The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-31

geant locked him up. ana look on
one OF his shoes and went up TO Lords 10
compare it with the track In the clay; the PRINT or
six heavy nails in the toe as plainly visible
as the footprint Itself; then brought him up. and
the girl recognized him he could be easily recog-
nizeda he was man SIX loot Two aud half
inches and very stouty built; the next morning
| brought HIM 10 court IN Harlem, before Judge
McOuade and the Judge remanded MIN to the
station house, that l might get moro evidence
against him; when searched him l found
Key in hts vest pocket which lifted
the vaise found up at Lords place; my prisoner
asked me II the key fitted the bag, and told him
It did he then asked me II l had found buster
IN the bag, and j told him mad; said ne to me.
'frhat damned linen coat Will hang metz the coat
had the bloody marks OF = hand which was minus
the second finger; in two dinereut places the
marks were as plain could be, but they were
not dark red as stale bloou generally is ; as had
some doubts about the blood went over 20 Hon.
mans drug store, ana Mr.. Hoffman examined the
coat and told me the stains were blood, but that
some one hau attempted TO erase them with bees
wax; before brought my man TO Headquarters
took an Illustrated paper into his cell and laid IL
down on the table 1t had picture OF Washington
Nathan calling for help from the stoop Of his
house in Twenty-third street; saw the
man, whose name was Michael Ryan.
pick 1t up and stare at 1t intentlV
for few moments and then throw 1t from him
under the table: when returned he SAID he had
not seen the paper ana did not know where It
was, but finally he produced 1t; shortly after the
paper episode he said to me- '.Do you intend to
stick to eP" | said, ''You bet l. do" and then
ne grumDled little ana said, at Is shame
poor man shouln suffer for rich mans crime -
up TO this time had never ever limited q. the
Nathan murder TO him.
WITH THE coNsPIRAroRs.
then brought him to Police Headquarters, and
saw Jourdan, who sent me in to see Keso; told
Keiso just what have now related, and told him
] thought IL would be best not 70 show Ryan the
coat; he told me he was captain. and had better
Keep my thoughts to myself; maybe would Ike
to be captain; II So he would give me
his sneld he then ordered Ryan to be
brought into the ONCE, and the first
thing he did was to show him the coat and ask
him If he ever saw 1t before; Ryan said he had not,
and he was remanded TO his cell; he was kept al
Headquarters for about two hours, ana then was
sent back with him to Judge McQuade: Judge
McQuade told me when l went to him
that had better go and see Washing
ton Nathan; went to his Office No.
25 Water street, and asked for him; he
was not in; l waited for him, and
when he returned told him my story and asked
him If he had seen part OF 1t whica had been
published in the HERALD; he treated ne very
cody, and said ne had something else to do be-
side taking notice OF the stun that appeared In
the newspapers; his manner made me little
mad, ana i said to him, '.Mr. Nathan, If this
man opens his mouth he's going to make you
sick y after this remark OF mine he took little
interest In me and heard the rest OF the story;
when I was leaving he said to me, you
keep this away from the papers and I'll 'see'
you;' l didn't want 10 be seen; wanted TO
get the murderer, so l went to Morristown,
n. j., and saw Mr.. Frederick Nathan; / met him
in the garden, and told him had something very
important about his fathers death TO tell; that l
had been 90 see washington, but he had too much
business 10 hear me; Frederick dropped his cane
turned pale and said, with much feeling, "Whati |
business before my father's death % picked up
his cane. handed 1t to him and tried to make
some explanations about WashIngton's conduct as
l saw 1t affected him very deeply; l told him how
anxious l was TO find the man and what had
already done, and he said, "Thank God there Is !
one man on the New York police VINO wants to do
MIS- duty - he asked me II Washington mad rod
me OF a waiter ne employed named John Ryan,
who had brother named Michael Ryan,
who used to work with Mr.. Chapman, at Ches-
ter, Pa. told him he mad not, and he kindly
told me that If l would call on him next morning
ne would pay my expenses TO Chester, in order
that might Chapman; these occurrences l
reported to Captain Davis; went to the station
next morning, prepared go to Chester.
HOW CAPTAIN DAVIS HELPED TO FIND THE MUIR
DEFER.
Captain Davis ordered me on post Immediately
and told me II did not let the Nathan matter
drop he'd bounce me; went on duty, and subse-
quently when l went TO Headquarters Jourdan
said TO me, in the presence of Keso "lf you
don't drop this Nathan business you won't
wear the buttons twenty-four hours:, l was
present at Headquarters when my prisoner was
identified by an old LADY and gentleman
who had seen him ride from Morristown behind
Mr.. Nathan; the servant girl of Mr.. Nathan's
house IN Twenty third street also Identified him
as The man who the day before the murder had
called to inquire about John Ryan, his brother;
Washington Nathan refused to go into the same
room with Ryan, and Ryan said he wouldn't 20
to see Wash Nathan met Judge Cardozo in
company with Judge McQuade IN the
Harlem Court House during the time l
was working up the case, and Judge Cardozo
said to me, "You have got the best case l
have heard OF yet;n he asked me what theory
had about the $500 check that was found on Mr..
Nathan's table. ana told him my theory was that
washington had drawn up the check and walked
his father to sign 1t, also that he had men In the
room 10 Stay him II he refused; he refused, aud the
men or man did the work he or they were brought
there to do; Judge Cardozo said, looking me
straight In the eyes, 'IfI were looking for the
murderer OF Mr.. Nathan I'd arrest your
the buster, | suppose, went 10 the Property
Clerk at Headquarters, but l don't know;
the brace and bit went to Captain
Davis house; the buster was much too small Tor
q man CT Ryan's size; it Wouldn't lit me- every
body tried to plufr me, except Inspector Diks,
and one day while l was talking 10 him in MS
room ne was fired at; also received a letter
signed "a Frend," stating that If did not give
up the chase I'd get a blow some night and
wouldn't know what struck me; forgot 20 state
that Fred Nathan told me. when he saw The dus-
ter, that ne could swear he had seen
It at his table; while was bring
ing Ryan from Harlem he tried to Jump
or the cars and told me II had not been so
quick there'd have been some brains and blood
on the track was never called on to testify
against Ryan :or burglary, nor for the murder