The New York herald., 1870-08-03


that there were strong groundor believing that SUI
perintendcnt Jourdan Is convinced that the murder
% name Just now caused cor considersbie excts%ent
yesterday IN the city, Upon that carefully guarded
sgGspn srags @ sr % ~ wase n made some
days wlllprobably show thar while studOusly avoid
Ing any premature avowai OF q wel.founded opiu-
ion. which, IN the absence OF the fullest aad CON-
pletest proofs would shock the susceptibility OF the
community, the HERALD did good service to the po
Ice In pointing out proper course OF oicia inquI
~ and prepared the puDlic mind for what the ma.
jorty OF our citizens have anticipated and expect
/ sTArEAENr OF GENERAL BLAIR.
IL was Tumored about town yesterday chat All i'm
poitAnt revelation had been made to the police by
mae Tr general T Franz Blair who has room on the
the Nathan mansion. Like the story OF the three
black crows the rnmor assumed ali sorts Of shapes
| In tue eyes ofsome people, who prctcnded to know
all about Its re. purp0rt that no little excitement
the GeneraI's knowledge OF what had hap pened IN
NO. ~ West Twelty tnrd street would be tile means
Sse 50 s0 s wing IN
concerning 1t that HERALD reporter paid visit
matter se oyer st & aha aSs sa u s Whole
haitian Club, where he was found. The following is
substantially the conversation which ensued:--
REPORTER--lt Is rumOred, General. that you saw
from your window In the hotel the morning OF the
murder person moving about in one OF fne rooms
OF No. IL West Twenty-thrd street. have called 10
ascertain the truth Of the matter
GENERAL BLAIR--.Wel, wll tell you all know
] went toward the window OF my room TO shut the
blinds, as the light coming t0o strongly and,
Judged, would prevent me from sleeping. looked
out into the street as was shutting them and saw
young man sitting in his night clothes at OF the
windows OF the third l00r.
KEPoRrER-Tnat ~ TO say at one OF the windows
OF the moor above thar on which the murder was
| GHNERAL BLAIK--Yes, SIR
REPoRTER-Did You know hi,uf
GENERAL BLAIR-No, did not az the time. |
may nave met him before but could not say for
REpoRrEE-Have you ascertalned who he wasg
n,E ShNERAL BLAiR-vn, yes l understand. IN fact
haf an hour or alterward, the outcry about the
murder was made, ana then saw him with his
brother standing on the stOop, and crying out for
help or making an outcry OF some kind. couldn't
| REPoRTER--D Did you notice anything peculiar about
the appearance OF the two, or Of either2
GENERAL BLAIR-Yes they were both IN their
night clothes, ana the one had seen at the window
OF the third noor short time previous had blood on
| his nightgown.
REPORTER you awakened by The outcries
madep
| General BLAIR--I think was. really don 70 know
whether had fallen into sound sleep not after
! window went TO bed Immediately but | don't think
went TO sleep for a short time after going 10 bed.
half aseeD a. an~ rase was nor .'e ny ., ss iess'
When l heard the cries first ! did not pay much
attention to them as there are so many noises In the
street early IN the morning; but as they were con-
| tinued, and as became more fully awake, they
seemed TO me more like cries OF distress than any
thing else so got up and looked out of the window.
| then saw as said before, both the young men on
the street, one OF them with
! BLOOD ON HIS NIGHT GOWN
The first Thought that struck me was that there
were robbers In the house, and tnat the Young man
with the blood on his shirt had been hurt by them
and that tine Two were raising alarm SO that some
person would go To their assistance and have the
| robbers arrested.
| that murder had been cOminittedY
General BLMR-Wel. the young men appeared
80 long that called for servant and sent him ont
10 ascertain what was the matter. He returned and
told me that Mr.. Nathan had been killed.
| REPoRTEBWhen you saw the young man sitting
at the window OF the third floor OF the house did
! you notice whether or not there blood on his
| shrt2
General BLAIa--I am positive there was no blood
| on HIS shirt Ii there had been J certainly would
| REPORrrR--yOu are sure General that the Young
| man you saw at that window was the same one yo u
saw en- the stoop aferward with blood stains on his
General BIAIR--Qui,e sure, aud am equally posi-.
tive that had the blood stains noticed on hs night
gown when saw him on the stoop been on II when
ne was at the window I would have easily seen
RErosrEn- How did the young man appear as he
s his sSs wlassy S peculiar
| GENERAL BLAIR-He was In no wise excited look.
ing; there was nothing pecuIiar about his manner.
ne seemed just as If he haa placed himself at the
window to cool on. la fact did scan his man.
ner closely, because only saw him 10. half minute
or so. did not think anything strange al sseiEg
him at the win6ow and Idon't suppose would nave
ever given the matter u though. again had 1t not
been for what happened Ia the house. When
learned OF the nurdcr OF course the fact or seeing
to my mind.
REPoRTER--Ar you certain about The tine you
saw him a. the window
General BLAR-I think IL was half. past ave
O'Clock; l did not look at my watch, but Judge it
was about that time; IL was quite light.
hEPORrER--IOu say after closing the blinds OF
your window you went TO bed and did not 70 asleep
Immediately; then there was certain lapse of time
between TIC .!:sio you the young man ct the
window and when you saw MIN on rnc st00p-that
| is, more time than would be required for him to
come down two nights Of stairs and reach the doorS
General BLAiR-There must have been think
about q half an hour between my seeing him the
nrst time ana the second Time. do not want TO be
have been about half hour.
! REPORTER-When you saw two 81 the win.
dow did you notice the hall door3
General BLAIR did.
REpoErEn--Aow was IL; open or shur.
General BLAis-lt was open or that fact |
quite positive
Here the conversation ended, the General remark
ing that ne was not desirous OF being prominent III
ment being made public as he considered II the pub
lc's property
| DIR. John Beach announced yesterday afternoon
that II was the determination OF Coroner Rollins To
murder Of Mr. Benjamin Nathan at MS late residence
III WesJ Twenty-ihrd street, on Thursday To-day
the gentlemen COMPOSING the Jury wnl therefore be
| station house, Thlrtictn street near Seventh
avenue, at eleven O'Clock On Thursday mora
ing that being the time and place appointed
for the examination OF witnesses. IL Is nlendcu to
| more fully examine Mr. Washington Nathan son OF
deceased, after which Mrs. Kelly and her son IN the
| house Oh the night or the murdeg, Will be called
upon 70 give their Testimony. As as possible
| the laboreTs employed In the house viii also be
sworn To see II they can throw any additional light
upon the dark deed. In order to facilitate the ex.
animation, Coroner Rollins VIII endeavor TO procure
the services Of stenographic reporter 10 take down
| the testimony precisely as delivered by the wit
nesses. H. may ne found necessary to adiourn the
| inquisltien nom time To time and keep the case
! open for weeks TO come, while the police
authorities actively prosecuting the search FOR the
murderers. As n complete list OF the jnrors sworn
| 10 make % full and true inquiry into the circum-
stances under which Mr.. Nathan me; his death has
not heretofore been published we give the names
| and residences OF these gentemen:--
NAMES THE JURY.
Henry Miller, NO. Union square; q. ~ Burn
ham, No. 12s Fifth avenue Maunsell y. Field No
| 30 Sunyyesant square; Edward n. Jones, No Il
West Twenty-third street; &. II. MilderbcrQer No.
81 West Twenty-thlrd street; BENJAMIN +. Russell