, 1870-08-03

IdE NATHAN II uULQ~
No Cfuc Yet obtntnod to the Aasassin
Facts and ~peculn&toua-anter.
v1eVr with the superintendent OF
ppIice-Eheory OF n Noted CEtmlnn1
LAsSYrr-Thc Supposiuon Of q SEN.
sntlpnaf Weekly thnt 1ho Crime
vpnx Commattcd by u son OF tAc tic@
tim.
From The yt.c TorE Herald, Aug. ].
The ionl, dark tsgedy that Vas enacted On
street, etill continues to be tho theme Of gem
eral comment To number Of reporters who
sailed upon The Superintendent Of Police be-
tween and Z o'clock. he distinctly stated. 10 |
substance, that not sinGle clue 70 the mul-
der had been obtained, ana thas wnlae 81 no ,s e.
tc1y, tho po}ice fofr. had, 80 fas. been beaten
b. he complete manner In which the assassin
hxd covered his tracks and rernored Ill eFl.
deuce likely 10 lead to the estAbliAhment OF
his IDENTITY. In an, ans"eE to a. query
- to whether st there . asos;t;9. VA tny 9 9nt
forth In a sensational weekly that the bloody
deed WIS committed By member Of the farnl~
II, he stated that the police had no infofq1-
ton th.t justified such An h5pothesls- "a
free1. expressed biz opinion that the ct vas
eomtnitted b5 novice, whose object was plan
der, but was ut 4 loss TO Say whether that nov.
icc WAS poor burglaz or noech4ntc who had
entered upon that dangerous calling fo9 the
frat time. Although be did not say 80 IN 40
many words, hiu sections and inttmAsiona len
derer did not leave the premises BY the front
door, which bears no marks OF blood Stains, as
wonjiI hare been the czae hAA be gone out tnat
xas. Still he carefully guarded his theory and
auHwered mAuy Of the numerous que1sea. eolne
Of Which were exceedingly absurd, IN mons-
Sn$a IL frf1n
writer that tho Superintendent has we'll
grounded theory, which ha Intends, and very
properly too, to keep from the pnblc. lest tts
publication should defeat him in following It
10 surceasfrl termination and the aErest Of
the offender. ,,-.,-
to nut the detectives on = new scent occurred
nu Saturday afternoon in the T~eutF-first
Ward, aud, wL,ls all the detaila we're known
tu rhe writer few hours After, they have
been carefully suppressed unt n9T ~ leg. Pse,
| inresttgation. Mrs. Cooley, who keeps .
| emsM ttatione1y and newspaper stote It s2s
| Third avenue, ia \ lsdy whose general appear-
ance and apparent intelligence give color to
| tie ttutlfnlness Of her etatemsnt.
noon, 1nan sAbosing under considerable con,
eeaIed excitement entered the store and asked
for some paper. 1t was supplied and pad
for. and. taking out = pencil, be bent
over and commenced writing rapidly
bad not carefully scanned his foatures,
was su1pti.ed BY Lis action. and closaly
scanned bis features whils writing. She dis
covered that his face v covered by ffesl,
scratches, some of which were two inches In
length; that on the night temple he had = scsi
covered by large piece Of ~stieking plaatet
md that ana of hls fingers seemed 10 have
been cut OF. The attention Of Mrs. cooley'i
| father. who WAS LEO in the ahop, Was attract
ed, and, While they zero standing Al alent AMI
astopished spectators. the man cast fnrtive
glance over bis shoulder and detected tha
| their 1tteutiou was riyeted upon him. Rolling
up the letter he had written he threw it upo.
tie door and commenced u second let
ter, They still watched him closely, believing
, That the man WAS an escaped lnnatic. .Agai,
lis eyes we're directed upon them, aud, bur
his seco14d nnte IN his handa aud vsrg delibef
stely walked out of the door.
Reaching tho sidewalk the man hcaitatod
!. rettaced Liz Hteps, entered tho store and pick
,. Ing up the c1umpled letter tLat he Ind hIs
! written, returned to tho sidewalk. Then b
frasmautr. which ho preserved in his hand:
!. and wleu the operation Was concluded ueiit
erately walked over to two ash b1trels on th
sidewalk, containing garbage, AID threw u
: ternreats Of the Letters between them. IN
? stsppsa ont On The si,l Of ihc door IN time I
= Gee him Cross the street and look u
!; Third avenue. apparently in espcctatio
!, OF tho arrival Of 3 car. Seeing th1
:. :. over to tie barrels, carefully collected t1
: ! fragments Of the letters, and, putting thum
:. Liz pockct, jumped into down town car.
:. | Alter the aatauiehu1ent Of The moment III
; passed, Mrs. c. hur1ied1y communicated Il
- facts to the officer on the post, who came d
A1.r l. r1txn
- found Captain McDonald+ to whom be quick
10 detailed tho circumstances, and gave Eucll
- h1ief description Of lhe man as ho could q
- certain from the ahopkeeper.
MrDouaid, who il quick to execute. hurre
i II leerntched Detective LOTUS aud other oi
- ecrs, IN citizens clothes, down the avenue
!, search of the nan, and, condscatinE hot
= ard wagon standing near = livery stable nc
4 BIZ, jumped into it, and, putting the amin
!, down to lis bcst speed, hurried down Lenn
y ton avenue, intending TO head Oh the fello
Il | il possible, and secure lin. At Cooper
= = etiiute be turned into Third avenue, II
~ !. driving a1ongeids Of every car, through I
u window scanned tho features OF eFerS passt
~ ger for lis man. Clear down to City =
= park he drove. examining each car, but, II
= aisgusted. Arriving At the station houscs
4 Was cbagrined to ind that hia detectives n
-. With no better SUCCESS, and for the time
" search wae abandoned. The detectives, ht
~, ever, were on the Alert, and closely qucstto1
e.. Mrs, Cooley, who sustained MI her presat
-. uttcrauces to the letter, and stated, IN ad
~, ~. tion, that the man was Of medium height
~ wore gray clothes.
r. During the entire afternoon, The Capt
,- and his xuen we're searching the wart I
r. y. occurred 1t in person, without learning I
~ thing Of importance but the search Was
- ~ abandoned. .....
~ ~ Nothing was seen OF heard Of the nystesi
~ ~ stranger until betseen aud 9 o'clock Of
Az satne escpinS, when be walked into alrs-
,sa ley's rtorc completely changed in dress-,wt Z
ing black cost and pants, white vcss. and n
q aud white mixed straw lint, and informed
T. Cooley that he had left \ .pocketbook in
~. ~ store containing some valusb!e rapees,
1e- no money, She informed him he had left
~ pocketbook in the place. when he became :
M. violent and LETT. This time ho was scconaI
.ios ! led ty %iliAinnus-iookingt tnaN, who made
~ ~ remark and retired With him.
~ Leaving No. G25, which ia between IM
ninth aud Fo1t1eth Etreets, the men cTos
r. the strect and walked down tho aEei
~ dT kuuwing that Captain Mcdonald wanted
", w. make the acquaintance Of tho Scared Il
~ MIR. Cooley looked for policeman, but
N.Y. none. In this dilemma, ike shteWd wou
.on she sent her niece out to follow them.
a, 'o, gist traced ITEM to email shop On the N
o. o. side Of Third e.euuc, between Thirty.eis
~ md Thirty y-ninth streets, which il used for
'Ne pen4ing toys, confectionery. snd ktatior'
~. paper, tho Qua With the scratched face u
"a | tor eutne minutes and the two left
iot. While the niece was thus plsy1ns tho pa
~, ~, detective An officer VAS found by
~, ~ Cooley and despatched to the stahon y
,,s .n5 on Thirty-ftfth street, neas Third avenue
=, An1 inform Captain Mcdonald Of the rrescat
-. the man in tho ncighborhood; INT betotc
W., 30 Donald and Lis detectives reached the
f"T where the men had written their letters
;ons had gone.
nIn writer accidentally, and. yesterday, he e
him iolnea tno utto ii .nt,s. ~ -.
ror1 opinion aa to whether be beGeSes they
- any eeatlng upon the murder. It y &c
la ,hst they arc worth Investigation, and =
~ Captain was At the Central Depastmen
.;., some time yesterday and laft hurriedly,
~ probable Superintendent Jourdan Is folio
up what may be 4 clue.
,.,-. The writer heard the following plAu
sr, lawyer, At the Fifth Avenue Hotel, yeste
RI r. !. The conversation which led TO tho theos.
~ - =, commenced by this question;
,ot Reporter. ron have nad long CHI
,,an practice 1t the New York bar-what ID
the opinion Of this Ssthan ;.o nusdsss e.. n. y,
,thsT waa murdered try person with whom b
b;s at 1eaet acquainted.
,Iias !: @s :. Reporter. On Fhat ao.yo bass .ou:
,;ned Lawyer. From the following facts, n
. at IN strict analysis of the case. amount
!, as most cirru1nstantih esidtnce: In the
dy ia place it seldom occurs that professions
rest glar, whose only object ia plumber,
Tss ID .avc given more thsn one b1ow, Aud The
5 of ter telling his victim. spfang at ~ ~ @
hoth enceAsote' by stfanguiat1oh t9 eueo ~ ~ =
Again, alQost any man IN the fn4 Y
four youth ard health, uuaKmeo, ~o9ia IA
sard; patalszed BY The presence o. om6 h;.
entAr | apartment ano. polo9o sHoHs4'As ~
j wxs possession, would rave tAlea xa 10y
man 70 me 3saAEfAu- ae5st ~" -.
Leton- old uau, VINO. fnAe*o " r;uss - - -
lends naturally tuppoee. enes s;sst !4o e..
have produced, was esidantly fal , o. u. !
pessts struggle Nth his opponent ]
June, psIsiculstly noticed IA me .oa naa
Gar cases OF burglary Hnea Law
.na.A nndat nx nhserr1tSQp thAt such