The New York herald., 1870-08-11

A Prominent New York Lawyer Arrested In
Brooklyn ON Suspicion Of Being the Muir.
derer or MIR. Nathan-A missionary
Preacher or RockIand County In Quod.
Tho latest feature In the Nathan murder is the ar
rest by an impetuous olcer Of the Brooklyn police
force OF well known New York lawyer, Thomas
Dunphy, Of No. 2o3 Broadway on the charge OF COM
miting the horrible crime. From Captain Kelso 1t ls
ascertained that about five O'Clock Tuesday evening"
while visiting o friend in the City Of Churches,
some person. evidently wag, pointed Mr.. Dun
ply out to onicer Murphy, Of the Fourth precinct.
as one Gilbert, bad man, who committed the muir
der Murphy saw visions OF golden reward. mr.
rested Dunphy and took him before the Chief OF
Police OF Brooklyn. Mr.. Dunphy declared his inno-
cence, told his name, but Murphy still insisted
h that ne hsoW was Mr.; Gilbert who was seen prowl,
not known to Keso but about that hour the on GER II
conveyed his prisoner 10 Police Headquarters. In
this city, and demanded the right see Mr.. Jourdan
He was directed to the house OF the Superintendent
tendent was from home, but Murphy remained with
his prisoner In pouring rain at the door until four
O'Clock. He was persistent in alarming the inmates
and tore the bell out In his frantic efforts to awaken
Finally Dunphy prevailed upon Murphy to take
him In out or the rain. and he was housed at Police
Headquarters for the rest or the night. Yesterday
morning Kelso found him as wet as mop rag,
guarded Lee BY the oleeT who told his story Finding
tempted to shake him OF, but Mr.. J0urdan ordered
the officer to convey him Lack to Brooklyn. What
other trlbuations Mr. Dunphy passed through Is not
known to the New York officials. It Is supposed
that some friend OF Dunphy. prOfting by the stu
pidity of Murphy, played pratical joke upon HIM
In the matter.
TIE MAN ARRESTED IN NYAcK.
The following report was made to the Supern-
tendent yesterday and explains the rumored arrest
OF the murderer In R0ckland county,
NEW YORK, August 10, 1870.
SRIn Compliance with instructions received from you
! sent officer Muligan TO New York Rockland county
to the ruor that had been arrested there
for the murder of Bsptsm9 Nathaps S9ssnsx c.n,.
Per HENRY HUToHINs Sergeant
Ofllcer Mulllgan left New York city at six A. M,
August o, and proceeded to New City, Rock
land county, where he found q man named John
Miller, who had been arrested for the supposed
murder OF Benjamin Nathan by Jacob G. Smith,
the constable OF Rockland county. When officer
with John Miller, who was locked up In one OF the
cells OF the jail, and he, the said Miller, stated to
officer Mulligan that he was native OF Baden,
Germany, slxty.three years OF age, mission
ary preacher; that he came from California
four weeks ago and stopped at the Baden Hotel,
In Greenwich street. On the night OF the murder
of Benjamin Nathan he was at Mr.. Singerme's,
ne saw Mr.. Nathan about seven years ago at the
Ast0r House, and never saw him before or since,
and never had any business with him and knows
nothing OF the murder except what he has read In
the papers He also says he does not know any
member OF the family and that 1t was John Jacob
Asror who pointed Mr.. Nathan out to him. Mui-
gan is OF opinion that the man Is insane. He is st
held by the constable in the county Jail to see If they
can get any evidence against him on some crime
that has been committed In that county.