The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-11
THE NATHAN MURDER
Testimony Of the HOusekeeper, and
of Washington Nathan.
Cor. Of Gin. CanmsrcIGl.
New YoRx, Aug. 0.

IOFs " Ebu, LugNHRIEtAs
New YoRE, Aug. 0.
In the Nathan inquest to-day, Mrs. Ann
Kelley, hOusekCCper OF the Lutte Dir. Ma
than, was sworn, and testified that SHE
had taken care of this house for four SUM-
mcrs. On the night Of the murder. she
retired ut about u quarter past 10 o'clock.
Previous to retiring, she took some iced
water to Mr.. Nathan in his room, aud he
was then taking of his shoes, She and
her son locked all up safely that night,
0nd she slept on the same floor as the late
Mr.. Nathan; she was awakened on the
morning Of the murder by the screams OF
AIr. Nathan's sons; there was no blood
upon either Of them then; later there was
blood upon Mr.. Frederick Nathan; she
saw the latter with his hand upon his
fathers head, aud heard him ask his father
to speak to him; tho gas was burning low;
she did not see the "ClOg" when she first
entered the room, but saw 1t afterwards;
her son and she always rose between U
and O'Clock. in the morning, when tho son
blacked the boots She had not awaken
ed at all on the morning Of the
murder, until she heard the screams OF
Mr.. Frederick Nathan. She could not say
whether SHE could hear any conversation
that was going on in Mr.. Nathan's room,
through the doors which separated it from
hers. When she went 10 bed on the night
preceding the murder, the gas, to the best
OF her belief, was not burning In bIr. M.
than'S room, but it was alight In the morn
ing. The witness was then subjected to a
searching cross examination by the fore.
man Of the jury. The whole Of her past
life was gone over, and II was elected that
her son was illcgitimAtc and that she had
never been married. She was examined
minutely Us to the doors in the house, but
did not contradict herself in any way.
She declared that she had not admitted
any one on the day of the murder, except
the butcher, either by the front door or the
basement door. Size tancicd that pre-
viously to tho hearing Of the screams OF
Frederick Nathan, she heard noise
which she could not explain, while she
was half asleep and half awake. She saw
no one about the house on the day OI the
murder who had no right to be there.
She never opened the tool chest
which was in the study, and the dog
might have been there She has not had
any conversation with either Of the Ma
tlians since the murder. She had said to
one Of. the sons that she thought ono Of
the workmen was the murderer. The
clothing Of Mr.. Frederick Nathan was
sent to the wash by one of the girls in the
house because they had blood upon them.
Mr.. Washington Nathan's clothing was
not sent, because they had no blood upon
them. Frederick Nathan dined at home
on the night Of the murder, and then went
out and returned about ten O'Clock. The
Garnet was down in the hall OH the day
Of the murder, and was taken up after.
ward for the hall TO be cleaned. She
swept Mr.. NathNn's room on the day ot
the murder. Did not know what was in
the small safc in Mr.. NathAn's room. She
never saw the safe in the library opened
did not know at what hour she heard the
noise she alluded to, but il was after the
storm and before daylight. The carpet
that was lying in the hall hNs not been
washcd She could swear that II wNs
down Oh the morning Of the murder.
TESTIMONY OF WASHINGTON n N4fHAN.
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Washington Nathan who was sworn
on the first day, was then called and tcs.
tilted that on tho evening of his ththc RS
murder he met him at the synagogue,
that afterwards he went out and arrived
home again at about halfpast 12 in the
morning. He had been to the st. james
hotel and had listened TO the music in
Madison square, He then went into the
Eifth avenue, and from there 10 Delmoni-
cos, at the corner OF Fourteenth street,
and then 10 disreputable house in IT.
ving.plaCc, and afterwards returned home
and went to bed. There was no light
then in his fathers room. On tho morn
ing ofthe murder, felt thirsty, and went
down to get some water, and called into
his brothers room on the way rs he went
down stairs. He noticed that tho front
door was open. Lie did not think this
strange, as he thought the servant had
opened It. He then went into his fathers
room, and noticed that there was small
ray Of light in the, room, MS III
from the sun shining through a
chink, Ills flthGr was not in
bed and he looked around aud saw him on
the floor. He rushed down stairs INTO the
street, shricking murder, and slw a man
in front Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. This
man whistled for help and policeman
came. He told him what had happened,
and he went away, then returned and said
he had sent for assistance. lie saw the
" dog" lying in the hall, and picked il up
and gave It to the officer His fathers
LETT ley was drawn up, and his body lay
between the two rooms. He did not see
the y dog" before he had given alarm. Did
not rcCollect In what position tho chain
was He locked up the safe, took the key
and all the papers and put them INTO his
fathers drawer. He locked and boltcd
the front door when he came In, and pitt
up the chain. lie put out all the gas. He
knew his brother was In, because. the key
was in the door. The first brother who
comes in puts tho key on tho table. The
second puts It in the door, and the third
locks up.
lie saw his father on the day Of themur-
der at twenty-five minutes past six In the
afternoon, and had conversation with
him on business matters; his father gave
him two checks to pay bills with, one Of
which was drawn on the Second National
Bank; he went to his fathers room in the
morning, because he expected to tindsome
ice water there. He got up early Oh that
morning, because he was going 10 the
Synagogue on that day at half-past six
o'clock 4. NJ, 1t being the anniversary OF
his grandiather's DEATH This was hiscus'
tom. He went into the room to see If his
father was up. At first he only saw his
fathers head. He did not sec either Of
his brothers on the night preceding the
murder. Has lived with his father ever
since he was born. His father has lived
in Twcnty.third street about ten or eleven
wears, When he went of TO bed on the
si-t.. II IL. ...un.lnr LII. LnAl,nr,s door