New-York tribune., 1870-08-12
OPERATIONS OF THE POLICE.
ONE HOPE OF CATCHING THE MURDERER ADAM

DONED.
Since the murder of Mr.. Nathan the police
have been steadily engaged in working up various cews
but in every case they have been doomed to dsppont
ment after days and nights Of hard work and active
search One Of the cews which for a time promised the
best results was worked up by Capt McDermott and
Detectives Glynn and Dunn Of the Eighth Precinct
While engaged in warning the pawnbrokers and jewelers.
of the Eighth Ward to be the lookout for heavy
doube-cased, stemwnding gold watch, No. 5657 that
being supposed at the time TO be description OF the
watch stolen from the room of Mr. Nathan, although
since proved TO be ncorrecD the detectives visited the
jewelry store of George w. schobermann, at No
ls9 springst., and there informed by
one Of the wCrkmen, named Ferdinand l.
Zngercte, that a coored man had on the previous Sar
day offered the described watch Tor se iele ae
forward cew to the murderer and the closely
the man who had the watch because having obtaihed
its value he had gone away but zngcrete vas aoie 70
hours James Jeers cOorcd waiter, who answered the
description given arrested on tho corner of Broone
and Thompson-sts. He taken 10 the Princest PO.
lice Station, and there in answer TO the questions OF
Edward Mcey bar tender employ ed in Lynch's liquor
store the Of BrooIne and rhopson,ss to as,
back TO Mellcy. The latter was then arrested
man, comparative stranger, whose name he did not
know but who occasionally came into the store as sec
rty for loan Of S. and, wishing TO know whether 1t
possessed any real value ne had gwen ~ TO Jeers 10 as
certain and report to him the result Of his inquiries. Tie
called repaid the of the han and received his
watch. Melley did not remember the number OF the
rated that OF the workman who first gave the inOrma
tion respecting IT, Satisfied that they were on the right
track the detectives pcrseyered and after TWO or three
days and nights OF inquiry and watching, learned that
thc man of whom they were in search was named
William Thompson alias Smart and that he lived at No
60 Thompsonst. Meantime temporary commitment
was procured from Justice Dowling and MeHey and
Jeifers held in the PTincest Police Station on
Monday the detectives learned that Thompson, who
had LETT the city, had gone excursion from Newark
They awaited the return of the excursion ana when 1t
reached Newark, at o'clock a. M, on Tuesday, the
closest scrutiny failed TO detect Thompson among the
excrsionss IL asceraincd that the boat had made
landing at Thirty y-fourth-st this city and it was
ectnred that Thompson landed there and gone home
The detectives back, visited the promises No so
had 50 long been in search He seemed somewhat sur
priSed at being arrested and when questioned WIN
reference TO the watch said that he had bought IL OF
Henry GOdstein pawnbr0ker, at No. 208 Spring for
$50 but that becoming dissatisfied with ii, he had sold
il back Godsein after wearing II for few days Tor
tied odsten at corrOborated the story of Thomp
son and produced the watch, which ON being shown the
had been in their possession. The watch is double
cased gold one ste-windng but the number is not the
same as the one stolen from Mr.. Nathans Never
theess Capt. McDernott, believing 1t to have been
stolen, the ring having apparently been wrenched out
and being worth more than the awnbroker ad asked
owner would call foh It, 1t may be seen at the Prnce-s
Police Station On Wednesday the friends Of Jeers and
Melley procured from Judge Barnard Of the Supreme
Court a writ OF habeas corpus, and they were subse
queny discharged from custody there being no evidence
against them Thompson is stu detained IN custody and
will be held for few days, the police hoping that an
owner for the watch may be found.
MYSTERIOUS LETTER.
The following letter was received yesterday
afternoon by Mayor Hail. with reference to the reward
Of $500 for the papers picked up steps OF Mr. Nathans
house the morning of the murder ,o-o
py,R SIR, n the eight hundred dollars $500 put inside
Of GT,, b on that viii come along at nine and viii
paper he will not be detained and no questions asked