The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-04

Canard.
The N Y Herald of this morning has the
folowiDg:-
THE SHIP CARPENTERS "Doe"
still remains puzzle to the police. 1t will be
remembered that the Herald was the first paper
to give clue as to the manner in which the in
strument OF death came upon the premises: and
it was distinctly stated that the information
came from a reliable source.
Immediately after the publication of the
theory concerning II, the detectives were de-
spatchea in search of the man who had seen the
dog" before the night of the murder. An
Tuesday was spent in a fruitless search after the
master builder. The gentleman who first gave
the information about the dog" being on the
premises Is a respectable lawyer whose Office
is on Broadway. He can be found at any time.
Detective Farley called upon Mr. Morris r.
Williams, of No. COZ East Sixteenth street, for
il was he who made the statement CONCERNING
the ''dog." When the officer questioned him
about it he emphatical1y denied having ever
spoken of the instrument to anybody.
Captain Kelso subsequently obtained the afi-
davt of the builder, who swears that he never
saw the dog" on the premises, and that he
never made any statement about 1t.
HERMAN NATHAN AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
About ~ o'clock yesterday Herman Nathan
arrived in carriage at Police Headquarters. He
was ushered into the Superintendent's room and
was with Superintendent Jourdan for about
three-quarters Of an hour.
Immediately after the interview had taken
place, and after Herman Nathan had returned
announced to the reporters present that there
had been some mistake in advertising the de-
scription of the late Mr.. Nathan's stolen watch.
That description, had stated that on the watch
was engraved 'Jurgensen, No. 1925" The
proper description of the watch is, "a gold
anchor hunting-case, stem-winder, No. 5657,
nineteen lines, Edward Perringer, maker"
Captain Kelso was asked how such a mistake
was possible in the description of the watch.
He answered that ''the watches were changed
in the case in the house." There is reason to
believe that great Importance is attached by the
police to this inidenJ.
GENERAL BLAIR's STATEMENT
created no little excitement in uptown circles,
and was very freely commented upon. The
general impression is that 1t does not throw any
light on the mystery nor serve any good pur-
pose on the trial, If ever anybody should be
rested for the murder, for the reason that it is
not quite consistent in all its details. The
General did not know any of the members of
the Nathan family, and he stated that he was
positive that the young man he saw at the third
story window at half-past five o'clock the morn
ing the murder was discovered was the same
who appeared on the stoop at six o'clock.
There was good deal of discussion over the
matter at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening.
why's said prominent broker, II don't
feel like accusing anybody of the murder
lies, but do think that the police have acted
rather strangely. Now, would they have acted
as they have done if the family of the
deceased were poor, friendless one, living
u
say the father of family is murdered in one of
our Sixth ward novels. All the evidence goes
to show that somebody in the house killed him,
or knew that he was being murdered when he
was; at least we'll say there is no trace of the
murderer having left the house. Take it for
granted that when he was killed his wife and
sons were the only persons in the place. What
would the police have done? Why, can put
my finger on dozen cases to show you what
they would do. They would
ARREST ON SUSPICION
every soul in the house the minute the murder
was discovered. Why was the rule not followed
out In this case don't mean to say that they
would be certain to get the murderer in this in
stance by arresting all the inmates in Mr..
| Nathan's house; but then, it Is poor rule that
| doesn't work both ways. What's sauce for the
| But we are great admirers of caste after all;
! and the police are like ourselves, / suppose.
| However, in murder cases / think no condition,
either of wealth or position in life, should have
| any weight with the officers of the law"
| THE POLICE POLICY.
| AS an offset to these remarks it 10 quite peril
nent to say that the police detectives know their
own business best, and would certainly get
along much better than they sometimes do If
outsiders would trouble themselves less about
the way they choose to work up important cases.
What might be advisable in one case might not
be advisable in another. Superintendent Jour
dan is not an amateur detective, and
what he does not know in the detective line is
not worth knowing. He is doing his utmost to
lift the veil of mystery which now overshadows
this case and will pursue his own course no
matter how "croakers" may find fault. He re-
jects no advice II IL come from reliable sources,
and believes that every piece of information, no
matter how slight it may be, that might tend TO
THROW LIGHT ON THE CASE
is worth treasuring up. But he docs not intend
to repeat the Rodgers case over again. Every
one will remember how the police, to satisfy the
public demand for the arrest OF somebody, ar
rested five or six persons, VINO, one after an
other, were discharged because no evidence
could be found against them. Every arrest they
made after the first person arrested had been
honorable discharged from custody weakened
the city In the public mind Now then, Super
ntendent Jourdon has not forgotten all this. IL
he were to give way to the popular desire that
an arrest should be made at all hazards he
might sdoil the whole hunt after the murderer
by taking into custody man against wnom
there might be certain amount OF evldehce'
but not enough to convict him of the crime.
THE PHILADELPHIA cANARD.
Ouite an excitement was occasioned in the
city late in the afternoon by despatch iron
Philadelphia announcing that man had beer
tracked to that city from New York who wore
"bloody shirt and stockings" and VINO alsC
had two or three diamonds In his possession;
The report was so absurd that no person IN nj
senses gave heed to 1t for a moment. Inc lde'
that a man, after committing murder mere
should proceed all the way 70 fhiladelphia, IN
stead of getting rid OF his shirt and stocking
which he might have got stained with bloo'
while he was doing the deed, may be an eas.
hing 10 be believed in Philadelphia, but 1t Ger
tainiy does not ''go down" in these parts.
/ -Gipsies have recently set up their tent
near Montgomery, Ala. They exist In the usua
I'VE have at last come upon a case OF lunac
, and death from pork Mr.. 8. o. Butler, of Mui
i. catine Iowa, came to bis death IN TINS way