Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-14

a paper In his hand and after an exchange
~ greetings remarked: II see In this morn
ihg's cable news that Washington Nathan
whowas suspected OF numbering his faith
scme years ago, has died abroad Well
well; that writes finis on another mys
terry"
lie paused minute. Then a reminis-
cent look filled his keen eyes and he con.
tinued:
II you were to ask the police Of New
York city to name the crime which at the
time Of its perpetration attracted the most
attention in police circles and has fingered
most yividly in the minds Of the peace Off
GERS since they would probably name al
most with one accord that mysterious
murder OF benjamin Nathan twenty-five
years ago. There are "A number Of reasons
why II was regarded as OF such vital inter
est. The prominence OF the victim and his
great wealth; the locality and startling
nature of the crime; the phenomenal bru-
taiity Of the murder, causing the room To
look like "A slaughter pea; the big rewards
Offered by the Stock exchange the munic-
ipality, the Israelte friends and the
widow, aggregating nearly $4,000 aud
finally the wonderful mystery surrounding
II all, which never has Leen solved, and
since $I7 600 could not solve IL then-prob.
ably never will be solved; all combined TO
render the Nathan murder sui Rcners IN
the history Of crime.
| was at the time connected with the
detective department Of the New York
force, and of course have very yividly i'm.
pressed upon my mind the details Of this
crime.
At the time that the Nathan murder
was ngitating the whole country, and New
York city in particular, however, there
was another mysterious murder commit
ted on the same street, but in an humber
locality, that interested me far more. Pos
sibly il was because was detailed on this
case specially. The papers gave it only a
few lines, because in importance IL could
not be compared with the Nathan murtle.
perhaps, and the occurrence Of the latter
sensation overshadowed everything else at
that time.
On the morning Of July 20, 1870, was
sent to the house Of Mrs. Rector at -
West Twenty-third street. She was a
respectable and indeed quite refined lady,
who had met with reverses and now took
In u few boarders as means OF earning a
livelihood and educating a son-the only
heritage her husband had left her upon
his death.
found Mrs. Rector in Mysteries. A
lady who had boarded with her for several
months was found dead in her bed "A few
hours before, and indications pointed q
suicide. Mrs. Rector, with excusable an
guish, was bewailing the fact that a suicid,
should be committed in her house, anC
more with the idea OF quieting her thar
anything else. told her that possibly il
wasn't n suicide. For answer she pointel
TO a note on the dresser which read:
DEAR Mas. REcToR-If II am found dead Ia
the morning please notify my mother, at NJ
street. Philadelphia. Pa. Very sii
cerely, FLORENCE DUssTAN.
The room was just as il had been found
that morning, and before moving thing
sent for physician who was "a personal
friend of mine. while very carefully noted
the room and its contents.
The room was little hall room witt
two doors and one window. One dooi
opened into the hall aud the other into al
adjoining bedroom, occupied by n drygood'
clerk, with his wife and two children
This latter door was always locked. and
the occupants OF. the adjoining bedroom
had their washstand against L., while OF
Miss Dunstan's side the head q the bel
itself was against it. The other door wa
her exit and entrance. The window being
i'm front OF the house opened on Twenty
third street The room was on the thir
floor
The young lady lay upon the bed with
tie covers thrown back. Her elegant
gown was slightly disarranged. WhsI