The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-10-23
The Nathan Murder. Arrival of John
7. Irwin from California.

New YORK. Oct AT Police Head
quarters this morning there was consider
able excitement, owing to the arrival ol
John I. Irwin, the self professed murder,
/ er of Benjamin Nathan, 10 charge of Cap.
tain Irving and Detective Dusenbury
The prisoner was Immediately locked up
in the cell in which Forester was lodged
during his imprisonment in this city about
year ago. He was subsequently taken
across the hall and lodged in the cell op,
posite, as in the former cell persons could
see him from the windows in the hall, aud
the crowd of curiosity seekers was becom-
| ing so large that it was almost impossible
to pass through the hall. An officer was
then stationed outside his cell door, with
Instructions from Captain Irving not to
| allow any person to see or speak TO the
prisoner until he had been arraigDed be
| fore the Superintendent and the District
Attorney. The news of Irvin's probable
arrival attracted numerous reporters, law
yerS and others to the building, all anx
ious to see the man about whom so much
has been said and written but permis
sion to do so was absolutely refused, on
the ground that it would only interfere
| with the ends OF justice. Up to [ O'Clock
Superintend Matsell had not seen the
ton, that he did not want to see him or
hear any thing from him until the arrival
of the District Attorney, for whom he
had already sent, and who will visit Police
Headquarters during the day. Captain
Irving this morning said that he could not
repeat anything that the prisoner said to
him, as it would Interfere with the in
vestigation of the case. which will have
to be all gone over again.
There seems to be probability that
there will be new developments in the
Nathan case before many days elapse.
Captain Irving says that since he went to
California, and heard Irving story, he is
inclncd to believe that the man does
know more about the murder than he or
any of the Police Department gave him
credit for. 1t appears that Irwin, while
locked up in San Francisco. merely told
the officers, reporters and others who in
terviewed him. enough to excite the
curiosity of the reading public and awak
en- the interest of the New York author
ties. From the first story that he told
none of the officers here believed that he
knew any thing more than he had read
in the newspapers, but as soon as he was
taken in charge by Captain Irving aud
Detective Dusenbury he, it is reported,
proved to them that he did known some,
about it, and more than they previously
knew themselves.
The officers and their prisoner left San
Francisco last Thursday morning on the
Union Pacific Railroad to Omaha. They
then took the Quincy q Burlington road
to Chicago, where they took the North.
western to Detroit, then through Wind.
sor, Canada, to Niagara Falls and to Buff
falo where they took the Erie 4 New
York Railroad to Jersey City, arriving in
this city at a. m. to-day. \ carriage
was in waiting. and the three were rapid
y driven to police headquarters, arriving
there unexpectedly, as no one in the build
ing expected them until tomorrow or
Saturday When they were leaving San
Francisco the officers at that place said it
was likely an attempt would be made to
rescue the prisoner on the way, but no
demonstration was made, nor did Irwin
seem to care about getting away. In
fact, he seemed only too well pleased to
again arrive in this city.
In short, the officers observe the same
mystery in Twins case as they did in that
OF Forester, and it as yet almost impossi
bic to ascertain what they do know and
what they do not. The truth, however,
must be known in few days, and it will
then be proved whether Irwin has once
again deceived the police or whether there
is at last chance that the my stery of the
Nathan murder is at last to be solved.
A Christianburg (V.) paper contains
the following curious account OF how
stolen horse was recovered and restored
to its owner The horse, which was
stolen from the Rev. Mr. Leslie a few
weeks ago, had been taught to extend his
front foot whenever asked by any one
standing near its head. The thief was
ignorant of this, as he was Of the neighbor-
hood through which he was travelling.
Fortunately for Mr. Leslie, every boy
along the road knew the horse, because
of the foot lifting. The thief stopped at
"a farm house in West Virginia where the
Rev. Mr.. Leslie had frequently spent the
night, and asked for dinner The little
boy who rode the horse to the stable re-
coguized the horse as Mr.. Leslies, aud,
to confirm it, asked for the foot, which
proved the matter. He ran to the house
and told his father, who at once COM
meDced catechising the stranger, which
resulted Ia his arrest and Imprisonment
and the recovery of the horse
The Scranton Republican says: Miss
Niven, OF Spring Brook, now l6 years of
age, when 5 years old had very severe