New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-01
The Nathan Murder.

The Nathan murder is periodically re-
vived by an alleged discovery of facts
which have hitherto been retained in the
knowledge of their possessors. These al
legged facts are promulgated by the police
of New York az evidence of their untiring
diligence in the effort to solve q mystery
that vet remains beyond their ken. The
Herald of recent date contained state
menU purporting to emanate from Captain
Kennedy, who claims to have sustained
confidential relations with the late Captain
Jourdain, that the crime was the cOnsum-
nation of q conspiracy concOcted by two
convcts at Sing Sing, named Ellis and
Sweenv, and to which Billy Forester, now
at Joliet, was accessory, and had inflicted
the fatal blow.
Forrester's wife resides in St. Louis, and
Yesterday, a Globe reporter called on her
with view to ascertain such facts. touch
ing her husbands alleged connection with
the tragedy, as she might furnish. He was
introduced into the parlor of a modest
house in a quiet portion of the city, where
in. after waiting a brief time, the object of
his search entered. She is decidedly
| pretty woman of about twenty, though
| looking a trife older, above the medium
height. full rather than meager in appear
ance. and her physique, perfectly modelled.
| was in harmony with touch OF defiant
awkwardness that was visible in her move
| ments OF the blonde order OF beauty, q
| cOmplex exion clear and white, with the faint
| est tinge of red on her cheeks, large blue
| ewes. their lashes the same color as her
| massive coils of light brown hair; genteelly
dressed she presented an appearance, at
| tired in a neat fitting dress OF dark mate
rial, that was far from repulsive.
The reporter stated the object of his call,
| to which information she manifested the
least bit of surprise by an expressive Creole
snrug, but her willingness to lmpart any
information in her keeping.
She stated that her husband was an asso-
ciate of the man George Ellis, who was
known to the community as thief. What
| ARRANGEMENTS they had effected relating to
the Nathan robbery and murder, prior 70
it's commission, she was unable to state: but
that upon the arrival of herself and hus-
band at Key West they heard OF the i'm
prisonment of Ellis at Sing Sing. That on
the night when the murder was perpetrated
they arrived in the city of New Orleans
where they remained some considerable
time, Shortly after the murder Ellis wal
taken from the prison at Sing Sing to New
York. when he made statement simi-
lar to that published in the Herald
| Upon Forresters arrest he established al
alibi and was discharged, only to be re
arrested by ILLINOIS officials and recommit
ted to his present residence. She AYERS the
stories circulated duplicating Forester in
the assassination are utterly groundless
and 80 known by the New York police, who
upon every occasion bring up his nam'
in this connection only for the purpose O
keeping alive that sensation. Her life
since the commission of the crime charged
to her husband, has been one constant sue
cession of troubles-from detectives, police
agents and newspapers-until, she says
that she has become resigned to merci
less fate. She is a woman of education
and refined feelings, and it seems sad tina
her life, which might otherwise have beer
happy, should be "sickhed DER" with trial
the burden of which can only be borne b.
| herseif-St Louis Globe.