, 1870-08-06

The Peculinrltfch OF thc Nathan
Family y-Wn4hiuEsnn Nathan q
EGMcnbcr OF n Elourlshiug Firnl-A
story About n 11tAsing Codlcil-
Opening OF tho Isrond street Safe
From fhe -ytr Tott :sun, Au,.&
For the purpose Of getting at the truth OF
points in this Nathan business, about which
gentleman On The stat Of tho Sun, yestefday.
visited original B0urces Of information, and
xsce1taiped the following iActe:
l. Washington Nathan ia not the oldest sou
Of the family At home, as hAs been erroneous
II stated ~ many newspapers, and il general-
la,ly supposed to be Naehinstou's Younger
h1ptller il, in fsct, two yearr his senior, being
in his twcnty sixth while Washington is ia
only his twenty.foarth gear.
q Washington is u membar Of the firm Of
wright, Nathan Co., produce desaers, at q
does draw, enough fol liz support from that
6rm. ....
8. Neither Wellington nor Frederick has
been to Ills fathers downtown safe at all. and
consequently neither bus meddlel With Mr..
EAthan's will, ~ reported in the World Of
| Sunday.
| known, Harmon Nathan. the eldest son Of the
| family, accompanied by Julius ]. lyous, Esq,
| tho kon Of the Habbi Lyons, went down to Mr.
[ NaIban'e safe. which ia under the nzokera
Exchange, and examined tho contents, to see
whether the papers were ~ intact. They
| it there, and there it still remains.
s. In one respect the murdered mans fam
! ny il exceedingly pecuhar. Two distinct and
not homogeneous strains Of blood aow in the
chila1en's veins, to vii: The Nathan blood
been Hendricks. The Hendricks blood il
Btoical m the last degree, and all in whom il
predonaiuates are etoics- The Nathan blood is
| vsrrn. iEnpultive, and emotional, md those in
[ whom it ptedoninatas exhibit these character
isiics in marked manner. S,me OF the chill
dren take after their emotional father, and
tho otlers after their atoical mother; and
hence there IL exhibited In that house OF death
| and voc the singular phenomenon OF frantic
grief by some Of the mou.netH alongside ICY
stoicisua on Tho part OF others One Of the
daughters, plunged in the reE depths Of wee,
l exclaimed to her stern and silent mother:
| s'Oh, mother, do CIT with me! Oh, moth
| er, do cry With mol" But the mother, though
doubtless feeling the keenest pangs OF grief,
gave DO sign thereof.
Another Of the emotional daughters, while
eobbinR and ~rinsins her hands. exclaimed to
| a etoical sister:
"Ob, Why don't yon weep for poor papa!"
It seema almost saerilegious thus to draw
aeide the veil which appropriately shields this
Afflicted family from the public g1ze, and VIE
do 20 iron, only tbs kindest nct'Ves. These
facts a9e important to enahle the peopie to
comprehend actiona, which. though innocent
l IN the.uke1Tcs. might lie nnintentionany inter.
rreted adversely to those who bave beeu
placed under most serious iuputatious.
6. There arc nine children in I'll in ths fam,
| the daughters and the eldest son. Harmon
arc m1t7ied.
!. Nj. Nathan was greatly betored aud re
epected BY his children They were prout
and fond Of him to an unusual aegree-
g. There va no t5ace q 9lood t5om IN
or 10 the door Of the bath room. 4 detectv
, nipptels inspected every inch Of the carpe
from tha dead body 10 both Of those doors
going over 1t slowly On his hands and knee
Tor that purpose, aud finding not tz1ce Q
! blood.
9. The plumber. took mp Ill tho tt7ps in th
house, and hunted foe trail. and also exA1
/ ined tho water tank up STAIRS for tho SAN
purpose, but found nothing to reward thei
/ 4 inseet1Eahous- ...
10. The front door WAS SO wido open vhel
:, Washington first GANG down stairs to get
J drink of water, thAt ho SAY i Was open is
: came dowr, and supposed the servant woua
Was ont sweeping the eteps and sidewalk
= II. The re1son he came down stAira for
a drink Of water. insteaa Of nsihg the ,wstes
his room, wAs because the wntet Aboye Il
! ] second staEy cokoe8 from the tank, ana on =
count of It's standing therein 80 long is not
4 ! 10 drink.
{ Il. Wastingson'e nisht-.hirt has not, a
It | hid not, I drop Of blood on it 1t Any time.
q that II tho stogiea about i,s bosom be,
: epl1shcd with blood, and the The ories Is to h
: IL could hare become TINS 1plAshed. are
|, nnrc s,rickep tspIp tho record This aa1eEtd
: Wa 20 contrary to Ill thst hid been pablish
= On this point, and seemed 50 Incredible
! the rrnresentative Of the tt1n, that ho esok
Ibcr.g of ealing upon tho Hon. Efaanuci
Hart iwho he knew was Ut Ar- NAthan not
:. ii ~ early hour on tho morning Of tho m