Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-10-05
Fran. ne .N;C York Hcraid.
THE CASE OF MARY ROGERS - THE
PLACE OF THE NIRDER

tied two important points. First, the place where
she was last alive secondly, the place where
she murdered.
The former place is the little wooden tavern close
at the foot of Neehawken Hill formerly known a
Nick Moore's House. very admirable repre-
sentation o. which We give above. Tins tavern
Sunday IN fine weather Is VISITED Oy numbers of
ladies' and gentlemen from New York. who usually
come there parties Of two and four; 40 lady
coming without gentleman accompanying her.
At this house the yslters usually stay Tor malt
hour 10 rest and refresh themselves with VINE, lem
onade cold cuts, DC before they ascend the Wee.
haWken Hill or stroll along the lower road towards
Bulls Ferry. or ilamiIton's Monument IL the Du-
cling Ground
Halt way between the Elyslan Feds and Mex
MOores House there i small wooden shanty,
the mud bank, where liquor Is sold, and where al
most every Sunday crowds Of rowdIcs, armed Wth
sticks, arrive in boats (which they close
up 10 the house, drink. swear fight, aud sally forth
towards the Weehawken Hill. frequently insulting
and beating all they meet on their way, besides eat
llfg and drinking wherever they can, and then, by
reason of their numbers and weapons refusing to
pay for any thing.
In the afternoon Of the fatal Sunday on which
Mary Rogers murdered, she was seen to arrive
at Hoboken, about o'clock, by the ferry boat
Adam -, the stage driver for VI \ an Busklrk
and another young man, saw her and recognized her
as she left the boat. aud made remark TO that Ell
feet at the time. She was then company with
dark cOmPeXoncd young man and. they left
the ferry, they took the road to Ncehawken. Adj
am, the stage driver, also the body when found
near the Sybl's Cave, and recognized 1t at Once--sO
that there should seem 10 be no mistake about tins.
On the same Sunday afternoon-the day of the
murder-Alrs. Loss, a fine, intelligent, good look
ing lady, about thirty years Of age, and OF German
dcsccnt,) who keeps the tavern formerly kept by
Mex Moore, states that amOng many others who
came to her house, young lady about the age
and exact appearance of Mary Rogers and dressed
precisely az Mary Rogers SAID To have been
dressed This young lady reached her house about
] o clock, IN company with dark compieXIoned
young man. Mrs. Loss says that she very aill-
bic and modest IN her behavior. Mrs. l.. took sev-
eral glasses of liquor the parlor where the com
pany five SIX ladies', and many gentlemen
were sitting Miss Rogers was sitting on the set
tee-the young gentleman TO hand her u glass
of liquor, when she SAID, I'm take lemonade"
Soon after TINS she took the arm of the young man.
and walked out towards the ht bowling to Mrs. l..
as she went out. Mrs. l.. was induced to notice
her dress Ia hight peculiar striped onc) particularly,
and observed to her eldest boy, that's very pref
ty young lady, and has got dress on exactly like
your aunt had, when she last came here before she
died."
This the last that Mrs Loss ever saw of the
unfortunate Mary Rogers. And now, To be correct
IN order OF time, may here state, on that Sunday
afternoon. N.ere were much larger number OF ire
rowdies. butcher boys, soap locks, aud all sorts of
rIotous mlscre1nis over at Nc,haWkeE, aud almost
all Of them armed with sticks \ great many came
IN row boats 20 the rum role the mud bank and
two boats IN particular. conc with and the other
with nine desperadUes them landed their con-
tents at the little wharf on Mr.. Kings property,
not far from Ludiows place. These scoundrels
came up to the little shanty by the road side next
TO Nick Moores house, and there called tor drink,
seized all the cakes, DC. and ate them-refused TO
pay any thing, and threatened 10 beat every body
that lnteriered with them. All these mao clubs.
They then went toward the hill, and remained
proving about TIL after dark, when the two boats
IN question left in great hurry.
The poor grl. Mary Rogers, 1t u SAID by those
who assert they saw her. went up to the Neehawken
Hill strolled nearly mile beyond the hotel the
top, IN company with the young man already men
toned. The rain came on, and she took shelter
Il small house or tavern near the road side. Here
also parcel of the rOwdes came, drank, and were
very Dsolent. Mary and her companion. detained
by the rain, did not leave the house tll near at
ter dark. when they descended the hill and when
the foot OF IT, another shower on 1t is
believed they then took shelter under bushes
IN the side ofthe hill. between the two roads and
there 1t IL also believed both were murdered, and
the poor girl violated.
In confirmation of this. Mrs. Loss says, that she
sent her little boy, Oscar, after dark, TO drive
bull down the lower road LudloW's. Some time
alter he lett she heard what she calls irlGhtiu
screaming a. OF young girl IN great distress, part
IL choked. and calling tor assistance, aud sounded
like ''oh Oh God. &c. uttered IN great agony.
30 loud were the screams that her other heard
them down N the cellar. She thought the bull had
tossed her hoy, and rushed terror. calling his
name down the road to l.udlows. ~ soon az she
called out. there nolse OF struggling. and a
slfeG suffering scream, and then all still. She
reached Ludlows, passing the very scene OF the
murder, found her boy safe, and returned TO the
house. And : there had been several NOISY fights
that day, she thought more of the screaming
Time passed on, until the 2Jth Of last month"; On
that day her boys collecting sassatras bark
and CHANGED penetrate the small thicket between
the two roads on the SIDE OF the hlll where the
murder was committed. Here there three or
four large stones. forming kind of seat. with
back and footstool to 1t. The boughs and brar
bushes are twIned thckly around it, and there nc
room scarcely stand upright IN II. In fact, 1t
a place lit for such murder, and one from winch
the unfortunate girl could not have escaped, with
out violation. If ever she forced into II. On the
upper stone lay white garment. The little boy
exclaimed '.Haoo! here's SOMEBODY has left their
shirt The By boy picked 1t up. and found 1t was
a woman : peitlcoat. On the second stone lay the
identical silk scarf tall crumpled up, If torn of
forciblv J which was worn by the young lady who
was at Mrs. Loss's house, and which has been iden
titled as Mary Rogerss scarf. The pettico-, had
been darned IN a hurry. and that has been identified
In a little hollow between the seat stone and
Trunk of a small tree, lay Mary Rogers parasol and
pocket handkerch ct. marked VITA her \
little further off lay her gloves turned inside out,
If they had been forclby drawn from her hands in
hurry And on enc ci the 5rIlr bushes hung two