New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-10
A CHASTITY RELIC or d MURDER.
DISCOVERY OF THE SHIRT IN WHICH NATHAN WAS
MURDERED.

DISCOVERY OF THE SHIRT IN WHICH NATHAN WAS
MURDERED
The bloody shirt found on Tuesday after
noon IN the building West Twenythird-st where the
terrible Nathan murder occurred four years ago. was
taken by Detective Farley to the Police Central ONCE
yesterday. 1t long muslin nightshrt' much longer
than those usually by men OF average stature ana
every inch and fold covered with blood matted
and crusted by time. The arms and sides OF the srt
had been slit through their entire length On the out
side OF the collar the mark, Benz Nathan Oct =
co."
The house has been uutenaned ever since the murder
partly 1t is supposed, account Of the CHASTITY associa-
tons connected with the deed and partly account Of
the rental which said TO be high as 10000 year
The family refused, however, several offers as
high the latter from those who wished 10 use IL
as a gambling saloon The demolition Of the building In
order to make on the same site for business
house was begun few days One OF the laborers,
John c. Hubert OF No. &c East sxteenths was expor-
ing Tuesday afternoon when he discovered in the
stable, back Of the main building and fronting on
second-st the bloody shirt now in question II
was ying in a roll the floor OF closet In the stable.
He examined it, supposed that 1t might be connected
with the Nathan murder. and gave 1t to Mr.. seagrst
the builder who handed It yesterday morning 10 Detect
i've Farley
On the morning OF the occurrence OF the famous
der Coroner A. b. Rollins, Deputy Coroner Beach, De
tectye James F. Bennett and Levi j. Isaacs the under
aker among those present ut the dsrODhs Oh INC
body The nightshrt Of the deceased was ripped from
him in the manner indicated by the Sits on the arms
and sides and was thrown aside by the Deputy Coroner
who did not consider It of any value as evidence.
Detective Bennett has recognized the shirt now newly
found as the nghtshrt then aside, not only from
the Sits In but from It's unusual length He was one
OF the detectives detailed to inves gat the murder and
he ransacked the house on the morning and week
later evidence that might lead 10 clcw, ana IN
plteG he
where this shirt found on fuesday IL strange
how the bloody shirt has TO light at this late day,
when two close searches failed to reveal 1t during the
Investigation that followed the Nathan murder. The
undertaken, Mr. Isaacs, Is at present III Baltimore
Detective Farley has been detailed 10 investigate the
matter. -,
During the inquest comments were made on the alb
the shirt by Washington Nathan, inc son
of the murdered man. 1t explained that In bending
the body OF his murdered father the garment had
become bedragged with blood. superintendent Jour
dan and the detectives employed the case thought
little Of the incident 1t was merely deemed TO nave
been careessnes on the part OF some one sending the
garment away with the sOiled linen for the wash When
the body Of Mr.. Nathan was found In his bedroom
ON the second floor of the Nathan mansion
The was shrt c Mas U COVERED wits s bood winch
had flowed from the wounds on the head Inflicted by MS
assaant with the iron dog" found close by. Inc
wounds inflicted were on the head and consequently
the bloody garment would be comparatively worthless
evidence The body was viewed by the jury immedl,
ately after they mpaneod and the TACT that ne
had met with violent death was then esaO-
shed IN the customary way. AS anording cew 70 the
murderer ii would be Of value whatever. There was
shirt produced the inquest but II that worn by
the deceased the day previous 10 the MURDER winch
he had taken off previous 10 retiring, and from when
valuable diamonds studs had peen Wtencncu anu
ExJudge Cardozo remarked that he did not consider
the pretended discovery Of any Importance whatever
He knew that there mad been some complaint at the
time OF the inquest OF tue negligent manner IN when
certain shirt had been disposed Of but he could not u
dertake ~ that the shirt Just found was tho SHIRT IN