, 1870-08-10
THE NATHAN MURDER.
The Time ofits Occurrence FsXcd-A
NetEhhor Found who Heard tho
SoMuus-The Inquest.

souuus-The Inquest.
From The .Ss.c York TSmss, Aua. 4.
The interest in tho Nathan murder has not
abated one whit eince ths sad event occurred.
Every day brings forth some new fact or some
new theory, hut the murdor 30 fsr hss not
been fastened upon any particular mau or
mon. The detectivee are very close-monthed
and any information they give b doled out IN
dtibfets a1dupintentionAliJ. The 1ateas devel-
opment is in effect that on the fatal morning
Of Friday, July %. about 2. O'Clock, Dr. and
Ne; ~ Peekham, who 1es'de On the conner Of
EHth-arenue and Twenty y-third-straet, heard
three distinct sounds, which nre now bo1ieyed
to have been connected with the murder.
1ha first sound waa heavy and mufied. and
appeared - i produced b. body falling on
carPeted floor. This aroused Mra Peck
ham, who called her husband and remarked to
him that there vas somebody in their house.
Dr.. psckham then listened attentiyely and
went to his window, which looks out On tue
tlde windows Of the Nathan housA and in :
few tninute4 he heard another aud smother
souna, slightly mueled, but still sharper than
that previously heard hy Arn. peckhAr,
The Doctor became convinced lint the noise
enanatod from the Nathan mansion, and 50
informed MEs. PeckhA1u. After while ali
was still again, anl Dr. Anu Mrs. reckham rs-
tirst, hut were unable to sleci sound.y.
. Mhen me mnfdeE vas announced, 1atsr in
thu morning, DR.. peckhau,, as We are inform
ed, visited the scene and viewed tie bods, aud
adopted theory Of his own, which has not
been heretofore published. It is, thst the
burglar. whoever Lie MAS. bad boon trying to
open tho safr, aud the noise had awakened
Mr, Nathan. who was very light rleeper, and
that he aprang ont OF bed to zee who it p.s.
but before lie could utter sound OF ss,istv
himself he received blow OF this iron s' dc. 4;
which stunned him aud fractured his skull.
peuElnE just long enough to drag the boly
fron the library into the bedroom, Le
completed his bloody deed. aud thcn returned
TO rob the ssfe- IN the act Of dragging the
old gentleman from one room to another, II il
supposed that Mr. Satban caught the murder
CT W the wrist or ann with his left hand, and
to free himself the murderer broke that hand
completely ACROSS, and then repeated the two
strokes on the bead, which Doctor AID Mrs.
Peckbam heard. The above operation would
also Account fer ;he difference in time that
appeared to exist between tue frat heavy
eolnd and the other two lighter and more rap
il sonnde.
There IL teepdf mystery connected viii,
tins theory than with any yet rnt forth. The
vacant SPACE between. the rear wall OF pr.
lecihans houso and the eils wall Of the Na-
tlan tesidel4ce il not more than tueptv or
twenty-five feet, aud tho attention Of Two per-
sons thus aroused. IA wcrr De. and 3{rs, Peck
ham, "onsd most likely havo enabled &hsm to
hear tho shutting OF the fsoat door it tue
murderer had gone out that way and sl,nt tha
door after Lsin, "a be urst lave 1one II Officer
Nang7m u correct III Bssing that n * 4.
II. he tried it sud founsl il fastened.
The inquest, WHICH ia To le continued tn
Which tho public arc nuxioua!y waiting for
and hoping that the murderer may be 4r1est-
I'D, and punished as his came le,arves, ,ifur,"
said gentleman to one Of our reporters last
,lsht, 81 il this crime goes uupunisLad, no
RAJ IL safe unless = beS.Ar.