The New York herald., 1871-01-05

from that gentleman then take the boat at the foot
OF East Twenysxth street, and there you in less
than no time. 1t Is not pleasant journey though,
by any means and on cold dull day Is calculated
to produce anything but pleasant feelings. There
an air OF distress around the whole from first
tolast beginning with the poor old manl who keeps
watch at the gate till the first landing is reached
| and half dozen or so OF men and
women are heped ont to walk up
or be carried up to the Charity Hospital out OF
which those. certainly who went in there yesterday
have the faintest chance Of getting. It Is
q rough sight to old people. poor and penniless.
friendless and alone going into charity house to
die. Even the boat that conveyed the crowd Is
! gotten NJ on purpose to inspire awe and prevent
the remotest chance occurring OF cheerful moment,
IL being black all outside tolerablY gloomy and
dingy inside while Its name is Bellevue. Tnis state
| Of things existing, II Is not a wonder that any
! stranger should land Backwelrs Island pos
sessed Of most melancholy and -.
,, -~~---,. HIDEoUs MENTAL PHANroMs,
especially as Tie refsoa just referred to was be-
coming engaged In investigating the amount of
truth that should be placed IN the latest informa
ton concerning the Nathan murder. 1t might as
well be stated at that the murderer is not quite
yet in the hands Of the police, but that he soon
shall be there is now more reason to believe than
was committed. There IS a prisoner now in the
Penltentiary on Blackwell's Island from whom most
valuable corroboratory evidence as to facts and
picions has been received,
CLEARING UP SOME MISSING LINKS
In the chain OF evidence. This mal has freely told
all he knows about the murder anc the person sus-
pected Of the crime. and each rc.cated visit that
has been paid him by the detectives The greater has
become the confidence in finally succeeding in
bringing the before the authorities The detec-
tives who are working up the case IN this light
belong to Chicago and they confidently assert that
THE MURDERER is WESTERN MAN
and at present living IN that part OF the country.
| more tlan satisfied with their visit to New York,
and say they believe the large rewards
| this time. But while these gentlemen were quietly
I working up their case and developing whatever was
known TO the prisoner whom they had in hand a
most amusing series OF visits cai, the Peni-
tentlaIy on similar errand to .r the officers,
but altogether different tack, Is iilustrious
! George Jones, known as the "Count Joannes.n The
great point or difference between the detecsyes ana
| the Count was tnat the former were trying to get
all the pcnts they could get out OF their man. While
his Excelency was supplying any number OF points
| to his, and those, too, OF a
| POSITIVELY STARTLING
/ character. The Count began his visits some few
/ weeks ago. and continued them at regular intervals
until certain extraordinary event occurred, which
| placed him In most laughabe position. The
Count, however, deserves an acknowledgment Of
the art displayed by him in bringing into the joke
afterwards AS the reporter was about to leave the
onice OF Mr.. Fitch, the courteous warden Of the
Penitentiary. that gentleman inquired If ne had any
The THE NAN An THAT tn nrxBucerp COUNT JOHANNES.
An affirmative reply being given the prisoner was
sent for but before he came In Mr.. Fitch stated
| that HoTe, which is the assumed name the man
uses at present is as smart and keen as even the
great Count HIMSELF and that it would take two to
get the best OF him. Howe Is about thirty years Of
age, tall and sharp featured and enjoys hugely the
joke ne played on Jones' Mr.. Fitch introduced him
q
| his embarrassment at being exhibited in his stupid
suit, he spoke glibly enough In reply questions
IL suppose you have had a visit from your friend,
the Count recentlyS"
~ haven't seen him since he published
THAT PACK OF LIES
In one OF the newspapers. There wasn't word Of
truth IN the rgmaroie from beginning TO end. Old
..What did he really want to do with your
'It would be very hard to tell. Anyways he tried
to get the best OF me, an ne hadn't all TO himself.
dunno but what he bleeyes himself everything he
wrote. He's
THE oRAzlEsr OLD DUCK EVER SEEN
! He used 10 be comm up here to me askin, me
about Eagan. used to know Eagan out in Nevada
and in California. Ola Jones bothered me more
| about the dog than his own old head and ears
j seen dog" with Eagan ABOUT fifteen months
ag Thas was ne great IN Ro
time--one OF these iron things they open cases
with. An. saw fifty or a hundred dogs with
j wouldn't know dog that Eagan had fifteen
months ago II saw 1t now. Then again ned keep
elry aud that: but all ever said 70 Jones was that
EAGAN HAD A Dog IN HIS HANDS
to my knwledge about fifteen months ago, and so
had hundred other people,"
.Dd lie want you to give evidence formally ~
"why. OF course he did; was TO be the Dig gun in
the case But when seen that the Count was
crazy used 10 talk about tnat dog for at
time. an he swallowln' the stuL"
'.Then, OF course, you know that all that talk
about Eagan was all boshf'
"Of course, II waso
'How did the Count come to Gnd you out at all3n
AlA rvnl a ffpr nj pIInn ntssxnf
divorce case-that Bishop case--an' at the same
time the woman
And what did ne want you to do in that
matterfn
fix little matter ior him; but 1t was all bogus.
lie wasn't her ceuDsei, anyhow
"Uf course the Count was 10 remuneratc you
handsomely for your servicesr
That's what used 10 laugh At lie came up here
TO me an go on win that rigmaroe, an tell me,
without ever winking that ned get me out OF here.
One day IT would be that his friend Commissioner
Bell, who, he sao, was as intimate with him II ne
! was brother, ana / know he didn't know the
man who was to fix 1t square. Then his friend
Judge Cardozo told aim after dlnner at the Judges
house, the evening before that
THE THING WAS AS GOOD As DONE.
An another time Judge Garvin was after leaving him
! just an hour before am he gave him The word OF
J the Id Old rascal hasn't done me no good: only
| for him I'd DC out of mere by THIS time.n
..WaS he to give you any moneyf'
only $4,000, DEAD sURE.r
"Any advances IN That linef'
"Tne old beggar hasn't 10000 cents TO give any
one. never seen hum mere any day tnat he hadn't
one boot letting IN the air largely. He never had
two stockings on OF the same coior; one was always
red and the other nearly always Diuc: and hed have
his dinner tied up lii handkerchief, and between
look.n at him chawing up them damned biscuits
and listening 10 him taikin' about that damned old
DOG was glad to be rid OF him; AN don't want
10 see his old phiz again while Pm here.n
iow Is II that you have been on the island for SC
| long timer iou are now here, the warden says
over twelve m0nthxn
Il got q skier. and fifty dollar for personatinQ
cop The SIX u done. Only for that old wi iain
lQnea. Il nave llcen let Off the other. knk they,I