The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-29
THE NATHAN MURDER.
A Man COnfesses to have Commit.
ted it.

More than two wears ago an old man named
Nathan was found mysteriously murdered in
his house in New York. For more than year
the detectives gave their attention to the case,
but failed. Now aud then it has been announc-
ed that the murderer was discovered. and one
man has previously confessed that he commit
ted it, but was declared crazy.
SAN Francisco, Aug. ga man named
irving, in jail here confesses he is the murder
er of Nathan, in New York. He says the
housekeeper's son got them to do the murder,
at the suggestion of Washington Nathan. He
thinks the name of his confederate was Me-
Nally. The following is the substance OF his
confession, made this evening:
The dog was stolen from a shipcalpenter's
chest; | know where his ship is; we entered
the house at the basement; the housekeeper's
son went in and left the latch IN we could
get in without trouble; after we got into the
cellar heard a bell ring 8; 1t seemed to me
we were in the dark an hour and half; it
seemed long timer perhaps it was not so late
when man came down and said, I've finish
ed the old man." We went up stairs. He had
struck the cd man five or six times on the
head; when he saw he was going to fall and
being afraid the fall would stdrtlelthe folks, he
caught hold OF him and laid him down. l have
in my house in New York some Pacific Mail
stock, some Boston, Hartford & Erie, aud some
other things; there is small memorandum
uooh TOOK from the Old mau, several pag IS OF
which are written in Hebrew; there are some
names IN it; this is Albert Chardoza, Samuel
Lewis Cummings, 14th street, and DR.. S.o we
only got between $4,000 and $1,000 the safe was
open when We went up stairs from the cellar;
stayed there while the man washed his hands
and face; he had blood on them. When we
left tn. old mans room he stopped to look out
OF the door, he did SO he took hold of the
castings and left blood marks; there were
prints of his fingers. We then concluded we
would not leave the house that night it was
opposite the 9TH Avenue Hotel; there were
good many policemen around; we would be
seen and arrested. We stayed till about six
o'clock in the morning; just. as we went to
the front door man was passing on the other
sid of the street with tin pail; he looked at
us; thea girl came along IA shop glrl); she
looked around and took particular uoti~e of us
My wife is in New York, and L have daugh-
ter 10 years of age
| donot want to tell you the names of either
of these men because it may not be right
have told the chief of police; but am afraid
they are not going to work the right way.
have been expecting to see 1t all co ne out ever
SINCE don't want to be hanged but am will
ing to suffer just punishment. l was born at
Sunnysde, they call it Irvington. l am relat-
ed to Washington Irving,
The man cOnfeSsiug the murder of Nathan
/ says hisI name is John I. Irving. He came
| here Tuesday as a sailor on the British ship
| Couluakyle, and gave his name as Brown. He
was thought TO be insane a commission of
| the Lilnoe could not determine, but he appear
| ed sane. He was remanded to jail.