The New York herald., 1873-09-09


iii not known whether Mr.. Matsell- intends to
now ieels satisfied that he has knowledge
o. Importance. 1t is safe to say that Mr..
Matsell is not aware OF the Information given
by the man who counted the bonds 10 Mr. Jourdan,
and doubtless when he reads the above and verines
them by sending Tor the man he VIII he still more
ANXIOUS TO Silt lrvng's statements to the bottom.
Caleb Cunning. one OF the men accused OF the
Nathan murder, Is a man well known to the
police, and they have had to look alter him from
time to time since boyhood He is the genius who,
on the night OF the 9th OF February, 1871, entered
way through the basement OF the Church Of the
Epiphany. lie was detected, however, caught ana
brought TO trial, and for the little job he was SEN
fenced to two years. and six months hard laoor Ia
the State Prison. He served his time ont, ana
.aiter returning to the city, kept very quiet
Tor a While. Alter Cunning was convicted the police
discovered the tact that his accomphces were lrv-
ing and Kelly. Cunning, however, could not keep
a ms h d genus ~ ssne d
so a short time ago he was rewarded by being
sentenced to SIX months on Blackwel's Island Tor
stealing package OF papers from lady In FIRST
or Second avenue Car. He tried hard to make good
his escape By taking to his heels, but the police
were too nimbe Tor him.
II would surprise no who knows Cunning If he
were actually the murderer Of Nathan; lor the police
admit him 30 be OF the worst men IN the city OF
New York. Kelly is now in Auburn State Prison,
having been transIeI~c| there from sing sing in
Apiii last representative OF the HERALD yester-
day went to Sing Sing 10 sec Kelly, but found that
he had been removed to Auburn, as stated
1rv1ng's CONCESSION AnalyZcds
The confession" of Irving, published in the
HERALD, carefully "boiled down." shows that
he lies in some points and in others gives facts
that are true in every particular and which could
not be ascertained unless he mad participated IN
the murder, or read the memorandum book that
all OF the friends OF Mr.. Nathan attach 80 much
importance to. few OF Irving's inaccuracies that
he may have thrown in to deceive the detectives
are .he followlng:-
First-He lies as to the residence Of his wife at
No. 100 Fast rhirtieth street. She has lived for
some time in the Fourteenth ward, and her resi-
dence is known to reporters OF the Herald.
Second-He says tina. one Of his "pals' hid under
on the floor, and Caleb Cunning could hardly get
under the bed without awakiIg the old gentleman.
Third-He claims to have made 900 by trad
ing at Forest HILL Cal. papable lie, as his career
in New York VIII show.
Fourth-iIis story or the place from which the
'dog" was obtained is true. 1t was IN Park street,
few doors from the house where, the following
day, he showed the nine bonds; but detectives now
believe that the "dog' was never used in the
murder, but was covered with blood after the mur-
der and left as 'stall," to use police term.
eunning were lis CHEF accompces @ ann This oeD eon
nrms Information long ago obtained by Jourdan
and followed up until the time OF his death.
SiCth-Hs statements duplicating Washington
Nathan and John Kelly, alias McAnaly, the house
Keepers son. are not lully sustained by any
testimony secured during Jourdan's lifetime or
since.
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Irving While i'm Jersey Prison-Cu-
rious Revelations.
At a time when every circumstance connected
with that mysterious and tragical event, the mur
der of Mr.. Nathan is being revived in the minds OF
the public, the following statement made to Cap
tain Irving, OF the detective force, and Detec-
tive William II. Moore, cannot fail to be
interesting. 1t was made by man named
Benjamin Tracy, who was confined in
prison in Trenton, N. j., and who at the
moment Of the confession wanted but sixteen
days OF the hour OF his liberation from custody.
The revelations contained In this paper were en-
tirely unsolicited and taken down at the request of
Tracy, who sent word to Captain Irving OF the
matter he wanted to talk about The police have
had this paper in their possession since Septem
ber 1872, and only produce it now because it bears
curiously upon theories started then and long
believed In, which have not been quite forsaken
yet. w hen the detectives arrived at the Trenton
Prison Tracy was brought out to the reception
rOom where, In presence Of the Warden and some
other officials, he made the following
STATEMENT
] am nineteen. was arrested by Onicer Flynn,
of the Third precinct of New York, for grand lar
ceny, committed in Hudson county, New Jersey.
l was sentenced to eighteen months. My time
will expire in about sixteen days. l am
quainted with men about Houston street. About
6aIPast s seven 81 or eight O'Clock on n the J. night
about the 2sth or 29th OF Jufy-I was in Third
avenue car. going towards the City Hail. few
the car and took . seat beside me. He
wore a light colored spring overcoat. He
paid his s, fare and put his pocKetbSoS IN his left
took his pocketbook and got or the Car, and went
through Houston street, towards Broadway. When
tlemen following me; one of them when he got to
me put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Young
me for, and he opened his coat and said, DO you
see thatr' said "Yes, sir, see 1t; what's that
60. to do To-, with mes, 1--WE are r two De;
one did the talking, and said, "Do you
think we did not see you pick that mans pocket2
and you wilf save yourself some trouble" opened
my coat quickly at the same time throwing the
na oS The s to go Of Ss
picked up the book from the gutter, saving ''see
here, Billy, where the young rascal threw it.n
false sdewhskers and said, ''Halloo Benny don't
you know ms'" ,onvs why, nallOol Bllly. why,
viii Be copped, sure Dutch August Is after you
and he is in this ward tonight. You. come
with 1s ana Will see that he
hlm what It was. lie said, .'Ask me no questions
HIPS, We sat down at a table in the back roOid--
they nave tables 'front.' and back; Oh. forgot to
tel .oDI By put % on MS side wskers again
HIM. Billy told me he had plans laid to crack a
house up town; 1--WE only want you to
any aS rsk little We pRaS a n% SH smSRed mSRs and
then went up town. went up with the short fel-
called FORESTER, Billy FORESTER the tall one we
went TO u saloon in the basement, opposite the
Grand Opera House; he gave me there carpet
bag. took the bag and he told me to 20 down
Twenty-third street, by church below Booths
Theatre he told me to put the bag in the corner OF
the cnurchyard 1t was about eleven O'Clock. He
told me to wait until heard whistle. ID about
three-quarters 0faE hour after heard the whistle,
and saw Forester and Larry; Larry beckoned me
to come over; they took the bag from me and
walked towards Fifth avenue; they told me to go
back to the other side aud follow them up.
N. B.-I am acquainted with the locality. know
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and the murder was CON-
mitted IN mousse on the same side as the Filth
Avenue Hotel. waited by the church on the op-
posite side, the side Booths Theatre is on. saw
them 60 into the basement; one went in. Forester
stayed out and leaned on the railing (the house is
in about the middle OF the block in lew minutes
saw the short stout man moving about on the
second noor. over the stoop; he opened the middle
window and fixed wire and string
which was on spool and threw