The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-08-04
SHOCKING MURDER IN NEW YORK.

SHOCKING MURDER IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. July o9th. Benjamin Nathan, broth
cr-in-law of Judge Cardoza was murdered about
midnight last night in his rooms on " EST -oo stiee.
His body was discovered tins morning WIN . MS
head beaten TO Jelly. The instrument useo was
m iron tool known AS Il dog. The room was COW
erred with blood and safe i'll the apartment was
Shown open and quantity OF Jewelry stolen.
servant slcu in "A room adjoining, and two sons III
another over him. hut heard no noise The de-
,as>,.,l was "A native of the United States and was
Formerly prominent broker
Three carpenters. who were doing work in the
house. Yesterday, have been arrested upon sus
rlron. Mr.. Nathan leaves a family of ten Gnu,
,.r,.n He WAS President of the Mt Sinai Hospital
Association. and actively connected with other
charitable Institutions. The sons OF the deceaseu
arr quite Young and they are as may DC
overwhelmed with the tragedy, and to al questions
Of SUPERINTENDENT Jourdan retained ihcohcreht
answers. This morning, washington Nathali, on
coming down stairs, discovered tne boaV .! ms
father He had on night shirt which was stained
In many paces with blood while the head and face
were SO beclotted with gore that no parts OF the
kin were untouched and not single halr that
>how ed its original color. pool OF blood hve ieet
M length and width had sunk into the carpet while
1ht panels of the doorway were greatly stained,
4, hairs We're overturned and the studio tabe push
Il ssste. Terrible gaShes were visible upon the
arai face and left temple. and upon the back OF
she right hand. which was much swelied, and the
.shst, which was broken; each eye was hl * ana
,nr surroundings black and enormously sWelled.
,en-1h and half an inch jn diameter. 1t was curved
=, each end and the extremities sharp. The MUIR
,lrrrr had apparently secreed himself in high
walnut wardrobe iii a closet between Mr. Nathans
bedroom and the bath room. SnppoS,ng ms VctIm
Ice asleep, he probably proceeded to the chalr on
which lay his clothing. for his gold watch anc safe
.v the pockets had been distracted and the coat
ha.i fallen to the floor. lie most probably went to
'hr safe and perhaps the noise of his opening it
Woke Mr. Nathan. who rushed into the studio and
-tized ii.l. Considering the number of wounds
.iyrn. the struggle must have been prolonged, ana
II i, snguiaf that cries of help were heard,
,ither in the street through the open windows, or
-, those in the house. After the murder was ac-
.unpiished the safe appeared to have been ransack
al. and esch drawer of the desk opened. The con-
tents II the safe not known to the family. 1t
Is supposed that he either had but $500 In cash
there, that he had likewise a deposit OF Sloo'ooo
VA United States bonds Everything OF value was
stkrn Three diamond studs upon the shirt of Mr.
Nalh4n were distracted. The murderer escaped
ie the front door He in his stocking feet dur
ing the afray and the >oeS of his stockings were
~olked with blood. tracks were left upon
The walnut stairs he descended through the en-
.y. The family were very retlcent towards the
.uerrber> Of the press and refused to give them any
INFORMATION. stating that they dld not wish to give
,iic OCCURRENCE undue nOtOrietN.
The Stock Exchange. of which Benjamin Nathan
member, offer $4,000 reward tor the appre-
url~on Of his murderer or murderers,
peputy Coroner Beach held post mOrtem eX- !
animation or the body this afternoon, and coron
rr'S Jury impanelled but the inquest will not |
'n' proceeded WIFI loF lew DAYS, lNeTt Is YET
tr:ict OF the assassin.
New YORK july 81 The theory seems to he !
canning ground that the murder was committed by |
who was familiar with the house, and
perhaps one of the regular inmates, while Sunday
paper openly charges and devoteS two columns to !
the support of the theory that Washington Nathan.
"a sou of the deceased, is the guilty man.
Vim Kelley. son of the houSekeeper, was exam |
lnci ,of two hours Yesterday hut his testimony is
kept secret Ii is alleged that he was bounty |
Jumper during the war.
Two carpenters who were employed on the house |
nlso examined stating that he mislaid his
hammer inst before leaving work Thursday night |
aud after searching the house for it finally |
sound it in the garrett. Though he could not swear
tid nn one WAS concealed in the house at that |
fine, the fact that noise was heard in or around
ie nous" on the night of the murder was fully ex-
pi;.iaed by the testimony of the builder that the
walls and floors were deadened, and yesterday ii |
Vas found by experiment that the loudest cries
rom 4 person standing where Mr.. Nathan's body |
found could mol be heard by men in the rooms
occupied by the sleeperS.
ali the rear windows and entrances have been
thoroughly examined by the police and found care
fully fastened and evidently undisturbed
Tie muTdererS Were careful and complete in the
removal of ali traces of blood by the of the bath
NO marks of bood or stains, except those made by |
Nathan Jr.. on the discovery of the crime, also
directs suspicion to the inmates OF the house.
II j. said that the sons of Mr. Nathan are fast and
rNlraVaqant in their living, Washington having
trrn oure ;rrnigned in the Police Court on the |
charge az stealing diamonds OF the woman with |
nF s;I0,U a year.
Ih, safe OF the late Mr.. Nathan was opened
Yesterday and was found to contain the icwelry of
AZ Deceased wife and his WILL which has not yet
been opened by the family.
Later Investigations show that the bloody tracks
an the stairs We're made by young Nathan, as he
says from having stumbled over the corpse, and
Ihem run To The door. The following particulars
have been brought To light within day or two
past
Notwithstanding the Indignation expressed by |
The palacrs and Jews at Sunday paper for charg-
lug Washington Nathan with numbering his father,
The Herald Of Tuesday morning published nearly !
Two columns severely limiting the same fact, and |
saving that every Detective believes that a member |
or employe of the family committed the murder. |
They found their suspicious facts-frst that he |
was the last person to see Mr.. Nathan alive and |
the first to discover his MURDER second, that he |
had blood on his clothing, and that there is no |
evidence about the premises that the murderer, |
whose feet must have been dyed in blood left the
house; third, that in his testimony before the
toroncrS jury he carefully retraned from stating
where he passed the time between his departure
from his unce'S in 10Th st. and his arrival at his
fathers house; fourth, that with the aid of Mr..
Nithan's memorandum of the combination lock, |
MS SON was able to open the safe on Broad st. and
secure the will of his father. workman at the
mouse says he has the iron dog in Mr. Nathan's
ot;lhle for the last cight0an months.