The New York herald., 1870-09-15
THE NATHAN MURDER.
The Great Tragedy Still Involved in Mys' ary-
The Last Official Act-Closs Of the In IusyH
a Verdict Rendered Against r.~rties
Unkncwn-Jury Room suggr <tious.

The jury empanelled by Go ,<oner Rollins in the
Nathan murder case met yer orlay afternoon at one
O'clock for the purpose o. handing in their verdict
and receiving their aise narge from further consdera
uDn OF the case.
The Coroner, h1xvipg called the meeting to order,
made the follo> >~ing remarks;-
r. Yon wili ememper., gentlemen. that .. our last
meeting We adjourned for The purpose OF giving the
police an opportunity OF finding the murderer q Mr.
Nrteaan. But We are disappointed IN The hope
@s hsa Saa You or nnST At asoa1n tna
70 day without Gate % give tho poae wSHs ample Tune
FOR their researches BnL the police inform me now
that they have no further testimony offer in the
friends OF the deceased ana with the concurrence Of
the District Attorney that have called you together
that IN deing you have performed your duty while
! also have performed mlnc. now submit the case
to you.
Mr. Maunsell II. Field, the foreman, then handed
In verdict to the eject that the deceased came to
hts death by wounds inflicted on tho head by an
instrument known as "d0g,' in tue hands OF q
person or persons unknown to the Jury on the morn
Ing OF July %, 1870. The foreman then spoke fo
lows
Having In our capacity a. jurors rendered the only
verdict possible In this case, we now beg as ndf-
vidnas informally to recommend that In future cases
OF secret murder the Investigations Of the COf0ners
jury bee Onned to lSCerralnlng the cause OF death,
leaving to the police authorities tee Investigation as
10 WuO cOHNtitCeu buc We 40 so III eAs
perierce wllch VIC have acquired In this case having
been convinced that the cause OF justice
wiIlbe best subserved by that course OF proceed.
Ing Tho very minute testimony which we took az. and
which was published may possibly In this
case, and might probably In others, serve as warn.
ing 10 the crininaia gying them information now
TO avoid detectlon. That would probably DC lts el'
fect rather Than W Serving means ofasce rtatn-
ing who the guilty psriles may he. We tnlnA SO.
cret investigation by the police IL more lisely 10
detect tue criminal than public examination.
Then the the evidence can come before the Grand Jury,
who VIII SIT ir In secret as thoroughly as the COro.
Der's jury In pubic.
our capacity az lndsyidualstlat the terms of The
reward offered IN this cuse be so modified az TO
specifically include u parry in coInsi0n with the
actua criminal, provided tnat ne did not participate
directly IN the murder; and further, that TO sucn
person In cousiOn immunity be offered for the legal
consequences or ms act by any authority empowered
- oiIer Such Immunity-i0r instance, the District
Attorney That rs, the proposition s that the reward
be - modified rs To specifically include
vided ne did not actually commit the murder; and
also promising TO such party legal immunity IN case
he should come forward aud give the Information
MS pCSsesson.
The Coroner suggested that the first recommends
ton was in opposition to the oath usuahy admlns-
tered to coroness' jaries
The foreman replied THAI ne intended it simply as
Recommendation to lawmakers rather than to the
officers OF law. The Coroners Jury confine them
selves at present to examining witnesses brought
before them by the Coroner, and the Coroner simply
brings forward witnesses presented by the police.
This clearly was mistake.
The Coroner then discharged the Jury In the tol.
lowing WOrds:
sr or y n me 7, 5n ,o my
ns me IN every possible manner IN eEsng the ma s
more pcasapt ana genial Genteen
you are dsaharged
bnslness having prevented the attendance Of the
others