The New York herald., 1870-08-11
The NATHAN MURDER.
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Fourth Day Of the Inves1lga-
tion by the Coroner.
FREDERICK NATHAN ON THE STAND.
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Pertinent Questions and Signif-
can't Answers.
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Probable Conclusion of the
Inquest To-Day.
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VIII the Verdict Point to
the Criminal
What tho Police ara DOing-Arrfsts Yestcr.
day and Their Explanation.

Tne inquest In the Nathan murder case was con-
tnued eterday in the chamber OF the Supreme Court
Especial Term) and as the preceding days. the
crowd in attendance was immense. The Nathan
brothers present and appeared to be very much
interested in the testimony OF the various witnesses
II Is fact which has been generally remarked that
the eldest son, Harmon Nathan, has not made his
appearance In the court room since the Inquest was
commenced.
The evidence OF the first three witnesses-Boole,
HoEwan and Moore-dld not amount TO much 1t
pelng merely corroboratiye Of testimony already
elected
KINGS VIEWS.
Richard King, a laborer, testified that he had
worked IN the Nathan mansion the week of the mur
der. Whenever he went to the house he usually got
In through the basement door by ringing the bell.
The door was always opened either by Mrs. Kelly
her son. Once or twice, on going TO the basement
door, he got in by putting his hand through the graf
ing and moving the latch on the inside, but was not
able 10 open the inside door. Once he entered both
doors without difficulty, but young Kelly was
at the time in front OF the house sweeping
OFF the walk. Kelly didn't seem to be very busy at
any time in the house far as he was able to see
but he appeared to be watching everything that was
going on in the house. He did not hear Of
THE MURDER
until ne was coming back TO Work at the house on
Friday morning, when he met Kelly on the stoop,
who told HIM that Mr.. Nathan had been killed In his
own room.
THAT "DeG' IN THE STABLE.
Morris r. Williams the boss mason was the next
witness. His testimony concerning the ''dog' Is
valuable and may have great bearing on the case
before it closes. He stated thar ne had been at the
house the week before the murder supervising GER
tain repairs that were being done. The day before
the tragedy he went to the top the house and ex-
amined the chimneys. After he came DOWN he
thinks the scuttle was shut and fastened on the In
side. He had told several persons that he had seen
an instrument like the iron "degn with which the
murder mad been done behind the stable door about
o year ago. This statement he had made
since the murder, but he was not willing to
swear positively that the instrument he had seen in
the stable year ago was the same as the one which
he had been shown at Police Headquarters and yet
he would not swear positively that 1t was not the
same. He was under the impression that the one he
saw in the stable had one of its ends square twas
he judged, about the same size the with which
the
MURDER HAD BEEN COMMITTED
1t had prongs or bent ends at each extremity, but
he believed that 1t made OF heavier iron than the
dog 18th which Mr. Nathan was killed. The insru-
ment he saw year ago was lying at the time on the
moor Of the stable behind the door. Carpenters and
plumbers were at work In the house when he saw it,
When he saw the ''do3" lying at Mr.. Nathan's head
It did not once strike him as being like the one ne
had seen in the stable year previous
THE DAY AFTER THE MURDER
ne spoke about it to two three persons and asked
Jerry Kelly and Mr. Nathan's servant man II they had
ever seen an instrument like the "dog' about the
house. and they said they had not. Eo knew that
sawyer's made use of an instrument like the "dog"
IN hoI hao with Vh 4
or about the time he Lad seen the instrument last
year there was work going on in the stable The
workmen, he believed, were laying planks in the
stable. The WORK was being done by Mr. Mckenzie.
carpenter but he had spoken TO that gentleman
about the dog" ana he had declared that he Or his
men never had occasion to on instrument OF the
kind for any purpose in their work.
Robert Newton, a mason, testified that the morn
Ing before the murder he went to work to repair
chimneys on the roof Of MI. Nathan's house. He
was once or twice
LET IN THROUGH THE BASEMENT WAY
by Mrs. Kelly and her son and at other times he got
In through the stable from Twenty street,
nnother workman admitting him and locking the door
after him. He had seen instruments somewhat SINH
lar to the 'dog' in shipyards, but he had never
seen anything like 1t in or about Mr.. Nathans house
He and King were on the root together the day be-
fore the murder and on coming down he came Arst.
King might nave easily
LOCKED THE ScUTTLE
after him without his knowing that he did so.
Whether he did lock 1t or nothe could not positively
say.
WASHINGTON NATHAN AGAIN.
Washington Nathan was recalled and asked as to
when he first discovered the hall door open the
morning Of the murder, and he replied that he had
got within two steps, on the staircase. Of the hall
way on the hall door floor when he discovered 1t
open. He was unable TO state upon whose recon-
mendation Mrs. Kelly had been employed by his
now in the employ Of the family had been employed
by them for three or four years at least The night
n. j.. '' "H'0'i 'A' '0"'nAAu was Ill @0f''S'0"n'
FREDERICK NATHAN's STORY
Frederick Nathan's evidence was listened TO with
court room. He described how he went to the
about Seven O'Clock and atierwads went to Brook.
lyn TO visit friend He said he left by the eight
O'Clock boat from the foot Of South street and re-:
The house II was quarter-past twelve exactly, he
saw by the Fifth Avenue Hotel clock. He opened the
hall door with his night key, and, on passing mis-
iather's door, the old gentleman called out
'wEo Is THATW
and the witness replied .Tt rs l. sirv The deceased
Jiien asked If Washington had come ln and Frederick
replied that he did not think he had as he had not
!ound the key In the door. Old Mr.. Nathan then
roid Frederick If he wanted any ice water he could
set some In his room on the mantel witness re-
piled that he did not want any, as he just had q
lather the witness stated, was completely dark He
sot up about ten minutes OF SIX the next morning
and walked into Wasangton's room, whom he
FOUND ASLEEP.
knowing that he would have soon to get up to go
III his father 10 the synagogue TO attend the SER
vices commemorative OF the anniversary OF his
srlndmother's DEATH he did not wake him. Shortly
afterward Washington got up and went down stairs
10 call his father, and while he was down ON the
second door he heard him
YELL OUT IN ALARM.
Frederick at once ran down stairs, under the i'm.
prcsSOn that WASHINGTON had met some person In
The hall who had attacked him, and lie Immediately
rushed down. On entering his fathcr's bedroom he
discovered the dead body 1t was lying on Its 0acb
the hands being somewhat raised above the level o
the body and nalf shut sbut not tightly clenched
the right one being raised O little more tnan the
left lie met young Kelly, with his shoes In his hand
Ccng down stairs quarter OF an hour after ne
mad discovered the MURDER On seeing him the VIII
ness exclaimed 'Key,
Nv EAruFR Has REEN MuRpEREp.y