The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-03

receive every facility tor making their
professional Investigation. Mr.. Nathan,
the murdered man, was affectionntely ut.
taChed to his family, and had placed his
SONS ina high position, wherein they have
the means Of attaining the wealth which
their late father had 6masSed in his com.
mercial career, besides being the heirs to
his extensive property and valMbles.
These circumstances 0rc seemingly con.
elusive enough TO disavow tho state.
mcnts which are now freely discussed
in reference TO the suspicion attached 10
young Washington Nathan.
Il Is stated that q suspicious character
WINS arrested yesterday, but the police
deny the fact with the same ominotIs per.
sistcncy with which they disclaim any
knowledge whatever Of any clues to the
detection of the assassin Superintendent
Jourdnn is assiduously engaged in unrav;
cling the fearful mystery. He has entered
into u most strict examination Of oil the
inmates of the house, and has an ample
staff of his craftsmen distributed through
every notable quarter. The daring and
heartleSS murderer still! carries his lcaden
secret within him, aud 1t will be grave
loss to society It he bear it with him to
the tomb.
SUPERINTENDENT JOURDANS OPINION.
Police Superintendent JourdMi, III a
conversation with our reporter last even.
ing, expressed his opinion in decided
terms Of the sensation story printed in Il
Sunday paper yesterday in relation 10 the
Nathan murder \.a-tu '.'d
Mr.. JOurtan pronounced the insinua-
ton against Washington Nathan as en-
tircly unrOunded, there being not the
slightest suspicion against him so htr Us
the police have yet received information,
Nothing Inns yet been developed 10
CHI ngC the theory entertained by the po:
lice respecting the manner Of the crime.
The arrest OF the notorious Tom Cos.
tellO was not for the supposed partlcipa.
I ton in the murder, as reported In one Of
the papers yesterday.
F,om The Tin.tsQr Monday.
| Willie searching, for facts, the police, in
common with every one else, are tlleortE-
ing on the case, and II cannot do any
harm 10 say that the most experienced
and valuable detectives agree i'll their con-
illusions There Is nOsusliClOM, whatever,
entertained among them TINT any one in
the house Ind any hand in, or knowledge
Of the crime, prior 10 its commission.
There was fora time Il thought that the
young man, William Kelly, might have
been concerned in 1t, but it was removed
in the first stages Of the inquiry, md
nothing has since been learned that liAs
had the effect Of reviving it, No one else
in the house was suspected ut the outset,
and during the rigid examination Of the
house and the case which has since ell
sued nothing has been found 10 create slS-
picion against them. AS already stated,
the carpenters and plumbers who had
been employed in the house were speedily
Dluced among the impOSsibilitieS Of the
ease. and theyfalB yet remain entitelyItfee
from faint 81 suspicion. ! PaHeHtly Gnd
mtiringly giving attention 10 every posi-.
bic phase OF the case that was presented
I until it WAS exhausted, Superintendent
.Iour,lan has constantly been driven,
whether he would or no. back upon the
original theory so palpably presented by
the bloody corpse and its surroundings,
that burglar surprised while ritling the
saf. and his retreat cut OFT had committed
murdGrS the only means Of escape.
TIE SINGULAR WEAPON.
But in considering this theory the weap.
on used has been an insOluble enigma. The
detectives can scarcely tlO more than gaze
at il in laXea wonder, and NSlS themselves
why Il burglar, even one Of the low class
called 'SnOOZcrS," should have such Il
thing on such IN expedition 1t could be
made useful certainly in opening shutters
and bureau drawers, for it hAs been tried
Oh both and. found effective, but still n
boat-buildefs "dOg," which 1t really is,
has never before been known to be used us
d burglars tool, and It certainly was not
taken with tho intention Of being put 10
the dreadful purpose tor which i was
used. Murder not being intended, the
means of murder were certainly not con-
sidercd, and nothing is considered II surcr
proof that II WIS ~ pre.arranged affair,
bused;upon the superstition that the house
was un0ccupiBd; except by7Onel orStwo
servants, sleeping remote from the safe,
than the fact TINT the burglar did not use
Il knife or pistol. lie could have used
even the latter with impunity, o~far Ms
noise was CONCERNED, for none know better
than burglars The property Of houses us to
transmission Of sound, and the dcaqlTalls
and floors of this house are absolute non
conductors, aS hIs been found by actual
experiment. One detective, standing in
onGrooln, has hall6ed with allllis strength,
but the officer in the next was unable to
| hear him, although listening iIttcntly;
heavy weights have! been thrown down
and no jar felt The house has the gin OF
complete silence. CIC. yg.,L lgSiG
The assassin most probably had an out
side accomplish, called "plant, 'iasllnSt
burglars have to give notice of the mp
pearanCc Of danErr'in the street, and'tl
accomplish is s,Iie in coming forward to
earn the fortune Offered In this and the
other rewards But whether he llad or
not, that assassin certainly left the house
more or less blOOd.stained, and certainly
went somewhere, and was seen by some
one with those stains upon him. dc rs.
sure1ly changed his clothes somewhere,
md from TINT place and person is expect.
ed the clue that will lead to the discovery
Of the murderer. Ever the slightest hint
is sufficient, and, conveyed in any way
TINT may suit tho iniormer,'it is certain
to meet with immediate and thorough
attention. 1t is supposed, rs n matter OF
course, that the assassin has lied from the
city; II he had the'means, but, fshe has,
that circumstance need not letor the in
former from coming forward, MS the arm
Of the law is long enough 10 roach him,
wherever he may hc, and If even IL gen.
crsl description Of his personi Is furnished,
the detectives can follow him 10 the IT.
termosl ends Of the earth.
Comments of tho sunday Papers.
The Courier says: