, 1870-08-03
TIE NATHAN MUHDEH.

I'll, NatLan murder seems Likely to re-
nszi:. ILL even 1uure i.nIcnetrable mystery
,a... .Et l';s:lrll tragedy. Little more III
l:.,sa t}.an tia, Mr., benjamin Nahum, ono
Vt IL. wcul,liest "f The New York uilliuu-
ai:es. has had his brains beaten out with q
,,irr,. .f iruu. in lis bedroom OF library,
le.uv-u and 3 O'Clock at night, in a resi-
s!~uc,. fronting upon Twcnty-third street |
A14I the Fifth Avenue Hotel. without awak-
in., the other members OF his family sleep |
H.; IL tie house, uud without leaving tho
Ica,, clue thus fur, to the identity of tho
murderer. The secrecy Of the crime was
facilitated t,y the fact that the walls Of the
lou,e ~rre 81 thoroughly dessdensd that
thy lo,,de,t shouts In the rooms occupied by
tie murdered man were almost, or quite,
i,.as.lisle i'll the other sleeping n33>rtments
ut Tie house. As the front door was open
much Of the day before, it is opjectured
tLut - hneak thief might have entered dur
irg th-,lay. bid himself, nud, in pursuinghi
vu5k Of pllnder at night, accidentally
awakened Mr.. Nathan. and led TO the fatal
struggle. This theory is sustained by g
w1ites III the World, who gives the follow
ing vivid, hui somewhat imaginary, veraion
Vi it:
..Tuc 1unnuer OF the assault upon Mt. Nathan
a.sd tt.a rnurirr coal sca,cey ie tstef toll slia
;i. t,-.lu,l Vi 1hr furniture, thr Of btuud
uah Tic aI'tearance oi the hoiJ explain Il The
Sr'iua .lu sssssli wsuuda et tae ta:k part g! hta
h,..t hut the .lclltlsl Q1tss Nclr III tfpnL With
us u.'f, Ihc thief had Atulen the 'f:alonA stutls
al. gull W44cA wllJe Nj. S.th4n lay aslerp III tho
!,;!slr. @ r. ssnuy - M orene1 the = saie Win The
KS "l.ta hs nMl oetasaed from = pock.
& a' Int ~ as dfaMss Sans Ssu Sisa b. va
llcAtinE III, Sashsa get out n t.elt Tue EDtosr p:
c:uurnct. Ia rur1er xnti rtma1ti1 there antlt NJ.
Nattau sut to the middle uf the rD',m- Being
quite ucar Aish1eI. Mr. Sst1lan might have Lcen
s2stnt,g ru1sl tlie roop. expecting u antf noti'
;;,: dat he wat sum 70 he dt=curerrd, sprans uE
" title Sit. Na.haa bal MS bxtk towaFl hin, and
rta., hi1n TWO OF three b!ows On lhr back Of hts
ttaI prltaf1r with the intention OF 0u!y stunning
t.u Instead tt fl!ti1s. the victim tunped hehind
r,.a.r y .ueh be raised fur III. purpose Of defend
t4th oi Its antaxculsl4 hania smashing tnem
ai.t tttps.l.ig hll1 To let the chair fall, button
EiHas.L TIE burrtble bluws On the forehead
Il isl;rH uuu cs, were tben inflicted rapidly.
',s. ruiton u hloo.l falling the bottom of fh
E.1.,strd rsa.s. Backing out Of the door, Ell
,is!es Iust u a,s isvi touchel The threshold an
..t c;rritEty talned murderer quickly rnle.i u
s, bA d-s'alLe.i bouta, and AA1ilet1 away anto III
ssret-
Il, Is reported, however, That Il serraf
Ll4li III LIE uIAh- S&<tAtf eA4AA +AAV 4sNAs
carpenters dog SO called, M iron impls
n;rpt with which the blows were infietes
L.,d iA-en lying around the premises fe
s,,ne months. Some have inferred froi
this TINT the nlursler must have been con
,n;tted Ly some member Of the honseholt
This would Cot follow, however, unless
we've shoan that the instrument lay whel
TO burglar OF sneak thief could have got I
it. A. no evidence appears that profe
sional burglars tools were either usea
entering the Promises or left upon then,
il sgeneralIy conceded that the murder w
MT committed by professional ourgla
Iva, 1.y 1T amp" or sneak thief OF sor
kind,
The fact that the murderer lett
weapon between the inner and onter do<
ut Tic vestibule, indicates that he carr1
it ui,h him as he vas going out, To defe
himself fror, nttack by other members
tic family, should he meet them IN
Lsl1. Wtea be had got safely to the ou
d,.,r, he Jeff it l,ehinJ, to avoid being czi
i:at.d l,T its possession, in case OF ar7e
\ ,.s.si1ie cine 10 the identity Of the czi
is.as 1..y le found IN the fact that gent
ran vlo rude with Mr.. Nathan on
.ra,,, fsun Morsissown, n j., to New IL
catv. an the day before toe murder, notas
a 1,.4, rut.7 unl take the uL1a seat beh
Mr. Nathan. whom, he had already roti'
III uai,i.t; " loupGing in n singular vaJ
IL. .rt1ance to dark and lonely cut,
t.verel wav. through which Nr. Natl
:, ,ul,1 Lay.. to 1,:.ss TO reach his Nor
4oxu ,,auaiuu. The spot xhcro be
s,>t sse,. Li,,s wax favorable for an assa
Had Ills Letn the murderer, howese
IL .l,o,, certain that he would have to
s,ue uu,1e efficient weapon than
.Alir-carI cLter's dug. Il IL not eons
alie that such chance weapon hAonle
.a.iy relied upon by one Who had
cl,,ice of weapons, md vas eoe!ly plan
hi, assault in ndvance-
Al tir,,. much consideration was giv'
The fact- that earrings
,,1veu in from. OF the houso in T*'
,},ra stree, ut about Ii oe
M tic night OF the murder, ard ha
u,aiued there for two or three houls,
tl4,, drove hur1iedy away. 1t no'
pear, however, that the carnage III
t,on WINS in use by two fast young
Who we're visiting mdtsoa De jo'e
hv. and not caring TO have their ca
s:op in front OF disrepntable house
s,nt il a few doors of to wnit IN fte
3lr. Shtlaas IS :,
The Sunday Mercury, asensatsonM
though with numerous and enterp
CORPS Of reporters, incurred the indigr
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