The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-30

writing yesterday to the. Superintendent OF
Police.
There are various theories entertained by
police officials, but the one most generally ac-
cepted is that the murder was committed by
parties who gained access by the stable. that
some Of the workmen employed In the house
the day before were parties to
carriage carried away the murderers. It
would be a little singular IL the trivial circum-
stance of Devoy's inspection of a carriage should
lead TO the discovery of one of the foutest muir
ders that has ever Mortified q people. During
the lightning Dewey saw the face of the occu-
description of 1t. HlataaS,
The World has the following
THEoRY OF THE MURDER.
1t is presumed, from all the circumstances
surrounding this most terrible case, that the
murderer entered the front room while Mr..
watch and chain from his vest and tue
diamond studs from his shirt, which were
both lying on a chair near the bedside. He
then took possession of the pocketbook of Mr..
Nathan, which was In the pantaloons pocket,
from which he distracted all the money. In
going through the contents of the pocket-book,
the thief came across the key of the safe, which
he opened and riaed of its contents, scattering
the papers, ETC., all about the room. A
tin box containing leases, mortgages, and
other papers we're taken out of the safe and
was being opened, when the noise made by
the thief awakened Mr.. Nathan. aud he spraur
from the bed and, being short-sighted and the
room dark, CROPPED his way towards the hall
room from which the noise proceeded. His
movements evidently aroused the thief to
q sense of his danger, and as he reached
the threshold of the room he was "a
tackled. he struggled desperately for life, and
evidently seized his assailaut by the throat, for
his right hand was badly crushed by q terrible
blow from the weapon of the murderer. The
blows on the head were then quickly admin
istered, and the unfortunate man sank lifeless
to the floor. The assassin then made his exit
by the front door, which was left partly open,
and was found in that condition by Mr.. WASH
ington Nathan. .
-.r. A REMARKABLE FACT. .as .
The most singular part of the whole aft lir is
that although four persons slept in the house,
none of them heard the noise which must have
is to be accounted for (and it adds a
pathetic touch to the dreadful story), by the
fact that the house had been built by Mr..
Nathan for q family residence, and that he had
caused it to be constructed in the most perfect
manner. The floors were lined, the walls
double, the doors fitted to their jambs like Jew
elry work, so as to deaden all sounds between
the different floors. ll...eE
O. THE ooRoNBR's INQUEST.
At 8 o'clock Coroner Rollins called around
him the eight men whom he had as
jurors to aid him in Investigating the murder,
and told them that it was his wish to have them
organized at once and the inquest begun. After
that they could adjourn for a few days, to give
the detectives an opportunity of finding some
clue to The assassin, and bring forward more Wit
nesses. AS the law makes it essential that every
juryman shall view the body before proceeding
with the inquest, the eight men then gathered
around the mapgled corpse, as it lay just where
it had been stricken down. and for a moment
silently gazed upon the scene. They then SOL
emply walked away and assembled in the back
Earlor on the same floor. A sofa and several
chairs were drawn up SO that the jury, When
seated, formed a part of a circle, aud the Coro-
ner's assistant sat at a table in front of them to
take down the testimony.
THE URoRs
The jury ives composed chiefly of prominent,
wealthy men, most of whom had been neigh
bOrs to Mr.. Nathan, and we'll acquainted with
him. The gentlemen who served as jurymen
were Maunsell B.. Field, Union Club House,
avenue; Henry A. Horn, No. 90 Broadway; A.
r. Jones, No. 81 West Twenty-third street; II.
A. Perkins, No. 1853 Broadway; 0. II. Milde-
burger, No. SO West Twepty-third street; Ben
jamin F. Russell, No. 39 West Fourth street;
and Henry Milder, No. 8 Union square.
STATEMENT OF WASHINGTON NATHAN
Coroner Rollins sent q request for Washing
ton Nathan, who first discovered that the muir
der had been coMmitted, to come and testify
before the jury. The young gentleman soon
appeared, bowed down with grief, and, In
answer to the Coroner's interrogations, made the
following statemeut:-
The d. ceased was my father; l left him last night
at my aunt's In Nineteenth street, 1t 100 O'Clock
that was the last time ] Saw him alive; 1 came home
about 1915 O'Clock this mornings; locked the front
door securely; j came ny, stairs, and put the head
light out; l looked In fathers room, which is on the
second story front where rather slept; hiding all
quiet aud dark, 1 closed the door slightly aud went
mp to my room; the ballroom door leading
to the landing was closed this morning,
a little before 8 O'Clock l came down
closed; l opened the door, surprising he lad over
slept himself: did not see MIN In HIS bed; st Lrted to
lying on the floor OF his loom by the door commu.
Licating with the hall room. wei ering In his blood
there the young man was overcome with grief, an
for some time was unable to proceed)-I discovered
he was dead; 1 gave the alarm; my brother came
down; al ran down ,, to ,or, me d iron!
called a policeman, who cam in and
took charge OF the case l found the instrument here
presented, called an iron dog" down by the street
discovered no other instrument OF that nature
around the safe in the ballroom was open; his Key
emptied, papers scattered, a tin-box containing
papers was lying on the door open, but the papers
S %e,e not IS a usaaI %tti the ! eU night i Rey i Iast n slrss' a aSpi
am positive that i locked, chained, aud
b"lted It after coming In; aolhiag, SO t fsI
house but the safe; 1 believe the man OIL
men who murdered my father were
the back room on the same door; the doors commu.
nicated, but the front and rear rooms were open, or
not entirely close 1; L slept on the third moor, BACK
room; my doors were all open, except those CON
municating with the hall; my brother slept in the
front hall bed. room on the same floor; a son OF tht
domestic slept in the garrett, and yet no one heart
the least noise during the night; 1 do not know the
am' INT Of money there vas In the safe; l miss MI
watch and diamond studs; | am sure the object o
the murder was for robbery, ana not Tor revenge.
THE INQUEST ADJOURNED.
This was all the Information the witness cOul'
give the Jury, and Coroner Rollins decided TO al
journ ms inquest
DINE STATIC n E'R ",
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