The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-06
AFTER NATHAN'S MURDERER.

Searching for His Track-The Memo
randum Book and Superintend ent
MatsclI's sagacity-Captain Kennedy's
Mysterious Trip to Jcrsey-Wnerc IL
Mrs. Irvings
The tragedy that occurred 80 long ago in the
house opposite the Fifth Avenue Hotel in Twenty
third street, by which distinguished and es-
teemed Israelitish gentleman, Mr.. Benjamin Ma
than, met his DEATH has never passed from the me-
m0ries OF any citizen who has dread Of
similar fate Long ago the public came
to believe tina the secret OF how this gentleman
met his death died with the late superintendent
Jordan, and the sending to the wash, on the morn
ing Of the murder, OF o bloody shirt and socks
that, the readers OF the HERALD will remember,
were called for by the Coroner's jury when Coro-
ner Rawlings and Assistant District Attorney Fell
lows represented the people, and which were not
forthcoming.
Forester has since been produced as the MUIR
derer by q successor OF Mr. Jordan, but the prose-
cution were forced to admit that he
knew nothing OF the tragedy, and the detec-
tives, who, by the way, had declared
that "now that we have secured Forester, the
Nathan murder would be solved" dropped back
into inactivity, until suddenly thief named Irving
turns up in San Francisco, admits his participa-
ton in the murder, and offers to produce
CERTAIN MEMORANDUM BOOK,
belonging to the murdered man, and even tells the
contents Of It'll Ex-school Commissioner Lewis,
whose name appears in the memorandum book and
other gentlemen, sustain lrvings statements about
It's and ts contents yet
Francisco police, that he does not "wanr Irving,
who Is charged in New York and Brooklyn with
ers, and this fact Is published broadcast in the
city, evidently to deceive the accOmplices OF Irving
tam Mo-
sell will believe that he has no desire to fully
investigate the strange story Of Irving. Were he
would lay himself open to severe criticism and 1t
Is pleasure to know that he and his officers are
The HERALD has information that justtnes the
statement that the successor OF Kels0, who made
such q mess Of Forresters information is not sleep
men on the jump night and day working up
THE CLEw GIVEN BY IRVING.
Indeed, 1t Is said lout the HERALD reporters had
that Crowley and Matsell are In Geographic CON-
munication, with view Of getting Irving to tell
where his wife resides In this city and placing
Mr.. Nathan's memorandum book in the hands
OF the authorities. This statement Is sustained by
the movements OF certain detectives yesterday
only one instance OF which will be referred to here
The great point being to get possession OF the
memorandum book,
in search OF Mrs. Irving. Some think she Is a
myth that the police are searching Tor an tgrts
tdtuus; but it is known that woman, supposed to
bear the relation OF vile or mistress to Irving,
within o lew weeks lived in tenement house In
Forsyth street, near Grand. She has recently dis
appeared, and the cartman who moved her effects
is sought Tor. Captain Kennedy, OF the Sixth pre-
cnct, who has from the first taken deep
interest in the unearthing Of the murder, got o
warrant from the District Attorneys office between
eleven and twelve yesterday, 1t Is claimed for
Irvng's wife, who is believed to be on the Jersey
side OF the river and at the present writing mas
probable) that ere the HERALD appears this morn
ing, he or some other OF the many detectives who
uRArk m nQn q sfJrnn on
Mrs Irving and the memorandum books and the
long soughtor clue be obtained. 1t Is to be hoped
that at last, through the cowardice or remorse or
Irving,
but the police have made SO many Migrant mis-
steps that few will be satisfied until the real as
sassin Is at least indicted.
1t would be useless to deny the fact that the
opinion of many OF the most experienced police
ofncers OF the city is that the murderer was not
thief but an inmate OF the house, and even at this
late day the act OF superintendent Jordan In send
ing young Mr.. Nathan's bloody clothes to the wash
is considered o very suspicious action for detec-
tive. 1t was his bloody shirt that General Frank
Hotel. it was his bloody socks that made
the tracks to and from the door that at
first mystined the detectives; yet superintendent
Jordan ordered these garments washed, and thus
prevented microscopic examination OF the blood
on the articles, explaining whether the blood came
thus fresh from vein or after 1t was cold, when
the son alleges that he stopped over the dead and
mangled form OF the iather he kissed the night be-
In this connection it may not be out OF place to
saw that within o week captain Of police ex-
pressed his belief to the HERALD reporter that no
tnief committed the murder, but rather an inmate
OF the house, and he stated that Judge CardOzo
recently said to him, with knowing nod, that the
murder would soon be brought home TO the guilty
one.
lit be true that Mr. Matsell is really using Irving
in the San Francisco prison by means OF the tele-
graph to clear mp mystery that has killed one
superintendent and reflected no credit upon the
detective ability OF another, he win receive the
generous support OF all good citizens who feel that
nobodys life Ii safe until the assassin Of BENJAMIN
Nathan Is behind the Tombs bars.