The New York herald., 1870-08-02
TIE PeLIcE INVESTIGATION.

Suspicious and Opinions to the Cause Of
the Murder, as to Who tho Murderer ls
and How He May be Detected.
Another day OF speculation and frultess search
OF bogus surmises and uncertain theories and still
the detectives have not been successful bringing
home to any one the dastardly murder OF Benjamin
Nathan. Still 1t would be wrong to censure the
police who, with oil their lukewarmness In the past
In this horror of horrors certainly leaving no effort
unattempted to fasten the guilt upon the proper
party.
THE DETECTIVES EYsrIYrEo.
While nearly all the detectives with whom che
HERALD reporter has c0nversed agree that is their
opinion the offender is member OF the family or an
employe! that the murderer did not go cut by the
front door; chat the appearance OF the box on the
bed indicates that 1t was put there Oh "s.alln to
ward or suspicion, as was also the placing OF the
iron 'dog" in the vestibule-an are perpiexed as to
the source from which the instrument was obtained
They declare that this is the great stumbling block
to following up the case successfully; that the dog
was taken In for the purpose OF murder and 1t
would not likely be obtained about the premises as
no such instrument, IL appears, had been used
there.
WHERE IT NAY HAVE COME FEoM.
This should not be q matter of much mystory
Every body familiar with the habits Of coachmen
must be aware that all keep In their coach houses
box Of tools, straps, ropes nuts, screws and other
truck which they frequently have occasion to use for
repairing purp oses Some have mania fos collect
ing all articles Of this description and slowing them
away In their boxes for future use. Time and again
hack aud coachmen have been seen to dimsunt
from their boxes and PICK up horseshoe, o buckle
or other article OF apparently value 1t Is at
oil unlikely that in this manner it was taken into
the premises. An old coachman may have
found 1t ON one or the streets years ago, picked
1t up and conveyed IL to the stable, where IL may
have laid for an indefinite period. II the murderer
gain access the sale To obtain the will or money
Il very improbable that he would go outside Of the
mans box would DO Of the possibilities aud an
inexperienced burglar, or novice, would select The
most convenient aud 70 nim available weapon to DO
secured, and taken IN TO be used In breaking the
lock, when MIR. Nathan discovered the attempt,
made vigorous resistance and received the blows
that caused his death. Why there should be mystery
In the presence on the premises Of this insrumon.
'o'' NV ''"''' rHE HFr FOUL susrIc1oNs
that have within che past two days been h8roorcd by
large portion OF the community, that one OF the
committed the act that sent parert before his God
are not generally participated In by the detectives
yet it IL due TO the public to say some Of the
plicated in the Tragedy. They ground this suspic.
ION Oh the facts,
FirstThat he was an; .nc ., dass person 70 see M
SecOnd--That he mad blood on his clothing and
that there is evidence about the premises that OF
the murderer, whose rect must nave been dyed Ia
blood, having left the house.
7hjrG-That In his testimony before the Coroner's
Jury he carefully RETAINED from stating where he
mad passed the time between his departure from his
uncles in Nineteenth street and his arrival at the
fatal house.
Fourth--rlat with the aid OF Mr.. Nathan's memo
randum OF the combination the son was aple To open
the safe Broad street and secure the viii Of his
father.
These are the only suspicious circumstances
against the young man; and the press and the public
should be very careful In casting obloquy upon him
upon such ANAL nc,Jents. IL Is but natural that he
should look into his fat1er's room before ret ring,
relatives death. The ond point is indeed, better
taken. All detectives agree that the murderer
tanly became besmeared wstn blood, YET NO escaped