The New York herald., 1870-08-10
INE NATHAN MURDER.
Continuation Of the tnquess.
Yesterday.
Washington Nathan on the
Stand.
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His Relations with His Murdered
Father.
Was There a COdicil to the De-
ceased's Will?
Testimony Of the Housckeeper Detective Ben.
nett and Others.
What Was Found On the Carpet OF
the Bedroom.
A False Runner Of the Capture of the
Murderer.
Was There a COdicil to the De-
ceased's Will?
Testimony Of the iIOusekseper Detective Ben.
nett and Others.
What Was Found On the Carpet OF
the Bedroom.
A False Runner Of the Capture of the
Murderer.

The inquest In the Nathan murder case was re-
sumed yesterday. rhe day previous 1t was adj
journed, with the injunction from the Coroner foI
everybody Interested In the case TO meet the follow
ing day in the Court OF &c leral Sessions. large
gathering crowded the court az the hour fixed fol
the commencement OF the proceedings, bnt The Coro
ner did not relish the repairs going on In the room
and so adjourned TO the Supreme Court General
Term. After everybody mad been well seated for d
few minutes in this court It was found that the
noise in Chambers street too great, and another
adjournment was mad to The Supreme Court Special
Term, where the inquest was continued, the room
being quite cool compared with the other court
rooms that had been abandoned.
THE SCENE AFTER THE MURDER.
John Govern was the first witness. lie, it win be
remembered is the porter OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel who was using the hose on the sidewalk op-
posite the Nathan mansion the morning OF the mur-
der, at the time Washington ana Frederick Nathan
appeared on the stOop and gave the alarm. He tes-
tiled that when lie the young men first, and
espied the blood ON Frederick Nathan's shirt that
the thought struck him that he had been stabbed.
He described the condition Of things in the room
where The body was discovered, ana stated that
when he saw Mrs. Kelly, in going into her room
from the murdered man. he found her wearing
LOOSE GOWN,
and tnat she was very much excited over the n1lr-
der. While he was in her room with officer Mangan
her son came in, and in talking about the death OF
Mr. Nathan remarked that ii ''terrible thing.'
fhe witness stated that he had the little news
boy Mes at the house the morning OF the murder,
but he made no meEtion whatever OF having seen
carriage drive mp to the door.
A DETECTIVES STORY.
Detective Bennett, the witness who followed
Govern, was examined as 10 what he saw and heard
at the house the morning OF the murder He called
there, he said, shortly after nine O'Clock and care
fny examined, IN the company OF other detectives
everything in the house with view to finding out
some clue possible to how the murder mad been
committed and by whom The clothes which had
been worn the day before by the deceased as well
es tue night shirts by the two sons were ex-
aned and all the closes In the place were looked
into, bus nothing that could throw
LIGHT UPON TIRE MURDER
was discovered. The evidence OF this witness re.
vealed very extraordinary piece of laundering on
the part of somebody In the Police Department.. He
stated that the detectives took possession or the
Di2htshift and drawers that had been found stained
with blood, and, after making superficial eXamlna.
non OF them, sent them back TO the Nahans house.
The day of the funeral 1t suddenly struck somebody
that 1t would be matter OF great Importance that
the blood on tie clothing should be submitted to
chemical examination in order TO ascertain whether
the stains made by fresh or coagnlated blood
Detective Bennett went to the house and asked for
the garments, bnt was Informed that they had been
sent TO She wash.
TIE HoUsEKEEpER NErTLED.
The examination OF Mrs. Kelly, tie housekeeper
was quite prolonged one, and the foreman of the
jury made her undergo very severe cross-examina.
tion Mrs. Kelly Is a-tiellcate LOOKING person. with
deeply sunken eyes and pallid countenance. Her
hair is back, but thinly sprnkled with gray near
the forehead. She was attred in black dress and
wore a dark coored bonnet with large artificial
rose in ts centre over the middle OF the forehead
its only decoration. An ordinary vari.colcrea
shawl, such is worn by persons of her station In
life, was thrown carelessly over her shoulders. She
spoke in low,
HARSH TONE OF VOICE,
md showed during the rossexapiin ;,tion she had
TO undergo that She had temper OF her own which
she could give good evidence OF whenever pushed
70 the wall. Several times, when she was too
quickly piled with questions suit her convenience
10 them, she gave her replies In q snappish
sort Of way that made even the grave jurymen
emile very broadly. She stated that the day OF the
murder she was informed by one OF the sons that
Mr.. Nathan was to be nome that night; That the Old
gentleman took his dinner at the house at six
O'Clock, and, after being out during the evening,
Of because he came in he called down to her
nom the hall on the noor even with the stoop, she
being in the front basement, that he was in. She
replied.
GALL RIGHT"
She went to bed shortly aferward and went TO sleep
and remained asleep until she was awakened by the
thunder She fell asleep again after this, and thinks
she was woke up by some kind OF o noise as If made
by body falling TO the floor and she thinks also she
hon.
TO them whatever. The suspicion that any robber
was in the house entered her mind al the time
rs enc believed the house secure against any OF
the gentrys inroads. The witness was very closely
questioned as to whether there was CARPET In the
nau leading TO the front door, She stated that she
mad seen IL IN the hall the day OF the murder, but
noticed that il had been taken away
THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL
VINO took 1t up she could not say but she asserted
that she did not think It had been washed Tor the
that in the nall when she LEFT the house
TO come to the court 1t beng then In the same con-
bition it was the day OF the murder.
WASHINGTON NATHAN ON THE STAND.
Warrington Nathan's examination consumed con i
siderable time and was listened to with the
srrctest attention by the audience. lie appeared to
be in noway furrssd, and gave his answers quietly
and calmly, without in the least changing his de-
meanor, even when the jury peed him from all
sides with questions Of all kinds pertinent and
otherwise t0the case. great deal OF interest was
manifested In his answers TO The nterrogatories put
10 him as TO where he had spent The
evening between the ume he left his aunts
in Nineteenth strcet the night OF the murder
ano when lie got home, az half-past twelve O'Clock.
He stated in the most positive manner that there
never had been any difficulty between him ana Ills
father. There had been tunes, he said, when his
father had reproved binfor his personal habits, but
whenever be did so the reproofs were given
In A KINDLY WAY,
RDd i'll feeling between IiAm ever followed. the
last lime his father saw fit t. reprove HIM was III
the early part OF last winter an, There ha Deen no
time since then when he had dtne 50. III answer
" ibe question as 70 whether ine esateMent maae n