The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-13
THE NATHAN EXAMINATION
4 UoRRIBLY ACCURATE DESCRIP-
TION or THE CORPSE.


orcr The Exact Condition of MIR. Ma
thRn's Corpse-Thc Address Of the Coro-
urr to the Jury, aud the Adjournment OF
the Inquest sine Die.
Ttctr-t witness called by Coroner Rollins yes.
trIa, morning vas Levi j. lsiacs. the undertaken
sho dressed the corpse OF MIR. Nathan Tor burial
Wl,a the Coroner Administered the oath to the
rtnes. Nr. lsaacs put bis hat on his head ana
ut.l o.. hand toward the east. This significant
ptutomimc did not escape the vigilance OF George
De count Jo.nrcs, who Immediately arose aud
al. iHe attention Of the jurors to it Ivy panto.
uimc Performance no less significant than that OF
~ vitne.. himself MIR. isaacs did not develop any
pew facts. his testimony being pureiy professional.
1ur TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM Il. c,Ga.
Tue second witness was Mr.. William II. Carr, one
Of ne clerks III the Filth Avenue Hotel, who wac
OF tie IRE persons tult went into tile room on
tie morning Of tie murder. ~. des rithon Of Tie
scene and Of the tody vas TIE same as that VI pre-
yious Nituosses lie made
nav ruiNr
N rc.lrl 70 oni,cr Nan AIN, Who. he said. after
b,us called 10 tho door By FREDERICK AMI Wa,h
Ington Nathan, walked leislrcy toward Fifth
avenue.
"Thlt." said Mr.. Carr who vas locbin. a, the
,eene from bis bedroom window, alter hay.
having heard tie alarm, made think
there was not much going on, after ALL thought
n there hal been any great excitement there TIE
o1lcer would nave walked faster. ne went up 10
Broadway to tAe Etc Railroad bulldog. and raped
the walk once, and tteu walked back at aS'uI the
same gait "
Beach, The Deputy Coroner, whose testimony we
present IN full.
THE TESTIMONY or Or. JOINS BEACH.
o-wsere do You reside2 A-So. IA West Twelfth
q You are a phy.lcian3 A-Yes,r.
Con July yu went 10 IL West rweuty tnird
oHD.d you maze a thorough examination OF Mr.
ha.han's WOUNDS, aud the nature snd character Of
Q-hlso the positlon OF the body? Al did. str.
About Two o'ciock ia the afternoon we ann, d at Inc
house Of Mr. Nathsl. entered the front room OF ne
lying on IL bacS with the len hand csnchcd, The Guge
if t dssss TIE nsn S. army
~ SO lae hand va, near lie rlsnt ear, 0t tae
right hand Wa s;h.y tIasavd. wa,eI iSd Is 70 w.
had dlsloeatel lie jOins Of the hst nnger and
or eommnuasd a the ny to the econS
not severe upon the jQiat OF toe thrd hnger lhe
Wound wa assoSsisd rSht aeros, !as Joint o. ns
" DC well Get the head was thrown signify to Toe
lel' the mouth we more open Ut the r-h. angle than
which deoayed or broken; tle lett limb partly
u iGs $gSr lie nsS %O va: mai ne
ne right arm Was more elevated than tne let, Tue
next thing ! d,d Wac 20 exam ne tue wound. dls,
Eapns wound an men aad aaL n easta aad d, "a
hcn Vv H., , "f ~, 49, i y VI az
same ieag,h-an inch ana halt-that had fracture /
= the nrAn neow that asaia wa. az ,Trss !llr IN.
rresua IN Is chasSeter. All lie 6o4S uu,R brotea
aoa. ID. tlges OF the wouad At the base Vi he eye.
"a ;ung w to iae point, about lhreeel-utns VI al
there WAS another wound q a SIN. ar chaI.
seier gong oack on tne tiGI' s.ie s OF I'd;
~ men over the BONE the the eyebrow gou-
. IaSA GSy fs s i HSSs se sO Sl
s.oAerw uld o. tne same character out n?tq uits 81
t.lyd {. me AL Foui OF thcse wounds went ioW
xod Gould ,t Ct racta f II he IL ' su aspo
cIc ny singer INTO this wound. wnch communicate,
gr'tu.n and by iunnns II down .ould laat Ia,
tAttut tina, could
FoRcE our ruE EYEBALL;
innnnr down IN ths direction. coui1 run It oack 90
whole cartilage ct tie .clt ear W., lAcyIa'ed There
line wounds ~ ali tour ol M tolcn,ai. one on the ~
II ng-q' a.a t.4 o. tIt D,,S o. ms igI ~
otstiNeq Tat thtte va euasld,iau.e hi,-l soeui tn
Of u0od ihe,e Was S6a,iieftj e nali SSiot SUcr
O the knsc and 70 he gt u 4e door q. on enie
tderlbIe c.o.iei blood, tht Oly place where | 80,
Ssie sydeal s.sns Of otted blood lie no.i,on Of III
pSdy IsISfd "a '5TS 1HS'q- T.. Pe's5 d. ng h91
.Tms 10 that Position anl ta- waoe sappearaae
Sghi arm being mel, ant thg et arm O,ins
iits -, ''es.ed, and the eiI hand cenched The rish
bcls ihSlgei award, Aad me len not otlns ~
enued outward; ! came 70 the conc.l'' tat ,as
S,ncc I6c boy aas 6cea .-ajv.d IRON Jne bosa5n
Which found II. have erN-in-A
THE BLOOD SITS
more carefully; found that u 10 the -: Of the q
trance cummuncau. netwc.u the large room ~ "
u ialy jas ~ ine EnSes % me 1oyl thW ne si.
gvea- that the Douy, 9nee' and head were dow
While IN mat position, In aldi0n to these iIj ife
l'ivfle1 tlSt theiI were GeI'tn mars oa t5e Sns
o. knecsi they were about lhe slze OF quarter OF
on The len Of The. forehead l2r a space Of "a
rton, Of tSc body must nave come 10 coSi5
fa ar ' eSndo Of Se sn Sc lie sane e1
c 'SaS ove %1 a Ter death wis S he ast S o.
Ge w Sna % M o sa ty u q az,
Cor a.os NE JACK Of tie shrt coa'aa i o ilo5t
Uncovered aaGncl waist about tn toly the au,er
u d Wa Tree from blood. The body had evidently be-
u.Le- over come I me liter death
THE BLOOD or rue FLOOR
near ne head had run ont there atter dean IL W
~ i,e eS2 hg o. ne blood iism IEe IRAN .nIoa
iLl.uga ne bone, a.d tie scalp. In tue small roo
e.. C,lcr. attui two iccI apart, t0eie were sol
trace osdf r. Il oleod ron one Of tese spots to Z
siios Vim IL. library into me large room. Inc
H. yal'aaca mo &c E15iary ns c9Hy T., wa, eoyiT
t.a.s, AMI gray hairs we've l.mglii ,,n lti a4d w
the clllT there d.s'act drsp4 OF boo
lhayt no idea that MS CHAR or the position OF q
rlAI u.f a.ylAlng to d. Wlin inc ucu.r, %. tlat
.elt "a The exact position that u W4s wlcn %
toadgIt On II. II Wa, evidently on ~ SIDE AZ o
t.. lIcMoyed the bottom pl tAs c.ulh TIE Gu
d. all found that It was Sharply
sMENRED WITH BLOOD
Oh he surfAoc-that very li,le had gone through I
Ua.y ,lrs. were the BIO ID hat penetrated His 400
Wu.Tr the fVIlnI presses up 90 the strils II canS
WuIch support Tine s,rIuss. There re tJln' sIatte
o. D. ult uuIu tns .1rUy wal lh- inquest slalter
AIout feet tuclu, from tine nIur, ana th"te We
tO.ue pu the ll-c VI TIVE SKIRT bparI and Oh To
eIo-t ma Wa uul 90" does, which CHuc n4ci "
the result OF tlpJi nuug from tlr hama or lpstrune
NhlH engaged ~ conflict there were some spatteTs
the slab ami h'hrih winch CpuC'p e OCCASION
from tlc sane cause. The rlies Of the dcorWAr ,
fmeaTel " IA 81 IYd aul there Wer, some ds; Let
lers GU The door % the room, lu.t tho rl.t OF
Nn1ow which was nearest the a.tlt.JL DIVIDING
lorAry from the frout room,
Mr.. Iied-That Is south ot the window, + " M
h-NO, NJ you go 'front.' laIE' room lItl the To a
Inc window IL to your Right, WOlu late that &.
d. tle carpet aud FUND that th1Ie was a good deal
Slotted blood between tne edge OF tIv c4rlet ana
NJ o! The door In the large room also t9JA W qIt
NUMBER OF GRAY HAIRS,
.lotted together with coafnateI ollJl th'r2 "
F,Iy lrY stains unJer the carpet, Ati tie VIZ ~
uptrlca, except where tue heat lay, all o. p
UaiAs showed that death had 'a"tu pace ~ one pa
IA The BODY been removed 10 wlere u W. !olha;
Tue COr1uer-FrOm a clreIll examination OF
HN no IN Hal