The New York herald., 1873-11-22
THE NATHAN MURDER.
Full Written Statement of
John T. Irving.
Failure to Furnish the Proofs
and the Result.
More About That s'Dog "-The Tell-Talc
Memorandum Book.


| the development or crimes that dehed the most
scrutlnizing inquiry, instead OF having thrown
thus far any clear and posiuve light on the afro
cious Nathan MURDER seems TO have enveloped the
case in web OF complications more difficult OF
| Acknowledgement than ever. All the pains taken
TO bring John T. Irving from California TO
this city in the hope to obtain some re-
| liable information on the subject and trace
the murder to its guilty perpetrator, it would
appear from the recent action taken by the police
officials and the District Attorney in regard to
Irving has gone Tor nothing. While doubling his
story In the outset, they have now apparently had
| these doubts too strongly confirmed TO admit OF
any reliance whatever being placed In his
narrative. But the written statement OF
| Irving is matter OF record HERALD
reporter yesterday obtained possession OF
this statement and copy OF the same,
verbatim ct ltera.im is given below There have
been given his socaed confessions, but this state
ment has never been published before. This state
ment, as written by Irving, was read to Superln-
tendent Matsel Inspector McDermott and Captain
Irving and by them transmitted TO District Attor-
| ney Phelps. This was some two weeks after. After
| Mr.. Phelps had read 1t he had Irving brought to
his ONCE and asked him to furnish some proofs IN
| corroboration OF its truthfulness
II will produce the proof" replied Irving, 'if
you will promise to enter at once iOUe pros. in
the indictments against me now IN your ONCE"
Il cannot do thatn answered Mr. Phelps, ''in
advance OF the proofs but show me tnat your state
ments are correct, and then Will do So"
| ENTER the noIe pros. and you shall have the
prools,n persisted Irving
III you, Irving, burglar" continued Mr..
| Phelps "cannot take the word Of me, the District
Attorney, then !, the District Attorney, cannot
take the wori of you, burglar.'
| The above ended the interview. Irving, as is
! well known, has since been removed from the
| Police Headquarter the Tombs. The intention
| is now to prosecute him upon the two indictments
| for burglary pending against him. His statement
\ is given for Just what 1t is worth-"this and no
more" One thing Is alleged for certainty, that
| Irving has the memorandum book OF the murdered
Nathan. Although the chief iunctonaries of the
i police have cast him aside as utterly unworthy OF
belief and although Mr.. Phelps, the District Attor-
ney, has shown in his recent action In the matter
a disposition to cast Irving from his thoughts as
regards any further attempts TO ferret the mystery
| OF the Nathan murder 1t may just possibly turn
out n the end that tnere is more in Irvlng's state
ment tnan is dreamed Of IN IN their philosophy.
on or about the 18th day OF May, 1870 was pass
| ing through Madison PARK with Daniel Kelly and
Caleb GInnion; otherwise wise known as as George Abra-
man staining in the Park. We advanced toward
him, and on reaching him the following converse
| tion ensued, Kelly addressing the mani
swell, McNallv. what are you doing hereP have
not seen you for a long time''
''rhats so,n responded McNally, .and you are
| the last person expected to meet. You have not
| been home long. have YOUR
'NO-a few months Wnat are you doing now ?n
4 II am at the old business again."
McNally took Kelly to one side, about six feet
| from ourselves. never knew what transpired at
| Inat time; however, portion oil that conversation
| was overheard by both Gunnion and myself give
it as lolows:-Kelly was standing with his back
towards Twenty-thrd street, McNally facing niin.
"Where does your mother live, Mc.s'' Nc. an
swered, Down Twenty-third street." pointing
4 fingers a
almost forgotten to explain how I came to call
this man McNally. and Gunnion were introduced
| to him by Kelly at the time when we first
came up TO where he was sitting. Kelly turning
around toward us, said, Come, boys, let us go
drnk.o McNally refused saying at the same time
that he was going home. We parted and went
taxing an Eighth avenue car, and leaving it at the
i corner OF Hudson and Christopher streets. We
ner that we got out at which was the northwest
| corner, and there purchased bar Of steel about
four feet long, to be made up into tools Taking the
1 steel we started through Christopher street Tor
The HobOken Jerry and passed over. While on that
trip Kelly told me that he had made arrangements
JOB WHICH WOULD TURN OUT WELL.
| Nothing further was said until June about the
! that the iamy was not at home, and that access
Would be let in and work the safe Without
further trouble Gunnion was also present at this
meeting, and 1t was decided that we work the
place. In very short space OF time alter this
| meeting l was arrested at my residence, No. 81
Garden street, Hoboken, in connection with one
| in Lspenard street, where 1t was alleged tnat
| had broken into and taken laces valued at $4,000;
charged, but rearresled for an attempt at burglary
on Wilson 4 Green's pawnbroking establishment,
which was procured and was released in the
| - part July, day or two before the murder
OF M Sasaa ma purps my has say m as S
| all that was to be done was 20 get our tools and
proceed TO work We agreed to meet at eight O'Clock
| In Madison Park. The evening previous TO the
morning OF the murder we met, according to ap.
pointment, and found McNally awaiting us. Kelly
took McNally aside, and, after. about 20 minutes
| conversation with him, he left, going towards
| Sixth avenue. Kelly told US that we would have
to walt for about 10 minutes. He instructed us to
follow one alter another, a short distance apart,
| and If every thing was right we were to move up
gate by wiping his face with pocket handgerchef.
Al was clear, the man was at his post, and we
ENTERED TUE HOUSE BY THE BASEMENT DOOR,
! been previously instructed TO do. Kelley went up
stars and when all was ready he was to call us.
elapsed. we must have been in the cellar about
four or I've hours. 1t was very stormy night out.
Kelly made de mis- a % telling us s'o to take
! OF onr snoes, which we did, and made our way up
e hs Suang ns sSa aSSr was
taper burning. noticed person lying on
the floor, about three or four feet from the
scattered about. stepped on something when at
| that time appeared to me ike pocketbook and on
picking 1t up IL proved to be memoranda, or Jew-
| ish calendar with the following names :--Albert
| Cardozo DR.. Leo Samuel Lewis, corner Fourteenth
| street; also papers, or rather stock, which
had been'---; also Pacific Mail and some -
| bonds. think the Pacific Mail has the name Of J.
Coke or ------ endorsed on them. Am not posi-
tive, but that name appears some OF the stock.
| In the aggregate the amount Is $4,000; 1919 in
money also obtained. The sale had bee.,
| opened before we went up stairs. There an-,afed
! to be q peculiar kind of odor In the c,rse come
I thing ike kerosene or turpeDtlnc. Altogether
don't think we Tere IN the r.oris occupied by MT.
Nathan more than 10 minutes and about 1--WE OF the
time wns spent by
| KELLY WASHING HIS HANDS
| OF. think he said he went To the bathroom. We
stood waiting inside the room door Tor him, ana
noticed finger marks on the jam OF the door, as N
4 IL were blood. Our next step was to descend TO
| the lower part OF the house, and there await a
| favorable opportunity TO get out, knowing that we
had to contend with more on the outside than on
| haaa-