The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-16
THE NATHAN MURDER.
A Chicago Detective Claims 20 Have DIeco-
vered the murderer-The Missing Ola IN nd
Studs In His Possesekou.

Studs In His Possession.
A Chicago detective, Mr.. w. P. Fecker, now
connected with the Secret Service Bureau, has
recently been in New York consulting with
Chief Kelso Judge Cardozo, and others relative
to the capture of a man whom he says is the
murderer of the late MIR. Nathan. 60 many
false arrests and untruthful statements have
been made in the search for the assassin that
the public, and particularly the officers of our
Police Department, look with distrust upon any
reported discoveries; but the man came fortified
by such evidences that it was impossible to dis
regard his assertions.
Felcker came from Chicago with information
that might well startle the bafiled detectives of
this city. He claimed to have lndubitable
proofs of the identity of the murderer, aud to
have had him safely watched for some time
preceding in Illinois where he was at the time
of Felcker's appearance here, and now is. A
few weeks preceding Felckers appearance,
Colonel Wood, late chief the Secret Service
Bureau, had called upon Mr.. Alexander Wat
son, an experienced detective of Jersey City,
formerly of the secret service, aud laid before
him some of hisplans indicating the spot where
the murderer was to be looked for.
When Felcker appeared upon the scene
he also visited Watson, and said he came
from Wood, detailing portions of Woods
scheme, and making the assertions given above.
Watson was engaged upon another case and did
not enter into arrangements with Felcker. The
object of the latter was to make his title to the
reward secure before he gave his prisoner up,
and he feared to take into the scheme any OF
the new YORK detectives. de, however, con-
cluded to go direct to Chief Kelso and obtain his
assistance. Together they called upon Judge
CardoZo, to whom all the facts that Fecker
could divulge were stated. The diamond stud
and the locket were exhibited. SO confident
was Judge Cardozo of the truth of Felckers
statement that he gave him his check for $500,
procuring his signature to an agreement be-
tween the three parties-Kelso, Cardozo, and
Felcker-relative to the arrest, reward ETC.
So far the story is based upon the statements
of Kelso and Felcker, whose assertions are In
accord. The arrangement was, however sud-
denly broken up on the eve of Felckers depar-
ture for Chicago; and with regard to the reasons
for this quarrel their stories are contradictory.
Felcker states that he discovered a plot to de-
prive him of his full share of the reward, Mr..
Kelso demanding that all the detectives in his
department have equal shares. Mr.. Kelso
affirmed to Detective Watson few evenings
ago that he made no such demand but did not
even claim any portion of the reward for him
SELF He says he offered Fecker all the assist
ance that could be afforded by the Department
of Police, but that Felcker left because he had
some suspicious which no protestations could
allay. The negotiations terminated in the
return of the check to Cardozo and Felcker's
departure to Chicago where he proposes to wait
until more satisfactory terms are offered him
by the authorities of New York
Felcker is spoken of by well-known members
of the craft as man of great shrewdness, who
would not be likely to circulate q baseless re-
port and who will not yield an inch until he is
satisfied concerning his compensation. ~ T.
World, yesterday.