New-York tribune., 1870-08-12
THE NATHAN MURDER.
CORONERs NoUEsT-Frrru nav

Tho feat
OF william Kelly, the Of the housekeeuer ybo Ic,
in the house the night Of the murder He too the ,a
at II o'clock, and was first examined by the Co,oncr
Although not pepossessing in Appearance he s by mo-
means bad looking man, and were It not that the sus
pcions Of the Police supposed 10 rect upo, hin, no
would not have attracted any more attention than the
! numerous witnesses who have preceded him u,
! testimony shows that he has led q chceouercd
life, having worked al three four trades not long
| enough however, to learn either OF them. but IN
serve a helper in each; served in the army sbor.
time and Inferred engaged bounty umpino.
and lastly, lived three years the earnings OF nj,
| mother who Ia a washwOman While he was being c.
amined the was crowded, not even the Mcfarland
trial. which was held in the room attracting an
large audience At the conclusion 0f the Coloucrs
examination he subjected TO q crOssexaminaton by
Col Fellows who asked the witness several qucston,
calculated trap him il he lying but which failed
OF the desired effect He then examined by tho
juTymen, and aferward by tie Coroner bu they
succeed In making him contradict his previous state
monts with one exception. The officials evidently
pected TO get important testimony from him. bat
from learning what his movements were FOR several
years prior to and since the murder, the three LOs
animation failure. This testimony, with that OF
the other witnesses, will be fOnnd IN full below.
The first witness examined was Mr.. samuel Williams,
the Broadway lawyer ~ whom Mr. Morris Williams had
spoken relation to having the dog IN the stable
of aIr Nathan about year previous to the commission
OF the murder
TESTIMONY SAMUEL WILLIAMS.
Reside temporarily at No. 2i2 West Twenyfourth st.;
am a lawyer; am acquainted with Morris Williams; havs
had conversation with him in relation 10 the murder Of
Mr.. Nathan.
O. viii you please state it to the juryi The witness
here went into a detailed account OF the conversation.
coming at last to the matter issue follows: In
guired there any wounds about the face and bc
said no, but that there several about the temple
asked how they made and he said from an instru
ment called dog" asked him to describe it TO me-
and inquired if such instrument used in his bus
ness; he said that he but that carpeEers
used them and that they used in shpyards and he
illustrated weapon by taking up poker from the hre
place, telling me how It was used showed now Suoh
blow might be struck how effective 10 would be; ASKED
him II ne had ever seen this dog, ana he sald ys us
had lying about ne stable some tSelyG OF In
said caulkng the floor after ranDllhg story s9ou o
spoke OIL this dog the second time think his words were
4 recognized IL the moment saw IT, or az sooh - -"
O. Meaning the same dog" seen I'm the stable A 1es,
the same dog" that he had seen in the stable askcd
asked how Mr.. Nathan came up and he SAID IN PUBIC
BY Mr. Felows-At any time during your conversation
did Moi. Williams make any e fesfS Sat th h Sa bsg 1e in
@ He left the impression distinctly yonr mind that
he knew il TO the instrument \. That tina
impression left upon my mind think the words were'
o. Did he Use that poker to illustrate the size and
shape A. Yes he took the poker in this way mitat-
| -
& Was this the poker Showing III A. Yes; he sid
the dog" larger and that end of the dog
like this the bent part Of the poker and that the other
different that IL was about as longas this but he said II
@. This was on the day Of the funerall A. Yes;
would that this poker taken from my place by
the gentleman that suDpenaed me, and did not know
Mr.. FellowsNever mind, will see that ia returned.
O. Have you given the exact conYersationf A. Ics.
| l am very confident that have
q. Was this matter of the dog Of importance in your
mind at the time A. think made the remark that It
was crushing for the coachman to which he assented
| TESTIMONY OF MISS CLARA DALE.
O. Where do you residel A. No lOi East Foureenthst.
Q. Were you acquainted with MI. Washington Nathant
A. Yes, Sir.
@. Do you remember meeting him on the evening Of
the 2sth of Julyl A. Yes, Sir met him at about u
@. What time did you leave him =! A. About or ST..
O. Did you meet him again on that evening a. Yes,
q What time did he leave youl A. Afew minutes past
@ You was with HMM his cOmpany-during that
time a. Yes
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM KELLY.
By the Coroner-Where do you reside A No. II West
Twenty-thirl-st.
O. How long have you been in the cOuntryl A. Eleven
years.
O. What was your first business when you arriyed A.
@ What school did you go toa A. ST. Patricks.
q Where did you 80 when you came out OF tncret A
O. Where 4. At hat factory
O. How long did you go to schOoli A. Three four
O. What hat factory did you work at A. Burr & Co.
q How long did you remain there' A. about about year.
g Where did you 60 from there A. Worked Tor
Q. At what time that A. In 90.
O. And you arrived here II years agol A. Perhaps it
Q Was yoq learning your trade from 30 to 'C2i A. Yes
Q. Where did you go from there A. Went TO WORK
down Broadway, OF BroOme-st
@. What busneSsi A. silversmith
q. Who did You work for therei 4. Mr.. Howard.
O Did you at any time do any work Mr.. Under.
hill, in a boiler shOpl A. Yes in 63 and 6i.
q. How long did you work FOR hlm A. About year:
do not remember all these thingsi did not commit
these things 10 memory.
@. Where did you go from there A. Went into the
O. Where did you enlist A. At Lawrence. Massachu-
O. What made you go there a. Just went up there
| that's all. -
g ask you the rcasOni A. Well, just went there to
Q. You could have enlisted heTei 4 Al suppose SO.
q. You had no special reas0nf A. No.
q. Who did you 90 with A. George Deagah ana Fat
o. Who was your captains A. A Capt. Page.
O Have you those men since No, not for oyera
Q: What bounty did you receive A. Five hundred
@ Was that all the bounty that giveni A. Some
got 81 900; that was all gotl
o Whv did YOU not get the full amount A. cannot
tell you / suppose the other two fellows got H..
q. How long did you stay III The army ~ HI Jmy'
9. What were the circumstances that induced you to
| leayel A L was discharged.
@. Have you your discharge A. NO. sr
Q. After you came home from the army where did you
Q. what did yoG do thenl A. Did not do anything.
"' o. How long We're you the hospitals A From the
29th OF August till the I'D Of september. 4, ....,,..
O. What did YOU do then. \. Dld not do ahytihh
| could not work. ,.,.,., u,.,o,
o. From that time who were you working fori A.
Worked down in Barcayst. ior Mt. hCStss, ,,i Al
q. How long after You came out Oi the h'sptl u!i
yon work for tins man y. Went to work IA hafvn'
~ Mini Vas vour salary A. -Four or five dollars .