Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-08-21
From, the National Gazette.
MURDER OF MISS ROGERS.


This case continues, in justice it should, to ex-
deep interest. The latest account Of tho un.
rtunate girl is in the following evidence given be.
Justice Parker day before yesterday. We CO
from the journal Of Commerce.
CASE OF MARY &. C.RoeERs.-Daniel c. Payne,
No. AZ John street, cork cutter, went yesterday
the Police Office, at the request Of Justice Par
:, to give any information he might possess, or
lch nigh, tend to throw any light upon the dis
pearance of Miss Mary G. Rogers, said to have
en- murdered at Hoboken, and made the following
itemenls IL have known Mary e. Rogers
nee October OF November last, at which time
ent TO board at her mothers, at No. l26 Nassau
eet During my tay here, (Which was until
thin few days Of the time Mrs. Rogers gave up
sping bosrders, myself and Miss Rogers formed
attachment, for each other, the result of which
Is, that we were engaged to be married. The
II time saw her was on Sunday morning, the
tn July last
About the hour of ten o'clock on that morning,
was busy shaving myself in my room, when she
me and knocked at my door upon which OPEN
the same, when she told me that she was 60
to Mrs. Downing's, when ! replied, very well,
ary, shall look out for you in the evening. AT
is time she appeared cheerful and lively as usual
During the time that had been acquainted with
er she had been at Mrs. Downing's some three or
,ur times to my knowledge; and on two occasions,
she returned from there, had waited for her a.
lut dark on the corner of Broadway and Ann
rect until she alshted from an omnibus, and then
alked home with her. Mrs. Downing lives in
ine street, No. 6s. | did not go to the corner OF
nm street and Broadway on this occasion to wait
r her, as had done before, on account Of very
eavy storm coming on about dusk, and | feeling
, nv own mind that she would not leave Mrs.
,owning's that night bu, remain there as she had
one on another occasion. Upon leaving the house
aat morning, which was about IL o'clock.
,alked directly to my brothers John Paynes, In
Warren street, No. 33, and remained in his eompa
~ until one o'clock, part of the time in the hous'
md part of the time out. When out OF the house
emaned until abou. one, when we lett there ant
walked mp to Broadway and parted company nea
81, Paul's Church. then walked up into james
street, at Mr.. Bickford's and read the newspaper
until about o'clock, and then came down, an'
ook my dinner a, Goslin's eating house, in FultoI
street I then went home. and at three o'clocl
WAS wing on my bed, and remained there until a
,out six o'clock, when dressed myself and wslke'
down to the Battery, and remained there until q
oout a quarter past seven O'Clock. When ! lef
my brother was coming off the Battery with hi
children, to whom spoke for moment or two an
then parted. ! walked up Broadway aud whe
near Anu street, noticed storm was last comm
up and thinking ], was too early to 60 70 bed
walked up to Bickford's, IN lanes street, and
manned there until nine o'clock, and then We
,oue and rsnfed for the ME sht. was under u