The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-02
THE Il
The Rumor Of nm Arrest-s0me Startling De
velOpments-The Murdered Mans SON.


The New 1ork Sun of to-day SAYS
The Twenty-third street murder was the all
absorbing topic of discussion in every part of
the city yesterday. That the popular interest
excited by the tragedy is in nowise abated Is
evidenced by the manner in which every flying
rumor, no matter how improbable or ridiculous,
was caught by the public and commented upon.
The most notable of these was
THE RUMoR OF AN ARREST,
which proved upon investigation to be incorrect.
How 1t originated no one seems to know. Ger.
tain it is that its authorship cannot be charged
to the much-abused reporters, as 1t was first
announced, so far as we can ascertain, in the
Supreme Court room and at the Stock Board.
The story ran to the effect that a plumber
recently in the employ of Mr.. Nathans
had been arrested, and that the watch and
bosom studs of the murdered man were
found in his possession. Very many, over-ready
to enlist any suspicious circumstance in support
of the theory that Washington Nathan CON-
mitted the murder, expressed the opinion that
the story originated with the family of the de-
ceased, and was intended to divert public atten-
ton from the son. They did not stop to think
how unlikely any sane person would be, for
such a purpose, to invent a story that would be
sure to be SO soon exploded. 1t cannot be
denied that the cruel theory that the sons are
suspected of completely in the murder meets
with credence on the part of q considerable por-
ton of the public. This suspicion is unjust, and
has positively nc grounds on which TO rest.
TIE DETECTIVES
are not inclined to talk much about the matter,
and If they have any important clues, which Is
doubtful, they keep them safely locked up in
their own breasts. Captain Kelso has his whole
detective force at work, and each man, with his
wits sharpened by visions of retiring from the
force on a fortune of $4,000, is exerting HIM
self to his utmost.
81. Several hundred people crowded the street in
front of the Nathan mansion up to q late hour
last night. Men, women and children thronged
the streets and sidewalks, and stared at the
brown-stone walls and white eurtained windows
of No. 12 Twenty-third street, as If they momen-
tarily expected
SOME STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel was also thronged
during the day and evening, and the murder was
the almost exclusive topic of conversation.
Many friends of the Nathan family and mem
and nearly all of this class characterized the
theory of the son being the murderer as a base
libel.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS
had been reported at Mulberry street last night.
The Coroner's inquest will not be resumed until
the latter part of the week, or until some addi-
tional evidence shall be forthcoming. 1t was
yesterday reported that there was
SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE SAFE
on the night of the murder, which sum was
carried Off by the assassin. The Courier DIES
Flats UniS says that on Saturday Washington
Nathan opened the o town safe of his
father, ct No. As Broad street, handing over to
the family the will of the deceased, with other
papers.
DIGGING o FACTS.
1t was said last night that the Workmen had
begun tearing up the pipes of the water closets
in the Nathan mansion, and that they will con-
tinue on down through the sewer, if necessary,
to find something to establish one of the theo-
ries that have been preached.
THE LATEST
The theory that some one in the house COM
mitted the murder has been at last taken up by
the police. This is proved by the fact that
plumbers were yesterday engaged to search the
sewers and traps leading from the water closet.
1t is said that nothing was discovered. 1t is
not alone necessary that the traps near the
water closet should be searched, but supposing
that the bathroom had been used by the MUIR
derer, ii would be necessary to have the sewer
scrutinized some distance along its length.
THE son,
Washington Nathan, has stated that he has said
all he can say about the circumstances attending
the discovery OF his fathers dead body, and has
further stated that he will not and cannot say
anything more about it. He is still confident
that his statements as to his knowledge of the
circumstances of the murder must be and should
be satisfactory.
THE DETECTIVES
are worn out in attempting to discover the MUIR
derer, and each and every one seems to have his
own theory. Captain Kelso states that every
theory which has been propouuded at head
quarters has been carefully worked out, and that
more men have been engaged in hunting up the
facts surrounding the murder than in any pre-
yious case.