The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-05
THE NATHAN INQUEST.
,ur coRoyER's JURY PROBING TIE
MURDER.

u...chiuu Examination Of Witncsscs-The
Assistant District Attorney Appears fur
the People Jurors Cros--cNaminine the
n itu.-.er Evident Determination 60
probe the Narcr 90 the Bottoru APE
,.nrnnre Of Frederick and Washington
nathan -Conaictiug Tcstimony-The Mys-
terry Deepening
Tho nou st on the death Of Benjamin Nathan
r.ur,ci yca' crIay Ia the Eighth Precinct court
..,r, nt tie corner OF Twenty second street and
sy,,.b avenue, at If O'Clock A. D. The room was
with an INTEL -cit audience, tao most observed
,vbo-n MS the II n. Emauucl u. Hart, with
rlt-.k Na.han sitting on his lett hand, washing
t,u Nathan on hi- ri iii band, and Harmon Nathan
., Na-Gi. g'0n's .ghI ilud.
rfc.e.ick and NU.L!u.ton were subjected to
.,sf,,ns aud COR ant su C.iny, ui when 'heI ap-
reared t. lie utter! uucol acious Washington sa
well iuiiacd young nau. about ak feet III height
,i:h DARK compression, lii, AID eyes. anu -ho"s
his Abrahanic lineage in cyuy feature. lie Is
t,idcut,y gooA u,,urcd, volatile, ana ra'heF
ras' boz without mental depth, OF any purpose III
lie beyond having a pleasant tire Ne be goes
along Frederick is shorter OF lighter complexion
more coinpac, und sincwy and hns more mental
c1,irc and force character, and moro temper aso
Coroner Rolliis presided at the inquest Col. j.
r. Fellows Assistant District Attorney, conducted
following order: M1ursrll r Field. forcmau Ren.
i min + Russell, Edward II. Jones, Henri Miller,
I.,ny A. Horne. Harvey H. Perkins, Gordon W.
Bu-nhaln. and Oliver ~ Mhdebcrger.
rus FIasr wirNIss
called was John Mn gam the policeman WHO WIS
trs; q, the scene Of the murder. A. soon as John
had taken HE scat, his name became matter OF
Jealous and ,, rtinaciou- inquiry.
"MIa. is S,ur name 2" asked Coroner RolEns
Mcngsm, sir" anss cred the witness
"Maugran, I'D you say :" quoth Col Fellows.
"Mangan. SIR" said John.
"Eanbmy qu,licl M Russell on behalf Of the
Jury.
MAI. -am" roarel the witness.
"Jum' Do YOU spell the last syllable j-u-mf !"
rsked the Official stenosraphcr.
"No no gam, Man GAM plainti,oy responded
The poor fellow, IN bewilderoi sort Of way.
ruE ALARM or MURDER.
This point having been at last settled, Assistant
District Attorney Fellows proceeded with the ox-
animation rs follows:
o-where do you reside, Mr.. NAnesm3 Alt i21
o-Whai your business? Al am m ociccr u the
OWNER were You on the morning OF the eeth OF
July last, A.Hlw WIS on dntV on my beat, which M.
TSnrth :" S.ycnth Kyanne. avn
p.-vhere weic YOU when the alarm of murder was
gwen MI kathtns house, on tie morning of the 18th
q July a, W. ahon. one hundred ieet rom ne
s sft IT, S c &c GSuss on. 'Ou'H ''e u 'e
9 -whc. You heard the alarm whist Ola Won dol A
= INN, dis,cs turned abom an proceeded TO the
Q@hw ~ your attention draEn TO the house
how wa ,Ac a.ATI Eiven ANY atten non VAS
drawn
CoStrSIoN or THE WINES
Her tie witness became very much confused a'd
seemed about to tnt Aher few moments he
muttorcd:
"You mr,i excuse me. gentlemen. was never
IN sucl Hiun'nu ',fu.r. I'm not used TO this sort
OF thing auG then br'aue siert.
Nj. hau-ani il cVll.1ulT wCakish sort OF man,
sellincni,'n,t and honest, bus Of hardly SUFFICIENT
teetntss Of iu.n- ur ,Urce OF character for guar
diau Il the live. ard property uf any portion Of the
rtIens Of New lurk. iir witness having rec overrd
In sei'porsc-son. Mr. iel!oNr proceeded WITH the
examination.
Born ~ 1HF nNYs At THE DOOR.
G You Gay YOU heard an alarm AYES; nv ut.
,gr, pe W. nm al ~ e IN earn sn,i heard call snd
door si1op W. b tho'r nlcit .hirts on.
,C-Eia dd yoT - on? Al started and ran
rsniemen' holding ~ M hands cried out, ''oricer.
C--N nat tia YOU do theng Al ~ked him VIVA,
the ~It'er wa ina b. seic.
my rArrGp', BErS NUMBERED
What eld Jon d. ner' Al .9,d, "where Il
Shc ran ro@, 2 aayde-sir '-'1 he ) Ny ''I"'
IL :aT Sq man 40 ia Sgt on The foo1 ss 1
wSst "a 70 ,' 4, Ne sp started II,
tisir thg ard .er % could Ind any.
ma r sasf. l4s. & any, aS'sf no
ne W, g,S "a wa sSS Tg NY hand on
Se Young man, oad beicr sraa ' Tor Ha docar ne
sG I'D ,9T aor;T Asr Te 10, ~. ny hard % zoe
soon doclqi ea'ne IA from the fh Avenue iTpte /
dunt Erow he Gauc he ioote. ~ ID old guntfguau,
and Sn ie ir o. In rnG .sd s ~ ee ~ en- dsd
went hlso The study ala Jaw
TnE WINDOW IN Tue srupr,
over TIE non door. boosted about twelve OF fourteen
n mt f Nf.t ~.
,ne study down siRr,. and continued searching down
soya TO ,l r Sn@e haa CONT uat had Ss FOR
snS 20 I nsp goo H.. % ,ad T. h
taid 20 him. W must search thc house lie t'eu
started THROUGH TIE rear basement, apd search ID
Rent, Dlt ,he other ofnoer said
s0nE oSE had BkES oPESISG ONE or TnE BACK
DooRs.
ooroseT Eollins.Whst Wa. ihs, oGeer's nameS A.
wa; otnSsr 9" VI, 'Ia' naae Lhat reiaark
rtgled W star, 1gsn sgd Save win tie 6od'. @d
h,g.e; When wynl Gown 70 the front 400. ihr srG
front door-the young man sayS. pointing down n q
Iron uog
"wHAT rs THArs"
Ipictod II up and Slw Il had blood On IT,
h-ihe, eGed lsi lredsricE. hsncvs s'-A ''N Wan
herr A me witnefs rlsine and looking aIoundJ-Iei
eorohsr Eolns-Pqiut ai.n ont to the jury. A Che
Siuass Iondsg 20 FreGof ir. NaihAhi-Tnat Is int
o" "a f aSkw Si'r vi" he sso G-Saks6e
~ THE Idcnuacd youn. n'..l
SHIRT AND sroCkISss SATURATED WIN BLOOD
MI Fe lOws-Dd you notice anything Iart cnl NJ
ABOUT those young Iuen? A.-les. whcu got clc-u
l'io tie irout sto1n 80 was met coming up 1 ,aW
uuod on the mont OF uny q the Aouu. mUn's shirts
'i'u..ci " N hood.
~ Frd- winch Young man was hiatt A.-ihc
'fH'. In man romcu urt before.
''r'n'r isol i.s-un Slat part OF his IA r. the
t"pIt Ill W. On the bottom. Down about uele
't iur.' .iHLd hg NJ ANA pointing hollow lhs knee ia
g.. here wHs s1ius ~ Lare Glso (poiating 10 Ia
~ 70 N-How iruch b!oOl? A.-couside.ai4c
80 81 Launed VI TIT bottom and
.roTTgp ON THE nOSoM.
NJ Iusgl-YHn .ay urrr was blood on NE foc .
,.o' ny" % eY sr,InCd soaked M blood. jIst y
'gufh p'rs"n bed ppp'd rslu dJwh into a rou ui
Coroner, roWns rat they paut'loons or drawers
mr. ~ uunl tuti ! dr not tase much notice
nlght -trts ~ N' '' ''"
M fglCs. -Dd r,rvluyc . olmr. on9 A.-rho
on" atlad cod uh ils icrt I nodded L,d ,in' N Is
ON !, was lhH OF, lG Lt AIDE fst tts tort m
ddnt notice MhcthHr tha other bad on etortil :
not. ''''' p
Q-whar else do Won oo9 Al ,tayca til the r. .
tain came
Q.Mnst captain WA II A.-Cap.aa bur 'al, 1
ihD IWrhty-nDth lrrcluCt.
THE FRONT DOOR sUUT.