The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-09
THE BALTIMORE MURDER CASE.
BURIAL OF RIGDCN- PROCEEDINGS IN COURT YES
1ERDAY
Yours truly,
Commander MAURY


tERDAY.
The Jury summoned by the coroner to investigate the
shooting of Robert NJ Igdon, brought in verdict
Saturday evening that he had como to his death by balls
fired from pistol in the hands of either Marion Crops
Peter Corie, the prisoners They both accord
ngly committed An examination of the premises where
the murder committed, showed that the pistol
fred through window at the back Of the house, Crops
having passed through the alley in order to gain that
sition.
Feter Corrie was butcher in the employ of butcher
on Pennsylvania avenue. Marion Crops had particu
lar calling. Both are young men.
In addition to the subscription paper opened at the
exchange Saturday for the benefit of the families
of the deceased police Offers papers opened at the
American and Exchange newspaper offices, where
siderable subscribed During the day several
citizens made up purse of $3.50 for Officer John Cook
who made the arrest but upon its being urged upon him
he declined it, saying that no had only dono his duty
and wanted no reward for it further than to have the
credit due him for good conduct His wife also refused
to accept it.
The funeral of Rigdon took place from his residence in
Baltimore Sunday The annals of the history of Bal
tmore scarcely furnish instance where like occasion
called forth such assembage Of citizens representing all
classes of the community AS early as and O'Clock
Baltimore street began to be filled with people, and by
o'clock Baltimore street. from Fremont to Paca streets,
packed with human beings, and it was difficult
matter to open way for the immediate friends and rea
tves of the family to reach the house. Green street in
front OF the western police station, early surrounded
by crowd of several thousand persons the throngs
tending into all the by streets The windows and house
tops of the surrounding buildings also filled, and
the cortege in its passing from the house to Greenmount
cemetery, witnessed by thousands of persons
The coffin borne from the house by eight police
men of the western district pail bearers The process
sion consisted Of large number Of carriages filled with
the relatives and friends Of the deceased Next
body of about $50 police officers of the several districts,
with Marshal Herring, Deputy Marshal Manly, the cap
tans Of the districts licutenants and sergeants Each
officer his star enclosed in Grape In that
the line moved on, an immense crowd following Mayor
Swami walked in company with ex-Mayor Hllcn, John
l. Ford, esq., president of the first branch of the city
council, and several members Upon the arrival of the
cortege at the cemetery the coffin containing the body
removed from the hearse and deposited in the
eum for interment hereafter, when it is proposed to in
ter the bodies of Benton and Rgdon together Previous
to deposting the coffin in the vault, Rev Mr. Robert
addressed the assemblago and the ceremonies
concluded. The greatest good order prevailed and in
no instance was police interference necessary
ARRANGEMENT OF MARION CROPS AND PETER
CORRIE FOR THE MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER
RIGDoN-INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
Especial Correspondence of the "Union''l
BALTIMORE Nov. s, 1858.
Notwithstanding yesterday the Sabbath day still
the people of city in feversh state of excite
ment relative to the horrible and atrocous assassination
Of Policeman Rgdon On the principal streets you would
crowds Of persons congregaed and the subject of
conversation among all the terrible crime that had
been perpetrnted, and the which citizens
should take to further the ends of justice and II requ
Site to form themselves into vigilance committee. The
funeral of the murdered was attended by thousands
of our most respectable citizens, and all seemed to SYM
pathize with the poor widow whose husband had been
brutality assassnaed in the performance Of his duty!
This morning the excitement appeared to be in
tense than yesterday, and at least hour before
the meeting of the criminal court the leading
the courthouse crowded with people, and the
ment the doors of the courtroom thrown open the
space allotted to spectators crowded TO with
citizens who particularly noticed Of better
class than those who ordinarily frequent criminal ri
bunals, while within the bar but little more could
be obtained fortunate enough to get place in
iuxaposon to the prisoners box which gave me an OPP
porunity to them closely during the time the in
dctmcnt for wilfu murder found by the grand jury
was being read by the clerk of the court
On being brought within the bar both of the prisoners
seemed to evince logged sulenness OF expression
neither of them looking either TO the right left while
they remained in tho courtroom, but fixed their eyes
intently the clerk who read the Indictment If no
the Judge and jury Marion Crops, who is charged
with having fired the pistol, cvinced but little emotion
under the awful position in which he found himself while
his partner in crime evidently fully realized his situation
Groups is rather agoodookng man, Of light complexion
without beard and about five feet nine ncnes IN height
dressed in drab-colored suit. with check shit His
partner in crime Is smaller man. but showing greater
physical strength while bis whole appearance Is far from
peposscssing having very low forehead flat head like
negro, and small nose which has the appearance Of
having been atened by injury received either by
accident in fight. Both young men, and neither
appears twenty three years of age
On the question being put TO them whether they plead
guilty mot guilty. after reading the Indictment
Crops answered In tfcnulous voice guilty while
Corrc quickly replied mot guilty being Innocent n
firing the pistol which caused the death OF Rigdon
Judge stump then asked them II they hal employed