The New York herald., 1870-08-09
A Mysterious Carriage at an Un-
seemly Hour.
Statement Of an Engineer, Which COntradicts
the Testimony Of tho Ncwsboy.
The Murder Still Shrouded in
Mystery.
The inquest Adjourned to
This Morning.

was resumed yesterday before Coroner Rollins and
jury. The proceedings as on the last occasion,
were held In the room OF the Eighth Judicial Civil
Court The crowd was larger than on the first day,
and among the audience were several ladies. Tho
Nathan sons arrived long before the Coroner and
took seats within the space reserved for the men,
bers OF the press and the bar. = --s. s~'-~
The bulk Of the testimony was what ls vulgarly
called Of an "interesting" character, and the ma
joriy OF those persons who went to the court with
the hope OF listening to startling developments were
not disappointed.
The testimony OF Drs. Janvrln and Ruppaner,
with the exception Of where they described the
wounds found on the deceased, was nothing but
theorizng, which may be taken for just what 1t is
worth and nothing more. Taeir ideas as to .
HOW THE MURDER WAS DONE,
and where the deceased was when first struck by
his assaant will have more weight in all proba-
billty, with the jury than those Of Mangan, the
officer whose Ideas Of some things in reference to
the case seemed to have got rather mixed. Speak
ing of this witness may be mentioned that he was
recalled yesterday to answer certain questions by
the Coroner, and, it must be said, he gave very
poor exhibition Of that keenness of observation
which should be all occasions the distinguishing
characteristic Of the thorough policeman. For in
stance he was asked by the District Attorney II he
was aware that there were two large gas lamps in
front Of the private entrance to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in Twenty.hrd street. and he replied that he
'had never taken particular notice whether there
were or not" In answer to the question whether
ne knew that carpenters were at work in Mr..
Nathan's during the week OF the murder, and that
the house was
UNoCCUpIED BY THE FAMILY
he replied that he>dld not know. Yet on the first
day OF the inquest he testified that Twenty third
street had been part OF his post or ana on for the
last three months 1t Is question, ono would
think, which concerns the Police Commissioners
whether it ought not to be- II 1t rs not the dnty OF
every policeman to know what houses on his post arc
unoccupled In the summer time and who has right
to enter them. What hindcred couple OF burglars,
instead OF the carpenter, to have gone In and OF
the Nathan mansion at will had there been no SER
wants taking care OF it during the week preceding
the murder or a. any time while the family were ont
OF town. Certainly Mangan would have been none
the wiser, according to his own testimony. Besides
any child Of five years OF age who has resided IN
the neghhorhood as long as he has had beat In the
vicinity could have told him about those lamps IN
Twenty-third street. When Mangan was examined
last Wednesday he did appear to know something,
but hs exhibition OF ignorance yesterday about
street he has patroled for three months almost does
not rebound 10 his credit as an officer.
THE PECKHAM EVIDENCE.
tered to. The Doctor, who. as he said, knew the
deceased very WELL appeared to b, very much
affected at times while giving his testimony, which
will no doubt have great bearing in the case when
al the evidence Is In.
STRANGE STORY.
The little newsboy Ries told rather strange story
although he told 1t in a very positive way, how he
saw man, about twenty minutes after i've O'CLOCK
the morning Of tho murder who looked like
mason, 90 up on the stoop at the Nathan mansion
and pick up piece OF paper like check, and then
60 towards Sixth avenue, and how, few minutes
Afterwards, carriage drove away from the door
after beng ordered away BY another man. The boy
evidently testified to more than he really saw. his
evidence totally at variance with the testimony
Of other and not to be doubted Witnesses II there
had been carriage before the door, as he described,
Patrick McGovern. the man who was washing the
Fifth Avenue Hotel sidewalk at the time, would Ger.
tainiy have testified to the fact when examined by
superintendent Jourdan. And is It at all probable
that carriage would have driven up to the Nathan
mansion In broad daylight II the man who ordered
It away was aware or the murder that had been
committed ga ta
PUTTING TIE REPORTERS IN A FALSE POSITION.
At the close Of the boy Ries' testimony the Coro-
ner adjourned the Inquest lat hale past two cock
on the ground that the reporters had complained
that they had already taken more notes than they
could write out for their respective papers and
were tired out. The jury did not to relish tho
Idea OF adjournment but submitted the proprlety of
the thing to the members Of the press AS the latter
had not been generally consulted about the matter
by the Coroner, and as the majority considered 1t
foreign TO their sense OF duty attempt to control
the action Of the jury one way the other of
them deigncd 10 express a word on the subject.
Tho Coroner should remember that his stenographer
Dnot the press. t71
An M. DIS Taeories. ~l
DR., Joseph E. Janvrin was the nrst witness. He
testified as follows:-I was sent for on the morniag
OF the murder about Ave minutes before six oclock
found the body on its back, with left leg somewhat
Nrawn up and the knee resting against the door
sha' ieads into the study adjoining the bedroom
tue witness described the wounds on the body
v Inc Coroner-In your opinion how long had
sne deceased been dead when yon saw himP A.
sn"hfn Judge three hours-possibly four-even
nst's longer than that perhaps.
A.uror-have you made surgery a special study
: nave studied 1t considerably; was three years
ING army ass surgeon, and have mad consider.
Aoe plactice as such during tho last ten years.
" ~ tue examinations which you made, with
sne view Of determining by what instrument the
.osnas were made, what result did you arrive at,
=. @J impression Is that all the wounds were in
Nced oy the dog; feel confident of that.
Ano'ncr 'uror-When you eutered the house who
Did yeu seer A. don't remember exactly: saw
Hr. Washington Nathan in tho front parlor: saw
hr. Frederick In the rear room
Q. DID you observe the clothing Of those two
{ounR gentIemcnG A. dlu not, they were dressed
minutes past six. -. - '0n
@ Did you notice II there was CARPET Syiny
LOOSELY rom the foot OF the stairs TO the doorf f.
o'1 nga & H was rather dark and hurried up STARS.
~
aiong tne MAJ or on the stars2 A. No saw no
uarks OF blooq. except in the rooms.
/, v "pen tne a0g was brought up by the policeman