The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-10
, HE NATHAN EXAMINATION
THE MOST EXCITING SESSION or rim
CORONER'S Inquest.

The Bloody Garments of the Murdered
MAJ ENbibitcd-UneNp ected prv.lop-
mcnts 10 Relation TO ir. kRtlaus
Housckeepcr- The Count Joanncs sets
mp n observation-disclosures Nathan Exam.
ined-A THRILLING story.
The peripatetic inquest on the Nathan murder.
after passing from the resideuce OF the victim to tho
Thireth street police station, thence to the COURT
room ut Twenty.sccond street and seventh a,cnue
thence to The courtroom of the General Sessions.
thence TO the Supreme Court General Term room,
in the County Court House, TO the Circuit
Court room, was there resumed yesterday morn.
ing. Coroner Rollins deserves the thanks Of the
jurors the reporters and the public, for his deter.
mined efforts to secure a fitting place in which ia
hold the inquest.
The attendance yesterday was much larger than
any previous day, and the spectators exhibited an
intense interest In the proceedings. The Nathan
boys, accompanied by their friend the Hon. Emanuel
b. Hart, were among the first to arrive.
HASDsorE JBwEss,
With large, dark, luminous eyes sat alone near the
left door in the railing surrounding the Judges
bench, and seemed 10 be busily taking notes and
making sketches OF Of the promin ent actors in
the scene.
Owing to the absence OF one Of the jurors thu
examination did not proceed until near II o'clock
almost an hour later than the time set
Just ss the examination was about to be begun.
Mr.. Fiel5. the foreman Of the jury, arose and ad-
dressed the Coroner az follows:
The JURY's REQUEST.
ON behalf OF the Jury beg before the regular bush
mes Ss sy hsse
been So % testify Gefo this inquest, va Morri e
s be oSnS to Whom Gs sssS h y
nsn eSea the doS N Mr. Stable Mr Carr
seTS al DE Firm Avenue aoSci oleST KS%Siy c
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persons not yet examined who eatereI toe
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saw OF heard seythins affecting Tie subject mailer Of
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Hron 70 s HS ser ,es.mo"y at Inc earliest Prascao
q iIs@.elSss !Gst such ,s;il%Ssy g given WIN ne
the with OF the persons referred 20.
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ea,on o. We testimony taken before MS Jury osaLnE
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parent lmportasss may be the means OF suggesting q
clue whereby 10 unrsvsl this horrible mystery, and
bring the murderer or murderers to Justice.
CORONER WHO MEANS BUSINESS.
Coroner Rolnns-It will give mo pleasure TO aes
cede to the request OF the Jury several OF the persona
mentioned have already been subpenaed, and some Of
them are now in attendance. shah gladly do all in
mypower not only 10 facilitate the iuvcstig ton but
also TO make II as thorough as possible, shall ba
grateful for any assistance which may be extended
TO me by the jury, the press, the public, or mii-
viduals and will welcome intelligent and practical
suggestions from whatever source they may come.
! Patrick GOWN, the porter al the Eifh Avenue
| Hotel,was the first witness called lie examined
| by Coroner Rollins, and testified as follows
TESTIMONY OF PATRICK GOWN.
| Q-where do you resde2 AIN the Fifh Ayenua
3-ETInss your busp ,s so, AaP Port -,
what we're " YOU domgP Al was washins tGe side.
wax he twenty third side about ten minutes
Va; saw S''s yagr Nsasn Ia &:
Smpld 20, 'SS policeman at that time' A-rro.
AS SsSsn t sasa or four minutes
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and looked up he In his night clothes hare~
footed, and ,toeki9ss on let down tbe nose MAI
across tle street got hall way aud then seeing NJ:
Sad q Oeen dfn Sk or anG sSaes ana wa %
little out u MS head like and 80 returned to hose,
GaS s EP and S Ese4 d Afsi5 'fG yG
Of blood on bis stoeknss an upon a: sSrt my Inn
been Stabbed and rushed scross 10 The sioop asked
MAD been nf sea and hs Re a a s a
Ibid one or both speak A.-Bo.h spoke eane
ne ~, Gfestion Of sihIh Avenue ne Tas heis,Gn ts
three tmes, and, at the third ume he turned round
ne ated about the ater and VA 3
nat muidsg hsd 6Seh Som , ne fsDned gu &c
svered the rap, and We entered the house crowd a
n Ioud ss@ets w ls % Mig M & Ss
door and he asked what that was, and the officer
oGbla ne Sfucer pick !. upS AYe. r. i, am m
rcquestcd some eto accompany him up, starr; en-
led tao hall IN company win Two or three and no
IN The Street w"aid come I'M INTO S0 he SoS.c ef
y. % MT 1EsS ss re
saw the body, with the feet pointed toward hc Ura.
M ms hands were ETssnSff C,o o r., 1 He Ss
lee SnaT T. the KY 9T vary T NJ Gs9
ne officer was looking around to see what thing he
A CLUE.
Mr. Fred rick Nntnan was snceliag down A. ts head
S9rT AM e . SoS Sd nj la I' Il h' nam a,' az
Or word; % t,at effect Mr. ws,h.ngtoa Nathan p:set
was any nlucy m 10. and he sald no but oph out
t6an cStc r,l i5c room and We asked her VIC is
tirial h.if sTy noise in the nght. and .ics,'' ilS
aud she said they were not all shut We then returned
w one maa O SiSt p''' " inc mousse N'"'''
SwwTnsa!! End Of fs' sh,9 @SS Ss'
sI1h l,ht s Gen'len9n would have Tor sai. s.
Al could tsay whether the mont door was open or
Q.-How was Mr. Frederick Nathan? A-Hcwp
PAINFULLY ExGTEDj
both OF them weEe IN fact excited ..-,-.,-
Mt. Fellows. How long had ,ou been at work ufre