The New York herald., 1874-07-10

with shir. In order to give the impression to Mr..
Nathan that he the burglar was young MT; Mr;
Nathan calling as usual to bid his father good
night :"
STARTLING THEORY.
"TO one who was thoroughly coRnizant or the
habits OF the family such a scheme would nave
seemed very plausible Then, tOo the shirt might
have been found In one OF the closets oil the bath
room In which the burglar may have been iorceu 10
take refuge on account OF Frederick Nathan's en-
trance by the front door. Then washington Ma
than's coming IN and stopping at his iathers door
may have confirmed the plan in the burglars
mind TO enter the room of the sleeping man as II ne
were his son coming to talk with him. IL Is pos
sible, ior l am only theoriztng now, That the
burglar may have slipped this garment over his
other Clothes and trusted to the darkness TO pre-
vent discovery until he could securely bind and
gag his victim, alter which the robbery OF the
safe would have been an easy matter. Entering
Mr.. Nathans room alter he mad heard the visits or
the two sons. and when he believed, from the
silence IN the house, that all were asleep, the
CONFRONTED BY THE VICTIM
at the entrance to the hail room. where the gas
shut OH, and knowing that by an alarm from the
window Mr.. Nathan might be able to summon the
police before the intruder could reach the door, the
burglar driven to desperation, may have attacked
his victim just as he was. II he had resorted TO
any sucn ruse there would not be any time to take
or the garment. All this Is mere snrmise, but 1t
may become vita.ly important II the identification,
which expect tomorrow, does not take place."
What Detective Bennett Thinks.
'T was with Jourdan and Farley their first visit
to the Nathan mansion after the murder" said
Detective Bennett. 81 searched the house three
times from garrett to cellar. The coach house was
thoroughly overhauled 1t is not generally KNOWN
perhaps, but the CrotOn Water Board sent men
down at every man-hole on Twenty-third street,
who dragged the dirt in the sewers with
fine rakes. was detailed to oversee the work OF
the plumbers in opening the pipes and removing
the floors. never saw this SHIRT during all these
investigations. II 1t was removed from the corpse
by the undertakers and thrown under the kitchen
i would have seen il when. two weeks later,
went over the whole premises. went around the
sure % it was not on the premises then. Where it
has been and how 1t has got back there Detective
THE DOG AGAIN.
'Is there any thing else about the Nathan MUIR
der that you are able to ennghten me on!" asked
the HERALD man.
"Yes; can now speak positively about the i'm.
pement with which Mr.: Nathan was killed. 1t was
not a dog at all. A burglary was committed on
Fifth avenue lew nights previous, and from that
house was taken this instrument whicn had been
used tor opening cases Of wine. Every member OF
| discovered this family. This Is another dog
story 1Or you."
Captain Kennedy's Opinion.
'sThere is nothing in it," said the genial Captain
Of the Sixth. ''The renewed interest IN this mat.
ter, brought about by the finding of this bloody
shirt may be productive OF great results, but t(
the garment itself do not attach the slightest i'm
portance. There Is only one solution OF the Nathan
murder. Billy Forester is the man who
took the Old gentleman's life. George Ellis
pal OF Forrester's, has made clean breas
of the AFFAIR. He tells that the robbery was
planned several weeks before. FORESTER Ellis ant
/ Kelly were to do the job, but IN the meantime
between the formation OF the plan and the night
decided upon, Ellis was captured by the police tOl
another robbery and sent up to state Prison 0l
five years. lie has just been pardoned out under
the new law. He Is a changed man. and Is deter
mined to live an honest lie. am working at this
case, and sooner or later I shall get the proc
which will lasten this great crime on Forester"
"You have theory about the ship carpenters
dog' have you not :"
"Yes traced the dog to Forester and Kelly
learned that snip calker by the name OF Nicho
las Jones, residing in Cannon street, between
Rvington ana stanton streets, who had Is!
been employed as ship carpenter In the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, made the acquaintance oil
Dan Kelly, FORESTER Caleb Gunion and George
Ellis, at THE Senate.' ON the corner OF East
Broadway and Grand streets. They were drink
ing there one night when lie came IN with the
| edog' in hts hand. Kelly took 1t away from him
and when 1t turned up afterwards Jones died O
grief in about year.