Year: 1873

, Avenue hotel, on the third story. anC


look toward Sixth avenue. We walked


pretty last, so as TO get away as soon 81


possible, keeping on toward Twenty.


thlrd street, until we reached Third


avenue, knowing that would be oui


best policy as the streets running
east and west In the morning are never
80 closely watched at that time as the
ones running north and south in that
nelghborhood. Third avenue was
reached in time for 3 car, and, without
hailirg 1t We jumped aboard on the
, iroht platform, leaving the car at Hous'
ton street. Itwas now after six O'Clock,
and people were coming and going in
all directions. We went to house in
- street, and then and there, in the
presence of two women divided what


we had got. Kelly seemed to be some
what excited, and all at once said:


THAT DOG


| got from Nick Jones. Well, left It
behind. Do you think 1t will cost
us any trouble?" ] said don't know.
1 believe Nick is all right. You had
better see him anyhow, in timen He
asked the elder Of the two women to
give him a shirt, which was done, and
he told her to wash the one he had Just
taken of as soon ss possible, and add
ing at the same time, "Here is twenty
dollars, and / will see Nick Jones.n 1
left the house and went to my heme in
Rivington street. / returned to wait for
Kelley. He came back about ten
O'Clock the same morning. l believe
Nick Jones was very much afraid of
Kelly or his friends. I never knew of
the exact amount of property taken, as
Kelly denied All knowledge of


TEE DIAMONDS,


which caused rupture between us.
Have had nothing to do with him since.
Have heard since I came to New York
that he was in Auburn prison; also
heard that Gunnion was in prison. In
October of the same year, visited Nick
Jones at the Brooklyn navy-yard, by
permission of the naval commander, he
granting me a permit, SIS during work
ing-hours nobody is allowed to hold any
with those who are en-
plOyed therein. On this occasion Jones
acted rather green, and when l spoke to
him about Kelly he upOraided me for
having introduced him to Kelly, saying
that l had destroyed his peace of mind.
l asked him in what respect. All that
he said was by placing his mouth to my
ear and whispering Nathan" tremb-
ling violently at the same time. / did
not make any reply, as | saw it might
cause him pain. This ended my visit
L intended, when l went over, to see if
he had received anything from Kelly;
but then, when | saw how he became
l never mentioned it. The
/ had with Kelly about


THE KILLING OF MR.. NATHAN


occurred in the house. in Suffolk street
He said the return of Mr.. Nathan was
wholly unexpected, and when he found
out that he had come he thought that
be would try and get the key of the
safe. He got into the room without dis
turbing any one, got the key, and was
the safe when the old man
awoke and said, "WhOs THEREOF On
The party coming toward him, as if to
ay hold of him, he raised the ..'dOgn as
f to strike him. The old man threw up
his hands as if to protect himself, and
received the blow on one of them. He
hen screamed, and was struck several
lines on the head. He kelly then |
AN into the entry-way, and in going |
Town stairs he found that no one could |
nave heard the noise, as all was quiet. |
He waited in the hallway some time, |
md then got US to return to the room |
With him to see what we could find.