered blood. Several questions were
asked to try md explain the bloody marks
on the overturned chair, but without ar.
irving at any definite conclusion. Hc
thought the deed was done by one man,
but there might have been another per-
son in the room looking on ut the time.
General Frank p. Blair, eX-DcmOcralic
candidate for the Vice.Presidcncy, went
on the stand, and caused quite Il sensn'
tiOn by his appearance in the court rOOm.
lie stated what hnS already appeared in
the papers, TINT he got up on the morn
ing of the murder, 10 close his window
blinds, and saw Frederick Nathan sitting
Mt the window opposite; and also that the
hall door was open. On being aroused
soon after by the cutlery, he rose again
and saw the two young men on the sIOOp,
calling franticalIy for help. They were
both in their night clothes, anil one Ot
them Ind marks Of blood on his shirt and
stockings. lie saw the policeman enter
the house; and one Of the young men pick
up the "dog," which he took u be the bolt
OF the door. Frederick Nathan's demcN-
nor, when in his room, was perfectly conf
posed md natural. Tie did not see any
light in Mr. NatEan's house. Frederick
Nathan was both sitting and standing In
the room, as well As moving about rs ii in
search Of articles Of clothing. General
Blair was confident that there were no
marks OF blood on his shirt, such US he saw
atterward when the two young men ap-
peared- ut the door. He did not observe
any one in the street while the door was
open. e.. -.
Washington Mckenzie, carpenter, No.
50 West Nineteenth street, examined the
"IlOg," and said he "didn't Use anything
OF the kind in his shop" He had worked
Il good deal in, Mr.. NNthanE house but
had never seen such On instrument rs. the
"dog" about the premises > tlFE4f
Mr.. Walter s. PcckhAm, living on the
corner Of Twenty-tllird street and Filth
avenue, testified that on the morning OF
the murder his wife awokc him by sNying,
"There is some one in the house" Hoan'
swered that 1T could not be-" but his
wife got up and looked out ofthc window,
to try and discover what the noise meant.
The first noise sounded like shutter or
door heing closed. He and his then
heard at short intervals three distinct
sounds much lighter than 'the first one.
Hc still insisted that it was not In his
house, and his wife looked out into the
ward, but could sec nothing. No other
sound was heard after that, His sleeping
room was in therear Of the second story,
adjoining Mr.. Nathan's room, but sepNr-
ated-hy an open passage way Of twenty
feet. This was between 9 and half pAst l
o'clock. Hc did not think the sound was
that Of falling body. The next day he
examined Mr.. NatllNn's hOuse-the stairs
In the latter arc so sOlidly built that It is
not possible to hear person going up or
down stairs. lie thought the furniture in
tho room would have been moro overset
| If there had been much OfO struggle. The
street was very quiet and fine starlight
night. lie could not tell II the shutting
Of the safe door would have produced the
sounds he heard. He knew Mr.. Nathan
well. He was very amiable, and also
very ncar.sighted. Hc did not think he
could have recognized o person in the
darkness Of his room Mt night, particular
" ifhe had his glasses on.
James Mes q ncwsboy, stated that on
tho morning Of July 90, at a little after 0
o'clock hc was about folding his papers
on Mr.. Nuthan's steps, when he saw a
man 90 up on Mr.. Nathans's stOop, and
pick up piece OF paper, and walk of
with II. The door was about two inches
open then, but as the stoop was still wei
with the ruin he did not stay there. lie
heard the cry Of murder about threc.quar'
tiers of an hour aNcrward. Uo saw car
riagc standing before Mr.. Nathan's house
about ten minutes after lie had been on
the stOOp. A man went up To the coach
man and told him to drive on, and then
went into tho house next door him
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