The Portland daily press., 1873-08-30
NEW YORK.
The Nathan Murder.
A History Of Irving.
2Ae is an Escaped Convict and had Com
miffed Grimes of Yari0us Kinds.

Carr at No. 81 Garden street. Hobokep, where
they were secreted; and Recorder Lahustedt
m banded them over to the New York utLorties
Thls was on the charge of attempted burglary
of the pawn shop Of Simpson & Co., at which
time the burglars had dug through the walls
and had only one course of bricks to remove in
order to effect an entrance to the jewelry vault
They also were suspected of robbing the dry
goods store of Lander, Mas II and 13 Lispenard
street, of $4,000 worth of laces, which were sub
sequently found in Carr's possession by. Captain
Petty and Detective Fields, and for which he
IS now serving cut a term of five years at Sing
Sing.
Irving was admitted to bail in $4,000 in the
first named burglary and forfeited his sureties.
A few months afterwards Irving and four or
five Others committed burglary in the BIookyn
DrugMifls, where he was shot and captured by
night watchman. He was lodged in Ray
mond Street Jail, but succeeded in effecting his
escape by cutting through the partition and low
ering himself to the ground
Chief Campbell used every effort to effect his
re-arrest Chief Donovan of Hoboken. also as
sisted the New York authorities in seeking for
aim. His wife Anna Irving, with one or two
children were found living in Christie street, land
for several months irving is believed to have
been lowering around the 18th precinct, but as
the pursuit was becoming too warm, he embark
ed on a vessel which it was believed sailed for
G liifoInia.
Some ten or twelve years ago there was sue
cession of incendiary fires at Elizabeth, N. j.,
aud it was decided to employ detectives to find
out the authors thereof For some reason IT.
wing was selected, and one night while engaged
in this pursuit, an iron safe in the coal office
was blown open, and the next day Irving had
disappeared, which led to the suspicion against
him. Marks of blood had also been found, and
Irving, on being hunted up in New York was
found to have mad wound on one of his arms
He Was arrested but managed to escape c0nvic-
ton. He is man of good address, five feet five
CHI ~ hull f..r
light har, small grey eyes. and is about % or
40 years old. The Nathan murder Was commit
ted July 29th, 1871, and John L. Irving, who
claims to have been concerned in it was arrest
ed on the following day in HOboken, N. j. He
was concealed, charged with being burglar
and lace robber.
khe Brooklyn DefaIcatiou.
Nothing new has transpired to-day in the
Brooklyn defalcatiou, except that Rodman was
not arrested as stated last night but his resi-
dence is surrounded by detectives who are in
structed not to allow him to leave. He is re-
ported however to be sick in his chamber. 1t
is stated this evening that Mayor Powell has in
Structed the corporation counsel to issue war
rant for Rodman's arrest on the charge of EN-
bezzlement of city funds. Cortland Sprague,
city treasurer, has resigned.
1t is freely reiteraterated to-day by prominent
officials of Brooklyn, that if Rodman is arrested
he will make most startling disclosures, involv-
ing several members of the ring in that city.
1rving's story not Believed.
Letters are printed from the sheriff and chief
Of police of Sacramento, Cal, showing that Ir-
wing endeavored to get them to have him sent
to New Ysrk over month ago. The confessing
to have been implicated in a Chatham street
robbery, and finding that dodge unsuccessful,
then sent letter to the superintendent of DO
lice here, stating that he could give important
information relative to the Nathan murder, but
his story is believed to be false in all its partic-
ulars
Judge Coadozo, who took an active part in
endeavOring to find the murderer of Nathan
says there is no doubt that the. real murderer is
Forester, who is now IN prison, and in time will
be able to prove Forester guilty of that atrocity
Cordozo says Irving's stury is bungled affair
from beginning to end.
John T. Irving, merchant of this citv in
Pine street, states he is the only person of that
name related to the Irving family, and none of
the IrvlngS were born at Sunnyside. He believes
that the man ih San Francisco is crazy Gratz
Irving says about the same and further states
that there was neither money nor bonds in Ma
than's safe. and none of the Nathan family
knew anything OF the Hebrew book spoken of
by the man i'll San Francisco.
Judge CORDOBA also says that Nathan never
kept bonds OF money in his safe. The state
ment OF Irving that the murderers heard the
clock strike nine just before the murder is
false, as nearly all the family saw old Mr. Ma
than and were with him till midnight aud it
had been clearly proven that the murder took
place between one and tive o o'clock in the morn
ing
The School Question.
The movement on the part of the Roman
Catholic clergy for the establishment of paro-
chial schools in opposition to the public
schools is being pushed forward with much
vigor in Brooklyn and other places on Long
Island Subscription lists have been plentiful
ly supplied to the parishioners. The move
ment is general among the clergy. Anumber
of Catholics, although satisfied with the public
school system, do not want to be stigmatized
opponents to their spiritual directors and 9th
ers repudate as tyraucal the attempt of the
priests to upset the public school system and
assert that thev'will give no encouragement to
the movement. Thirty parochial schoos are
established with an attendance of over 10000.
More Teiescoping.
A large number of passengers on the trains
stopped on the Hudson River Railroad by the
accident near Anthenys Nose, were brought to
this city byan Albany steamboat. Their accounts
are the same as telegraphed before. The engine
and tender and an Adams Express car were
telescoped so completely into palace car that
they appeared to be one car. All the passen-
gers agree that the escape from horrible
slaughter was miraculous and that the railroad
officials did everything to suppress the particu-
lars of the accident being made public.
Various Matters.
In the Fenan Brotherhood Convention YES
terday, the resignation of Colonel MaEony,
Chief Secretary, was presented. A statement
was presented which showed that the revolu-
tion organization in Ireland does not consider
its works by any means accomplished by Mr.
Gladstones recent concessions.
DR.. VIM. Titus and Col. E. D. Livingston
Pierce, living in the suburbs of Jersey city,
have been arrested for challenging and accept
ing challenge to fight duel. Pierce is a
brother Of Ex-Governor Pierce of New JERSEY
A dog fight yesterday for the heavy weight
championship of the United States and a purse
of $1,000, was fought in New Jersey, between
Brandy of New York, and Scalper of Phila-
delpha Scalper won in thirty-nine minutes.
Brandy was taken from the pit in dying con-
dtion.
The laborers employed in rebuilding the
Standard Oil Works, numbering seventy,
struck yesterday, because non-society men
were employed in the work. They congregated
at the works, attacked the working 1aborers.
The police were called and restored order, and
finally escorted the wOrkmen home.
Michael Angelo Mcfarland, who spent $20-
900 on the trial of his brother Daniel, for the
murder of Albert d. Richardson, died last
evening in Bellevue Hospital. and having no
friends will be buried in the pOtter's field.
1t is reported that worthless check for S50,-
O0O well known in Wall street as the Oversaur
check, has found its way into the Brooklyn
Trust Company, where it was counted as good.
1t is stated that Euril Lowerstein now under
arrest in Canada, duplicates Weston's wife in
the recent murder of Weston, near Albany, but
the police exonerates her most emphatcally
The pictures in the Governors room at City
Hall are again under the seizure on claim of
q coal contractor.
William Larkin, charged with the murder of
Haberslrol last June, was found and arrested
tonight.
EarlD this evening warrant for the arrest of
M. r. Rodman. late Deputy Treasurer of Brook
lyn, was issued by Judge Delman and placed
ia the hands of Capt Ferry of the police. Rod
man was taken to the station house. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that he will be allowed to
90 to his home in charge of an officer,