Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-30

THE STARS dispatches yesterday announced
another Of those mysterious murders in New
York city that have occurred there at such short
intervals. In this case the victim was Beuja-
min Nathan, wealthy and prominent citizen
Of New York.
The E1press says:
The family of Mr.. Nathan are at present in
the country, and himself and his two SONS, with
domestic or two, occupied the house. On
Thursday night, between IL and II O'Clock, one
OF the sons got home, and after consultation
with his father, they both retired to rest The
latter slept in a rear bed ROOM which dress
ing room adjoined. The second son got home
before half-past twelve o'clock, and while pass
ing TO his room looked in upop his father aud
saw that he was asleep.
This morning, soon after six O'Clock, one of
the sons arose, and, as usual, after dressing him
self proceeded TO his fathers bed room, and was
surprised to find the bed unoccupied. He
turned te enter the dressing room, and was hor-
ried TO find his BODY living in the doorway be-
tween the two rooms, his he ad surrounded by
pool of blood which had flowed from frightful
wound on the left side of it. An alarm was i'm
mediately given and medical aid procured, but
too late to be of assistance, tor he had evidently
been dead some time.
Near the body was found an instrument
known as ship-carpenter's dog" a sort OF
small pickaNe, with a Hammer on one end and a
sharp point at the other, with which the fatal
blow had been given. The skull on the left side
is completely smashed in and the ear Is nearly
cut in two.
There was a safe in the sleeping room, which
had been opened, and the papers At contained
were scattered about the floor, the sons doubt,
however, II the villain or villains obtained any
money. The gold watch and chain of the
deceased, and some diamond studs are missing,
and such money as may have been in the pockets
of his clothes.
A the house was not broken into, il is sup
posed that the murderer must have secreteG
himself in the house at an early hour of the
evening. The deceased was doubtless Weakened
by the operation of opening the safe, aud as he
was entering the dressing room lie received his
death blow, and death must have been instan-
taneous: No clue to the perpetrater, or perIs-
traitors, has yet been obtained, but Superinten-
dent Jourdan and his detectives are actively
engaged, and may possibly succeed in arresting
the guilty party.
Mr.. Nathan was 55 years Of age, and a broker,
doing business at No. As Broad street. He was
of the Jewish persuasion, and ute wealthy. He
was prominent member Of tue congreg alton
'Shearith Israel"
In 8 late edition Of the Erpress it is hinted
that there are suspicious that the deed was com
mitted bv some member of the family OF the
deceased.
The Commercial says-Mr. Nathan, whose un-
timely fate has excited the deepest commiser-
alton among all classes Of the communities
pecially among the habitues of Wall street,
where he spent forty years of his life-was born
in the city of New York, in the year 1sl3 His
fore her marriage, Miss Henriques, a member
of one of the old Knickerbocker families and a
leading belle in her day. Young Nathan was
educated under the direct SUPERVISION
OF his father and was a most accomplished class
ical scholar. When but twenty-five We ars of age
he was taken into partnership by his father and
such was his financial ability and business tact
that in short time the capital of the firm was
almost doubled by his fortunate investments.
lie retired from active business about two years
ago, with fortune OF some $1,000 900, leaving
two SONS as his successors. MIR. Nathan, how
ever, could not at once break off his old busi-
ness habits. and his face and form continued
familiar to Wall street.