Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-02
The Fabian Murder.

From the New York Tribune, 27Uh.T
A new version Of the Nathan muir.
der was given in yesterdays DigU1feE.
1t sets forth in detail that the murder
er5 are Billy Forester, for whom the
police are actively searching; Tom
BROOKS, alias Tom Scott, a celebrated
English burglar; and q third man.
named Mccoy, now serving @ term in
the State prison, within reach Of the
authorities at any time. lit is ascer-
tanned that young Kelly, the son of
MI. Nathan's hOusekeeper, had incIu-
uOusly told a thief named Casey that
a large quantity Of bonds was kept in
the safe in Mr.. Nathan's TOOm, and
this Information RAJ soon circulated
among he hrst-Class burglars and
thieves in this city. Forester, Scott
and Mccoy were in the house, No. T.
West Twenty-third street, on the
night previous to the murder and
found that the tools they had provided
TO pick the lock would not answer.
They returned on the following night.
provided with the proper implements,
and to their surprise found Mr.. Ma
than asleep in the pari0r adjoining
the room in which was the safe.
Scott and Mccoy were the ones who
opened the safe with the kew taken
from Mr.. Nathan's pantalO6us pocket
Forester was stationed outside the
house as q sentry to give an aIarm
should il be needed. While the men
we're at work on the safe, they were
heard by Mr.. Nathan, who arose, and
was at once grappled by the thieves.
Scott, who is a powerful man. held
Mr.. Nathan firmly around the neck.
while Mccoy rained blows on his
head and hands with the iron s'dOg"
On the morning after the murder q
man answering to the description OF
Scott, and having, like him, an ugly
scar, the result Of q knife wound. eE-
tending from the mouth to the right
ear, entered the restaurant Of Mr..
Radcliffe, in Eighth avenue, near
Ihirty-iOurth street, and keeping his
hands IN MS pockets, went to the
wash room in the rear and remained
there for a considerable time. When
he re-appeared he gave the bartender
a paper parcel, and asked him to keep
it until he called for il. A month
having passed, the bartender opened
the parcel, and found in it a bloody
shirt, the bosom, shoulders and
sleeves stained a deep red. This shirt
was given to superintendent jour
dan. It is further alleged that For
roster. on the morning after the muir
der, pledged some articles taken from
the body Of the murdered man with
an East Side paWnbrOker, and thata
well known confidence" man on the
morning OF the murder saw Forester
pacing up and down in front Of the
Nathan mqnsiOn. The editor Of the
paper, in q note preceding the article,
says il was contributed By a Western
man, who knows thoroughly the per-
sons he has described as the murder
ers of Mr.. Nathan.
4 Tribune reporter called yesterday
on Superintendent kelsO, submitted
the article to him, and asked If the
allegations were correct. The Super
inUendent replied that the story was
substantially that Of Felcker, the de
teetfve. who came on from Chicago a
few months ago, and e~ndeavOred to
money from Judge CardOza and
superintendent KelsO, in return for
yalusble information to be impaired
)y him relative to the Nathan muir
.lerers, but declined to accede to the
.erE1s proposed by the officials and
returned to the West. Whether the
were true or false the SUI
)~erintendent declined to say. he
ldded that some Of the newspapers
lad commented severely on the tact
,ut $500 had been offered for the ar
est Of Forester. He had never said
Why he wanted Forester, whether a.
lTineipal, accessory or witness in the
case, and the papers would
id the snds Of Justice By retaining
commenting on the matter.
Everything in his power was doing 90
nravei and clear up the case, and Sc
ura tbs murderer,