The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-09
THENATHAN EXAMINATION
TIE MYSTERY GROWING DEEP Err
TIE DEEPER 1T Is PROBED.

Disagrecing-Mnj Gen. Frank T.. Blair
on the stand-A Queer story from DIR.
Peckham' vine Heard the Mssterious
Fo I% mr.. p"eI,I'am, aps tells Vws I'D,
oucsrer story. -
The inquiry by the ooroners jury into the
circumstances of the death of Benjamin Nathan was
resumed yesterday in the court room at Twenty
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n M, and the coroner jurors, spec'auis' ahu TO-
por'ers were 'here 'na' 'lne, o'' .ns sA ns
ton was delayed on account OF the absence al the
iron dos With which tbe uurler ia supposed to have
IRON Jug WIN "Ni0n ~'' A'u . - l,,s
been committed Ins 'Sdu% o. sa n"e, 'Ol . ,O
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proSsn.,on .v' I ,ssnr,aS Tho os.smblare vhs. he
rro,v ,ho oxoc, s,rono,h Of Tho aoo, and womb no,
oi,,,, ,roa,or nunhar nj n.rso.a into tho room
than /. could bear.
Frederick and Washington Nathan were in the
room, dressed in deep mourning. and looking the
picture of barrnlossnO's. The Hon. Emanuel D,
Hart sat between them, as on Thursday last and
seemed 10 take ueep ih'erest IN inc proceedings.
with the iron dog, and proceedings were at once
begun by calling Dr. Joseph Is. 1anvi" to the stand
an rhy, lcian residing nj the Tioh Avenue Hotel;
rceorect Tao morning OF Qc oh OF July; at about.
or 10 mnntoe past socock was cllcd 70 90 TO she
who siif that Mr Nathan mad been murdered while
S ScSn u eSea cS HsS nsSsw ~ Mr. S" NJ
Lyon. belicvccalnc for inc again, aod asked mo to
AOrry' as 'Aey 'D S.s,.. ,,,,xu.o
I .,or,os in a moment, and As .oon as I catered the
discovered the corpse lying in the large room VITA the
feet In the email room where the safe IT, Mr. altman
straiaht, and he len eg tomewhai nexed-,hnt o.
drawn up. with the knee resting against the casing OF
tic door. and that tho let WAS across the
oac S Of s% %e ISa s sn
tone, the right prominence one OF them cutting
se ESE hs aso @ n Ss 10 nen rag IN me
bone and nj tne palelal bone away back " ,he ear
b bavn Mean ,s cha nom bebnd the shsrp point or
stasaipE ~ me psric!ai S5Hs Tie Wound etiendsi
through the Whole lerEth OF the parleial bone and
There Was anSnGr ;cSers wS"sS on Tie sSs s of
70 the bone. and portion OF the bone being cut out
Another severe blow whcn had sysdrnily been Giyen
through aud scratching down the back Of the neck be.
o IhSr, were three or on ptaer ts-ns WOUNDS lys
sE s cent S MI mad apS aa fs % s pgSO
pal bcncs fractured, seemed - me that SIR. Nathan
PUT UP MS HAND
scT inc n S9T 10 TSfe bis heal @pd pa @st
a.so hrs fingers. ,..... -.
Q-Dld yon sec the dog prouGnt p to tiG rom o. ~
Oioue6, up while vas IN ne room; 49,. ,u,a,.
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one took il aud hcld It over tao 0 tho wounds IN
' S III na a S hd n }{ Se' a.,
e her9 any 0o% n S ana 'o ~ End oi IN
MAS ~ ea s y IN ~ M III VI '''
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ie So i SyeIy 9s; Yon remember large ,neo
vr,,InJ r,ht tlrou-h Inc tcaln do Won NOT Doctor
| A.-Ycs; ,,.
wSnnd "a oush Inc scalp wss an Inch AM alf long.
| mo dog ia arily an inch ana half ac Is ID
Al tnought the pom OF tie lrurcpL was tul,y
inch across but ,fca II Only Of an inch, ihe Wounl
WSs u, Wsa,d ncccssiry SIP "a : lille OFT.
| rS Nataan occn DC ii Whcn you saw han Al shouI
ia C lie must have Gesn
DEAD r"ass nouns,
FIX o hSn' GT eye" s i2 R ma ta
,e b., J,nyrin ios ''''''' 'uio'' ''''S'N'
| o Lave YOU h,cn rtariisinl surGcrY2 Ayes,
.ssn Won cSn a3 P ays; Lave SS Ssa 60
Pos q and SURG s%d sT ac II. c
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wound you mad ea SSs esSS Gn
oftncmp
rlnc m thc ease Al cxTscsrd to be called to test
sn IN" made T Il caretuy'
| Go me ptHt OF your Judfneht' every wound yo
| tounu cuaW DC Whuc ny tlc log A--l'fi Mh Nci
confident every oloN was giyrh ~ INV leli,iuhsht
| All ieiu lhe loi9hahl ~" iet Yvulho to h0"se
| Al u0t know ehtS'cd " VIC Lt,tnivhl -,
oTwho $40 you see 10 e house when you catered
| ,npnvp,cu u.ru,N ~ rta pao.Y p.p,op
| f"'A '' :" ~" '
| Odd you Washington Nathan? Al saw Ia
| aftStwari In tae rear oonl o.. the sec nd door.
| Odd YOU any blood the clothes OF either
| the Young nl.n2 A.-No, sir; | do MT noiice IN
They were both dressed at that ne did Mt have the
| nght clothes on.
10 minutes past O'Clock.
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THAf STIFF OF CAhPET
| n MD xop notioe n ,trin Of earnet In the han wa
iecIn, froH me ,Ia,rca, 10 lir iront ouT wnen v,
snteraa the houscP A--No, 1 Did MOI, IL WAS Tatb
Jar nm the nail when eltcrei and hurris rle hi
stairs
QEDd you observe any marks Q, blood i ~ me ha'l
,hdIt't notice oi,y ' -
Odd Won see any mar rs OF blood any who exce
| When Inc dog was bronght into the room by Il
policeman where was Is placed? A.-On toe carpet,
| think between Mr. Nathauh he and the window
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% ld van ex amine the dog to soc IL the blnr d.
n vas recent ami fresh or driei? Al dia tboroua
| iy ami iound the blood upon II quite dry and coag
| iStcI
| instruuent? At would dry, PROBABLY, in auout
taken Longer II conid mi have taken less time ~
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