The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-02
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The Nathan Murder..A Remarkable
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From he y. 7. Standard Of Saturday.

The Nathan Murder..A Remarkable
Crime. u
From the ". 7. Standard Of Saturday.
Never since the celebrated Williamson
murders in Radcliffe Highway, which hor-
riGed, startled and perplexed the whole
population of London, and on which that
curiosity Of literature, Mr.. Thomas dc
Quincy, founded his marvellous essay on
q Murder considered ns One Of the Fine
Arts" has any community boon so
shocked as was New York this morning
ON receiving the intelligence Of the brutal
murder of Mr.. Benjamin Nathan. It Is
no exaggcration to say that the murder Of
BurdelI, and, still later, Of poor blr. Rogf
crs, sink into insignifiCanCc compared with
the horror and indignation which this ter
rible crime has evoked in all directions.
Mr.. Benjamin Nathan, the murdered
man, was, at the time Of his death, in his
tifty-sevcnth year. Hc was q brother.in-
law Of Judge Carbon, and related to MIR.
Hart, the Mayors marshal, and many
other well-known citizens. He had been
for many years engaged in business as u
banker and broker, and WIS member Of
the Stock Bonrd. Mr.. Nathan had real
lied IL considerable fortune, and was wide
" known for his bGnevOlcnCe. He was
connected with various public charities,
and took an especial interest In the now
hospital Of Mount SinNl, Of which lie was
the president. Ic leaves 4 wife and ten
children behind him, two Of whom, were
present in the house when the murder
took place, the remainder being with their
mother at Mr.. NNthan's county seat at
Morristown, in New Jersey, from. whence
he had only arrived yesterday. The cause
of his visit TO the city was his desire to DO
present at certain religious services which
were 10 have been held yesterday In mem
DRY of the death Of his mother, Of which
the day WIS the anniversary. He was nc
cOmpanied by two Ofhis sons, aged TWEEN
ty.six and twenty-five, years. t'},!!i
THE MURDER
was committed in the morning, between
midnight and Q o'clock, but beyond this,
all is mere conjecture.
Mr.. Nathan was seen at the Filth Ave.
nue. Hotel on Thursday night, as Mte rs
halt-past ten O'clock, lie then repaired 10
his home, little expecting the fate that
awaited him. 1t is supposed that, after
entering his room, he went into tho hall
room adjoining, designated rs the library,
and engaged himself with his accounts ior
some time, rs the remains Of his w9rli
were found upon his desk. About twelve
o'clock, his oldest son, Frederick, came
home, and on his way TO his room on, the
third floor, he entered the apartment Of
his MthGr Mr.. Nathan WIS undressing
himself. Ills son asked II his brother had
come home, and Mr. Nathan replying
TINT he had not seen him, Frederick, 9ade
him good night and, went to his room.
Shortly after, the second son, Washington
came home, opening the street door with
his latch key us USUAL, and after locking
and barring the door he went up stairs.
As he passed his fathers room he found
the door ainr; no therefore opened it,
thinking his father might yet be awake
On entering the room he found 1t dark,
and presulning his father to be asleep he
retired, lest he might awake him. lie
closed the door after him, but did mol
make the bolt catch. Here all positive
knowledge ends, and NIL that took place
between that hour when his sou last saw
him until lie found him in the morning IL
mangled corpse must necessarily be only
matter of speculation. Between these
hours terrible struggle occurred-onc
side fighting for gain and freedom, and
the other for life. What took place in
this dread hour must forever remain a
mystery; but, If tho indications that are
eitrcpresent tho scene, then it was indeed
terrible.
l.i THE DISCOVERY.
Yesterday being the anniversary Of the
death Of Mr.. Nathan's mother, on which
occasion it Is customary with persons oil
the Jewish persuasion, to observe certain
religious ceremonies, both OF the sons
were to rise earlyintl Emorning and
awake their father who was toiunite with
themiin their sacred observances. About
IL quarter before six o'clock, Washington,
the youngest son, descended to his fathers
room to awaken him. lie entered the
room, but not seeing his tathersin bed,
thought hemight 10 in his dressingrr0om
or IN the library, and crossed the bedroom
In searchlof him. AS be passed the. bed,
the
appeared before him, lie saw his father
lying on the floor, In the doorway bHtwcCn
the bedroom and the library, batlcd in
his own blood, and dead. Mortified ut tile
spectacle. no cGlled Tor help, and his
brother Immediately came to his assist
ancp. The hOusekeepef, Mrs. Kelley, who
slept in the room adjoining Mr.. Eathans
bedroom, was quickly Nrolistd, md u.s.
patched TO the Filth Avenue Hotel for u
doctor. The doctor soon arrived, but his
efforts were useless, Mr. Nathan had been
dead some hours. The police were I'M
mediatoly notified, and took possession Of
the premises. The news OF the murder
spread abroad, crowds began to collect,
but all within was quiet AS the son run
down ,stairs to Calt an officer, he tpppd
between the street door and the vcstlbulc
TIE FATAL INSTRUMENT
with which the crime had been commit
ted. 1t was lying close to the street door,
which the escaping assassin had left open.
The officer on the beat had tried the
house door Mt halEpAst four o'clock and
found it firmly closed. Thus It Is pro-
sumed the murder was committed almost
at that time, as the; body had senstbly
cooled wien found. The weapon, u most
formidable one, is tool or implement
used by ship carpenters and joincrs 10
hold fist heavy logs while they work
them. 1t Is about fourteen inches in
length, and both ends are turned down at
a sharp angle, and arc ground to al edge.
1t weighs about ten pounds ...
TIE SCENE.
in the room where the murder took place
almost battles description. The body was
lying lin The doorway, between the two
rooms; the head IN the bedroom. The