The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-05
THE NATHAN MURDER.
CoutlnuatioB of tho Corouer's Inquest -Testi-
mony of the Policeman Syhe First Entered
the IIoHeo.

COuilnuatioB of tho Corouer's INQUEST -Testi-
Eony of the Policeman syhe First Entered
the Uosso.
The New York Post of last evening says:-
The inquest of Coroner Rollins in the Nathan
murder was resumed this morning. The seats
of the courtroom were all filled with specta-
tors, but there was no crowd In the aisles or at
the door. Frederick and Washington Nathan
were the only sons of the murdered man present.
Both have olive compilations and curly hair.
Frederick has thick black whiskers in addition
TO his moustache. Washington has a slight
black moustache, but no whiskers. Mr.. En-
manuel b. Hart accompanied the young men:
Both of the latter locked entirely g~uiltless and
perfectly easy.
TESTIMONY OF POLICE OFFICER MANGAM.
Officer John Mangam was the first witness ex-
amined:-He was about one hundred feet from
No. 10 West Twenty-third street, the residence
of Mr.. Nathan; his attention was drawn by we
men standing on the stoop In their night shirts:
he gave a police alarm, and entered the house;
one of the young men said his father had been
murdered, and requested him to mount the
stairs; he did so, aud found the elder Mr.. Ma
than dead between the study and the front
secoad-story room; he went through the top
part of the house, searched it, returned to the
body and found it warm. He sent for n doctor
to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and again placed his
hand on the body, and found it cold; when the
doctor came he said 1t bad been dead three
hours.
Witness searched the house again and sent
Tor another OInCGT. OUlCeT hOWlbY arrived ana
searched the lower part of the house; he found
one back door open, but all the rest closely
closed; he sent Rowley back to the station, and
went down stairs; Frederick Nathan pointed to
the iron instrument called q dog" which was
lying at the murdered mans side; witness picked
il up and found blood on it; Frederick had blood
on bis night shirt bosom and skirt, and likewise
had blood on his stockings.
Witness took particular notice OF the front
door during his patrol, and found it closed be-
tween IL and AZ A. NJ; he heard no alarm
whistle until Washington Nathan called the
porter of the Fifth Avenue Hotel; he had tried
the door at go A. NJ; wire screens stood in the
open windows of Mr.. Nathan's bedroom; a light
was burning in the front room during the night,
which was visible from the street; on ascending
the stairs he found the door of Mr.. Nathan's
room, leading into the hall, open, and also the
door of the bousekeeper's room, at the back; he
saw a carriage standing at No. 1OS West Twenty
second street, but no other in that street, during
the morning; the house was of an Objectionable
character.
By Muansell b. Field, juryman-Saw the
corpse of Mr.. Nathan on the opposite side of
the room, Immediately on entering; the blood
on the dog" was dry; bloody footsteps were on
the hall stairs; they were all descending foot
steps; saw no blood upon the door or upon its
handle, nor yet in the hall, except the foot
prints.
pers were upon it; saw the pantaloons, shirt,
and vest of Mr.. Nathan; saw Frederick Nathan
pick one of them up; the clothes were against
Lle wall; Lut WiICu wills SOuc HUm bUG NtoI; no
blood was on the vest; Mr.. Frederick Nathan
opened q pocketboOk and said there was a paper
in it; did not look in the pocketbook; Frederick
Nathan picked up the shirt; there were no studs
In 1t, but sleeve buttons on the wristbands:
there was o NAL patch of blood on one sleeve;
there was blood on the walls of the room on
each side of the door leading to the study; saw
carpenters tools IN a chest in the house; they
lay there in q disorderly way; saw the house
keeper; said nothing to her, nor she to him;
did not try the back door nor examine the
fastenings.
By the Coroner-There was blood on the front
of Frederick Nathan's shirt, apparently daubed,
and a spot on the front of the shirt; the house
keeper told witness that she had been awoke by
the noise of Mr.. Washington Nathan's loud
calls; Washington Nathan said:-'Oficer, Off
Ger, come in officer, come in"
On witness reaching the steps, he said:-'My
father has been murdered;" did not notice
whether Washington Nathan had or had not
stockings on his feet; noticed stockings on the
feet of Frederick Nathan; saw a tin box with
an open lid in the study, with papers lying on
the desk; also saw an overturned chair; there
was a wooden drawer on MIR. Nathan's bed, con-
tanning three coppers; there was no blood on
the box.
Immense Additional Rewards Offered.
The family offer a series of additional rewards
for the detection OF the murderer and the re-
covery of certain articles stolen ut the time OF
the murder. These rewards are as follows
Ten thousand dollars reward for the arrest
ana cOnVlctlOu Oh inc muTueTeT Oh MT. NatQaQ.
Two hundred and fifty dollars reward for the
Identification and recovery of the three diamond
shirt.studs taken from the clothing of deceased
by the murderer.
One thousand dollars reward for the gold
anchor, stem-winder, hunting-case watch, nine
teen lines, No. 5657, Edward PerregauX maker;
also stolen by the murderer.
One hundred and twenty-five dollars reward
for an old-fashioDed open-faced gold watch-no
description-stolen from the safe on the night
OF the murder.
Five hundred dollars reward for the ideutif-
cation of the steel dog" or clamp, used as a
weapon to commit the murder. The tool being
used by ship-carpenters, pump-makers, boat.
builders, and other ardwood workers.
Five hundred dollars reward for the man To
come forward who was seen to ascend the steps
of the Nathan residence, on the morning of the
murder, and after picking up a piece OF white
paper walk away with the same.
1t will thus be seen that there are several new
clues announced for the purpose of affording the
general public an opportunity to aid in the hue
and cry after the murderer. The aggregate
reward offered for the detection and conviclor
of the murderer is now the tempting sum o.
$4,000, and the remainder Is divided up IL
smaller sums Tor the recovery of the watcf
and diamond studs taken from the clothing o.
the murdered man, and a watch, a gold medal
and a piece of paper picked up by an unknown
man on the stoop, besides the Identification O
the murderous dog" 1t is TO be hoped thar
some of these lesser rewards will be speedily
claimed by those fortunate enough to be ii
possession of information, as they will be O
material use 20 the detectives in their search FOL
the criminal.