The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-10-17
IRVIN'S ARRIVAL.
Light Expected Upon the Nathan Nvs-
lery-EOrtheOmlnE L sidence.

John L. Irwin arrived at the Gen.
tral Office at seven o'clock A. NJ yes-
terday in charge of Captain Irving
and Tncmas Dusenberry, of the de-
sectiye force, the trio having left San
Francisco on the morning of the
second instant. The officers were
travel worn, while the voluntary pris-
Oser looked remarkably well.
Private information was obtained
last evening that the following points
0: Twins confession were authentic
l. Irgin was not actually engaged
in tue robbery and murder.
, TIE murder wss perpetrsted by
one OF a gang composed OF Charles
y, Carr, George Ellis, and Daniel
Kelley now in Sing Sing, and it is
believed that William Forester is
Implicated IN it.
8. The robbery was planned by 8
German woman, q thieves eonfeder-
ste, who lodged with John T. Irwin
snd Billy Johnson about the time
OF the murder. This woman was
either hired by Mrs. Kelly, Benjamin
Nstnan's housekeeper, or under some
Pretext got into the house and saw
the situstion of the rooms and the
safe in Mr. Nsthan's study.
4 Daniel Kelly, it is alleged,
struck Mr.. Nathan, admitted the fact
20 confederates, told them how he
held the "dog," and expressed regret
a. having ''struck the old man so
bad"
D. 1t is positively asserted that the
safe contained from S14, 900 10 SIS
600 of negotiable bonds, $4,000 of
which were seen in Keny's possession
after the murder and v ere negotiated.
3. Nathan's watch and chain were
pawned at Goodmsn's pawn shop.
corner Of Reade and Centre streets.
the day of the murder or the dsy
after. They were subsequently re-
deemed and can be produced.
Z. The story OF the memorandum
book Is believed to be sill humbug.
Mr.. Nsthsn's private memorandum
book was rifed and flung on the floor
Of the room where the murder was
and was found BIZ the
family. The presentation memorsn-
1um book, about which so much las
been ssid, was in Mira. Nathan's pos
session at MorristOwn, New Jersey.
" the time OF the murder. and was
brought by her to New York, July
70, 1870. She lost it on the cars, and
/ was found and returned to her by
ne conductor.
8. The '-dog' with which Mr..
sthan was Drained did not come
rom Nunda. It Was given to Dan
Kelly by Nicholas Jones, q caulker
u the Brooklyn Navy-ysrd, in June,
$40, 10 the "Oriental'' Saloon, cor
ier Of East Broadway and Grand
treet. This place was q thieves
and was frequented by
ones and Kelly and his companions.
ones wss then living in Stanton
trees and moved to No. rs Cannon
lreet. He was then a healthy, ath-
atic man. When he heard OF the
murder he was seized with nervous
rostration and gradually sank and
led from some unexplsinable NAL
dy January %, 1871. Similar dogs
re common in the Brooklyn Navy
ard, and Jones habits, resorts, and
ieDtity have been perfectly estab
shed.
Irwin, unless be invents another
tory with equally strong circumstan-
tantisl evidence, has committed
imself TO the above statements.
he Jones story has beep, as acre
hid, proved to be startingly true.
he story OF the pawnipg of the
latch has been carefully sifted, but
lr. Goodman says that whatever
Iatch may have been pawned at the
ine mentioned had not the same
lumber as Mr.. Nathan's watch. He
avs, however, that it was perfectly
ossible that the numbers should be
rased. 1t has been denied that Mrs.
Ohm Il. Irwin exists. She was atthe
,entral Station last evening seeking
n interview with her husband, which
rms denied. she denies any knowl-
oge of what John I. Irwin pretends
o know, but says that three years
90 her husband made the remark
Ihich has been several times reiter-
ted, that should he ever get ina
Grape be could lay his hands on
omething that would clear him
nd astouish the publie.-Neaa York
World, lOh.