, 1870-08-04

the streets yelsr ago, picked It up and con- |
veycd 1t to The stable, where II rnsy have lain
for an indefinite Period II tho murderer !
u An attaehe Of the house, and his object was |
money, i Il vary improbable that ho would |
60 outside Of the premises for an instrument:
search OF the eoachman's box would be ono
OF the possibilities. and an inaxper1enccd
burglar or novice would select the noet con-
venient and to him availahle weapon to be
found. In tre stable the "dog " Was probably
secured, and taken in to be used in breakng !
the lock. when Mr. Nathan discovered the At |
tempt, made : vigorous roatatance, aud recetv-
ed The blows that caused bis death. Why there |
premises OF this instrument does not clearly |
apsear.
The foul suspicious thxt hayo within the !
past two days been hastored by large por-
tlon Of the community, that one Of the sons
committed the act that sent parent beforo |
the detectives, yet it is dun to tho pablo |
10 ray some OF the force hxvo grave
Tears that be may have been implicated in the |
tragedy They ground this suspicion On the !
Frat. That he was the last person to SEQ
Nj. Nathan alive, and the first 70 discover tho
Second. That ho had blood on his clothing
and that there IL no evidence about the prem
ises Of the murderer, whose feet must have
1lird. That in his testimony before the
CuroneIis jury hc carefully rafrained from
t:atiuS where he had passed the time between
his departure from his unclea IN Nineteenth
street. and tia arrival at the fA.al house.
Fourth, That with The aid Of M1. NathAn's
memorsudum Of the combination the son WAS
aide to open tl.o safe on nrokd street and 80
euro tho will Of his father.
These arc tho only suspicious circumstances
againEt the yonnE man, and tho press aud the
public should be very careful In casting oblo-
guy upon him upon such Rmsn incideufs Il
ID but natural that he should look into his
fathers room before retiring, especially On the
eve OF the comnemozatson OF relatives
DE- Ath. The second point is, indeed. better
taken. Al detectives agree that tho murderer
certainly became tmeated with blood, yet he
escaucd from the house without cleansing
himself and leaves no footprints behind, s1ch
~ Washington Nathan did when he ran down
70 call an officer. This is point upon which
to satisfactorily solve. Bat to proceed to tho
third point. 1t is true that according to Mr..
ssthau, 3r.'s evidence, an interyI OF fyo
hours and forty minutes between his depart
nrc from Nineteenth street Ard his arrival at
homo elapsed, and that be did not explain
his movements during this time. But he may
haFe bad private REASONS, in no wxv bearing
upon thu case, for keeping back this inlo1ma-
tion. Young men sometimes do things that,
vhile they are not criminal, they would not
!sis may be tho case with the young man. The
| 1ourth point is somewhat surrounded in mys-
:ery. All business men are AWARE that care
| fh man, like the victim Of this Atrocioua mur-
DIR. always carries private explanation ct his
ate combination. II he have otuers who he
| de=1res shall have ACCESS tothe safe, they, too,
e@.1y memoranda Of the combination, but not
tic sanlc ~ the employer. The explanation
| Of the combination Ia only known to the party
Who cs17!os It, This is = precautionary mes
euro against the losing OF abstraction OF tho
secret Yet, il reports are to bo believed, the
r''n, the day after The murder, opened the safe
| 3cElI town and secured the will 1:-ing the
! nsMoranda found IN lis fathers ]>o session.
This. however. may be capable OF .xplana-
| ton.
It is in the power Of the police officials to ut
"uce exnnerate Mr.. Washington Nathan Of ali
susnicious in connection with tho blood found
on lis clothing and forever silence those who
vt present believe lie ia in somo way connected
With the murder. Il il BY microscopic ex-
animation Of tho shirt and other clothing.
Any gentleman possessing the knowledge thu.
onr excellent grammar school system affords,
must know that science, in case OF this kind,
csn rlns an important part 3lr. Washington
Nathan declares that the blood got on Ills
stnole1 over hin, about 6 O'Clock in the morn
I ing. II this statement Ii true, practical tost
| WI entn11eh is truth.
Yesterday Herald reporter interviewed
Captain Kelso, Of the detective squad with
view Of discovering whether any scientific c1-
=, 'inatiou Of tile shirt had been malo. lie
wss a1,-wercd In the negative, and at once sug-
etsd surh an e1amination. The ile2 seemed
~ give the Captain fresh hope, and ho e1-
canned:
any means Of determining wLen tho blood
catse in contact with tue shirt :"
II do; and any practical man will tall you
70, but will state it moro satisfactorily in a
few moments.t sa,d tho reporter, who TOOK hin
departure.
Proceeding to the basement Of No. 800 Mul-
berry street the reporter entered the chemical
laboratory Of the Board Of Health, 4ud thero
met Professor II. Entemann, the able Ger
snan assistant Of tho Board OF Health shon-
ist.
Reporter. Professor. I hare called to gain
acme information. Where blood u found upon
thirt, or linen OF any kind, is there any
rncars By which it can DO ascertained whether
the blood CAME in contact with it when fresh
from the arteriea or vcins, or after coaguls.
honT
Professor Endemann.' Chemistry does not
ahow it but = scientific examination Of the
blood.stAinB do.
Reporter. In what way?
Professor E. Arterial blood coming fresh
from the veins and mot yot coagulated, Wit
give uniformly red or brown colored stain,
nceording to The health Of tho subjcot and The
vein from which it flows. Az 1t dr1es il Is
snn,es cupped form. The edges Of the stain
may be somowhat lighter in color on accoun!
there. The blood generally becomes coagu
lated ten minutes after leavirg the vcius- Th1t
II 1ocess Of coa6ulatiou, ~ you arc doubtless
aware, is due to the crystalizing OF the .hbrit
which cncln~es the blood cu1pnscu!cs formiuk
tie clot. and the clot separates from hi
serum. which is q sellowish but noarly color
lcrs alhurnous luid-
Reporter. But, 10 return 10 Tho mstn qucs
tim. What will be tho difference, Professor, il
8 tie appearance Of the stains betwoeu thos
a u,.dc by fresh blood and those produced b.
q coh6nlntcd blood ?
9 lTufersor E. A stain produced By coasu
2 lated blood will be different In its appearance
I from that produced by fresh, warm blood. jus
Q from the vcins, as its etaina Of different col
ore. az have a1ready said, will bo viaibls-
: Reporter. Then you can decide BY tn
9 blood stains upon she clothing OF Mr. Nathan
Jr, whether tho blood was frssl, from th
? veins or ccsgulated when it came in contac
; Professor E. Yes; You will find stains q
! retum from coags,Iated blood, which woult
not appear in fresh blood.
Reporter. Aro there any other tests7
Professor E. Yes; II the blood is cosSulat
! tic surface; but il coming fresh from
. Wound while parties atO engaged In blood
: struggle it would present 1 spattezod FORM
d very .ifferent-
: liepo:ter:, Then, Professor, you aro Dc
= cidedly Of tho opinion that a critical cxamina
t ton Of the clothing worn BY Mr. Nathan, Jr.
whiel. had blood upon il, will establish tho fac
q whc,her the blood camo upon it during
3 struggle, or SONG s.ino after dcsth?
lxofessor T. Yes.
r 1hc Captain OF detectives WAS Informed q
q the dtclaratlons Of the chemist, and. alshous
Il suffering from severe illness, when ulost pei
s sa1is would be ufIapprpachaGle, admitted I'll
importance Of calling in tho aii Of rcience I
y dttezmine the rc1ed question, aud, il poss;b's
a | re!iava f1ta JnUut finn, ars,,lainu