The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-02
The Nathan Murder.

NEW 1ORk, aug. /.
The investigation by the assembly com.
mittee on crime In New York Friday, de
vcloped new story of the Nathan murder.
Sidney Ii. Conkling, ex-polce officer, ties.
titled that he was detailed to look up the
case OF the robbery of Mr.. Lords house.
He arrested the supposed burglar, who was
identified by servant. In his valise was
linen buster, on the shoulders and back of
which were the imprint in blood of man 8
hand, with the middle finger missing. On
the way to the police court, the prisoner
said |; "rbat buster will hang me-" JUS
tice McQuade removed him to the station.
In the station Conkling threw on the table
paper, in which was picture of Wash
ington Nathan calling for help at the front
door OF his house the morning after his
father was murdered. The prisoner looked
at 1t, and said it was shame poor man
must suffer for rich mans crime. BY
Capt. Davis order took the prisoner TO
the central Office. lie gave the name of
Michael Ryan. rtold Capt. Kelso not to
show him the duster, as it might furnish a
clue to additional evidence. Keso replied
that he was captain of that office.
He showed that buster to Ryan, who said
he never saw it before. Ryan's picture
was then taken. and he was sent back to
the station. On the advice of Justice Nc
Quade l called on Washington Nathan.
lie said he knew nothing about the duster,
and didn't want to know anything about
it; that nobody on the police force
was smart enough to discover his fathers
murderer. / said Ryan had loose tongue,
and might say too much if he began to talk.
He told me to keep the case from the pub
lie and see him again. l then called on
Frederick Nathan, in Morristown. He was
to hear what his brother had
said, and asked whether Washington said
anything about John Ryan, who worked
for Mr.. Chapman, in Pennsylvania.
Jourdan told me to drop
the case, and threatened to break me if l
did not. l dropped the case. Conklng
further said that in consultation at the
police central Office, Washington Nathan
pointed to Ryan and said to an officer,
"Remove that man, don't want to see
him." Ryan wished to have Washington
Nathan removed. Conkling also said that
Frederick Nathan thought he had seen the
linen duster worn by his own waiter To
a question by Mr.. Townsend, oonkling re-
piled that he met Judge Cardoza in Justice
court. Judge Cardoza told me
had very clear case. He asked me how
| accounted for the unsigned check which
was found in Nathan's desk l told him
that in my opinion Washington Nathan
drew the check, and when his father re-
fused to sign it Ryan dealt him the blow.
The judge then said If he was looking for
he murderer be would take me. Conkling
added that Ryan was identified by an old
lady ade gentleman who on the day before
The murder rode behind Benjamin Nathan
from Morristown to New York, and by
servant, as the man who called at Nathan's
house on the night before the murder and
'aid his brother was working for Nathan
n Morristown. After Conkling resigned
from the police he learned from Chapman
hat Michael Ryan had worked in his saw
mill in Pennsylvania that he went away, |
and that soon after Ryan's disappearance
ne missed one of the iron dogs that he used
n his mill, Conkling said that Inspector
Dilks assisted him when he was at work |
IN this case. He said that on the day that
Inspector Dilks was shot at through a |
window he received letter saying that if
lie did not drop the case he would be "laid
,ut." He could not tell what had become
If Ryan.