The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-21

7NN >Mt ~. un;.SE ARMED ON THE
Va. '.,.r ny rHE MURDER.
r,r,,.,ry WIS taken from police
..~, IA the THmh> Police court
.,. f., no' III the fist time the re-
"'.'' '... .,,n,rncc which led to his being
"" ,,.l ,nr murderer of R'nja'nin Nj
1.~' r,,. ,r;.nocr WAS dressed in suit OF
''.o ,n.ea. He was very pale, hut d'd
.-" ,., ..v nervousness While Miss
- ..nr4p the mli-ic-tcachcr. was giving
N'*' .,r.,;r,r, evidence of his completely
,rurl.r of Mr.. Nathan. Forester.
., ,..njr,>tins a-ioni>hmcn' at the out
wire command of his features, aha
.....3 r.;nN with his counsel. Tue
,,rs T,,1,,.e gives the following ac-
..,,.f Ar. remarkable evidence:
,..~,n.cndcnt KcSo stepped forward rs
.,.,,n,->> He testified that on octn-
.,, r.-n br had made affidavit IN sub
f,,ow.: ON july 80, $50. Benla-
<,,t.,o was in hi own house fcIonlo'isly
,,[,,,h murdered; delonent verify
+. .,.~ rS,ln communications mace 10 n,t,'
...,.,,r >;jd Nathan WAS murdered ny VIZ
..r. rarrr,;,v. Thomas Scott, Wal er Duha'
y... krurr,l,, Eu@cn" Coy, ana Jnhh i'oe'
.,. rrn tni> aihdayit he had issued
...Iuliion Offering 4 large reward TOT
,,.....r., 4Tr,t; the Washington ralcr
....,aI the m9n on september :, ana
l,..,.}, him to tbs city.
l,tfn, nr.u!r thi> lri,t statement. Sliperlu-
...,i,nr k,}>a lett the witne>>->tand. ForreS-
,...,r1 hi. roun>r, Mr., ". +. Howe, seemed
..,-rnniShed hv the luck a. vet OF direct
.-.;,..,py and waited with visible anxiety
... ,r,. .,i,uru,anre Of the next witness The
,..,. # Ann Keenan, WIS loudly called, and
.#.fi. ,a,i,-ilt-tl woman. sitting III the
.. ,.tri ri the cnuli.rooui. arose and went
,...,.'.,i ~ .hc ua.i~tir.tc'> desk. Forester
,.l,.I :; IN. wruan, aud then. turning to
" Howe, seemed 10 indicate that hc could
,.. ,trntify her. Miss Keenan, had by this
.a...1aA.1 hrr seat In the HitnesS-boX. She
.,... ,,l,inly dressed in black, appeared very
,.,a,r,,ri. and Answered without hesitation
...r, ,ur,tion addressed to her By counsel.
Tmia,nt ilwyer> after she had given her
..';rrouy. declared that she was one o. the
.. : remarkable witnesses they had ever
,r jude Bowling said he would first
..a} IN 3ftiduvit which had been made by the
u,.ru,> tIlat very morning. The tsl4lsu~,rig
r..~-4fr,n rad, III" audience in tue court,
r..rf, maintaining u brcathleSS silence:
>1',, u N~c FORK. CITY and County Of
I.- York, s.: Ann Keenan,, of Fort Lee,
.'4"u5 Nrw Jersey. being duly s%orn, de-
,..4.> ari >ay>: That at about twenty min
us,..of : u'cioci on the evening Of July -.
i,.u. va. v@,sn.. OH the south side oi
tw.l';.;.i:st -trrrt. going west towards
.Atha>rnuc o., ! WIS on my WAY at thu
,su. n lar church OF st. Vincent de Paul.
~ . man coming over the railway in front
Mr. Nathlil'. housr. looking towards the
.o.>'. h,la umbrella in my hand, whici
'.aI,I thc sidewalk, made u noi,e. and at
'...,,, hi, utt.ut;ou. He turned round TO-
e,ri, ~" quickly. lie had something il
.s"j, alj it was partly VI his sleeve II
.,I-u,d ~ hc stiff. Seeing me he wiped
s., j"n' in a nervous manner with his hand
ern'r. >tiI, having the article mentioned
ll, land. He then turned from me to-
an~3 The al" #Hd passed through the gate
f.tsr auli-r, and then went under the StoOI
,. it.r ha>,mcnt. The article he had in hi,
auI struck the gate rs he went IL. and
na.., q n"j-C Ike iron. He cooked pale
a., ri., We're wild. ! thought be nigh;
".r}.N. lnru passed quickly down the
'I,G. and did not sec him return from the
.a,r; the next evening | was Informed
'@t The murder had I,crn committed, and
'a rcy,ain in my min,l that the man hid
'".nt;jny L. H. VITA /, :; felt worried, and
...fTn; to give Information in reference to
=, tArn toI% The Rev. iir. Lyons all knew
"ff.Ecn"" 10 it, and shortly afterward two
.'".r.iN" officers called to see nc mt No. 3i1
gi Seventeenth street. where | then re-
.3#i, / WEN; with them TO the Office OF
'EirfHi"ndrnt JnuiGan. where ! also SAW
,r PRESENT Superintendent of Police, Mr..
'''t>p. Who was in company with him ut the
'-'; r'Ia'ed 10 them what | saw, what ]
N"' stated, aEd particularly described the
#Ao, apIr%ranr"; tlcman here present, who
-h'' BIZ nanc is William Forester, I feel
daia! certain j. the same man who l saw
'Hl ~ "l Mr.. Nuthau's house that night, es
.''i" described. Ann KEENAN,.
sworn :" before me this 18th day Of Sep
'"%F. lt,2. insEru BOWLING,
Police Justice.
3.HIirc bowling: Is this your affidavit
\, Irit.
Y 10 YOU see the man referred to In
mUgt:
Miss Keenan, turned and looked down
'aoAs The crowd, from face TO face, until
-" came 10 FOrrcster's, and then pointing to
~" with her right hand, said, "that is he"
"!~'er became viS;bly paler rs the wit
''> nand was outstretched, but faced her
" ~ NndiUn,ed manner.
F'' lfoWc: Miss keenan,, YOU are very
sighted. ar" YOU nst? A. Not very.
: 'aa you read your prayer-bOoh with
u. ".an!ty% y. can.
l''I r'il recognize persons ut dis
J. 1t tii5.y are not too far off.
!, IN YOU see he color Of my, neck-tie !?
a. i i lavender, think. This answer was
= How fu can YOU ste so rs to identify
i@>.n.:
az "lin"S' then truthsulIy described the
u COMING, complexion. and hair of Il
'"'h "u the Opposite side OF the court
h'"e; " bat time in the evening did
49,. 'iM prisoner; A. About ten mir
e., '"'io"k; | could see him very well :;
.. i. vas dark brown; he was dressed
..., VI ci"'hcs-trow>ers lighter than the
,a; L" ii''t felt hat !; he held handker-
up % his face when he took it away
.,.". ~ features; / saw him 20 into the
~ 't,u ~ 20 under the stoop Of the house.
~ ~ nave you ever been mistaken in iden-
u,..r your friends? a. have IL good
....I' i"l iacc>. and | cannot remember
~, irving been mistaken.
.,,'..'n"c: n'"c: l. there any alteration in the
~ '.''Vc ol This person since YOU saw him
Ii. %' '' N'nIng: A. lie has no beard OH
-. .:... a. II" then had II little imperial ; it
';"H''i ttian hs hair.
~ y The color of Forcester's eyes
-1'@Id 'a|l them grayisb brown.
rg., PRISONER WAS then brought near the
~.,..E '"i She persisted in calling them a
.,... ''""n, ajh ugh tI:cy are Il very dark |