The New York herald., 1870-08-12

met them before, anc went to Massachusetts a
g Al that time recruiting was going on in New
| York; A. Yes sir.
dollars.
Q. How much Of that did you send your mother
A. rnree hundred and hity dollars; Kept sl6o.
" HOW long alter receiving the bounty did you
JOIN the army? A. joined the army the 9th OF 0c
to6er; got the bounty on the 23d OF August :.
Petersburg, at the front.
q What was the name of your colonelg A. We
commanded IL; belonged to Company ID, Captain
Page.
q Did you ever have any subsequent captain
A. Yes SIR; Captain POwderley
q. Does his name appear In your discharge
papersY A. ! think 1t does.
O. Where are your discharge papers A. They
were put In trunk at Mr.. Nathan's
q. What part OF the house A. In the coach
house.
Q. Have you looked for those papers9 A. Yes
sir; yesterday afternoon, after l returned from the
court; did not find them
A. Not in year.
Q. Have you been before superintendent Jourdan
Q. Did he ask you about your discharge papers
A. Yes. sir; have not looked for them since yeser-
Q. Had you any reason for not looking for them
A. Superintendent Jourdan did not tell me he
wanted them.
9. Are those your discharge papers Showing
Q. Is that intended to be photograph Of you ?
Q. At the time you enlisted yoa did not wear a
mustacheg A. No, SIR.
: Z. How soon after joining the regiment ana you
leave 1t for the first timer A ! was not absent a
day unlil | was discharged.
Q. Did you ever work for Mr.; Beekman? A. No,
not to my Knowledge.
q. Are you quite positive OF that? A. Where
does he keep his place Of businessY
Q, ask You have you ever worked for Mr. Beck
manY A. might forget all about 1t; never re.
Q. At any place where you nave worked have you
ever had any difficulty with your employers? A.
NO, sir; not the slightest.
q. No suspicious OF dishonesty have ever attached
to your A. No, sir, never.
Q. Have you ever been accused of taking 5000 in
money? A. No, sir, never
q. on the morning after the murder did you go
out of the houses A. went over TO the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel for piece OF ice.
q. Did you go elsewhere? A. No. sir.
q, Did not you go on car? A. No, sir
Q. You were not absent from the house for an
hour or twos A. No. sir; stopped in the house all
q. You answer, then, that Mr.. Nathan was mur-
dered on Thursday mighty A. i DO not know
whether it was night or morning.
Q. And you did not leave the house except for the
purpose of getting piece OF ices A. Yes, s,r
Q. flow long were you gomez A. Two or three
minutes.
q You remained in the house all The day A.
O. Did you ever enlist or Offer to enlist in New
Jersey, or in this Slater A. No, sir; my mother was
mistaken about my enlisting IN New Jersey; she
knows nothing about it,
@. You have never had any dlfflcuty, or been ac-
cused OF any crime, or been In the hands Of the
pOllceY A. NO, SIT, nave never Deen suspected.
@. Can you give any reason for going into the
army under false namer at that time in Massa-
chusetts 1t was not dsrepuiabe thing TO enter the
arny2 A. No, sir; not to my knowledge.
@. Were you at ANY time court martalled during
your service IN the armyS A. No, sir, never.
q. Or been before amy court oi inquiry. A. No,
sir, never.
q. Tnere have been no charges preferred against
your A. No, SIR.
q. Have you ever been accustomed TO the free
use Of llquor2 A. No. slr.
q. Have you seen these men that went with you
to Massachusetts since the war; A. Yes SIR. in
First avenue.
q. Are you not aware that George Deagan has
been sent to the state Prison for highway robbery
during the last three months: A. am not.
q. After you enlisted where did these men go {?
A. DO not know.
O. Da they go back to New York? A. think
they did.
O. The only OBJECT they had was 10 accompany
you ana see ycn enstY A. Ycs,.sir.
q. Did you pay them any part oi yoar bounty? A.
Q. Tnoy got no remuneration for going there9 A.
NOt from me.
q. Tney were acting ont OF pure lriendships A.
Yes sir.
q. bow long have you been living in Mr. Nahan's
house A. koll summers
q. fou have constantly been supported by your
mother A. Yes, sir.
@ Have you been accustomed to go through Mr.
Nathans house ana premises as you pleased? A.
Yes, sir.
q In the back yard and coach houses A. Yes,
sir.
q. When did you last see that dog in the coach
hoase A. never it IN the coachhouse; 1 saw
1t first on the morning of the murder
q. What Kind Of diamond studs did Mr.. Nathan
have9 dld they lasten with screws A. do not
know.
thlnk IL was double-cased watch.
q. Can you Judge of the size OF the diamonds lie
wore! 4. cannot, sir; have seen theu In his
shirt; they were about The size oi yours.
q. Did they ias'en with screw like this! \. do
not know.
q, What was the color of Mr.. Natnan's pocket
q Did 1t iasten with an elastic band round itf 4.
! do not know.
q. On Tie morning OF The murder You rose at hau
past five; A. Yes, sn.
o. VINO slept IN rhe fourth story OF the house be-
sides your A. Only me-
q. Was there any person thai night except you
A. No sir.
o. When you woke how long (lId you walk aronnd
the room? A. once or twice TO yet some water to
Q. who did you see first when you came down
stalrss A. Mr. Frederick Nathan. IN the lower
hail. lie came up TO me; he appeared very
much excited and said his father had been muir
dered: he could not speak very distinctly, he was
much excited.
O. What aid YOU say or DO? A. I did not say any
hing was 50 much borrnod; could not speak
word.
A. Mr.. Trederick's ana Mr. Washncton's shoes were
in my hand.
o. Were yon ully dressed? A. Yes sir
O. You saw Mr. Frederick Nathan. In the lower
hall? A. wenyup 80 The second hoor, in the room.
O. who was in the room at that time? A. Mr.
Frederick Nathan, my mother and Mir. Washington;
am not certain.
q. Did you take The shoes mp stairs? A. left
them Ia tie hail.
O. How dlj YOU return TO black the shoes
A. About ten minutes.
q. Where die you 30 to backen them, 4. To the
cellar.
q. Did you notice the fastenings OF the cear2 A.
No, SIR.
q. You are positive you were not ont OF Mr.. Ma.
than's house that morning except TO get the Ice? a.
Yes sir. not TO my knowledge.
Q. You would have knowledge of il If you had A.
Yes sir am confident dld not.
.. You are as positive about that as ofany state
nlent YOU have made here1 A. Yes, SIR.
.. on the evening before the murder were you at
Madison square? A. Yes sir was
.. For what purpose A. went over to hear the
music; The Daid WAS playing that evening; did not
see Mr. Frederick Nathan there.
q, Where did you go nom Inc square? a. TO no
place.
yQ When you left the square did you return to
M Nalnansi A. Yes, sir did
O. Had YOU been TO the reading room OF the Young
Mems Christian Association nat day? A. Yes, sir,
10 the forenoon, about eleven Or twelve
O. How long wnere you In the army? A. UDtll the
close OF the war.
Q. Dld yon return 10 Washington when the grand
army was disoanded? a. | was in the hospital