The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1870, Page 6

LC nn nen THE MTHAN MURDER. The Inquest Before Coroner Rollins. Testimony of Officer Mangan, Officer Evans and the Two Carpenters, Which of the Nathan Brothers Had On the Bloody Shirt? A Little Light That May Grow Greater. #he inquest in the Twenty-third etreet murder case was commenced yesterday by Coroner Roilivs. At was expeeted that there would be an immense crowd at the Thirtieth street police station in antt- elpation of the proceedinza, but up to eleven o'clock there were not more iban tfiy persons present, every one of whom was more or less tntimately acquainted with tne deceased My, Nathan or lus family. The offivials, nowever, imagined that there Would be acrush. it was deemed advigaite, there- fore, so a8 (0 obtem 2s moch com Jort under the circumstances . a3 possible, not to hold the inquisition at the station nouse, where the accommodations were very limited, and shortly atter the reporters nad taken Welr seats ab ‘the only available table in the police sitting room it ‘was announced that the Eighth District Civil Court room, corner of Twenty-second street and Seventh svenue, had been decided on as the best place to OPEN THE PROCEEDINGS. The members of the press and the few members of the jury who had come together, along with the small number of spectators already on hand, there- upon proceeded to the place destgnated, THE NATHANS IN COURT. Shortly atter eleven o’ciock Coroner Rolling put in fan appearance and was followed by the remaining members of the jury, and very soon afterwards ‘Washington Naihan, with nis brother Frederick, accompanied uy Emanuel B. Hart, entered the court room and took seats within the space enclo: by the fron railing which shuts out the common herd of spectators from the privileged few. Of wourse the Nathan brothers were the observed of all observers, and as they sat down those seated ‘m the back part of the court room went s0 far as to stand upon the benehes in their eagerness to get a good view of them. They ‘Were both attired in deep mourning, and bore evi- dent traces of the great grief which has over- ‘whelmed them during the past few days. Wash- Ington, to those who were acquainted with his gene ‘Fal appearance before the sad calamity which de prived him of his kind-hearted father, looked in ap especial manner changed, and certainly did not 4m anywise appear like one who could, even in the most indirect manner, have aided or abetved in a deed which certain heartless and inconsiderate per- sons have—by inuendo, & not openiy—accured him of having committed. 4 GOOD WITNESS. ‘The first witness called was oMficer Mangan, who ‘was on the Twenty-third street post the morning of the murder. He seemed to be above the ordinary calibre of policemen im point of iotelligence, and gave his answers to the questions put to him by District Attorney Fellows, who represented the people, and to the jurors, who examined bim ai great length, in a quiet, confident way, that gave general satisfaction. Police oMcers, as a general thing, when they are in any way officiaily con- nected with an important case, make des- perate attempts to show their own wonderful smartness by making mountains out of mole ills of incidents that may to certain degree, by the way they are stretched out, lend an infuence tor or against suspected parties. Mangan was not of this vtamp, and the consequence was bis testimony In all points remained unshaken by the severest cross- WHO OPENED THE DOOR FIRST BEFORE SIX 0'CLO1 ‘The only really valuable portions of bis evidence were that reiauve to his hearing the alarm of mur- der, what he saw when he entered the house, and { when he “tried”? and saw the hall door shut last during lis terrn of duty. The latter was prebably most iinportant point of all, if a point of evidence | im a case like this can be called unportant which throws the murder in deeper mystery than ever; for U the oficer’s statement ve trne, tt were utterly im- possible for any one to have iit the house by the front way between the time he “tried” the door, or rather saw the civor shut the last ime, and the ime when the Nathan sons appeared on the stoop to give the alarm. One very important fact elicited by his | testimony showed how unsafe a thing it is for sensa- tion newspapers to jump too suddenly #i conciusions | in a case where a man’s life may be at stake lv they have good foundation to spring from, WHOSE NIGHT GOWN WAS STAINED WITH BLOOD! 1 will be remembered by all who have made tuemselves familiar with the detalis of Uhis terrible murder and eyery incident connected with it and tts surroundings what a stress was pet upon tne fact that Washington Natban’s night gown was Desmeared wita blood when he came ont on the sloop to give the alurm, yet Mangan testified that it was Frederick Nathan's night gown aud socks which dad the bivod stains, and that no sign of blood was | visible about the other son, These staing Frederick accounts for by bis having knelt down and leaued over the dead body of his father when he found Me corpse first, and by his having stood In the poot of blood which surrounded if nus 1 Will be seen that Geueral Blair did not Bee 80 blindly after all. In his statement 48 Lo What he sawon the moring of the murder from tis window in the Fifth Avenue ed the Nathan mansion, i will persisted that the yoang man side whiskers he had step sittng at the third story window at half-past five o'clock was the sume One he saW a halt hour afverwards on the stoop with his nighishirt staiued win blood, ‘This, to all the reporters, who had been informe tbat Washiugton Nathan, who does not weap sic wiuekers, was the one whose night gown had been ound stained with blood, appeared very much ike @ contradicuon; bat it will be seen by Mangun’s jence that the eral Was correct In his state- Ment as To the identity of the two brothers. How ic was possible for every newspaper tn the cll Wo get so muddied about this little incident of t case (for the result of Cie Inquest Will show Hittie 19 its bearing om the guilt or umocence of euy person in the house) is 4 tnystery, Jt” may be that owing to the fe tions put upon the investigations of the reporters the detectives had @ hand in the masin- formation. It may have been accidental on ther part, but for all (nat it Was misciievons in the ex aud might bave been criminally #0 uit Sowed Irom if. COULD A LOUD NOISK BE HEARD ROM ROOM TOF ‘Toe testimony of the carpenters Hid nol amount To Ss a Whole, aud although they were very rigidly examined oy two of the jurors ‘nothing vit one fact that could tend to throw any great light oo the case was clicited, ‘bts fact was sunply ts; They stated that to the best of thefr beilef it was Impossible for a person sleeping on one of the Moors above that occupied by vid Mr, Nathan to hear ordinary noise below theutin the house, bub a person sleeping on the same Moorgouid be awakened by @ loud noise Iu the room. ‘This, taken in convection with fact that they also swore [bul there was ouly one sliding door between old Mr. Nathan's room aod that of the rear sleepuug apartment, Yecomes a very tmportant feature in the eee 4N OVTSIDE CONPROPRATE WITH THE MURDERER, It will be seen, acvording to Mangun’s testimony #8 has already been mentioned, that no person could | have left une house by the froat door vei u the | dame when the officer saw it slit last and when tie alarm was given without having neen ¢ wud yet Washington Nathan states w he game down stairs he found ib open. Now, ihe detec- luyes have opened their eyes at this, and the resuir of the ee undoubtedly prove that they have epened them to exiraordinary part of the one arpose, Granting Mangoi’s stat about the door to be trne, una Washington Nathan’ 30, BAYH One of the detectives, they show Just is:—-Somebody in the house might have hud a confederate who aided nim in doiug the murder. The inmate would have piloted him out by the back way after the deed was done, unlocked the stable floor, throngh it to the Twenty-second street door and let him out of that. Then it was an easy patter for him to lock all the doors bevind him and for appearafice sake pull the front dour open and eave the “dog” beside it, The whole iting. would e but the WORK OF A MINUTE, then, when Washington Nathan caine down irs after discovering the murder, Wily tbe case ‘ould seem plain to him that the murderer had left y the front way, and then, when the detective amined the back dogry aud found chem ti aeeure on the inside, they would naturally come to the same conclusion. This theory could easily reconcile the gpoaren! clash between the oificer’s and Washington jathans statement about the door being open, ‘The detective Whe formed It thoroughly believes in it; bat then comes the question, Who 18 U nmaie of the house who piloted the outside confederate in and out of the house? ‘Phne alone can tell, The Testimony. ‘The follow!ng is (he teguimony given in the case: TESTIMONY OP OFFICER MANGAN. Offcer John Mangan was the frst witness ex- mnined, and in response to Covener Rollins tested as foliows:— Q. Where do you residey ninth street, Q What is your employment? A, } ama police omecer, attached to the Twenty-ninth precinct. Q. Were you out op the morning of the 29h of duly? A. Yes, Q. Where? A. Twenty-second and Twenty-thind streets, from Fourth to Seventh avenues, . 4. Where were you ou that morning when the alarm was given? A, About one handred feet from the oor, Q. You immediately then proceeded to the house ? A. Yeu. Q. Go on and state what you know about the ease, A. My attention was drawn by the alarm given by ‘two gentlemen standing on the stoop of the house in their nigut shirts; i made an alarm and ran towards the stoap; one of the gentlemen beckoned me, say! “OmMcer, come inj? I asked what the troab) on and, said he, “My father has been mur- ‘Where ts he,” said I, aud he rephed, “Up room, mur ? FY asked whereabonts, avd he said “Up stais;? we étarted up stairs together; I saw the man lying on the moor, appa- Yepiiy Gead, ip the room beuween the and the oller room; then } started up stairs; the two sons of the man went up stairs with me and we aengeness the house; we went through the house to the top; 1 came down and put my hand on the old gentleman; he appeared to be warm; I to!d the son to BEND FOR A DOCTOR; he then sent for & doctor, and while he was gone T ag my hand on Mr. Nathan; the doctor came from he Fifth Avenue Hotel; the doctor’s name 1 do not know; he said he thought Mr. Nathan had been dead about three or tour hours; 1 went Into the study; the window over the other study appeared to be hotated from about twelve to four- teen mnenes; 1 went from there down stairs, and commenced the search down stairs; i the mean- tume 1 sent for be J omMcer to Sixth avenue and Twenty-titrd street; the ume I got down stairs the otiier officer arrived, and 1 sald, “There 1s a man murdered here;” I STARTED DOWN STATRS down through the basement, | tried the front base- ment; the other officers tried the back door; 4 asked hiv if if wes all secure; he said, “Some one has opened one of the back doors;” the oMicer’s name was Kawiey; I proceeded up stairs again and staid with the body aud sent the other officer to report to the station house; when I went down to the other door I saw this (the ‘dog’ handed to witness); 1 do not know where tt was when I first came In; the young man said, pointing down to wis “TRON 0G “What 1s that; I picked it'up 4nd 1 saw thatit had blood upon if, Foreman of the Jury—Which young man? wee young man whose name Is Fred, T nk. ‘The Coroner—Do you recognize him? Witness—Yes, six; that young man there. (Wit- ness hore pointed to Mr. Frederick Nathan.) Examination continned—When J went to the stoop 1 saw that one of the young men had biood upon his shirt; there was also bl on bis stockings up over his woes, A Juror—Which of the young men was that? ’ Witness—The sanie young man | pointed out be- fore. ‘She Coroner—What part of the shirt was covered with blood + Wiiness—The front part; THE STOCKINGS HAD BLOOD on the bottom just as if a person stepped into 4 pool jood; { did not take notice whether or not they had drawers on, but 1 thivk not; ] think they had only their nightshirts on ana white stockings; only one genticmun had stockings. Q Which one wasthat? A. The same gentleman, Mr. Fredorick Nathan. Q What else did you dor A. J stayed there until the captain cate, Q. What captain was thaty A, Captain Burden, of the Pwenty-ninth precinct; as I went along J vouk notice to the other door and | saw It was closed, Q. Were you on post ihwt eveniugy A. Yes, sir; from twelve P, M, to six A. M. Q. During thatthe did you examine the doors of the houses on your beats A. Yes, str; once wt hall- past one and again at half-past four o'ciock, and yound them closed and secure, Q, At What Lour did you receive the alarm? A. At & quarter to six o'clock, q. What side of the street were you on when you heare the alarm? A. J Was on ihe south side of the street. Q, Did you hear any alarm that night before the time you saw this mun! A. No, sir. Q No kind of whistle that would have attracted your attention? A. No, sit. Q. You remember seeing the man Patrick Lorden, the porter of tbe Filth Avenue Hotel? A. Yes, sir, Q Did he make any alarm? A. When I was called he was Leckoumg to come, after I heard the alann; We jirst alarm J heard was from the young mev. A. AL 121 West swenty- Q. Did you hear iim whistle? A. No, sir. Q. You recognize ¢ f whe men that was on the | stoop as Mr. Frederick Nathan’ a, Ye 5 Q. Who was the other? 4, [recognize ihe other ag the one they call Washington. Q. What ininates of the hoase did you see that morning besides the two sous’ A. fdon't think f saw anybody except the womun In the basement; I dou’t think [ saw anybody eise, q, At what hour YREVIOUS TO THIS ALARM «id you examiue the house? A. At half-past four m the morning. Q Did you examine it by trying it? A. Yes, sir; J aise €Xauiued it ata quarter to six o'clock, When was going of my post; 1 always do so. Q.#b1d you look at your watch? A.No, but T looked at the clock, Q What side of the street were you on? A, I was on the sonth side of (he street: the same as that on which Mr. Nathan's residence was situated; it was ) witnta four or five minutes after passed tae house | (hat Eheard the warm; 1 noticed every dour on my Way to Sixth avenue; I swear the DOOR IN QUESTION Was CLOSE! at haltpast four T took hold of the hand): q. Al any time did you eXamiue the windows aud shutvors of the second st 8 ment in which the murder was id not fake notice: the Wo windows had scree: up to them; the other window, where the writing desk was and other tings, was up about twelve fourteen inches; these windows had the regular wire screens. Q. Vid you notice whether any other windows were openy A. Yes, one Of the shutters was closed; there Was only the screen between tue roou. and the te ‘if Q. Were you the first person ‘that entered the house, except the Inmates? A. Yes, sir. Q. In coming inw the room im which the hed of | think one ofgtt | van went hea . Nathaa was, did you notice whether there wa ang Hight burning? There was j A LIGHT BURNING | er room yu State the position of the ight towards | A. it Wee turned in towards the ow. wus here directed by Assistant Ins- y Fellows to goto the window of the court room and show the Jury how he found the light. He said if was turned in towards the wall, Q Frou the position of thut light could it nave been seen from the streety A, No, sir; no alten- tion would be drawn to tt. in the o Q Wil sue window var the win Q. At auy lime during the night did you notice | y “| any light? A. No, sit. | ight had been burning against the window losed would you lave been Hkely vo sec str, | burning / A. No, sir; I did aos | that was itt A. Ye Q. Did sou see take any notice of it. q Did yon notice wheu you entered the room what doora were open’ A, Yes, sir; there was 4 door leading trom the other room a open; Mr. Nathan’s body was partly mm this coon and partly in the iibrary. Q. What other doors were open’ A. notice parkenial the door leading Nathan's room wa OPENED ONH DOOR; the door in the back Taom was which the housekeeper slept Was open; the door of Mr. Natuan’s room leading ito the passage was I did not from Mr @ You ave confident that the door leading trom Mr. Nathau’s room tate the pasgage was closedy A. Yes, air, Q. Ab that tiie who were | the hall, but f did not wiell | into the Ubrary | losed; T only | ppen; the room in | c sides yourself? A, {think 3 A juror— Which Mi atta) man, Mr. Freveriv that. 4). Was he the only ower A. | think he was the only one; [ think the other brother wag out in the Q. What portion of it was “A, ‘The same gentie- STAINED WITH BLOOD? } A. The saarpend ena of ir, Q. Was any portion of the round part of tt OOVEKED WITH BLOOD? A. J did not take notice; there was blood upoi tt Up to a certain distance. «. How tong ave you been on that post, officer? A. Weil, [have been on that post for some time. Q. How long’ 4, Loannot tell you how long; I have had ib at diferent times; I have had tt Limak about two or three months; my regular post ts twenty-sevond street. Q. Was this house mooccupied or nsually oc cn- pled! A. Usualiy occupied. Who bave been the ocenpanta during the last month’ A. Ldo not know; I have only seen these two gentlemen standing op the stoop at times. 4 Q. Had your attention been directed to the honse oY iad any request been made of you to y WATOH THR HOUSRY A, No, sit. Q. Were you not aware that Mr. Nathan was re- aliing in (he country?’ A, No str, aid not know It Q, Had you any special orders to look after the honse? 4. No, sir; lonly looked after it the same 48 any Otber on my post. Q, tt had been your custom to examine the fast- enings 01 that house’ A. I¢ is my regular custom to look after the fastenings of every house, Q And you snow you examined this door and NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, rege} hogs bd the handle at half-past four o'clock? » Yes, sir, ue Ana you did not notice anything wrong? A. lO, Sir. Q. Had you seen during the night, at any time alter twelve o'clock, any CARRIAGES STANDING IN THAT STREET? A. Tsaw a carriage standing down near Sixth ave- nue, On the south side, at No. 103, \. Daring tae Ume you were on post, between twelve o'clock and six o'clock, did you ineet many 3? A. Very few. md ag you meet any person without a coate A, 0, sir. q. Did you mect any person after twelve o'clock whese actions were #0 singular a8 to attrac your attention’ A. No, sir. By a Juror--How long have you been an officer? A. Two years. Your beat had been on Twenty-second street? A. Yes, sir. Q. stow Jong? A. | bave been on that beat some time, Q. How long? A. About four months; I tried the doors twice; the Orst time at hali-past one o’ciock; 1 tried every door on my beat. Q. The last time you tried it was at half-past four’ A. Yeu, eit; at would take me TAREE HOURS TO GO OVER MY BRAT. The rule isto try the doors twice; while In the house i heard gome one speak of the door having been opened; it was one of the two Nathan boys; he Suid me door was open when he gave the aiarm; i said ft could not be 80; he then sald he could nob swear it waa closed; I think I did say we calculated the door was closed when the night latch was up; am sure the door was slut; had been by on ti é other side of the Bireet @Lve between hall-past four and a quarter to six; I did not take notice of we windows as | Was going by. WEST UP WiTH BOTH THE NATHANS, 1 do not remember anybotly else gomg up; the body was lying on tts: back, the chair was turned over back notived blood each side of the chair, the sale Was open, did not notice the key, the drawer was on the bed; saw, as {entered from the hall, a bed of mattresses; | saw the corpse the other side of the bed; 1 looked over the bed. ‘To Assistant District Attorney Fellows—Should think | was about five feet, nine or ten inches, ‘to the foremaun—The blood on the end of the “dog” was dry; saw prints of bloody feet on the stairs; the sléps were all descending; { observed none ascending or pointing up; saw them in the haliway and on the siatrs; saw similar footprints in the hail pointing in direction of tie front door; when lentered | went directly from the front door to the corpse; SAW no papers; sew some Coppers and the old gentleman’s clothing. Q. Did you see any BLOOD ON THR DOOR? A. No, sir: | went dircetty from the door to the corpse. Q. Was there any blood onthe bed? A. I did not see any; Mr, Nathan picked up the walstcoat; it Was opposite the bed and next to the wall, about elght feet off; Mr. Frederick Nathan examined the pants, aud hat @ pocketbook in Dts hand; don’t know Whether he got it out of the pantaloons; they were dark; the vest was white; he picked up the shirt; the pantaloons were lying in the middle of the room mext the wall, Q. How far from the bed? A, Opposite the bea Next to the wall; the shirt was lying on the floor; Mr. Nathan KICKED HIS VOOT AGAINST THE SLERVE; T took notice to the shirt afterwards. Q. Were there any studs in it’ A. There were not; there was a gold button in the neck of the ehirt; there were sleeve buttons in the wrist. Q. Did you observe whether they were fastened as if the sleeves had been drawn over the hands? A. 1 think they were fastened; there: was blood on the sleeve; saw uo blood apywhere except in the 1870, it iN the attle; we then went tothe basement to work; By weenie is in the sland of Jersey, tn the English Chanuel; have worked before for Mr. Nathan; never saw & “dog” like this shown me be- ae, carpenters never use them; began work oD nda rnoon. Q. Wha ot birthplacey A. ‘The Island of nglish channel. ve you ever worked for Mr, Nathan before? A. Yes, sir, on two occasions; I worked in the ‘hie, and five months ago { trimmed the bathtub; 1 saw domestics in the house; had seen at that ume the female domestics of the hotise, and knew the sons by sight, Witness was shown ‘Mr. Washington Nathan; did not know hia name, but recollected sceing him one morning coming down stairs; had worked on the 26th of July in Mr. Nathan’s Tooms; had never passed through the door from the study 10 the hall; it was closed; on Tuesd: a friend came to see me; he was admitted by Mrs, Kelly; he came to the cellar to me; my Iriend’s name 13 Knight; worked every day till the murder; Hot there about seven; nerally rang the bell at the iron gate; the Inside door had a spring lateh; the milkman came about halt-past seven; 1 used to go direct to the part I was working ip; Mra. Kelly was always up when | gov there; T only saw Mr. Washington Nathan tu the house; I saw him twice in the morning, and on the Wednesday evening; he to come down stairs from his room; one morning ft was hall-past nine; another was eight; Smith had been at work in the garret; he was repairing the sashes; there was a closet on the second floor und another on third floor; the former was in the hallway on the is ys in the helghbornood of the corpse, but saw blood on the wall between the window and door; the blood was about four feet |from the floor; looked as if something bioody had rubbed against it; did not notice the gent of the chair; noticed a bloody foot- mark south of the chair; saw only three tools—a saw, screwdriver and @ hammer; they were lying in an orderly way; found the housekeeper in the Kitchen; the alarm had awoke her; I said nothing to her; the other officer said & rear door had been opened; 1 ihink it was the rear hall door; 1 ex- ainined the basement doors and windows next day, The sCoroner—Was there any blood on the shirt of Mr. Washington Nathan? A. No, sir; I did not notice any; When I met Mr, Frederick Nathan there was blood on the front and skirtof his shirt; it looked as if he bad been leaning over something bloody; was about 100 feet from the door when heard the alar e alarm. To Aswstant District Attorney Fellows—Honse- keeper told me aiter ward the excitement had roused her; she said that vorug Mr. Nuthau came halloaing; they spoke very loud on the steps, and appeared very much excited; they said, **Come in, officer; cone in, My father’s been murdered;” ‘had my meals down stairs, and then converaed with Mrs, Kelly; did not see her Wi a day or two afterward; ain sure I only opened one door between Mr. Na- than’s and Mrs. Kelly's room. ‘Yo a Jypor-—1 did not notice the door, T opened it 80 gui’ uhink 1b was A SLIDING DOOR. Assistant Distriet Atiorney Fettows—Before you entered the house cid you make any alarm. A. 1 rapped once. Q. When yon went up stairs there was nobody with you but the Messrs, Nathan? A. No, sir. Q. And you recognize both of those gentlemen. now? A. Yes, sir. \ Q. Are you quite sure Mr. Washington Nathan had no stockings? A. 1 aid noi ike any now cans not swear whether he had or nui, Q- You say the BLOODY roorremrs { oa the marble tiles were made by Mr. Fred. Nathan’s | bloody stockings’ A, That was my impression; the biood looked as if dnight be iresh, and asif the marks had just been placed there; there were no bloody través going back. ‘To 4 Juror—I kaw wi! looked to be finger marks up on tho wall; they might have been Ginger marks, Assistant Vistrict Attorney Kellows—Tuere Was no difticuity in seeing the body over the bed trom the | place where 1 stood after entering the room, ‘the Coroner—How much of the body could you | see? A, | sawthe hip part of the body frst, and afterwards went over and saw if all. A dJuror—The first tirae you entered the honse, | who went up stairs first, vou or Mr. Nathan? A. I} went ahead sgl think Mr. fred. Na- or alongside of me. Q. Was it after that tbat you made the observa- tion in relation to the bloody footprints?’ A. L saw | them as } was going ip. @. Did you 100k witerwards to see if there were | any? A. Yes, air; bat they were made a8 if descending; ifthere had been’ bi Slairs they might have escaped me, Q. You have spoken of a conversation with Mrs. Kellyy A. f saw her in ihe basement; she wag dressed. Q. Did you see Mra. Kelly's son? 2. ody footprints up A. dla not see A. 1} take | en did you first see Mos, Kelly's gon’ wo days alte but T did not any of him on the Assistant District Att prinis you saw on tie marbie tles- hey 80 far apart that they looked like (bose of a man gerne. ed walking! A, They were notso far apart that they looked like the footprints of a man who had been ; 1 rematued iy the house until Captain and Supertutendent Jourdan arrived; [ saw them in the room with other gentlemen sitting there; they came before Lieft, Q. How long were you thers before other oMoers or other persons came? A. Twas tnere about fifteen minutes. Whor did you take up to the room, if any- body? A. When the ofleor No UD. Q. Did the er of the hotel go up with you! A. J do not recollect; ts ions come into how far they came da. Q. When you first entered ine house vou did not seo this instrument known as a “dog? A, My at vention wus called to the “dog by Mr. Freder Nathan, who picked it up. (The witness here iden- Uied the tustrument spoken of.) Witn Was asked to tell all he Knew in connection with the case, ‘The witness—-In the smail study or room the sate was open; tte chair back down: 1 saw two box was between the window id Was up; papers were lying on HK KEY OF THE Sart! A. T did not take any notice of 16; 1 did pot see It. 4. After you ente the room did you see any box lying on the bed? A, There was a Wooden box on the bed Containing tuuree coppers; $ did not sce any spots of blood upon i. ‘ THSTIMONY OF OFFICER EVANS. Detective officer Evans was the next witness wnined by Assistant District Attorney Fetlows. was al the station house, and minutes past 5 wn Sixth avenue and through | to Brogaway, jooked np | third street as he passed it geing down on Sixth avenue and again on coming up Broadway 1 ‘Twenty-third street, looked down the iatter ‘ifare and noved noting unusual, He couid not bave seen a light in No. 12 Irom iis position if he had Jooked towards (he windows, VESTIMONY OF PHT Phitip Le Maistre testified as Q. Where do you reside A, | MAISTRE. { ws: No, 620 Hudson employed on the 23ta Joly last? A Yes, sir. { Q, Where? A. At Mr. Nathan Q. What were you doing there? A, Fixing the | snshes in the front parlor wludow. «, On Thursday afternoon? A, Yes, air. Q. Who let youin? a, Nobody iet me in; J en- fered by the Jasement Q Who did you meet there? A, ¥ did not see any- body, Q. ‘That was in the basement? A, Yes, sir. Q What did you theador A. I then went up the basement stairs to the parlor floor and went up on the second door and SUNG OUT FOR KMITR, and receiving no answer went to the third floor, but ot no answer; I thon came down stairs und asked ‘3. Kelly where Sintth hud left the tools; she said she did not know; I next looked around the kitchen for the tools, bat could pot find them; commenced reading » paper; I told young Kelly the yachts were in; I then went to the shop and asked another carpenter if he had seen Smith; he said “No; [ asked him to go with me to another Mr. Nathan's, in Twenty-eighth street; before we left Smith came into the shop; I gorsome green paint aad then went back to Mr. jathan’s; I saw Smith ou the second story, where he was fixing some blinds; I went up to the third floor and paiuted it green; #ald to Smit, “Doa't leave that window; there are alwoys people waiting to get tuto houses; tn ine after- noon | said to Smith, “Why don't you get your own hammer’ be told ve to xo and look for it; I found } Knight; he lives in No, right hand side; have known Knight twelve months; he remained about eight minutes in the house; had no conversation with him about the inmates of the house; I used to leave the house about ten minutes to six. through the basement. Q. What were you employed at inthe cellar? A, ‘ Q. Hi ong ue oa korn My. Knight? A, OW 10" a a Twelve montis, or rather more, Q. What is Dis business? A, A varnish manufac- turer at 69 Pear! street. Q. How long did he remain im that house? A. About eight minutes, a During the ume you were at work together with your partner did you have any conversation about the inmates of the house? A. No, sir. Q. Did Mr, Knight know who resiued there? A. No, sir; unless he was tola by the foreman of our shop. Q. Did you tell him? A. No, sir, Q. In that conversation there was nothing that tended to disclose the habits of the occupants of the house? A. No, sir. ‘Their means, the jewelry they wore, or anything of that kind? A, No, sir; no conversation Wat bor- dered on that. Q. Did you have any conversation with Mr. Knight with regard to that house or its inmates. A. No, sir Q. How Jate did you remain on Thursday night? A. poet til about ten minutes of six. : y ee a aN see Mr. Nathan there before you left? * sir. Q. Did you see any gentleman about the house that oer beiore you lefty A. No, sir, unless it was Mr. Keily. How old is Mr. Kelly? A. I don’t know. . . Ig he w young man grown? Yes, sir. Q. How did you go out of the house? A. Throu’h the basement; the last job we were at was in the bavement, about the sashes. Q. When had you last been in the elder Mr, Na- than’s rooms A, From four to five o'clock that afiernoon. . Q. At that time were the windows open? <A. No, sir; I don't belteve uhey were, G. How Jong dia you work in that room on that day? A. About three-quarters of the day—no, it was not on that day we worked in Mr. Nathan's room; it was on Wednesday we worked in Mr. Nathan's room, On Thursday ee were there at four or-five o’clock? A. Yes, sir. Q. How long did you rematn there then’ A. Not more than one minute Q. What was you looking for? A. The hammer. q You don’t know whether the windows were open or not? A. No sir. Q. Do you know whether the door between the iralaaieg room and the library was open? A, Yes, ir. Q. Was thet door usually open when you were there? A. Yes, sir. Q. Dia you ever see it closedy A, No, sir, Q. Did you notice the arrangement of the bed in that room that afternoon? A. Yes, sir, When I was passing through from four to five I saw two or turee mattresses, or during the day I saw some imattresses there, and they were like drawn round, as if one had fallen off the other, Q. Where was it that Mr. Knight saw you’ AIn ie cellar, Q. The last time you saw that room, were the mattresses made up in the shape of a bed? A, ves, “ Q. Were there any sheets over them? A. Yes, sir. Q. Was the ved smooth? A. Yes, sir. Q. Were you tn that house the next day? A, Yes, sir, I was, with the detective, Q. At what houry A. At eight o'ciock in the morning, I believe, Q. At that the had the body of Mr. Nathan been removed? A. No, sir. Q, Lt was lying on the Noor, was 1? A. Yes, sir. Q, Did you notice the appearance of the ved at that time? A. No, sir; {just saw as if the sheet was thrown over. Q. Did you notice any different appearance from that the bed had when you saw it the day before? A. Yeu, sir; the sheet was thrown over. Q. The ved was mussed. up? A. No, much. Q. Daring the three years you have been m this country have you been all the time in New York? A. Yes, sir. Q. Foliowing the trade of a carpenter all the time? A, No, sir. If ts three years I have been a i baye Leen In York # littie over sir; not . What other employment have you been in’ A. i was a clerk when | firss came here. Q. How old are your A, Twenty-three, @ Married or single’ A. Single, Q. Have you any relations herey A. sister. Q. You are boarding with your sister, are you ? A. Yes, sir. Q. Is that the only relative you have here? have a cousin, Q. You spoke of having worked on three different occasions at Mr, Nathan's house; the last ume be fore this was when’ A, About five montus ago. Q. Ana the other mer A. About @ yearand a half ago. ° 4 Q. When you were employed five months ago how long were you employed then? four days. Q. During tha: time did anybody make any calls? A. No, sir, unless it was the boss. Q. The last time you were there were tie other persons employed beside you and Mr. A. A mason and is assistant, Q. Do you know thetr names’ A. No, sir, Q. Are they present? A. They are boil iere now, Q. Beside ‘the mason and the laborer was any other person employed there? A. No, air; I do not believe there was; f did not see anybody. Q. Were there avy plumbers there’ A. No, sir. Q. You four persons were the only persons at work at that timer A. Yes, sir, q. Were the mason and his assistant at work ail the four Gays a3 Well as you and Mr. Smith?) A, T saw the mason andabvorér on Thursday in the house. Q. Do you remember seeing them there before? A, No, sit; Tsaw twomen in the yard about some tagging; avho they were I don't know. Q. Do you Know wheter they were the same ones? A. No, sir, Q. You spoke of Mr. Knight's seeing you in the cellart A. Yes, sir; on Tuesday Q What hout in’ the day? eleven o'clock in the morning. Q. What is his fail uame and restden: 1,902 AUlaDiE 1 have a AT + Half-past ten or Alfred enue, in Brooklyn. Q. Had he any business with you? Was about 4 mnopey altar. Q Between you and him? A. speoulation. 4. Some speculation In which you were Interested } A. Yes, sir. Q Did he go into any othe than thateeilar? A, No, sb Q. Was uo ever In that house before to your know- lodge? A. Never that T Know of. Q. Did anybody else visit you at that place during those fonr days? A, No, sir. Q. Did you see anybody that was visting Mr. Stnith there those four daysy A. No, ste: whit was there | am certaln tat no one visited Mr Smith. 3 Q. Did you see any person visiting or talking with Adon oF his assistants during those four diya ? sir; | saw the master mason. Besides hun did you see anynody ¢ gee anybody at ail. A. Yes, gir; it Yes, sir; abont r part of the building 4. No, sir; Q. Tdidn't Q. Besides Mr. Knight, do you mean that there was no other person that visiled any person there t y one tiat L saw. quently did yon see young Kelly? A, Isaw lim several tines, q On Friday morning did you see young Kelly there? A. No, sir: Tsaw Mrs, Kelly, @. You did not go to work at seven o'clock rhat moraing? A. No, sir; we finished the job the vight before. Q. How came you to gothere me next morning? A. The detective came alter us. ‘Q. How long did you remain there when? A. 1 think an hour or an hoar aad a quartet Q. During the four days you were there was the basement door open or closed? A. It was open. Q. it was open through the day? A. Yes, sir; so as to Jet the draft go through the house. Q. So that you could step in from Twenty-third A. NO, sit; Q How fi | street? A. Yes, sir, Q. So Wat persons could step in from Twenty- third etreet? A, Yes, su, Q. Do you remember seeing any strangers abont tne house dnring this week? A. No, sir; Tdo not; 1 saw the milkman on Thwysday morning; and I think There was a grocer came one morning, and Mra, Kelly told him to get some chops, or sometuiwwg of the kina, F Q. Do you recollect neeing anybody else avout the house? A. No, sir, Q. Did you have occasion to go into the rear part of the house? A, No, sir; no turiber than the La td we went just outside the door inw the ard, 7 q. Did you hear any one mention on Thursday or any previous day that Mr. Nathan was oe into town Thursday afternoon aud was to sleep in the house Thursday night? A, Yes, sir; Mrs, Kelly said Mr. Nathan was there when we went down stairs into the basement; that was about ten min- utes to six Thursday, when we were getting ready to KO. A juror—What hour of the day was it when you called for Sunith up stairs? A. About a quarier after geven o'clock. q. The ompibnses were already moving up end 2 Cowan? A. Yes, ar, Q. And he did not hear yon? A. No, atr, Q. 1s it your opinion that had you called him when vO omnIbUSes Were Moving end that ig Was still he could tail to hear yout A. 1 eu belleve that if he were there he conld have hi me, unless I shouted at the top of my voice. Q. When there ts the least noise in the street would you think that any extraordinary nove In this particular room or in 2m sdipiaing oilice would necessarily have been heard by all or any persons in the house’ A. lt could have deen heard on the same floor, bnt above I don’t think so. Q. Have you noticed what doors there are on the agsage between Mr, Nathan's door and the house- Roeper? A. Yes, sir; [ beheve the centre door be- tween Mr, Nathau’s and the housekeeper’s room is asliding door; George Hoyt, @ young man in our shop, had worked in the house with me six Months before; Lwo canlkers were at that Ume caulang the foor i the area; they had no instrument lke the dog; on the Tuesday and Wednesday the basement doors were closed, so | rang; generally 1 put my hand tu aud put the latch back; Ibelleve on the oecasions of my ringing Mr. Keily answered the ring one moratng and Mis, Kelly the other; T would not have seen probably a person concealed in the house; a person could not be concealed in the cellar except in the coal bins; don’t think one could re- main con in basement; there were closets In which aman might hide on Mr, Nathan's foor; f know of no other place. TESTIMONY OF W, F. SMITH. William F, Smith was then examined, and In re- sponse to Assistant District Attorney Keilows de- Q. Where do you reside? A. At No, 266 West Fy Whats 70 y ty AT at is your employment am a carpen- ter; 1 work for Mr. Moiconues worked sth Tuy at Mr, Nathan's; on Ganeeiar ave there about seven; put my hand in rew back the latch and walked in; went up to attic; the masons came up stairs and spoke me; on the stairs I met Ke she sata, nat ton?’ 1 sald, “No, it's a 7 carpe % Man has been waiting all the moraing for you:”? she asked ine to fix the fasten- ings in Mr. Na‘han’s room; we fastened the win- dows before we went to dinner; got Mr, Nathan's room done by eleven. ‘The witness here gave simt- Tar testimony as the previous witness as to looking jor the hammer, He continued:—I have been work- ingior Mr. McKenzie for eight years. . During the day in question you were nearly in every room in the house? A, Yes, sir. Q What 1s your impression from the manner in which you went through the house as to the possi- bility of any person coming in and concealing themselves? A, 1 don't know. Q eh bd think # person could come into the house when the inmates were m the Bouse and con- ceal himself in the day’ A, J think it could be pos- sible; up to the time I went up stairs I saw no per- 0. son, Q. Did yon know Mrs, Kelly or herson were up? A. {don’t know, A duror—How long have you been in thefcity? A. Since Zachary Taylor ran for President. ‘’ Qe you speak of Mr, Nathan ut all Lo any one? alr. . Your business required you to go into every room tn the house’ Yes, sir. Q. You went into each room when anything was required to be done? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you see that Instrument (*dog” juced) or anything like it about the house’ A. I did not, ve you ever been through the yard of @ ship carpenter? A, Yes, sir. Q. And have you ever seen anything like that in- stroment’ A. Idon’t remember ever having seen anything like it before. Q. When you left the house where did you go? A. I went round to the shop with my tools and stopped there until five minutes past six, ‘ K, Where did you go from the shop? A. Straigbt. home, Q. Did you go out? A, No, sir, Q. Where did you sleep that night? A. Aft bome, and did not go out until next morning, when the de- tective culled for ine, LE MAISTRE RECALLED. Le Malstre was recalled—He sand that he went from Philip Nathan’s house on Thursday evening to the shop and then home; walked out, and ex- changed words with a Mr, Murray, who keeps a tea store, and others; sald nothing to any one regarding Mr. Nathan’s house; spent the precing with a Mr. and Mrs. Wright, and went home alf-past ten; sat up there with a Mr. Gardner during the thunder storm. “why, that young, ADJOURNMENT. ‘The Coroner, at this stage of the motets ob- served that 4 commencement had been le, and he would leave itto the jury to determine au early day for adjournment, Assistant District Attorney Fellows said he would be obliged to consult District Attorney Garvin, who was now ti) at Saratoga eR aud he asked that the inquest be adjourned till Monday, ‘Nhe investigation was accordingly adjourned till ten o'clock on Monday morning, The Little Light That Breaks. At alitue past five o'clock yesterday evening a HERALD reporter Inquived atthe residence of the late Mr. Nathan, in Fifth aveoue, for “a Mr. Isaac.” A litte explanavion ensued, after which heleft for the residence of Mr. Lyon, iv Nineteentit street. Here he met the two brothers Lyon, uephews of Mr. Nathan, and explained his business—viz., that he had met a Mr, Isaac, a relative of the murderea man, on Sunday evening, with whom he had con- versed, and that he wished to ascertain if Mr. Na- than when living had in his employ a clerk or secre- tary who would be apt to know anything in regard to deceased's business papers. ‘The reporter was in- vited into the drawing room, when the following conversation ensued: REPORTER—Did Me, tary in his employ ¢ i} Mr. Jurivs J. LYON—-No, sit. RerorTer—Is there any one living who knows the character of the papers in his sate; whether he had in his possession aay bonds, mortgages or other security for moneys loaned, that would cover, per- haps, the entire estate of the mortgagor or debtor? Mr. J. J. LYon—I atm acquainted with the charac. or of the papers, and Mr. Nathan had no such ones, REPORTEK—You Are positive, then, that no man, young or old, was sufMicientiy indebted to Mr. Na- than to make such debts ap inc for suc setion as ended i the murder? Mr. J. J. Lyon—I am quite so. y me any additional N RELATION YO THO MORDERY ‘The sensational re- taterments treating of ad alarge share of their matter is Imaginative and theoretical. For instance, tn regard to te state- ment that Washwgton went down to his father's safe, and, opening It, procured the will and other papers, showing a suspicious knowledge of the cdin- bination. Washington never went there, aud knew nothing about it, nor dnes he know it now, LE went with Havimon Nathan, the eldest sun of deceased, to Mr, Nathan's safe at the office of theBoard of Bro- kers, aud we look with us MK. NATHAN’S NOTE BOOK sent down for the purpose from Mornstown by a railway conductor, which contained a memorandum of the combination, By aid of tis memorandum, but partly by guess Work, we opeaed the safe and broaght the will to the house, Our only object in etting the will was to Jearn any directions which i. Nathan might have made in the instrument in regard to his vartat, &e, Statements have also. been mad yend certain signals bet iT boys, Which i bmade understand It was @ how a Nathan have a clerk or sevre- PACTS 13 rn Je de LYON—ON | yes, Bi $ave all incorrect 10 0 Ee nN that when they came home at night th shovid piace the Key on the Nall table; the second Anding it there knew tuat One brother was in aud | one ont, and would place tie key in the tock, so that finding it im the jock, kaew and Jocked and bolted the door, papers suggested that Wash- jugton might have entered fis father's roont j to ascertain ihe character of the pers: Ju the chest--tosearch for a will, &c. Now “Wash” knew all about the papers In the chest, and it he had wauted to of them he might have months past, when he has had {| his father heing in the couatry diate charge of the house. THE WOMAN AY TiC GOFF would make oue e ine terrible mui ‘The story ouly originated in the fact that one might last’ week “Wash.”? was Jocked out and went to the Holtman House, where be had @ roow alone, as the hotel register will show, never had anything to do with a diamond robbery or avy Wonau alluded to in the malicious ihe recor { Jeferson amine or oarry uway any done so during the six e88 Lo them daily, 1 he in sole Inume- AN HOUSE 80 far frou father Was Ww TWO OF THLE “Wash.” never spent more than $2,500 a year, g he wasim a re ably paying business, though a young house, ja The marks of blood which lave been atindcd to 4! upon the staircase and #taintug the marble tiles were spoken of at the inquest to-day a3 ail pointing tn one direc- tion—viz., downward and towards the door, with no traces of returning. The fact was overlooked that a narrow strip of carpet extended the entire lengih of hall, through the centre, some Beventy-Ave or elgutly feet, and thet TAE with which 100 Frederick Nathan’s rocks were drab- bled waa wined by this in passing back over it whue Washington Nathan, who wore slippers, and had no traces of bioud upou 18 person could leave no marks. The family express the greatest indebtedness to Mr. Kmamicl i. Hart for bie kindness and atiea- Uon to them under thelr irying cirenmastances, They also state thar RCOTKS OF LNTRERS some coring from distant parts of the country, Obe which was received yesterday Was from a dintin« guished lawyer of Washington, who lWwodered to them Nis counsel and advies. All speak in terms of Lhe greatest indignation of tie reports published tn the Sunday sensational paper, nd certain ile advised and unthinking ones offer Uielr services w heat a certain newspaper office In thin city “red how.” THE VOUOK INVRATIGATION#. In the investigations by the police there sgems to have been no progress e worthy of tapecial note. VO werion propo a to huiperinvendent: Jourdan and Captain Keine the anawer Ut mull the sara “We bave no clue upon whieh fo around a Muspl- cion or make an arrest. #tilh we Wil nol velax our eitorts in the least.” Peraons were yeaterday af tie headquarters in Mulberry street with tniormativn thal ob being bul for the sad thoughts of | of condolence and regret are reesived by therm dally, | aifted, amounted to nothing. The detectives are Still as active as ever, and, indeed, yesterday and Wednesday were more 80, A namber of Wi spe- cialis have been also detailed to assist in clearing up the mystery. With thirty or forty men scouring the ting every report, it is devoutly 10 be hoped some tangible result will follow thelr labors. The Coroner's inquest will large'y aid them in the Work and getting at the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, A VISIT FROM H. NATHAN, About two o'clock Mr. serman Nathan, accom- Reet by is brother-in-iaw, Grove up to 300 Mul- rry street, and was closeted with the Superine fered. to ‘Mint soins” wiportant information, as some impo the | Supertatendent, with one of hls detectives, lett hurriedly and was absent some hours. The tamberss of es family, itis 6a a. ana sae all in u ice in clearing up the mys- tery in which the murder 1s shrouded, DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. Report of the Superintendent on Needed Re pairs—Financial Exhibit of the Board—A Grand Plan for Uniting Brooklyn and New York Submitted to the Board. ‘She Commisstoners of tho Department of Docks assembled yesterday afternoon in stated session, with tne president, Mr. John T. Agnew, in the chair,. Alter the usual preliminaries had been disposed of . THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTER reported that the Long Island Steamboat Company had replied to the note sent in relation to pier 27, stating that the Harlem Navigation Company: used and encumbered the pier more than the Long Island folks did, yet that the latter was willing to ald in placing the dock in proper repair. The committee reported in relation to the Forty-ninth and Fifty- seventh streets piers that it was deemed inadvisable to rebuild those plers, and suggested that the super- intendent be required te inform the Board what should be done jto the outer portions, soasto provide for the safety of vessels passing up and down. The committee reported unfavorably on the application of the Washington Ice Company in relation to being released from the expense of ‘the pier, now paruy used by the free bath at the foot of Charles street, and reported favorably on the application of An- drew Jolinson for permission to erect a platform at ‘the foot of rorty-cighth street, and to pay therefor $100 per annum, The recommendation of the Gom- missioners were concurred in by upanimous vote. ‘The report of THE AUDITING COMMITTER was presented by Commissioner Wood, and shows as follows:— On band, July 1, 1870. Received for rents during July... Total receipts. aid salaries . Pald to City Gi Balance August 1. ‘The report was received and ordered on file. An application from the | ssees of pier No. 7 East river, asking to have the pier repaired at a cost of $1,000, was reierred to the Executive Committee. THE SUPERINTENDEN?’S REPORT on piers, not leased, need! dunmediate repairs, was recelyed, and shows as follows:— ORTH RIVER, me ‘The bulkbend at foot of Fifteenth street needs repairs to the extent of,. . sere : Pier at foot of Fit t neeJs new fenders und ther repairs will Cost avout . ealssie ‘other wi Pi farotenigeesdlpes rg 6 mod isis pari solid, the reat of the timber te worn out? should be rebuill, Bont hatt of pier Nov a0; ew tinbers out of’ some timbers cs, fromm cuvand dheathing bad fuptases.srt onsets Haif of pier No, 22; general repairs....... ns Pier No. 40—Sunken at one end, piles rotien and worn ; to Pier No. 41—-Sunken at tower side; Bulkhead beween piers. No, 51 should bo repaired. At foot of Corleara sireet string ‘and worn; should be repaire Bulkhead foot of Cherry sireet holen; to repalr.........s+6« . Bulkhead foot of Sixteenth sireet, and including buil ead at Seventeenth ; needad repairs... Bulkhead foot of Forty.niuth attest, very much dated; should be rebuilt 2,500 Mr, AGNEW thought that the larger repairs should be let out at contract; bat it was finally decided to have the work done under the direction of the Su- perintendent, A NEW PLAN for docks and wharves was submitted by Mr. G. W. Don, of the Chainber of Commerce, This plan.con- templates joining New York and Brooklyn by means of wl grand causeways, with gates or dykes, thus forming two enciosed basins, and on those cause- Ways W have built the warehouses. THE ADVANTAGES CLAIMED for this plan are many—among others that it need nol cost the city anytling—while it ould increase the value of taxable property some $50,000,000, would Jessen the taxes by making one city with but one government. Mr. Don gave as the reason WHY POPULATION AND SHIPPING SEEK NEW JERSEY the want of cusy and free transit between New York and Long Island and want of necessary wharves and docks, The ferries are attended by fears, and suspension bridges claim still less confidence; solid stone and earth should be used for lasting footings. He asserted that of the water which comes m from the ocean by way of Sandy Hook 22,600,000 cubic feet goes out by way of Hell Gate and Long {siand Sound and that but Little of the water aud ice which come down the Hudson go out by the Narrows. He entered at length mto the discussion of the subject and the explanation of ex- periments made by him on the waters of the East river as far up as Sand’s Point ana traced the fow trom the North river up to that polat. His communication was received and filed, atter which the Board adjourned. PUBLIC WORKS. Opening of Proposals. Commissioner Tweed and Comptroller Connoily yesterday, opened a large number of contracts for sewers, regulating, grading and paving in various parts of the city. Owtng to the extensive computa- tions necessary to be made, the final awards of con- tracts could not be announced until to-day, The proposals for sewer in Fortieth street, and for regu- ating aod grading New Wortn sireet, Seventy-second street, trom Third avenue to Kasi river, and Tenth avenue, from Manhattan street to 156th street, were withdrawn. ‘The first because a sewer m that street Was dcemed unnecessary: the second because of a proposed alteration in the come) the third because the Pik jon could not stand the assessment, and the fourth because of interference with the Croton Aque- duct. The contract for A STONE BRIDGE OVER SPUYTEN DUYVIL CREEK, was awarded to Jolin Hogan, for 20,000. The other bidders for tunis work were J. J. Mooney, $20,000, and J, La Brown, Jt., $67,100. & EE f a 38 ‘Nor 1 atid 14: No, 18 and 19. te 53 & WSO IS KiNG OF THE PORT? Arvest for Violation of the Quarantine Laws—- A Fingrant Case—What the Law Says. Captain John F. Scott, of the bark Contest, was arrested and taken4o the Tombs yesterday morning, under a warrant issned by Justice Shandley, for vio- Jation of tie quarantine laws, The Contest, a8 war shown by the affidavit of the Deputy Health om- cer, arrived from Rio Janeiro tn the latter part of July and was detained at Lower Quarantine. Five ot “her crew had been im hospital at Kio with yellow fever, of | whom one ditea, One man also died of yellow fever op the passage to this port, while the captain was at tacked with the same disease, but was convalescent at the time of arrival. After rematoing one day in the lower bay the vessel was removed from the quarantine anchorage, under pretense a to sea, bot was finally brought up to ove of the Brook lyn'docks by Way of Pecth Amboy. As an excuse for w violating the law the captain alleged thar he acted under orders from the consignees of the vessel, and that be ought not to be beld respousipie. in this respect, however, the quarantine law provides (hat every master Of a vessel subject to visitauion by the Health Officer who shail refuse or neglect to remain at Quarantine during the period assigned by the Heaith Ooicer shall be guilky of a misdemeanor end be punished by @ foe not exceeding $2,000 or by tmuprisonment not exceeding twelve months, or by hotnsuch fine and imprisonment. In this case the captain was held in $1,000 bail to appear for tral, CRIME MH PATERSON, A mau named Phiitp Smith was yesterday ar reswed at Paterson, N. J., for committing an assaait upon his wits, The later alleges that he came home beastly drank the night betore and putled her trom the bed, after which he asaulted her so severely that she Was forced to rin out of the house en Gishahide and seek the axsinanoo of (he neighbors. Another Smith, aimed James, was arrested and coinmitied to answer for etxbbing Mrs. J. Robinson, of Morton #treat, in the wrintw It seemg the man had no piace Wy seep aad Ho money, and berg from the same part of the “old country’? Mrs. Robinson took compiesin 4 bin and tendered him the hom pltalitios Of her heise, ‘Tho ungrateful wretch, how- evor, vane tavelyed th & quarrel With tic good lady, during WHieH he sianved her, as before stated. Sinith asserts that he bie a family in poor cirenm- stavces Uving th Hudson Uily.