New-York tribune., 1870-09-26
THE NATHdN MURDER.

ARREST OF THE ALLEGED ASSASSiN-HE IL
BROUGHT TO THIS CITY AND DENIES Ills GUILT
PARTICULARS OF HIS ARREST.
On the 14th instant, Frank Kiplng, young
man. respectfully dressed and of good manners made his
appearance in the village OF schuylkill Haven Pa and
took room at the schuylkn Hotel Ho said he was
from NewYork and professed TO be anxious to obtain
employment on the Schuylkill Canal He seemed to be
moody and occasionally downcast He was nervous ana
restless and occasionally would and wander around
the mousse at night, apparently without mo
ton John Epphing proprietor OF the hoteb
and James Laree, cripple, boarding at the house. oc
oasonslly drew Kping into conversation 10 gam sono
nforma relative TO his past life and the cause Oh MS
disquiet. Kpng admitted that he was In trouble ana
that he was fearful OF arrest but declined
TO tell tho precise nature or his onehs
John d. Martz the village constable and Henry Hon
man. captain of a canal boat, learning OF these iaets
also questioned Krplng. Martz was OF the opinion tnat
Kipling was none other than the mnIueIer ,n trnd
20 enrapping tho suspected man INTO some
that should crmna1o MN or Nv nt them .epar
atey and collectively and II Is alleged tnas III s0 n
damaging revelations. Among other things KiplnS s
said TO have admitted: ,..
that he was within feet OF Nathan when he was hit
that he Kepng had the iron dog in his hand snort
time before the murder committed; that he knew
when he was hit the first blow and that he could ut any
time lay his hand on the murderer. He was urged 70 60
to New York and lay this Information before the auth9r
ties but he refused, saying that II certain party du
not do the right thing he would "blow ~ In SNORT
So convinced the men that Keeling was ,ta the
murderer for whom the $4,000 reward was 0efed that
Martz and Hoffman were deputed by the others to
come on 20 this city and the authorities relative TO
the matter Instead Of doing however they called on
LAWYER named shay, having Office at No 1855 Broad
way and by him they were introduced to Judge
Cafdozo, from whom they learned that any
one who gave such information as would
lead 20 the arrest and conviction or the mut-
tive Farley told him that he suspected young man
his vicinity of being the murderer OF Mr. Nathan ana
that he learned anything further relative TO the matter
he would acquant Farley with tho fact. Hoffman aud
Martz soon afterward returned home. , a., ,,,.
Soon after thor return. Hoffman learned that Eptng,
Mlrtz and Lavclle had conc0cted plan a., TO induce
Kpling to go on Dy PrOsng MN ha 10Y
TO be arrested Hoffman telegraphed TO DetecNe taioy
20 CONE 1 ~ SOe' arriving there on Friday evening
lie told by Hoffman that hlplIng had gone down @
started for town of ienerich in pursuit On coming
up TO him Farley said, "Haloo, Frank don't you know
me g. Kping replied that he dld not farey replied.
'Well know you am an officer and want you to come
with me" Kipling Offered no resistance ana E9r r
ley at once started with nm I1r TINS eyi INC
news OF tho capture reached PhiisdeIphla PIMA
crowd collected ct the depot and followed them TO me
Office OF tho Chief OF Police Ihere Farley ana the
PhiIade,nHia press The accounts which appeared in
the suna,y journals or thai city and that were tee-
papers Of yesterday were very wide OF the truth.
Leaving Philldep phia tho midnight train, Farley
arrived IN this city soon O'Clock yesterday morn
ing and proceeding with his prisoner 10 Police HEAD
Gn1rters committed him to cell. His conversations
with the persons who had caused Kipngs arrest, ald
subsequently, with tho latter had nced Farley that
delphia he telegraphed to superintendent Jour
dan that he had Utica elephant on ms hands, re
fcrrng 10 demented individual IN the Clty OF Gtlca,
who had Imagined himself to be one OF the ocean BANK
~ 2ni '.ga M MNeyeThees the suthorities at
Police Headquarters have shown considerable
was confined his house with Illness and those on duty
profcssed nothing Of tho affair or even whether
The prisoner had arrived not. Detective Farley
10 De found and 1t was not unLl last evening that
the ban Of socresy was removed. M ,, a.,
rIvl laa ave i'm A
Kplmg in his cell When questioned relative tO the
CHARGE against hm he laughed heartily. and declared
that ho knew nothing whatever about II. TIE
assertions Of the persons at Schuylkill Haven
that he had criminated himself in his conyer,
sations about the Nathan murder lie declared
to he sheer :abrcaons made by them with the hope Of
ultimately sharing in the reward offered for the murderer
He says nat his father and brother compose the r OF
Kpling & Son, importers of precious stones at No;
beat known houses in the street. The family
reside at Ro-elle N. j. and Frank lived with them up
to the time OF hls departure IN Augus G says that On
saturday Aug -, he came to this CITY ana took room
at t o nS SaonG IN the evening he went to Waacks The
ater and afterward returned to tho hotel on
tY tLnYY i2iip"S Hayen reaching there on the i5ih
His reason leaving home was that be had qlarreed
nire not long ago and he believed that they would
be better apart He had not informed his wife or Tela
tives Of his intention To go away ana ne was appfehe
siye that his wife, If she learned Of his whereabouts,
would cause his arrest for abandonment ms was ms
i'm the most positive manner that he never admitted
knowing anything OF the Nathan murder and that IA ms
conversations with his hc merely narrated The
newspaper accOunt, ana they tortured Iem Into con-
fesi6u Of his guilt The letters found In his possession
were from relatives, desiring him To return, and IN
one them railroad tickets were inclOsed no haa par
tally made up his mind tO return when the Oher ~
employment the canal induced him to remain natus
ally OF a rowing restless disposition, no would rather
labor at the meniM employment of canal boatman
than resume his position IN the store ct MS
father, or accept similar position elsewhere
He SAYS that ho left his fathers store early IN July
before the date OF the murder Of Mr Nathan whch o0a
place on the morning Of Friday July ~ lie was no. IN
tbs city from the time Of leaving his fathers STORE un
the afternoon OF August 49, during lnat uGiis s
he was al home or II away for brief interval was
accompanied by a relative friends. lie telIsa VIZ
straightforward story, aud should nave no
~ trusf,I i'm accounting his action and wheIeapouS
on the night which the murder was ,,
one staiement of his ia untrue however lie Atys ~,
when he came TO this city on Aug 10 ne Sibnoa sn
reeiatsr AZ the National Hotel NO sueii nso noeef
ha ragiater OF the hotel on that or the succeeu
me day Ho will probably undergo an on,ai @ ~ hjs
InE 10Y ,vben the truth falsty Of many OF MS
st,tameut. will be made manifest