The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-03
What Zen. Prnuls blair saw In Nnthnn's
House on the Morning OF the Murder.

House on the Morning OF the Murder.
A reporter Of 1uR SuS visited Gen frank l..
BAir at The Mlnha,,qn Club lnst evening 10 inter
view him 10 relation to what he know or had seen
In connection with the mystery attending the muir.
der Of Mr.. Benjamin Nathan. The fOllowin. con.
vcrsaiion took pace:
Rcporter-Qeneral. will you be kind enough to reil
me iryou saw Mr. Washington Nathan the morn
ing ~ the murder OF il. father and under what cir
Gu" sta cC~y
Gen Blar-Hy rooms are % AMI II Finn Avcrue
Hotel atd nu-t o. Twenty thlrI street. Ia.t Fri.
aay hoIuing aw okc shortly after dlylyht, and
got no 70 close tie blinds MY bedroom W. cricr to
20 to sleep tain. wnen noticed yorng ar. Httlan
IN Lis night tlOtic~, dressing In hi= room. don't
know his name, bat he had black sIse WniskCi~. ]
rOuccd Mt Tie same lime that he front door Of Ar.
Nathaus house was opon.
II, p oriet-Mfon did you rec young Mr.. Nathan
alnnf
TOise in III" street, and upon getting 10 what
was The matter, noticed the same Ouug gentleman
at the door OF IL Wo-t Twenty-lhrl street. gescu.
latiug terribly and e1eiiedlY saying Nat his mther
had been murdered; his SOCKS aud shirt we're then
bosmeared wiih blood.
Reporler-When you first saw him in his night
clothes. was there aay blood visible ON his shirt
Gen. blsr--No. air; had there been anything OF
tiist kind Iwoud undoubtedly nave noticed IT,.
Reporter.-Aad you say that you nosieod ths front
door opeps
Gen. BlaIr-Ye-, sir. am positive that the front
door WAS opcn, equally positive that the same young
eenleruun whom saw d. essing no stairs is the one
who first gave the alarm and that when l first no.
tccd MIN his shirt was while though slleTNard
Heportcr-The policeman on the Twenty.t third
street beat the door was sbut ohly two mnu IS
before the hlarm wis given. Can he be mistaken
Gen Balr--Yes sir lie is mistaken an certain
beyond the shadow o \ doubt thai the door was
pearly quite wide open iuly half al hour before
Reporter-Yuur testimony ought 10 exnnera,a Mr
Washington Nathan then. OF course you will not
object 20 testify TO those facts In his behalf
Gev Blair-'ihc sensational theories Which have
been gwen publicity through the press are as ial's
ngs oi tle frieni- OF The family OF the innoccnc,
OF the Young gentleman whom saw, as nave de.
s,rihed to you, nave not the slightest aoIhl.
Rcporier-Will Jon % kini enough 10 glys me
your theory Of tie ilu'der, Gcneglf
Goa Bhb-Surca u tn say hat mono or tr In
matos OF tie uou,e wore im9lic. el in - fui amt
thcf or liar, Who WIS secr-tgl in tuc house
when me- inmates reli'el t. rc'r.
RPpOrCr-One more question, Cerofll n Vru
n"''e. Arey'u sure the oung man on saw W.,
Mr.. sshingOh thdnf
Con Hait-l 60 not know what b.4 name i.. bqt
de- know HAT the Dung nan whom taN dressing
st tie Nind0. T. tie same ynG Whv, ha'f an b, ar
later gave tac al,ru.
Gen 4 ar must he partially ani mater ,,lr mis-
taken According TO MI Published accounts. lad
according 10 e yUuns MAJ. oAa dtoos ton Il Vs.,
Masl nGton Nathan who lave tie alarm. n .N.
excl Ition Of a vorT siisht n.Echo. Iii'e Li.
brother Frederick sports pair Of 'idc WnisGers.
4 Detectives observations In the Nathan
The next day after Che murder 6F MIR. Nathan
q .crllrniu wa- wa King away Tom the house IN
Twuiy.thirl street, where he had been makic
further iANo.tigapous, when he met q certain man
VINO Uas formerly one O the best detective H. the
- slryicc. AMI who was always noted for hi. ~.
ucriot know 'rdgs OF human nature aud h,s cool udg
Ie, In coming to conclusions Tie old detective Nas
walking very slovl', v'h Wis hcld lon, forward rs
ifuvolYGg some deep thought in his brain. and
when ~ okea TO be simply raised lis keen half
closed eyes, and aTl;eG wi ere thl nathan house
Was. the Iuul OF was given HIN, aud, the man
being asked 10 walk along, tie conversation wa
EcVt upas follows:
"XnO's IN tho house now :"
" The police are in nossesrion, and believe an
the family are ~ homo"
"Do he poiee admit lhr
"Oh, 10. They admit relatives or Mr. Nathan.
Gnily, tner leow officers, and tho reporters ot tuo
LrCs-.'
do the family make any objection 10 admitting
al these persons, and act as II they CONT Wsnt -
have tho thing ventilated any morv than taoy csn
hepV
II think they keep out all they cen, whether the
persons have rieh 10 20 IN or not But whether that
l. from Ignorance or dosian, eanbUt tel. know
several Vho should have been admitted, but were
turned away; hua others have been able to gain
admission only through The urd0rs vi the police 40
the family objected STRONGLY"
"Cnn We 500 tie sons II We go -"
81 suppose so; they are around all the time"
- would like 10 see them all and have rlk With
them but don't want them TO know what um"
Have lOu any theory as regards the muTdert l
know Won wors 'l~HEs veD slaw 70 hsgning an