New-York tribune., 1870-08-11
THE NATHAN MURDER.
CORONER'S INQUEST.


horrible murder in 40 far as he knew understood the
with considerable feeling The investigation thus iar
puts forward prominently the domestic, Ann hehy, anu
| her son William, and the curiosity that mas peen
awakened in regard TO what the latter VIII say VIII
doubtless increase the attendance to-day, or nht s"n
ne as William Kelly takes the stand ana gives MS 'es'
| mony.
TESTIMONY OF LEONARD II. BooLE.
The first witness called was Mr. Leonard ii. Boole
| Examined by the COroner-Where do you resldef A.
| No. 100 Ninthst., between Third and Fourth aves'
| q. What Is your busnessi A. shipwrght
| @ How long have you been in the businessf A Nearly
% years with the exception of the last three years.
g In your business do you use tool or instrument
Q. is it such an instrument as this Showing The
| dogJi A. We use an instrument similar to this this
is smaller than the generally used they are hie
Var0usly-s0me like this and some dlnerehty solne as
made for the purpose of holding things in position ana
for the purpose steadyng any hing that Will not
stand up of itself; this would be called suaI aecs
of having the ends parallel la, them at right angles
with each other this is intended to hive in beam across
would he used for inch or inchaudalf plank Ike The
deck Of canal boat flooring OF anything that IL msht
O. What is the thickness Of deck plank A. Seldom
more than five inches in yachts ana tnall 'e'seis not
O. Where they manufactured A. They are always
| made at the smiths shop in the yard. $1,000
q You observe those points are made OF scelf a
O. DO you ever have them steel-poined A. No;
saw steelpoited h, fore In my fci tis dog
has been used in spyard; the reason thnk so
made by n shp-carpenter's maui these have been made
| lay the hammcr of house carpenter; should suppose
II he had hecu shpsni'h ne would nave lit an the
iron here Indicating the ends oi the dog whefe ine
weakest point is, and II would not need to be steel
! By NJ, Fcllow.-Amore mechanics tool, have you
ever ngtrumen Ike that tindcatng the dog)
4. only say, in our shipyards, and have never
| O. Arc such Instruments in use among house carpen
tersf A. cannot say; can only say as To my exper
By Mr. Fields Are instruments Of that kind used in
| lmheryards among cedar i0gsl A.. In ceoar l9gs OF
post they would need something OF that KIND but
stronger thicker than that.
q. Have yOu seen it bc'orei a. Yes.
G Have YOU communicated with the Snperintendent
Of Police A. Not in del al; hat told him that the art
ce- had never been us'd IN slip,yard ...-
By tIr. Russc-DO understand you 10 say you never
saw dog" with steal points Do you know whether
anlkers ne such T. No; sa4aers never use them &
iy 'lr. Fieds-Iou obs' rye that instrument rs bent
would at bending occur n the process OF using A.
Yes mat would ia the process have described or
aymg floor, the top or deck OF canal boat or barge
q. Would IL be adapted to the noOr 0i housc a;
il hc went to lay the hoor OF house nut whether
| house carpenter would use IL cannot say.
principal p yaeHt5uiiiers a. Wen thcsc are such hard
times have all had 10 leave the busness, ana go at
something else hut there il Mr. Paion OF Brooklyn,
and there is yard at Astoria, and one at Manhattan
| Nlle. r.. ,,, ,.u, ,,
| Cambria was taken upi A. she wls taken up on the
| screw dock. ,,
do rot know any place except mp the North River at
| Nyack or any small hole up the North River
TESTIMONY MICHAEL MEUEs.
O. What is your business A. House carpenter.
O. Have you done business for Mr.. Nathan 7 A. Yes,
Slr tie Saturday previous 10 the murder took away
my tools have been engaged in plumbing work.
Q. How long had you worked there I \. About four
q How did yon get in the housel A. When took ma
terals there got in by The stable went IN that way
went in the stable went III by tue basement. l..
q. How did you get in by the basement A. had TO
q. Did you see Mr., Benjamin Nathan there A. Yes;
.a,x in he tlp Last
o. How 20 often did YOU find the wooden basement
open A. Four or five times. 49,
O. During the time at work there did You ever
see instrument like this showing the "dogD! A. No.
@. Did You notice anybody else there except Mrs.
Kelly and her son. the carpenters ana misohS! A. NO.
/ did not notice any strangers.
| TESTIMONY OF MORE
Live at No. lG6 West Twenty yseyenth-st; worked for
MI McEuen; a plumber; have worked at No. 70
West Twenty y-third-st; worked there four days.
BY the Coroner-What time in the morning did you
usually 60 there A. About u, sometimes later.
O. How did YOU usually get in A. Generally by the
o. Who let Won inf A. Mrs. Kelly's let in once
or twIcc sometimes opened the iron gate when the
@. How many times did you open the door yourself
A. could not say, perhaps three or four times.
o. Who did in the house beside the family A.
Mrs Kelly, her son, the carpentcrs, and Inasons
inTsirmcnt & Dlti7 IKE that Cthe "doeli" 4. No. Sir.
O. During the time you Was at work who did you see
! A. The carpenters, masOns Mrs. Kelly and her son.
| o. Did any person come to see youi A. No, Sir.
g. We're you ever in the front library A.
O. Did you speak anybody about having worked
in fat house. A. No sr. H., ,.,,, ,.,or,. .oo M.
Keily's son 4. usually him by the Windows.
O. Was he doing anything A. No; reading the papers,
O. Did you ever have any conversation with Mrs.
| KcIlys son 4. No, Sir.
| O. Did any ever come up To see 1imf a. No. Slr;
| not TO my knowledge.
@ Where did you sleep on the night OF the murder
O. Where were you that eveningi A. did not go out
| after went home.
O. When lid you first hear of the murderi A. ON Fri
day morning, about ':lo o'clock was going through %
| and asked what was the matter.
O. Did you 20 into the houfe A. No, Sir, went on to
NY " TEsrIMoSY or RICHARD KING.
Live at No III East Twentysevcnthst; am laborer;
work for Mr. williams on the 2Sth of July was AT work
at Mr. Nathan's; had been working there u days.
O. What did you usually get there in the morningi
! A. A duartcs before.
O. How did you get in' A. Insed to ring the basement
O. who let who in' A. Sometimes Mrs. Kelly, some
times her SON 49,
| the basement door through the gate.
| o. Then yOu could not get in! A. No
| o. Did yOu ever see anything like this "dogF A. No,
SIR: never since came Ia ths country, but in the old
country have seen something similar there was a
| thread on the points where nut won't on.
O. where were You working on Thursday A. | was
putting some tol.' on the chimney.
O. Did YOU notice the scutci A. Yes locked II after
G''S W What ,.T time was itl A. Quarter past o.
O. What time dId yOu leavei A. Eight or nine minutes
TOD.
q Where did you gof A Never left the house my
| bnine) until next morning
O. When did you first hear Of the murdcri \. Next
morning; went there and found "rowd; saw yonng
Kelly inside, and asked him what the natter he
told me Mr. Nathan murdered Was it out o. said r;
no" said he in his rOUm;' went 10 the boss and told
him we could not work there, that there something
wrong
| TESTIMONY OF MORRIS Il WILLIAMS.
Reside al No COZ East Fifieenthst. am mason; have
done work Mr.. Nathan'su up to the time of his death
had been at work for him for days previous t0 the