, 1870-08-11

,tiidate for tho Vice Presidency, went On the
stand. and caused quite . sensation BY. bis ap-
pesranca ia the courtroom. He stated what
hsa already appeared In The papers, that 20
got up on the morning OF the
murder ad.. to slose n,thsn h an siatinr AZ I IT,
window opposite and slso th.t the hs!l door
was open. On being aroused soon after BY
the outcry, he rose again and SAY the tMo
young mon on the stoop. calling frant1calJ
Tor help They were both in thelr night
on lis shirt aid stockings- He saw tho
,liceman enter tho houaa, and one OF
which he took to be the bolt Of the door
Frederick Sath.n'. demeauoE, when in h!s
He did not SEQ any Light in Ar.. Nathsn's
house. Frederick Nathan was both sitting
aud standing in the room, as well as moving
about - il in search OF articles Of clothing
General Blair was confident that there wero
no marks Of blood On the shirt, such as ho
saw aftesward when the two young men ap-
peared at the door. He did not observe any
one IN the street while tho door was open.
Washington Mckenzie, carpenter, No. So
West Nineteenth street. examined tho 'tdog-"
in his shop" He had worked good deal in
Mr.. Nathan's house, but had never seen such
an instrument as the "dos" about tbs
pennies.
LIT. AAltaf D. EHCkuA4u4 uFluK on lQa E4tNEE
Of Twenty y-thi1l street and Fifth Avonue, testi-
lied that On the morning Of the murder his
wife auoke him By aaging, "Theta il soma oue
in the house, He answered that ut could
not be = hut his wife got up and looked out
| OF the window, to try and discover Whist the
shutter or door being closed Heand his wife
| then heard at short intervals three distinct
| eonnds, much lighter than the first one. He
still Insisted that it WAS not in his house, And
1 f. 1-n a Wv Shn Hn1 hr%t
| nothing. No other souna was heard after
| that His sleeping room WAS il the rear
| Of the second story, adjoining Mr. Sathans
room, but separated bE al open PASSAGE
| way Of twenty feet. This Ess bstween Aui
| haif-psst O'Clock He did think the sound WAS
] th.t Of falling body. The next day be e1-
| a1iued Afr, Nsthan's house-the stairs in tho
Istter arc so solidls built that it is not possible
| to hear peEson going. up OF down stai!s- He
| thought tho furniture in tho room would have
been more oyerset II there had been much Of
struggle. Tbs street vas very quiet and tine
! starlight night. He could not tell il the shnt-
| ting Of the safe door would have produced the
! soonds he had heard. Re knew Mr. Nath1n
we'll. he Was rery anlahle, aud also very
near-sighted. He did not think he could hayo
| recpgpized person in the darkness of hi4
room 1t night, particularly il be hsd his glassta
| James Mes, = newsboy, stated that on the
morning OF July y. at little after O'Clock. .hs
NAa About 1Qla1nH Ills p&p1l1 0a +Al. Ata%&au .
| steps, when he raw = nasn go up en- a1r. NJ
tl1ar,'s stoop. and pick up piece Of paper. and
| walk oil with Il. Tht door was about two
inches open then, but as tho stoop Was still
wet With the rain he did not stay there. He
heard the cry Of murder apout shEoe-
nnarters of N hour atterwasd-
&c saw carriage standing before
Nr. E.thsp's house about ten minutes Afier
be had been on the s.oop- A man went MP to
! the coachman and told him to drive on. and
then vent into the house next door himself.
and disappeared. The paper vas like bank
check, With yellow letters. The msn whn
IT picked it up Wa dressed like q mason he put
| it in his pocket and walked of. Wltness
, thought hc could identity the man again.
I though ha onls saw his back and side face-
! He lid not see any policemen when he reach-
| ed the doorway, or when ODE Of tho
: young men picked up The dog IN tha
: hallway. The carriage Was private ye-
: lNele, and not public hack, The m.n waa
[ dressed in gray cont. white pants. and light
. hat. and carried cane in bis l,aad- Til. boy's
i testimony. though somewhat At yariauce witt
| that Of former witnesses. VAS 20 clearly ant
directlr SiYen aa to impress evesynGt15 Will
: bis tlr,E!utnese. and he WAS listened to witt
: t.e+p interest and attention In spite Of 1ont
ard }ointcd Puzzlug cross-ex 1miuation he ad
: | hesed to Lir original statement. and did no
, contradict himself in any important detail
= At the conclusion Of his testimony the CoEo
: ner adjourned the inquest until to-morro'
, | morning.