The New York herald., 1870-08-10
ssa'i' Aal weekly In this city to the erect that he
SPENT Aa0. ono A YEAR

and submit it 10 bis father ur the amounts loaned
| to his firm last July 1900 had been paid back.
| A PROTEST AGAINST SWEARING.
HIS irreprcsslble Highness the mighty Count
JoanDes, wAo been IN attendance at the inquest
ever since IL was begun, waiting, Micawber-like, In
| all probability, for something 10 turn up wnlcn
got his first chance yesterday. julius Lyons, a
cousin OF the Nathan brothers. had been called to
the stand As sn .he young man made s way through
seated at the extreme end OF one OF the reporters
tables ana very close to the stand watched tS nm
ness was preparing himself FOR grand etiors, and
nobody was Disappointed when young Lyons ,to took
the stand and the Coroner handed him the Bible,
preparatory to his taxing the oath; Then 1t
was that the Count rose rom his uncom- M
feelings The witness was OF ihe House OF Israel,
said he, and unless he turned his face 10 the east
| with hls right hand upon the Pentateuch, his oath
was not valid. and the Count as ne spoke looked
at the Count and the Count at the wiJness inqulr.
ingly. The Coroner and tie District Attorney peeped
Knowing now to look or how to act, lay back in
their chairs and awaited Colonel Fellows decision.
scnled and he replied that he was member OF the
! bar and all that Then the witness was allowed to
% he sworn as he saT tt, and, after protesting the
/ Count sat down and the proceedings were con-
| tinued peaceaby and quietly.
| Patrick Governs Testimony.
| Patrick Govern, sworn and examlned-Q Where
resided there since the 10th Of May; remember the
morning Of the 10th Of July; about five minutes TO
FIX was washing OF the sidewalk with the hose;
of PERSONS sa0A oussise a.''0 Mr. NSans house, house,
10. =; ! beard . cry q murder; at the iI door
Washington iust erie cried Murder he was
@ h ANA as " ans @ cnng om M III hougt
perhaps he was drunk, or something Of that sort.
| and turned and went back again to my WORK; !
1aa Hoces saRcn up ne nose aseln wnea % nesra sM9
| ~ CRYING FOR HELr;
| threw down the hose end saw Mr.. Frederick
Nathan standing on the stoop; saw tho stains OF
! blood on hls shut; rushed across and asked what
| was the matter; Mr.. Washington told me his
! father had been murdered and that he was
lying dead and cold IN his room; Mr.. Wash.
then SAID would &c. them an olllcern.; came
! down the steps and ssaw an officer in the direc-
ton OF Sixth avenue: he was down below the Bap-
list church, between that and Booths theatre;
| whlstled he turned; then put up my arm and
becAoned for hin, and he came on at pretty quick
was the matter and told him that the geniemens
! father had been
MURDEIED:
tue gentlemen said, 'Come IN, Oilcer;' he went
the soop and just entered and we al returned into
sne street and went up TO the corner OF Fifth avenue
sidewalk, but received no answer; he then returned
to the house; crowd of people were there, about
street said he would send an olcer; the officer
thcn again entered the house; was on the stoop at
tnat Time; before the ofilcer went In Mr.. Ma than
pointed out something lying on the stoop and sail
What IS that?' the officer picked 1t up.
Iue CoTOHcf-l Are you sure or thdtY A. Yes,
sir; the olicer then turned towards the street and
looked up along the pillar to see If there any
scratches on it, or il any one had climbed by 1t into
Mr. &athan's Rouse; he requested some one TO 60 in
with him up stairs; accompanied him with Two or
three others; the oilcer requested one to shut
not COME in; Mr.. Fred. Nathan told US where the
room was; went into Mr. Nathans room and ]
$50 WHERE IS THE Bopyq
ts s.r, Nathan saa . aere;" saw the body lying In
he ,eft lapv
drawn up at an angie to the body the right leg was
stretched M out; the hands M were casped conyuslvey
towards the heads the body was covered with blood;
/ then stopped up TO the officer and passed
into the bFarg; remarked chair over
ers were out and some papers were in
them the key was in the near side Of the safe; it
room the officer was looking round for q clue; ne
was at the end Of the bed kneeling down
BY his father. he took the head In mis-
Mnen saw saS you a aid not t1ins e
should see you In this way again. Mr.. Washington
Nathan then took up pocketbook and he opened it
and took out paper, which ne pronounced o bond;
Mrs. Kelly then entered the room and asked her
If she slept near there2 we then went to her apart
ment; asked vino slept in that bed, and she sad
she did: asked If she had heard any noise during
the night, ana she said no; asked her il all the
doors were shut and she said they not all shut;
we returned into Mr. Nathan's room again and
MRS. KELLY's SON
had by this time come to the front Of The house and
some person said he was outside; as be came in I
left the house; Mrs Kelly had a gown Mrown
inst put it on besides the officer and the Messrs
Nathan there were some other persons there; there
was light in the room. very weakly light, such as
man would leave II he wanted TO sleep: it was not
half force.
no noiao at ALL and further, that If she hau she
should lave thought It had come from the street;
came in; noticed the blood on Mr.. Nathan,s
Shirt there were no spots; 1t was where Mr.. Frede.
man r ad nss 9 Of his ana hss s be mead to
100, were elrfully excited; franticay, in fact.
q. How long had you oeen at work there before
the alarm was givens A. About I've minutes; /
remarked the olncer passing; did not any car
ringe tiere that morning; saw the newsboy; did
not remark him TN turned to so down Twenty
third street, ] always, commence to work ON the
Fifth avenue side; | should say had got into the
room three or four minutes before Mrs. Kelly ar
rived; we had gone 70 the library and Mrs. Key's
room, and III coming back we met Mr.. Kelly; Mrs
Kelly ana her son We're Ii manner
HORRIFIED
Mr. Kelly himself remarked that IL was dreadful
deed don't remember particularly the remarks
maze by MIS-. Kelly OF fcr son, but they appeared
quite terrified.
9. DID either Of them go near the body7 A. re.
marked Kelly at the eng tof the bed and Mrs.
Kelly was in the centre OF the room; she saw the
@. Did Mrs. Kelly take anything from the room
A. No, sir; don't think so; If she had taken any
thing think should have noticed it.
Z. Do you know if she took any sheetsf A. No.
q. How was the light situated towards the win
dowS A. 1t was the side towards fifth avenue; It
was not very much exposed.
o. From the appearance Of the light as you saw it
IN the morning, If 1t mad been burning the same
way during the night could it have been seen from
the streetY A. 1t would have been seen but it was
a very pale, sckly light.
O. iou are confident that when the officer was
first called he did not go up stairs; he entered the
hall and then went for another policeman, and that
eral others? A. Yes, sir; the officer must be mis-
taken If he says he went up with the brothers
Nathan and no one else.
By u JurOr-Q, We're you the FIRST to enter the
roomY A. les, sir; the officer was Immediately be.
hind me; | the body when I went round the
room; did not It from the door; Invent straight
into the room; cannot say thar l could not have
seen the body II had looked from the d0or;athere
were no
TRACES or BLOOD
on Mr.. Washington Nathan's person at that time.
BY the District AttOrney-Q. You remember the