, 1870-08-11
TBE NATHAN MURDER.
Confirmation OF she Corouct*x Tu-
QuENtA

SeT rorkt Il ~ s. t4u,e1 To The Cincinnati Com
fnkrtiaL
Tie inques, upon tho Nathan murder was
continued this morning at 10 O'clock It tho
Eight Judicial District Courtroom. and was
attended by still larger crowd than At tho
lsRt session. All the accommodations were
taken. and the conft-room VAS uncomfostably
crowded with 1ookers-on. The press was well
represented, no aess than twenty-five &c
porte1s being present. The examination Was
torney Fellows, though corouer Fo1lins
and DR., Beach advised wiki him. Me.
Emanuel .. Hart and tho three ruung
Sasbans were present. aud took deep
iLtesest in the proceedings. The latter ap-
pesred quito cool aud collected. and min
/ nation. The ubiquitous Count johannes was
on hand, and gave his n3vise to the Assistant
District Attorney. and there were other per-
Sons OF note iu tue courtroom.
Dr. Jsnvrai. Of she Fifth Avenue Hotel.
waH the tirst witness examined. and testified
that in his opinion the murder Of Mr. Nathan
| was committed si!et the robbery had taken
rlace. He described the appearance of the
| room and the body on the morning OF the
murder, together With his yersion Of the man
ner in which it was committed.
/ Dr.. Anthony Ruppnez. Of the Fifth Avenue
N.thsn On the morning Of the murder On
| entering the room he found the body lring on
lta back, With The legs thrown mp. Ha e1azn,
ined the wounds which bad been inhicted. and
found the ear lacerated and number oi
wounds in the back Of the head, He tried :ht
head, il lis view, vas certainly in
aicted By the .'dog:" Is the Coroner had no
then arrived. he did not think it proper Il
move the body any more than to make gu
near the head when be went in, and it was no
covered with freeh blood that he was aware Of
| The gar WAS uot burning in the room, and tn.
windows were covered with wiEe screens
From the position Of the body, With The tel
position Of the legs, he should think the1
was struggle between III. Nathan sud ii
| murderer. He thought that Mr. Satha
Eve hours when be saw hin
He was then perfectly s.in. He did NJ
! | think thst it wonld have required unusu
, | physical strength to hsvs inflicted the wounl
{ first wound must have stunned him, aud afte
, that he could not haSe struggled much. 4
was not convinced that only oue person b
committed the deed, and thought that ano:ht
. | man had shared it on account Of tho violent
which had been committed Ho thought th.
a any one Of the deepest wounds Ess sufaeies
= 70 hare caused his death. Iie sas o. oplo,o
q | sAAt E'G4 - Huk AAG k94@V4 AA4-
5 in the murder they would net peces1sa1', 1 q,
z have peeu covered Will ptoo" q
/, / ether marks Of = Htfoss1e.
: thought the robbery had been commMsea q q
!. fore the murder took piace. IN 1ePiy 20 u
Il nuestion Il he thought the body bad fa!ien
4 1fsaif info the position In which II vas fouu'
- ba ,rsgered ia the affirmative. He aecoan 2
. . - for The snots on the vail by the fact of y
! srnrierer having rubbed against = IN = =
!. ..,a;.,e III Was ssked By Juror 1t the Hnafs
- cnui5 have been caused By the blood sPu1.tp
= f.oru the Honnd On Nt. Nathsn's hano, ~ .
q ;hIex tho latter up. Hs did not think 81
co,,id hare been the case, 40 the spo,a on e
- vii would have been different undef t1os
~ Dr. Janys1l being recalled, said that "he
Y he hrst examined tho body it vas not Al stlf
,t r. At the same tine, while tryirg tho fracsnl
:. nth The - dog come fresh blood adne1ed
- tbe blade, az thonght then Mr. Nsthan III
"a been dead eoue three or four hours, perhal
y longer. The murdered man had bsen stunne
! in lie beginning. and there was no Gre
~ struggle afteru1rd. He concu1red with It
Il CHEZ witness in the belief that the marks {
Il the wall we're caused By aueats from ii body
Il clothing. and not from spadered blood. Sever
al questions we're asked to TT and explain |
r. G|oody marks On the overturned chair, b
IL without arriving 1t Any definite cone!usic
q ! Ha thought the deed wsa done by one ma
ID hut there might have been another person
e the room looking on st the time.
i. GeEeral Frank +. Blair, ex-DenocEatic c.