Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-16
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE MURDER OF NASH. Young Stanton Relates The Cir
 CunStanCeS. DON CAMERON FOR SENATOR. A Great Iron Firm In
 Trouble. FORTY EIGHT MINERS KILLED. A Life Saved By a Hut
 ton.
FORTY EIGHT MINERS KILLED
THE MURDER OF YOUNG NASH.

Stanton Who Did The Shooting Re-
 Iates The Whole Affair.
 NORWICH, Ct., Jan. 15.-Cooley's Weekly
 will publish tomorrow a communication
 from Daniel E. Stanton who killed his friend
 and schoolmate, Fred P. Nash of Mystic,
 Conn.,, at Philadelphia last October. The
 letter bears no date or place of address
 Stanton has been fugitive since the homi-
 eide, though detectives are constantly hunt
 ing for him. The first part of the story re-
 lates to his experience in New York when, as
 he alleges, he was trying to shake Nash, who
 insisted keeping up the
 acquaintance. He accuses Nash of
 stealing money from his purse
 and describes many peculiar actions on the
 part of Nash from which he derived the inn pression that Nash was unbalanced and in tended him injury. He relates their trip from Nash which the latter was pointing at him dangerously. He then says:
 '1 was now thoroughly alarmed and decid- ed although was very sick and scarcely able to walk, to take the first tram to New
 York and from there the first train to Mystic, which at once proceeded to do. After the train started I was taken with severe pain in the side followed by cramps and when we reached the must get out and see a physician
 Nash assisted me out and down the street
 very kindly. We came to a saloon and feeling faint I went in and got a glass of brandy, 8 very unusual thing for me to do, which is all the liquor I had that day. The pain had somewhat subsided. When we had gone about half way to the depot Nash in sisted that it would be nearer to cross the railroad. When we reached the track he laid his hand on my shoulder, saying in loud clustering tone, Now, Dan, I'm not going to let you stay here all night. You're drunk and don't know what your re about I replied that I was perfect ly sober and able to take care of myself and he could do the same. Some hot words passed between us. I called him some pretty hard names, accusing him of theft and threatening to expose him. He nuttered something and raised his cane. I caught it and succeeded in wrenching it away and throwing it behind me. Hurling volley of oP&A1Ab4 me around the waist and with his full strength forced me backward upon the track, dealing me a severe blow in the face'and holding me there with his foot on my breast. Looking to my right I saw the headlight of an engine not more than two hundred yards away coming at full speed. I realized his purpose, drew my revolver and pointing it full in his face cried, He s' replied 1R Nash Shoot 0s away i Sheo5i took steady aim at his arm and fired, believing that when he saw it was loaded he would let go and intending at the most to disable him. He, however, jumped, caught my wrist and endeavored to wrench the revolver away. I held it fast and as the train was now close upon me fired three shots in rapid succession, aiming best I conld. Nash sank back from the track and I jumped up just in time to save my self. It was a freight train. The me in the side, inficting slight bruise. I stood a moment irresolute. I saw Nash get up, climb over the fence and make tow ard the street. He did not call for help. I concluded he was not injured much and picking up the cane I had let fall walked to the depot and there tcok car for the city. I stopped for the night at hotel near Cam den ferry. In the morning I arose, pur- chased paper and there saw my name branded as murderer. My first impulse was to go to the authorities and deliver my self up. Then I reflected that much of the evidence was against me; that Nash had several friends in Mystic between whom and myself no good feeling was existing and who were able to do me much injury, and I concluded if possible to evade the law until I could see how they were disposed. returned to New York and spent one week there and in the vicinity of when received a most tempt ing offer to go abroad. I left for a strange country and since then know absolutely nothing of what has transpired at home. Be- fore leaving I sent Q short statement of what occurred betwe Nash and my self to party in Mystic | for publication. Whether it ever reached it's destination or appeared in print I do not know. I am well and prosperous and should ever return to my native country and there is any prospect that justice will be done me shall not fear trial.
 (SigneD DANIEL B. STANTON" MINERS KILLED.