Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-04
SHOCKING MURDER Or A VEAL.
THY CITIZEN.
Beaten to Death I'm Hi. BEDROOM
HIS SAFE RIFLED-No CLUE TO THE AS
sAsSIN-LARGE REWARD FOR
HIS ARREST.

On Saturday brief notice was made of
the rmurder of Benjamin Nathans on
Thursday night last. The telegraph has
given various dispatches in reference TO
the affair. Wepresent below a condensed
account of the sad affair and OF the tuner
al. Mr.. Nathans was an intimate friend
and associated with Gen. FL. Henry BaX-
ter in the direction of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad. Gen. Baxter
went by the Harlem railroad on Sunday
night to attend his funeral.
New York City was startled on Friday
morning by the announcement that
most dastardly murder had been commit
ted during the night, Benjamin Nathan,
brother-in-law of Judge Cardozo and
well known as an honorable and upright
gentleman being the victim. Mr.. Nathan
arrived in the city on Thursday evening
from Elizabeth, n. j., where with his fam
ily he had been spending some days. He
occupied a room on the second floor at
No. IL West Twenty-third street, oppo-
site the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and retired
at 10 o'clock. 1t is supposed that he was
murdered about midnight, although no
one in the honse knew anything about
the crime till morning, when his son,
Washington Nathan, on coming down
stairs. noticed that the door of his fathers
room was open. Looking in, he discov
cred the dead body of his father, CARRIED
in a night shirt, stained in many places
with blood, while the face and head were
so beclotted with gore that no part Of
the skin was untouched. A poo
of blood, five feet in length and
of the same width had sunk int
the carpet, while the paint on the door
way was greatly stained, chairs wer'
Overturned, etc. There were terrIbl
gashes on the head and face. Each eye
was closed and the surroundings wer'
Dia0a- "A enormously swelled. by Tn
side of the body laIo all IRON UaI, 1S inche
long and half an inch in diameter. Tn
murderer had apparently secreted him
: self in high wardrobe in the closet. ID
probably proceeded to the chair on whlcl
, llay the victims clothing, for the SAT
KEYS in the pocket were distracted, ant
the coat had fallen to the floor. Next
probably, he went to the safe. 1t is sup
, posed the noise of his opening it awoke Nh
Nathan, who rushed into the studio AM
: seized him. Considering the number @
wounds given, the struggle must hav
been prolonged, and it is singular that n
cries for help were heard, either In tn
= street through the open windows, or b
: those in the house. After the murde
. was accomplished the safe was rdnsacker
II is supposed Mr.. Nathan either had bu
$500 in cash there, or he had hkewls
: deposited 100000 in United State
= bonds. Everything of value was takeI
: except some papers. A diamond pin o.
the bosom of the shirt by al
Nathan was also taken. The murders
escaped through the front door, leavln
t traces of blood in his departure.
e The police were at once notified of th
1 tragedy, and Superintendent Jourda
, promptly took possession of the hous'
forbidding any access thereto, reporters 8
l well as others being excluded. The fan
o lily are very reticent toward members {
r the press, and refuse to give them any IL
q formation, stating that they do not wis
: to give the occurrence undue notorietI
' The detectives are hard at work, and al
sanguine of ferreting out the murderer c
= murderers, as there is evidence going
e show that the crime was not committe
BY gRs 9 fOr a tRgir MAeyy9E Hfd @
o exchange, of which Mr.. Nathan was
n wealthy member. has already offered tt
- large sum of $4,000. Three carpenter
4 who did some WORK la tLe kouss, ha e
bCen arrested on suspicion. Deputy Co
} oner Beach held a post-mortem examin,
d ton on the body, and coroner's jury W,
g impanneled, but the inquest will not
l. proceeded with for few days, as there
=, as yet no trace of the assassin.
Mr.. Nathan was born In New York j
: 1913. His father was an American an
y his mother before marriage Miss Her
b riques, of one of the old Knickerbocke
families, and leading belle. Young n,
7 than was educated under the direct 81
pervision of his father, and was Z MOI
Is accomplished classical scholar. When b
:, was % years of age, he was taken int
# partnership by his father, and in a shoi
9 time, the capital of the firm was almo:
r doubled. He retired from setive bushes
u about two years ago, with a fortune
IS some $2,00O,000, leaving two sons as b
d successors. On Thursday afternoon, aboT
s 3 o'clock, Mr.. Nathan visited the Office
Howard, Lalpsley & Co., No. 2 Exchang
place, and effected the purchase of larg
amount of stocks. On taking his depa
q ture, he left his overcoat, saying h. woul
>. call for it to-day, on his return fro. Ne
e Jersey. The coat is still hanging vher
he left it. Mr.. Nathan was passionArel
fond of art, and his house contains one
the finest collections of paintings in th
e city. He leaves ten children.