The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-03

turned on the water, clcanscd himself Of
the foul deed, and yet it did not disturb
her in her sleep. "1hcre il no use IL
theori2ing OH this extraordinary crime,
continues tho editor, but We can not
helm remarking, what was seen by every
body, that while the marks oil blood arG
traced and accounted for up stairs, there
Is none in q downward dircction-not the
slightest mark. THIS shows that il the
murderer made his exit from the house,
he must, after having Cleansed HIM
sells, have done 1t in his bare feet, or fit
ted himself out with another pair Of shoes
and stockings. There are none missing
by any one in the house, so FIR as we
know. Those who have seen the scene
Of this tragedy must be satisfied that the
living motor fled, covered with blood, and
should have left tracks behind him, In
this case this is not done From caro-.
full investigation Of this mysterious muir.
der, we arc satisfied that no professional
burglar committed the crime. Lie did
not have burglars tools with him to nc;
compliSh his purpose, and if he gave no
proof Of having entered the house, he left
no proof behind him that lie left tho
premises" "
TIE INSECURITY or LIFE IN NEW YORK.
The Sunday NstOS says: "When
stcalthy murder turks Ut dead Of night
amid the splOndors OF a palatial home, and
hurls the millionaire from slnmOer to
eternity; when the assassin, eager for
plumber, seeks his victim within the cost
~ walls Of mansion in the most bril-
liant and fashionable precinct Of the great
city; well may startled community dis.
trust the efficacy Of laws for the protection
Of life and property. The people OF New
York have been, Of late, confronted re.
peatcdly with the ghastly terrorS Of
assassination in their midst; but since the
mystery of the Burdell tragedy, no deed
of blood had been done in the metropolis
more likely 10 excite popular horror
than that which was revealed on Friday
morning, when the bleeding corpse Of
Benjamin Nathan was discovered on his
bedroom floor. Here, Of course,no tragedy
of Il domestic assists In provoking
the public INTEREST," The broken safe, the
stolen valuHblcs, the presence Of the bur.
glars jimmy with which the fatal blow
was struck, plainly indicates that the mo-
tive was robbery, and the perpetrator
doubtless some bold and practiced outlaw
plying with bloody hands his desperate
vocation. So that this new horror seems
barren Of that strange romance OF crime
which, US in the Burdell clse, sometimes
cxCites the public mind almost to frenzy
in the contemplation Of tho web Of in.
trigue, passion, jealOusies and domestic
scandals cntanglG1 with tho eliminating
fact ct murder But when in the broad
glare Of day the eye rests upon the scene
of ibis last tragedy, taktngin the grandeur
aud elegance Of :he neighborh0od, md
all the attributes Of wealth and luxury
within that abode, now given up 70 mourn
Ing; and when the thought recurs that
no sound was heard by the other inmates
Of the house while the work Of death and
plumber was going on; no cry for help;
no noise of struggling; no jangling Of
implements when the safe was being
brokcn-the mystery Is sufficient to breed
popular sensation Of the most intense
nature, il only with the idea that it sug-
gests Of the helplcsSness against assaSsiua.
ton Of each and every one Of us in this
great city, rich and poor, as we lilo in our
bed at night. ....r
i The Sunday Times e. NNlh'E Weekly
Messenger says: .,
The situation Is one OF the most public
and central in our city. The hotel lamps
opposite must have thrown n flood Of light
into the open windows Of Mr.. Nathans
house. The policemen are numerous in
that vicinity. Life and hustle arG on the
pavement in front all night long. The 10.
cality Is about the lust onCa burglar would
select 10 operate upon on account OF its
exposure, and the deceased himself fire.
uuentIyrei0iced in what he considered Its
security. Yet in this very place strug.
gle took place between robher, who had
contriyed to conceal himself in the house,
and tue OpuIent owner Of the mansion, ut
some time between l and 5 o'clock last
Friday morning, and the bloody scene
presented NIterward reminds us Of the
CORY doors and walls of the room
in which DR. BurdGll was assassina.
ted, some years ago, in Bond street. =
Who tho murderer was,
there Is no opportunity, as yet TO even
conjecture. II is obvious that his object
was plumber, but It does not appear that,
despite his terrible struggle with his vic.
tim, he was able to possess himself Of any
thing but MIR. Nathan's valuable watch
and diamonds. These lie will find ii dill
ticuIt to dispose Of without leaving n clue
to his detection. In the meantime. the
police are OIL the 9ui riwJ very large re-
wards are offered ioF tho capture Of the
murderer; detectives arc seeking him In
every direction; public sympathy is keen.
~ aroused, and universal hope is prcva'
lent that the tcnd may be brought to JUS
ticc. 1t is anything but CrcditAble TO the
vigilance OF the metropolitan Police
THAT such Whidcous crime could be so
boldly pcrpetrhled, and in situatiOn 50
apparently safe from disturbance. If Cit.
zGns eau be battered to death in their own
tlomicilcs BY midnight robbers in a brown
stone mansion opposite the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, what security can they feel who
reside in modest homes in more retired
thurOughlares. Such are tho natural re.
Elections Of every thinking mind on the
subject The idea is by no means so0th.
ing or satisfactory"
..... The Nathan Murder. ,il..
Correspondence Of CincinHdH Commercial.
New YORK, August |.
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