The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-04
FATHOMING THE MYSTERY.
REDUCING a MOUNTAIN or THEORY
TO A MOLE-BILL or FACT


Washington Nathan n Member ofa Flour
ishing Firm-A story about a Missing
CsdiciI Opening the Broad Street safe.
For The purpose Of getting at the truth of
points In this Nathan business, about which there
have been many contradictory stories, = gentleman
the stan Of Tug suN yesterday vsisi,ed original
sources Of information, and sscertalned the follow
ing .acts: &C.,.
I. Washington Nathan is not the Oldest son Of the
family at home, as has been enormously stated by
many newspapers and Is generally beisyed. Fred.
erick Nathan, who is popularly supposed to be
wssbingtons younger brother, is In fsct, two years
his senior, being In his twenty-sixth. while Wash.
inston is in only his twenty.fourth year.
q Washington 10 a member Of the firm OF Wright,
Nathan a Co.. produce dealers, at s6 wster street,
and s entitled draw, and does ldraw. enough for
his support from that Arm.
3. Neither Washington nor Frederick has been 70
his fathers downtown safe st all. and consequently
neither has meddlcl With Mr.. Naihans will. as re-
ported in the World Of Sunday.
4. On Friday, after the murder became known,
Harmon Nathan, the eldest son OF the family. &c.
companied 6y Julius J. Lyons, ESQ, the sou OF the
Rabbi Lyons, went down TO Mr. Nsthsns safe, which
Ia under the,Brokers' Exchange, and examined the
contents to see whether the papers were ali intact
They
FOUND Mr.. SArnAs's WILL
n the safe, and len II there, and there It still re.
mnin..
o. Iu one respect the murdered mans nmiIy Is
e.cecainylv n.cuii,r Two di.tipct and No, homo.
geneous strnins Of blood aow In the chdren's veins
to wit: the Nathan blood and tie Hendricks blood,
Mrs. Nathan having been q Hendricks. The Hen.
dr,cks blood 4. s,oicai TO the last degree and all in
whom II predeminstes are stoics. Tne Nathan
blood Il. warm impulsiye and emotional and those
in whom IL ptedominates exhibit these Characters.
tic. In a marked manner. some Of the children
take after their emotionsi father, and the other.
after their ,,oical mother aud hence there s erbib
tied In that house Of death pnd woe The singular
phenomenon OF frantic grief BY some Of the mourn.
ers alongside icy stoicism on the part Of Others
One OF the daughters plunged in the very depths OF
woe. exclaimed to her stern and silent mother:
"Oh, mother. do cry with me On, mother, do
cry with me - But tho mother, though doubtless
feeling the keenest pangs OF grief gave no sign
thereof
Another OF the emotional daughterr while sob
bipr and ytiuginE her hasds exclaimed 70 .tocal
sister:
"oh. why don't You weep for poor papa ~
II seems almost saereligious thus 70 draw aside the
veil which appropriately shields this scted family
from tho public gare and we do so from on the
kindest motives These facts are importaat " ena.
bic the people 10 comprehend actions which, though
innocent In themselves, might be unintentionsiy
Interpreted adversely 70 those who have been placed
under
MOST SERIOUS isfurAfioSs'
There are nine children In all In the fsmily-nve
daughters and four sons. Three OF the daughters
and the eldest son, Harmon are married
Z. Mr.. Nathan "" greatly beloved and respected
BY his children Ttey were proud and fond or him
TO an unusual degree
8. There was no trace OF blood nom the corpse
either to the door Of the wash closet or to the door
OF the oath room detective minutely inspected
every inch OF the carpet from the dead body to both
o. nose eoo", song over II slowly On mis- hands
ana kn'e' 'or tnai purpose and hsdies
NOT TRACE OF BLOOD
" Tue pumbsr TOOK up all tho traps In the house,
and hunted for traii and also examined the water
tank up stairs Tor the same purpose, bat found no.
'hlns 70 reward their Investigations
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