New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-18
The MARY Rogers Mystery Explained.

whose body was found, as our readers will well
| remember, in the North River, under circum-
stances suches convinced every one that she was
the victim OF heish lust and then of murder. Is
last exelained-to the satisfaction, we doubt not
| of all 1t may be recoecrcd that associated with
the tale of her disappearance the name OF Mrs.
Loss, the woman who kept the refreshmeat house
nearest the scene of her death. About fortnight
| since-as we have already statcd-this woman
was accidentally wounded by the premature dis
charge -f gun in the hands of her son the wound
proved faral but before she died she sent for Jus
tice Merritt, of New-Jersey, and told him the fol-
lowing facts. On the Sunday of Miss Rogers dis
appearance she came to her house from this city
in company With a young physician, who Under
took to procure for her premature delivery
While in the hands OF the physician she died and
consultation was then held to the disposal OF
her body 1t was finally taken at night By the son
of Mrs. Loss and sunk in the river where it was
found Her clothes were irst tied UP in bun.
die and sunk in pond on the land of Nir. James
G. King in that neighborhood; but it was after
ward thought they safe there, and they
were accordingly taken and scattered through the
woods as they were found. The name of the ply
stefan is unknown TO US, nor do we know whether
| it was divulged or not The Mayer has been made
acquainted with these facts by Mr. Merritt and
we doubt not an immediate inquiry after the guilty
wretch will be made. The son of Mrs. Loss, as
an accessory after the fact, suppose will be--t
he has not already been-arrested- No doubt we
confession. 1t explains many things connected
with the affair which before were wrapped in mvs-
tery--especially the apathy of the mother of Miss
Rogers upon the discovery of her body. 1t will
| be remembered that she did not even 90 to iden.
ty * and made enquiries concerning the affair.
Thus has this fearful mystery, which has struck
fear and terror to many hearts, been al last
planned by circumstances in which no one can fail
perceive Providential agency. Besides the guilty
murderer the secret rested with TWO persons.
other. is laid upon her death bed-and then Con
science, no longer able TO keep silence, breathes
its accusation into the ear of Justice. We rejoice
most deeply at this revelation, and that the scene
of the unhappy victims death is relieved of some
of the horrors with which conjecture. apparently
welLfounded, had surrounded 1t. II recollect
Alright some physicians Of this city testified with
great professional confidence to the of her
notwithstanding very infinitely the kind and de-
gree of personal violence to which she had been
subjected. There statements now shswn to
be baseless. Should not this tend to diminish
somewhat the implicit reliance often placed upon
the testimony of physicians in similar casesl
| The Lone ISLAND MURDERER.-We under
stand that man arrested about 30 miles
from Huntington on Tuesday evening, who is, be.
yond all doubt, the murderer of Alexander Smith
and wife 1t seems that after perpctratng the
horrid deed. he attempted 10 rifle his desk; bu
hearing the conversation of two teamstcrs whose
wagons CHANGED to come in collision opposite the
house, he was terrified, leaped out at .ho window
and ran of. He was found in barn, and upon
him were the boots of his victim.
| DRAWBACK ON EXPECTATIONS TO CANADA
We do not believe Foreign Goods can be intro
duced to any considerable extent, into Canada
| from the States, unless they arc smuggled in. Brit
ish Navigation laws and!s general policy forbid il,
There can be no objection. however, to allowing
| drawback goods imported on our Atlantic from
tier and exported to Canada, provided they trul,
are so exported. There will be fine opening fol
smuggling and Custom House swearing under sucl
system of Drawback if it be not carefully guarded
in this respect. A bale that comes into New York
Silks will SO out at Oswego mainly Sheetings 81
Paper if not sharply looked aftcr-whilc the Silk.
will remain here to be consumed, duty free. There
can he no harm in exercising prudent wariness
LAW Casa suit brought by Mr.. Smith
against the Corporation of Pittsburg of consider
able Importance has been decided at Baltimore.
The Pittsburgh Sun says:
+" The claim to certain land, on which por-
ton of the city of Pusburg is built and was origi
nally contested in one of the courts of that city
thence it was removed TO Philadelphia, where,
during the time it pending, two of the lawyers
engaged in the case were elevated TO the bench,
and were saily disqualified to adiudcate it
it was then carried to the Supreme Court at WASH
ington; thence referred to Philadelphia and final
~, by special act, We understand, brought into
the United States Circuit Court of the District of
Maryland, where j, has been quietly laid to rest.
The case involves property to the amount of mil
lions of dollars
Can THIS BE TRUE The Westchester, Pa.
Examiner contains the following extract from a
letter dated October lst, in Harrison County,
Ohio. The writer is a personal friend of the
Editor:
"One of the most wicked acts committed
last week that | ever heard of. There Wing
meeting held at ST. Clsrsvlle, and there being no
spting near the spot, wafer was conveyed there in