, 1870-09-02
THE GREAT MURDER MYSTERY.

nttile asiscoscty.--Is l1o plu ysstx-,
for Noto.ic.y1
From tht -itu l'erk Herald, Ina 81.
on = f!daT last police officer named Sydney
Gohhlih "as sent to the house Of Mr. J. Lcrd
vne Ennd5ed aud Thinr-sixth street and
betn htokcts oFen At o'c!.,ek on the NOM
liz 9! tlc rIa'ious day tS 1 burglar.
Mh"h Ne went to the h1use he found TINT
noth!t had been taken away, ~ tho burgiar
eas disturbed III hi- operations hy Mrs. Lord
VINO; W.. - Mleas1us not-e. had given ali alarm, and
however. without leaving on tho premises
eonle important testimony III the shape Of :
vall:e er courier bag. which waa found to coz
tam burglars brate, a but, green ailauthus
cluh ard lnen coat or duster. Tha coat
bare on the steeve the print Of man's hand
il blood aud had besides othrr N arls OF blood
on the lreast, both of which had been atteupt-
ed to be washed out, without guccose.
1he of1icer had II inst only the p1iut OF the
!nans foot to guide him as to who tho would
be burglar and ownes Of the before named
properly was, and upon this clne lie tracert and
arrested = man named Ryan fE,m Manha.tan-
vile to Carnanegille. Fleetwood Track. .Tro-
tnct!t. alorr'sania, Melrose, Mott Haven, and
to Harlem.
He also discovered that from tic time nv-
All left NanlaftanSlll+, lie had made i. lrac-
tico to call at the houses Of the principal rusi-
dcuts in each place lie passrd through. and
aek II tie 'gcntlcman VAS in, aud If he re-
crivcu an affirmative ausWer, lic would make
some rambling story as to his poverty aud ill.,
success in life in order to obtnin money: i,u,.
Wherever he va informed that the "Ecutle-
n1an was out. lie demanded money iu a III INNER
that would leave little doubt in the minds Of
hi1 hearers that liz mala his demand, having
IN view another alternative. namely: that, il
| i: was not given him. Le should take 1t, or
whatever else was 1ear to hand, for himself.
u would aCnear that, from lie time he loft
MauliattaEsi!le. he had supported himself by
| this syktcnl Of ac.lul-issna.
When arrested III Harlem he was asked
what business lc h.d worked at lste1s aud
1'ennsy1vania;" hut lie had left there because
chapman ha1 refused to ,,ay hitn his Wages,
for como caune Which tho prisoner would NOT
explain. Ar he waH being takeu in a csr
through the t,sn.lcl In the Fourth ascnus. ho
t1i'd To throw linlstlf our, an! raid that i.e
would destroy himself rather than .sconfess,'
Ihis latter remark excited tho officers slls-
lcloE that there was more III the case than at
it=t ntt the eye, and Wien tho officer repeat
I'd to him the cuuitu,e of the yailse lie ex-
Tla'med 2. DE- e'Eesly "bd tho keys you found on
Tho osIcer replied that they were evdcntlr
act1y.
The officer then mentioned particularly the
ele" s'ai''r OIL the coat. upon which the pria-
1
ID 'ilnter will bang me- " eu tho
name OF Nr. Nathan wae mentioned tho Eiis-
oncr htcame greatly asltase,l, aud said again.
M: will die before l will confess
He asked the oaicer it hu wss friendly In
cllcea toward him, and il lie would stand
bv him. and, On receiving the assurance that
sac'' wonla be the case, hc again questioned.
unxluslt1v
'.Dia tl,e key fit tle ral:rc? /: So, lama
doomed 1nau. Or words to this effect.
While in u cell at the police headquarters, a
photograph OF Sir. Nat!Ian's hou=s VA. ,.la.cd
before l'un, wh;c., he arpcaref. 10 recoguize
VI once, aia1 re,ua,ued looking i: it
tur so1nc time. with his head restil,g on both
lAnds. III such an attentive manner tint
the officer fell convinced it was not the first
tune f,e ha4t seen tho place. aud ne nyaiu
urged Lin to tell what he knew OF Mt ya-
;lan + murder. but with the sane re=nl.-:l,At
re would not confess anvtiliug' When
taken before Jns:ice McQuadc, a. tue Harlem
IoIico Court, Mrs. I.urd stated that I.yan,
whom she recognixed in the court. came to
afternoon last. at about o'clock, and asked
II the - gentleman" way at home. bnt on lte-
l';E told no VAS not lie commenced aski,,S for
money IN threatening attitude and made
suts; Jls1ureauce tllat they "eTe computed
to give h1ia trif!ins e,.rn to ger rid Of him.
on ltasins tile house Ar asked il there was a
dog in the yard.
..'us:ice II Quade WAS impressed will, tho
td'a that II kSan was not the actual Esrpe-
traitor of ttlo murder VI Mr.. Nathan the al'-
:*'ata:lce OF the pIisJncr, when questioned
aleut it, aad when confronted viii, tho bloody
ccat. etc., warranted! lin in sur1osinc thlt hc
hnew something about it. and with this view
he has instructed Conkln to make the most
minute Investigations concerning him. during
which time tho prisoner il to be held in iaii.
1t il not considered improbable by tbs OIL
ces that he will be able to lind out where tl,s
dog came from with which NJ. Nathan was
E11e,t. as Ae thinks that whea lynn left Chap
mans SAW mill in penuss lvauia he had seized
tue dag With tho Intention Of giving Chap
MAJ, an "uEluckr h1ow. on account OF lis
refusing to raI him his wages but, failing to
M e Chapman. he had brought it with him
TO New iotk. Eran has been at work IL tho
l;-"oklyn Navy lard. aud Las also lived iu q
house up town, between Ninth aud TtntA
avenues.
|. is possible tlat tue oflieer who has bad
this matter in hand may h1ve drawn Autns
erroneous conclusion concerning the connec-
t'on which this man, Eyan, !. supposed
10 hare hal in tho Ts,ntx:thir.
*tfc,s tragedy; tnt the roaseseion
and the agitation which it is said the pris<,-
: CT tnrlayed when vuessioned abou. she val
i.e. the other Circumstance, would eem to
esd to the conclusion tllst there is It least
-c.ce ground for suspicion, although il is not
sui jet.
], ie greatly to he desired that acuc sctire
!nrasurcs be caerte1 TO Ascertain exactly
when Ryan left The employ OF Chapmsu. as
"nhont this 70 accGrste tr1,1nA can b.. taken
to trace any connection with tie awful Affair
to him.
1t is also reported tina now. ii he is pressed
by 1uessiorr il, his cell, be feiEas insanity to
agcia the ordeal, and makes I'll kinds Of ritliS-
| nious Eeuarks at these .i:ues, tu. the ot.icer
| wl.o arrested him =satca that he is as saue u
any one he erer Knew. and tina: ;u Eia inter.
course with him no such symptoms were per-
c+iyabfe in the least degree, IS ha spoke per.
tectls eolserentlE. excepting at the moment
| Of excitement, when he n1ade the exclamation
concerning the keys and the bloody coat.