Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-11
THE NATHAN MURDER.

the murdered man, snd upon whom Suspicion
has rested, before the coToncr's inquest on
Tuesday, serves 90 clear up many points of
mystery in the case, particularly as 20 his
whereabouts on the night OF the murder, the
cause OF bis rising first in the morning and vrhv
from shortsght sdness he did not, on enterin,
M is'hef = room, at once see his fathers dead
BODY, &C, &c.
lie testified that he left home on Thursday
evening shout six O'Clock, went % Synagogue;
his father was there; afterwards went 20 his uu-
Gle Lyons, next door 20 the Synagogue: LETT
about hali-psSt seven; his father asked him IL
be was going he asked II he wanted anything
and ne said never mind, walked % the 81
james Hotel, and thence 20 Madison SQUARE and
iisIeied te the mu-ie; net a Mr.. Gsrdy there,
went together u the St james Hotel: took
gas OF sherry, and remained ten minutes; then
went over Broadway 20 2tth street aud met
three gentlemen and talked ". n them about
fifteen minutes; then walked through Rr,s A.
WAY and met two girls. and walked with "a Fl,
az Tar a. Delmonico'S, left them and q.
down In the cafe and read a newSps -
rema ned there until \ past O'Clock, saw GOA.
OF his unclcs pass in. again walked up town -s
the ~. James Hotel; rode 20 18th street and .
Irving Place. and called AZ No. ICl: was
tanned there by the storm. and left about
O'Clock; then called At place aud took We.
raebit, and went home and locked az
bolied the door; went up Stair. looked m a
fathers room; there was no light there. slee.s
IN the third story, near hall bedroom; awske
little before o clock, went down and saw the
street door open, bat supposed some one waS
sVeef ing the St0Op; then went 70 I.th r. roon.
the door WAS a little cav open. anithcre wass
dim light a. though the sun was shining throagh
small aperture; did not see him or rhe bed. aud
supposed be was sleeping, ~ he va, farming 10
tie dressing room saw something ON the
noor; could not see what IL wa; whea ne dis
covered what il was he yelled, ani perhaps
called his brother, who had by that time come
down; the check spoken OF on Thurslay a.
ternoon about half-psst nve, i'm his fathers
know, edge; Harmon Nathan has the key OF the
safe; he awoke earlier than usual on FRIDAY
morning, as IL was the anniversary OF his grand
fathers death, and they had to attend Syna-
gogue; lie was thirsty. and he went 70 his fathers
room To get drink; he WAS generally an early
riser; he was very short sighted, he cOall not
recognize person I'm q room an obscured
father.
To MIR. Fellowss-Had met the two girls the
day before, and on that evening engaged 10 call
upon them, and did so that night "A cOnssq uence
ofeihat promise; has always been on frlendlv
t.rns with his father; he hss helped han in
business; IN the last OF June or early IN July he
applied TO his father for sssisi ance aud he gave
HIM check for S3,0O5, and another for : 200;
never saw the Will; have conver>cd about n.
does not know when IL was drawn; had ire
quently asked for pecuniary AID, and II was
freely given; never had any misunderstanding
with him on business matters, he had reproved
him for bis habits, but always kindly.
To .lUror-was at his uncles about .
minutes; when he left, his father and Frederick
we're there, they were entirely friendly; he had
not reprOyed hun since last winter; when ne got
home he knew they were all IN by a particular
sign leaving the key in the door. id not look on
the bed OF his father, as he went 90 bed, bu,
listened and supposng him TO be asleep con-
tlnued hls way up stairs; everything a. usual
IN his room, 50 far he could see; did not pat his
head within the room; witness thinks he went
asleep almost Immediately; the door OF The room
opening on the hall was locked; the one leading
20 the next room was open. AwOke a little
before 9, put on lis slippers, and went down 20
get drink
The following Is the testimony OF Frederick
Nathan
At twenty-five minutes past six my father aud
4 walked down 20 the synagogue together, and
at twenty minutes past seven went together 20
my aunt's; Washington left 1--we or ten minutes
before did; rode down TO South Ferry in a
sd street stage; crossed over in the half-past
eight boat; I remained till about ten O'Clock
In the house OF a friend i'm Brooklyn; took an
open car In Court street down 20 the ferry; \
think IL was the eleven O'Clock boat; got into
the secord 5th-Rvenue stage; GOT out az 2Ist
street, at Brown X Kings, and took two poached
eggs and q brandy smash; this was at ten nm
utes to twelve; went home opened the door
with my latch key; found the key not in
the door; put 10 In; my fathers door was
ajar; there was no light; father said. III
you want some iced-wster there Is some"
i said NO, thank you, I've Just had a drink"
i went mp stairs and went to bed at quarter mast
twelve, before my brother came home; I was
very tired, not having had much sleep that
week; woke at about ten minutes 70 SIX; A first
went 70 the window 70 see what kind of day il
Was going % be- IL was a very close morning: 4
walked down the hall to a large room in the
rear, where our clean things were nat afteT
coming from the work; my brothers door was
open; he was asleep with one leg crossed over
the other; did not wake him: 1 returned the
same way; my sisters room adjoins my own: nv
brother said he would 60 and call my father; 1
said my father always woke up himself the
first thing heard him yell; ran down stairs TO
see what IL was; knelt down on the ri ght hand
on the oortsei i nave distinct recollection OF
NIT the entrance OF a man; saw the policeman
near the church; j beekoned TO him and the
men washing the Sidewalk; Mr. Birch, who lives
opposite, went up think with US 20 my fathers
room; there were three or four; did not notice
any light IN the room; my father was on his
back little inclined 20 the left; his eft leg was
drawn up against sAe door: his hands W.
drawn up and half open; the right hand was
higher than the left; my anxiety was 20 see AZ he
not have the dog in my hand or notice IL. Some
ore ballooed down that the body was warm: I
cried, Send for DOCTOR" saw the safe door
open, box OF papers on the library floor: tlOnf
think my father kept anything in the sat. bat a
bond ana mortgage except in winter. when the
family were all at home, and then only few
hundred dollars; don't think he kept any money
there in summer; in the house there we're Ouly
my brother and myself, and Mrs. Kelly ans her
son. to my knowledge; L heard my brothers
BY Mr. Felows:-My father never refused me
pecuniary aid; j am a member q the Stock EN-
change; on the 9Th Of April he lent me $40; ne
never carried more than check for 500 about
him, or one or two hundred dollars I'm cash; have
had arguments about business with my father,
but never a quarrel; my father paid the coach
man and the servants; think he paid by money,
he kept while at home two or three hundred
dollars in the safe for such purposes; about
quarter OF an hour after giving the alarm OF
murder, saw young Kelly with the boots in his
hand. going down stairs 10 clean them; neither
OF the kellys were I'm the room where
my father Law during that quarter of
an hour, to my knowledge; when 1 saw
Kelly, i SAID. william, father has been
murdered :" he made no remark, bat stood
silent with the shoes in his hand; have no recoI-
lection OF the gas being slight the safe door wa
wide open; did not touch bis clothes; Kelly has
done erraBds for me; generally gave him fffv
cent?; don't think he received any wages. he
went errards for my father; that afternoon INV
father reached homo before got home al i've
minutes past nve; called down To Mrs Kelly
that my father Was home; the workuen ha1 left
and there shonld have been one IN tue house
but the two kellys; was In the country on the
Wednesday night; Mrs. Kelly knew from some
Df the family that my father would be home: he
intended 70 return into the country next dav
BY Juryman kus<ell.-Ny relations with NV
ather were most cordial did not see the aos
omcer hangam was mistaken when he said "a
sas me; my father always wore glasses. nnt
hem near him at night. Mangam i al.o xranS
- 10 the number Of people who went m STAR
old not send my things 10 the wash; but n
new 81 they had gone, and supposed the on GERS
10 NOT want them again; I sent word 10 send
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