New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
DID HE MURDER HIS SCHOoLMATEi
DANIEL STANTON GIVES HIMsELF UP-THE KILLING
OF FREDERICK NASH.
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PUuApELPHIA. May 14.-This morning,
shortly after 10 o'clock young fashonably dressed
entered the Mayors office and requested an immeda'e
interview with the head OF the Police Department Noho
of the attendants him. When brought before tne
Mayor he said, " My name is Daniel f. Stanton ui'
derstand that am wanted for the muruer oi rlo"o0
Nash !"
He was asked many questions. but gave evasVe
answers as to where he had been since the murder c
said that he wanted deliver himself up to the man VINO
had offered the reward for him. He intimated tn"' n
had been to South America and Cuba He was sent
before the DstrctAttorney, Indictment against n
having been found on November T. and being arragned
plea OF not guilty was given The case was set down
for trial next week.
When stanton left this city he boyish in appear
ance and had a smoothly shayen face To-day Wheh ho
surrendered himself he had full beard and wore p
of goggles A small leather satche hung at his paeH
The conversation between himself and tho Mayor was
short Stanton saying that he had saved the author
ties trouble by surrendering he hoped he
Mayor would see to It that he was treated fairly
1--WE would have captured you sooner or later, re-
marked the latter.
Indeed, you would not" returned the other ar
rived IN New-York on Sunday, and since then nave
passed number OF my intimate friends, and not
one of them knew ne. This full beard, together Win
this pair Of goggles, form enectual disguise, and
doubt whether any officer OF this any other city eouu
have penetrated it,
Frederick Nash was murdered I'm October. The story
of the shooting was told by him In his ante-mortem
statement. He and Stanton had been schoomates at
the Mystic Bridge Institute, near stonington' conn.,
Nash was poor but the parents Of Stanton were weto
do and he was always well supplied with money On
leaving Mystic Bridge Nash went TO some kinsmans AT
Tourla Mexico but became tired OF the country
and came back United states, working his way as
a deck hand board schooner. He met Stanton IN
New-York The latters father had died leaving Nun
considerable money with which he said he Intended 10
have good time He proposed coming to this city, ana
Nash agreed his expenses being paid by Stanton.
Arrived here they secured room at Guys HOTEL ana
on the morning October 10 they hired carriage ana
were driven through Farmount Park taking supper at
the Riverside Mansion, the schuyk River Late the
same evening they boarded train the Philadelphia
and Reading road for New-York. When the tram
reached the sxteenthst Station. Nash said that ne
wanted a drink; he chilly and drink would warm
him up lie left the car followed by stanton, who was
angry because his friend persisted in getting on the
train.
Shortly after 10 o'clock that night Nash was found
lying across the track In Broads He said that stanton
had become onraged at him for leaving the train ana
fired three shots at him. OF which took effect one
of them entered right hip penetrating tho bladder
and the other passed through the lungs He died three
days later without having made any further statement