Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-22
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THE MARY ROGERS MYSTERY Elk.
Amen

The terrible mystery which for more than year
has hung over the fate Of Mary Rogers. whose body
found, readers will well remember, in the
North River, under circumstances such ns convin
ced every one tina, she the victim of heish
lust and then of murder, is at last explained to
the satisfaction, We doubt not, of all. Ii may be
reeoteted that associated with ths tale of her dis
appearance was the name Of Mrs. Loss, the woman
who kept the refreshment house nearest the scene
OF her death. About q fortnight since-as we have
already stated-this woman was eceidently wound.
ed by the premature discharge OF gun in the
hands OF her son; the wound proved fatal; but be.
fore she died, che sent for Justice Merritt, Of New
yefs.y, and told him the following facts: On the
Sunday Of Miss Rogers disappearance she came TO
her house from this city IN compsuy with young
physician, who undertook TO procure for her pre-
msturs de'ivery.-While in the hands of the ply
stefan she died, and consultation was the held as
to the disposal Of her body. L, was finally taken
at night by the son Of Mrs. Loss and sunk in tho
river where 1t was found. Her clothes were first
tied up IN bundle and sunk IN a pond on the land
OF MIR. James G. King in tina, neshbothood; bul
II WAS aiterwnrd thought they not ssfe there.
ard they were accordingly taken and scattered
through the W Gods they were found. The name
OF ihe physician is unknown 10 u, nor do we know
whether IL was divulged or MT The Mayor has
been inside qua nted with these facts 10y Mr. Mer-
nit, and We douo, m, an immediate Inquiry after
the guilty wretch will bc made. The son Of Mrs
Loss, as an accessory after the fact, We suppo.e
will eff he has not already besn-lrrested. No
doubt, We apprehcnd, can bc entertained of the
truth of. this confession. IL explains many ihinss
connected with the affair which before were wrap
ped in mys,ery-espeeially tia apathy Of the mo
her OF Miss Rogers upon tue discovery Of her body.
IL will be remembered that she did not even 60 10
denIiiy 1t and made no enquiries concerning the
affair.
Thus has this fearful mysety, which has struck
fear end terror to 80 many hearts, been at las, ex
planned by circumstances in which no one can fail
to perceive Provident agency. Besides the guilty
murdrer, the secret rested with two persons. One
OF these, through the involuntary agency Cf the
other, is laid upon her death bed-and then Con-
science, no longer able keep silence, breaihes it's
accusation INTO the ear OF Justice. We rejoice
mos; deeply at this revelation, and tia; the scene
of the unhappy victims death Is relieved OF some OF
the horrors with which cor lecture, apparently well
founded, had surrounded il. If NC ieeollect Alright
SONS physicians Of this city testified with grea,
professional confidence TO the manner Of her
death -deseribing very infinitely the kind and de-
gree OF personal vioence 10 which she had been
subjected. These statements are now shown to be
basess'. Should not thi, tend to diminish some
what the implicit reliance often placed upon the
testimony OF physicians in similar cases