The New York herald., 1871-03-10


Until He Sees the Mur-
derer in the Tomos.
At last it would seem that the curtain may rise
upon the last scene In the bloody tragedy OF the
Nathan murder. The information published in yes
terday's HERALD leads to this conclusion though It
Is to be regretted that the murderer is still at large
and may yet defeat the ends Of justice. How long
time may yet elapse before even the accused shall
be brought to trial now depends on the effect the
large reward offered for his apprehension shall have
upon those who have been SO long aiding him In
BATTLING THE DETECTIVES
That the police of this city have worked ener-
getically and well from the very day the deed was
done the present time there Is sufficient evil
dence to feel assured OF, and perhaps some little
atonement is due to the detectives Of the city for the
rough handling they have experienced from some Of
the newspapers, while as it now appears, they
strainng every nerve silently to do the work that
belonged to their Office, and this without the power
from the nature of that work, to rebut any imputa
tlons that might be cast upon them. Yet 1t must be
remembered that
THE MURDERER OF MR.. NATHAN
Is still not In custody, and ii seems strange ad.
mission 10 be compelled to make, that though the
murderer Is known to the police yet the police are
unable to arrest him. So strange appeared this
view Of superintendent Kelso's circular that
HERALD reporter called upon Judge Bowling yester-
day afternoon for the purpose Of interview that
there might be some light thrown upon the case as
1t now stands. Eight months persevering efforts
TO arrest a well known thief, and that thief
HUNTED DOWN
by the best detectives OF the United States ought to
be attended with success. But Is tue that not In
every case were the plans Of the New York detec-
ves aided by the police OF other cities in the States
and In very many cases 1t is known that the sup
posed murderer was even helped to escape by local
police officers. The sensational allegations made
against the several persons who, without substan-
tial evidence of any guilt, were arraigned before
the police courts for preliminary examinations, had
also much to do in thwartng the efforts OF the au.
thorites. The case as 1t now stands is simply this
that the police know who murdered Mr.. Nathan;
that they admit having failed to be able to capture
him. and that under these circumstances they tell
the entire people of the country what sort OF look
ing fellow lie Is and offer
LARGE REWARD
to any person who viii arrest HIM. As has been
said, this to be very extraordinary state OF
affairs. Yet the entire police force OF this city Is
blameiess of any want OF energy, judgment or tact
in this case, and Judge Downing and superintendent
Kelso satisfied with their part in the duty that
devolved upon the one and was voluntarily assumed
hour have the detectives been slumberlng in hunt
ing down the horrible wretch who did the deed.
Many days during the past eight months Of
agonizing >xcitement have been passed bv the two
gentlemen above named, and BY Judge Cardozo
brother-inlaw Of Mr.. Nathan. who took an active
part IL the case as intelligence was received OF the
probable capture of tue murderer. only to be fol-
lowed by as certain information that the adroit
FouED HIS PURsUERs
The HERALD reporter found Judge bowling IN the
vicinity or the TombS Police Court and after being
ushered by The Judge into private onlcc in the
Egyptian pile the following conversation took
Judge, the deep interest that superintendent
Kelsos circular has revived among all classes IN the
community
IN REFERENCE TO THE NATHAN MURDER
ls sufficient reason Tor seeking some information as
to the causes which have led 10 the publication OF
that document. Would you state the reason this
course Is now being pursued by the poice.u
"Wel we have Drought this case to that point,
and have deemed the issuing OF that circular the
best plan that could now be adopted"
"WOud You state wnat 1t is that has Immediately
caused the superintendent to Issue the circularY,
"To tell you that would be to tell you facts which
must necessarily be kept secret Everything that
has helped TO bring about ,.
will become evidence after this man Forester has
been arrested. You Will therefore readily under
stand the reason which compel5 me to decline say
ing any thing on chat subject,
GLOW soon after the murder was this man sus.
"a few weeks after the murder"
-, "Ihen superintendent Jourdan must have been on
1.-THE late superintendent LAID the plans which
succeeded In fastening the crime on Forester For
the first few weeks alter the murder we were all
gathering up the various reporls which were made
from all quarters; throwing aside this,
MARKING SOME THINGS AS CERTAIN
and others as doubtful. After careful scrutiny OF
the entire mass Of lacs before us we concluded that
FORESTER was the man WHO murdered Mr.. Nathan"
"Then neither The late SuperintendenG nor your
self had any suspicion OF any member OF Mr.. Nathan's
family2"
culated we considered carefully everything tnat
said and found the charges utterly without rounda
tlon."
"what steps were taken by the police at the
outset ~
then chief OF the detective squad and myself invited
the cooperation OF all the detectives at headquarters
and OF all the special officers all over the city.
Further we asked the assistance OF the police OF all
the large cities, and promised that the rewards that
had been offered would be given entirely to those
officers who would secure the murderer
"Dld the police outside OF New York render much
were utterly Indifferent and In only too many In
stances there is sufficient reason 10 believe that
THEY AIDED roRREsrER
| in evadng our detectives
~ presume during so long time as eight months
| your officers must have been on some occasions
| pretty nearly up with the murderer2n
"Yes, yes. They were often very near him, but
somehow or other he used to foil them. There was
no depending on the detectives in most places out
! side OF this city. We knew where lie was, time
after time, and even the very dsguses he assumed.
| For instance we had HIM once
NEARLY WITHIN OUR GRASP
while he was working as boatman on Mississippi
| steamboat
ssThen your city detectives must have been con-
| stantly on the chaser"
.from the day of the murder to this honr no hu-
| man beings could work harder, more zeaously,
more perseverngly than the detectives OF this CITY,
| including the late Superintendent, while he hved
| and Superintendent KelsO. Every man OF them
made the case his own ana worked accordingly, but
| always under orders from Kelso ana myself"
'.1he entire detective squad was aware, then, OF
| all the points as they became develOpedr'
'No. Alter short time we arranged, and with
the consent OF all tile squad, that only four OF them
should bc placed IN possession OF the secrcts. me
| others were called upon as occasion arose."
"Was 1t the New York detectives who always went
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