, 1870-09-17
FINALE OF THE NATHAN MUIR
DER.
'rHr Murderer Can't be Found-rhe
Coroner Gives 1t Up-Tbe tsor0nersa
Jury Give II Gp-Tne Police Give IL
Ip-Thc yerdIc4 Of tho JuFJs

'rl,t Murderer Can't be Found-rhe
Coroner Gives 1t t1p-The t'oroner'a
Jury Give u Up-Tne Police Gave IL
Gp-Thr yerdIca al tho JuFT.
From The Mar Turk Sun. stp: 10.
The Jury summoned to make ibquistslon ~
to the murder Of Denjamin Nathan on The
uczaing Of the a9:h Of Jnlv, met It o'clock
the Ci,y Hall, 10 render their verdict. Wneu
they had assembled. Coroner Rollins al-
ltc-=cd them AZ follows ..
..HES1IENES OF 1uE JCxr: 1ou viii reHemeeT
Gu: sa-s meeisne. You VII ~ remember tha:
dssA. after We had cxAnnet} atl the Witnesses
Hs.,s.: LANES we're furnished - as fr1m proper
As;rcss I" give the prl'ce an opportunity 70 track
4::..:l a:lt! Cpptre the tlnF1frer OF Ut. S1-a1n.
TEX: ,s;l ce ntw tnf1sm INC that they have no i1r-
:.tr information tn furnish Ra 10 the eltcun-
Atanc-s o. tie Terrible tra2t,l5 The murder of
Mr. tathan SILL rrmaIls shroa'1el Ia tnpe1e:El-
he m. .tery, not S!shst in,lIug the skitnl AMI per-
s.~ieut fIt,rts whrh the police have H1te - f+r
,es ont The .,sa*:n and Z is nor h,teys1 fe 'aat
fare. at the request OF the frends OF TIE de-
ceased, AMI with the concurrence OF the District
soi,r vrf'ct. you have tione your daty tat.'u'-
II, II nt1rmen: AMI feel that hare also dane
HlHe. now sntn!t the cast to you-"
The jury had no verdict prepared. 80 the
ceroner,s clerk filled out blank, whereby it
was found,
rnon the 1atls unh aillF1n attnas Of eight gn1t
aud lawful faeit ut the state o. Ntw tork. Nu!y
fhtser and aF1rn, Or aff1Fned, AMI char!et! -
trqure OH bt'halt nS Ea1l ne0plA, how alI tn
what manner tue said Benjamin Nathan came 20
Ills tcath do. upon their t'aths aiIi ndlsmattuns
slg: Tint the said Renlamtn Sataan came to
hls ,lr2rh by wounds Inflicted upon hts heal by
III II stFuncnt known as dog, IN the hands OF
I person or perSnns 10 the jury unGa swD, on -he
1..ins of July p is.G Ia S.9.ss nhefsof we
this ir1utsttton set nar hands and scala, on the
day and place Aforesaid"
After the verdict had been signed, Mr.
Field, the foreman, said:
- NarinE rendered the 0nly yertit:t possible 10
fn:s case, We nnw beg as individuals, to recon-
mrn.i that 10 future Gases NJ secret murder the
jnEs he cnnthei to nscer1alnlRX the cause Of
'e.th. leaving the f1nding Of the mst1ler - t'e
{dsce. VIZ believe that the cause Of Justice
:onl', III. hest subscribed ty such course. The
:ttnute testimony taken and published In this
warning to the criminals put them on ther
ruaF,l, ani afford theE1 opportunities to elule
;ae s.St'anSe Of 5astse Tsea they eoul Ess
secret Investigations Of the police would he
sneTe ltkety than the rnbhc lnvestt1ation
n' the Jury 70 leul to the dt1ectson ct the Grim
altcc Encs hefoFr thc rrnul tury, where 1t can he
s!itetl to any extent which the prosecuting officer
may think necessary. We huvc one other recona-
md TINT ia that the terms Of the reward be so
oned AZ specifically to lnclnue confederate Of
the murderer, tyel II hr dd not actually partici-
tthnent Ike guaranteed TO any such confederate
who Will help to hiring the murderer TO Justice,
such guarantee tn te male t'S sh:ne clcct hay M
the power tn extend legal Immunity to thu marty
thus turning states evidence, Or otherwise elect
nails assisting Iii bringing the murderer to JUS
tirt."
Coroner Rollins. You arc required by your
oath. gentlemen. not oaly to inquire hox the
deceased came to lis 1oath, hut also at whose
hands.
s1r. 1lussell Our suggestion is addressed
to tile taw -1nakers. with view to having 8ucl,
legislation a. would most coaduce to the
detection OF criminals and the safety OF the
public.
aIr. Field. The suggestion is that the jury
cnufiue themselves 10 tho Investigation OF
matters solely pertaining to tts mahncr OF the
deceased'a death aud the immediate surround
iuGs. leaving tho general investlgAtion-the
tracking down or hunting out OF the muir
tlersr-to the police.
Coroner Rollins. That is ertaln1y a wis!
s.'es. stion. and accept it heartily Aud
now, gentlemen, allow ME to flank YOU sin.
.-creIy for the able, thorough, aud faithfu
nanrrr in Which yum have co-orsrate1 witt
so i1a tins carc. l never SAN witnesses more
ably examined .h1ll hy you during this invest
ication, and also iy the Assis'aat Dtst.i.i
.ttrrncs (Calonel Fellnwsl, who, regret te
.av is detained from meeting with 1,s to-sl,.
iv imperative pns'c duties elsewhere.
The jury was then discharged, and thus
| eEdel this unparalleled inquisitton.