Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-02

Nev Hear. Day On R,enm.,.
THE NATHAN MURDER.
THE cRIxE COMMITTED By suReLARs
Discovery Of the Man " no Straes the
Fatal BIoW-The Assassin new tu
Prsson-Last words Of Benjamin y "a
than.

Prssen-Last words Of Benjamin Ma
than.
George, the Count johannes. a well kno sn
character in New York, criminal lawyer, s. CO,
claims to have discovered the murderer OF Benz
iamin Nathan in that city on the mbrnius o,
the 18th o. Jaly last, together With has accom-
plices in the bloody deed The Counts state
ment ia published in the New YORK San, occu-
pying nearly five columns % that paper. IL
sets forth that the murderer Of Benjamin Ma
than has been discovered, that the cviscnce
against him, though ctreumstsntisl Is clcer
and convincing, aud that he = nov IN the haniS
OF the authorities, though arrested for III Ter
ent offence; ana gives the sgo-n sac a. at o.
one OF the gang Of bur glars aho va Ia the pl0'
Ia rob the house, also tie account az al inter
view with tho alleged murderer a. sIhstaatta
the facts set forth. The M mes OF the erin las
are not given hut in All other Eespects the nar-
rstiye Is perfect. and Il it. stG-sms as are cog-
rect,
Tux HISTORY OF rHr NuRDFR
may be thus briefly sts.ct-rhe a. iSsin en-
tered Mi. Natban's house n a burglar. ter the
purpose Of ploudeTsa. II Ar. Nathan Wa
Surprising IL 20 I've one OF his sons, he SAL,
I" Harmon. II ~ you. These we're his las
words. The rObber az once became a mar
derer, striking the old uIan dead NTH tae iron
dog, or, as he called IL. the rang Nc. Ma
thsR was killed in order that the burg'ar might
not he detected, arrested ald punished. TIC
blow was struck by a left handed man, whose
right hand had been ma tilsted. 50 that vaen.
covered with blood, he a ! n on the wal OF
Mr.. Ns;han's room, 4 left there the msrk Of a
hand with oaly four fingers.
The sworn statement Uf
THE NAN HsvI-sG PREKSovLrDGs OF rsE
INTENDED nuRgLART
sets forth that the siiznt wa, four year an
three months I'm the marine corps. served tire.
years ss detailed Sergeant and u sssen.er %
Admiral Fsrrsgut on board the ship Hartford.
Was IN every battle with him from taking Forts
jackson and 81. PhIlip, surrender OF ktcksb lrg
and Mobile, and Was wounded four times
Knew OF = plot to rob the house Of the late Mr.
Nathan in the summer Of i>6s. There was
AFT Up JOB"
by -. and -, ss6 mvself, aud the par.g Who
killed Nj. Nathan. They knew exactly the r3-
sition OF the safes, the plan having been drasn
oy NJ self, with the assistance OF =. We be
Loved the ssfeS down stairs conta aed silver
iewelry"
The anani set. forth that he had been. DIV
and Night, in the institution where he then Wa,
since December, 1868, (thus establishing an
abb in his own csse;) ssd hc hal no kn1wle Ice
Of q plot 20 murder, bat had OF the blot 70 ROB
Mr.. Nathan that he knew the party that
killed him, and that when afiant '.askei hiui
relative 20 his doing the sob in 23i street. he
changed color aud told me to shut APP August
or 4, $50"
rrTORr oF TnE I.os DOC.
The murderer killed ar. Nathan VIII the
iron rung, or what the people call tls do.
This Iron deg was picked up in q. MP NJ Ger
init, Nevada, an Nav. Lass. while Jim AMI I
clothing, from which We USED - Tilfsr, and was
drought On % New crk a. a .neLltlto or 90 Elug
Drained Pluto Indian. and Kept tv rls in
my Trunk until gave tim an order 10 r-- .r.
lie asked me for iigmiss. &c, and sal o. as
going 10 "crack" thar place IN A sen a
street. told him to s. % ~ trUsl AL .ss
the Jimmies, &c and h took t-e do a..
revolver, Ac.'
THE KILLING IN SILLY EysF.
al know that this murder W, Haf prem -II-
iated; but a he was desperat 1Aa. De BOX
a rl LA .arF- L.
lie .aid that sooner than 90 o. sing sing he
would ki!l The party"
NE. NsTn4S's SHIRT srrDs.
The afhsut further said taAt Nhen ~ SAL no
murderer LIST, August 3, IS7o, he hGi ~ ~
posse sS.oh uTee large diamond sJ1is and 4 goa
watch and chaia.
lie stated that when the burgiar- were an tie
library ~ the safe Mr.. Nathan vas swakcnel 4,
and their first knowledge of that fact was his
saying, ''HdTmOn as i.Ei you p h-s last words
on earth, for one Of the burglars instantly STRUCK
d i'm with his clenched fst between the ewes.
stunned him. and he fell. when each ssssilei
him. and one fatally win The Iron rglg,' aVI
both the accused ana Sccaser say that rlieTe
we're two burglars present.
COUNT JOHANNES SANS -
Assuming the above 60 be true, Il wOrlo IN
dictate that Mr.. Nathan, having bade hi sln
Frederick good night, and inquired a. 20 his
trother Washington being At home. had htaa eli
slept, and being awakened, possibly though
that his son Harmon had entered the house and
!, - ~.
that you?" The father could not Imagine a
burglar present, for he wen; into the library
defenceless and almost sish.less, his spectacle
Icing found near his bed, where he had lad
them, prior 10 sleeping his last peaceful sleep
Count Johannes adds that IN his
INTkRvIKws WITH THE ALLEGED NCRDERER,
he not knowing that he was accused, freely ren-
dered 10 me his theory fst least OF the robberv
and murder, and during our COMBINATIONS !
observed that he always kept bis right HAND ~
his side pantslo0n pocket, and gestic alated aul
even wrote with his lett hand. 4 asked him how
I was, IN his theory OF the murder. that TIE
diamond studs were taken from TIE shirt bosom,
and no marks remaining or the bloody inge-s.
"of course" 1 said, "they must have ben
replied :-"NO, no They were unscrewed art
taken out after the murder; for nothing gas
easier than 10 wipe the blood on the han r. a.
thus, upon the sides OF the pantalOons lsai.in.
the action TO the word with both hsnds). u-sf
often TO do IL when / was a butcher" &c wa
this expressive action of his which BETRAYED the
defornity Qiom factory Academy OF his right
hanf-the thumb of which, and one IiBger are
crooked and psralyzed. The desormity OF a
dOor-iintel."
"IHus pIHD BES,ANIx NArHAs"
HE discovered tie robbers, and 10 prevent
their public discovery and recognit % they
killed him in faoDious self defense, aud as the
accused said he would, rather than be sent ID
accuser.
Another incident I have recently received.
anu oI serious intelligence, viz: that the above
accused murderer was employed, solicited,
ind
Monty PAfD HIN TO AssAssINATK GEN. COLE
al Syracuse, after the wronged husbands sus-
PIGEONS we're aroused as 20 his wife's infdelity
with her paramour. The plot was formed and
proof confessed ana established, when, at the
last moment, conscience converted him from.
being premedtated murderer; yet that moral
principle would not prevent a fatal and felO-
NOUS self-defense."
Az EXCURSION TO rRK GALLOWAY ex-
ecution a. Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 18Th
inst, was rendered cheerful, not to say hila-
rioss, by steamboat excursion TO the gallows
which was erected some distance down the