New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
THE NATHAN MURDER.
CORONER'S INQUEST.

The inouest before Coroner Rollins in rela-
tion 70 the murder Of Mr. Nathan was resumed yester
dav NJ the old House, corner OF Tventysecond-
ar and seyentb-ave The attendance, like the previous
sav WA good but there was not crowd. Frederick
and washinoto Nathan present. attended by
Emanuel b. Hart esq Tho most important witness was
Cen Frank r. Blair, who was In the fnhhVenne
Hotel on the morning OF the murder ana saw the
front door of the Nathan mansion aar ann at te same
time person whom be supposed 10 be Frederick Nathan,
sitting in his nightshir at the thirdstory wndow hs
,tmonv ser,ously npairs that Of Oricer Mangam who
has insisted that the door was closed Ie" nihu"s
before he called by q son OF Mr, Ns'h"n anu IN
formed OF murder The son OF Mr Satban VINO eaed
the officer previously stated that he found the door open
as he approached 1t TO give the alarm iui report"
the testimony taken Is appended:
TESTIMONY OF DR. JOSEPH Y. JANyRIs
Dr. Joseph Janyrn testified in reply to the Coroner
as follows:
O. Where do you resdei A: FIFTH Avenue Hotel o.,
q ON the morning Of the 10Th OF July were you sent
for the residence OF Mr. Nathan, in T~entythrdStf
O. What houri A. About FIVE minutes past O'clock
sent for wiceirst by the porter oi Tue ho'e NLo
ondly by Nj Lyon nephew OF Mr. Nathan, who said be
was still breathing; Iarriycd there Immediately aftcr-
large room in which slept with the feet and ankles IN
the small room he was lying on his BACK, WIN h5 , .f
not notice the Position Of the arms; think the right
hand lay near the right side AMI the let lay across o
O. Did you examine the wOunds9 A; Yes, sir; there
wounds Two on tif ilght pTOWi-
Of the frontal bone, one cuttlng IrOush e % h
down 10 the bone in the center OF the be@, ana tBo
other crushing the bone above the back part OF the ear
Judge that blow was given from. behind, the sharp
portion penetrating the skin and the shait Dicaang ne
hone at that time the temporal artery Wa- cut Dy no
blow think; there was also one severe WOMB On the
back of the head just on the occlputi a
rated just in the center and scratching doSn .he
side neck; there were three or four other "oEus %
OF slight nature, which supposed were gwen aiter.
ward judge they were given alter Nj Nanah h " h
the floor and while the person was at the bach OF MN;
right over mis- head the nctacara bones OF ts nsnt
hand were fractured, which Think was gwen Whiie ell
nd y"1 1S ZEE he instrument called "dogi" A.
Yes; it was brought up by policeman whhe was III
O. Do you think that instrument produced those
%%0unast % dbrId if over the two wounds rgsi
side OF the frontal prominence ana ouna r Win
blood and the shaft OF the instrument Correspondent GA
Aea JnroTIQ Do you think this instrument caused all
To the Coroner-As far as could Judge the wounds
were fully an nch in length. Even II the h,
was not more than hrecquarers OF an men u d l,Shi
have been given by that instrument because II Wouu
necessarily slip little especially where II did not c
O. In your opinion how long was be dead oeioIe you
came A. should judge three or four hours Oh e'"'
MIR Mr. Rssseli~Q Have you made surgery sPesiaI
studyi A. have studied 1t for eoslderbD b Ibg con-
EeG ySafs pradee NJ s for the last years
O. In the examination You male With NV CI ,' dl.
wounds inflicted, did you expect to Oe eae' upon
ne5e And YOU gave careful examination accordingly
a. o And from comparison you think the same nsru
mont AH1 inacted ali these woiindsi feel confident
every blow inflicted by that one instrument: n d
| FOTemau-Q When you entered the house, Nnoil ''lp
Won seeY A. The person who let me in was policeman
Q. Did you see any person ON tne nlie ~ N,tsn
| o. bid YOU see Mr. Washington Nathan boiorr you soI
into the rOomi a. 1 him afterward In the reai
O. Did You observe the clothing Of these two gentle
o. You did not notice whether there any blood on
the person OF either Of these gentemeni A. Ihey were
O. Did you observe whether there a carpet loosely
lying the floor OF the hall or whether the maI" lhg
was uncovered A. l did not notice as the place "af
@ Did You look for marks OF blood upon the hall or or
do0ri A. did any marks of blood either IN the
hall street-way saw no marks OF blood except I'D
| O. When the dog" was brought up by the policeman
to the room in which Mr. Nathan was lying, where was
it placedi A. think 1t was lying between MT Nathan
@. Did you examine the dog with view OF aseertai
ing whether the blood upon it was recent or Old,
O. what was the result, A. Thoroughly dry.
q. How long would the. blood upon The instrument
| take to dry \. III about an hours tme-pIobaDly
@. bid you observe the other end of the dogp A. |
@. Was it perfectly clear of blood A. think it was.
| g The hand Of a person grasping that Instrument
would not necessarily be bloody A. No. sir; my % Spin
part OF the head, all the blows were given when The
Nathan when he on the floor; all these wounds
could have been given without drop OF blood getting
O. What your theory relation TO the relative po
sitions of the murdered and murdererl A. l suppose
| there but man; that Mr. Nathan was awakened
by the noise in the in which the safe was, and
when got up TO enter the he probably met
by the party, who struck him in the front part OF the
skull Ipresme it knocked him over on his back; pos
siUy it did not think the murderer passed over him
into the back room, and while he was lying there in
ficted the other blows from behind ~.
O. Did you observe the chair that had fallen in the
| studyi A. When saw II, IL was standing up one OF
policemen tipped it forward aud said was found Ia
@ At the time you entered the chair standing in
O. Did you nosce the bottom OF the CHART A. looked
at and saw very little blood upon IT. saw the iood
| between the chair and the library
| O. How then, do you account for the presence OF
blood the study aud the blood found in various posi-
tiOns A. That was the only point which confused me
at all II is hard to account for the blood in these posi-
tons. It cannot be accounted for under any theory eN
cept the temporal artery In the first blow and
the rush Of blood was spatered in these directions ~
| there casiight bsrningi A. Yes.
@. You cannot say whether the hand OF Mr. Na'hah
extended or not A. My impression Is tAa' IL WIS
@ Did appear to be drawn up as II shielding the
chest whether il placed there by some one, can't
say; examined it, and found slight mark where the
O. How is il you suggest il was extended by the side
A. My impression is that some one moved the hand and
Poreman-Q Was there any circumstance to indicate
| that there more than one murderer ~. No sir.
O. Was there anything TO imply that the murderer was
| person OF unusual strength A. No, sir. -
q You passed through the on the floor in which
! you passed through A. Not particularly.
| @. Did yOu see the clothing ON the deceased A.
il lying on the chair directly in front OF the body
did not inspect ii, but noticed, however, two
| spots OF blood on the shirt front.
study A. Yes, sir; but think the key not in il at
the time saw no blood upon OF the papers lying
around.
CoronerQ Did you notice whether eyes Were black
and whether there incsed wound ON his thumbs
A. did not notice the wound on his thumb but his eyes
were black from the effects of the injuries he received
Q: Would you recognize the dog ',cdog produced
| A. I am OF the opinion that is the instrument.
Foreman-Q From your opinion OF the murier. do YOU