Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-11-12


The Assassination in Baltimore.
The Baltimore Sun gives the following
PARTICULARS of the assassinatio uf policies
Dficer Rigdon of that city
The Sun Of Saturday contained the
startling announcement of the killing of
Robert NJ. Rigdon, an officer of the ives.
ern district. who was assassinated in the
seson OF his family. No. 468 West Balti>
more street, the night previous, out of
-eyenge TOR, his testimony delivered in
he case OF Grambill, concluded in the
criminal Cart on the same afternoon
or the murder of officer Benjamin Benton.
brother officer of the deceased. The
unparalleled atrocity of the deed, and the
,xcitemt Mt in the mind of this communi-
because OF the crime, has induced US to
ay before our readers this morning the
acts adduced at the subsequent examln-
ltion before the mayor and coroner, but
Excluded from our last issue, which went
% press at midnight on Friday. The as
fascination appears to have been one OF
deliberate generalization Officer Rigdon,
sfler answering roll call at the station
house on Green street, retired into the
privacy OF his home. During the even.
ng. and while Mr.. Rigdon was in the
back room of his dwelling, MANI since
Recognized as Peter Corrie) entered the
store room, which is in the front part OF
The house. aud looked at some undershirts
and other articles displayed. In the store
he conducted himself like drunken man,
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lions becoming repulsive to Mrs. RigdOn
and female attendant, she called on her
husband to eject him from the premises,
Fearful that the thing was a ruse to draw
him within the reach of his enemies, Rig
bon hesitated. and said to his wife, who
steod in the doorway leading to the store
room, IL don't attend the store-tell him
30 go out," or words to that effect. Al
bat moment, while resting with his ell
bow against the mantle OF the fireplace
where he had laid his pistol belt, the
Weapon o: the crouching assassin in hic
rear was fired through the little window
which opens into the yard from the sit
ling room. Rgdon, who, from the posi-
lion OF the maulei, must have been bu
three or four feet distant from the weap
on, received i've slugs in his back, neal
The left side. His only exclamation was
'My God I'm shot T. and attempted
TO reach the sofa, but sank on the hool
and died after heaving an audible grOan
Persons passing upon the street and tn.
residents Of the neighhborhood alarmed
by the shot, fastened into the house
where they stoou Mortified and trembling
at the deed of blood before them. for q
moment transGxed and unable to act
His wife is said to have acted heroically
and neither shrieked nor tainted, but reel
ted all with GOODNESS and self possession
which was remarkable. Officer j. Cool
being in The vicinity fastened in the di
lection of the shot. and fell upon Peter
Corrie as he was running away from the
alley OF RigdOn's house.
The officer gave chase, when another
man (sinee recognized as Nal Crops,
followed, and ran along on the other side
Of the street. Cook singled out Corrie
and came up with him on run, calling
ON him tn Sup. COrrio did not head blu
ran out Baltimore to Pine and to Penn
streets, the pursued and pursuer ex'
changing shots occasionally. At Penn
street, Cook was joined by officers Jami
son and Huggins, one of whom sprang
bis rattle in advance of Corrie, which sc
alarmed him, that he slackened his pace
and was easily captured. When he found
himself in the hands Of the officers, he
begged for life, and said as Good lived
be was innocent Of the murder. He ther
in his fear, confessed, and said Ma
Crops did it." He was locked up in {
cell ct the western station. His cap. {
Cloth one. with an oil cloth cover, wa:
found to have been perforated with one
of the balls fired from Cooks revolver
There was besides wound upon his nose
but whether inflicted by ball or spatoor
was not certain. 1t is said that after the
shooting. Crops appeared at the house
and mingled with the throng of persons
attracted, forced himself into tho room
where the body of Rigdon lay. giving ven
TO ejactious OF horror at the deed in com,
mou with others. and expressions of hi,
concern for the deceased. He is repre-
scented by persons within his hearing a:
having said, II should like to go Jack
Ketch for Ihe-who killed him. O." Ril
was a good fellow;-he often lent me
quarter when l was hard up :" " Grea
pity, Shame aud such like expressions
He soon after left the scene. Between
10 aud IL o'clock Mayor Swami went te
the western station, and caused Corrie
who had turned States evidence, to b.
arraigned before him.
Being sworn he testified that he was il
a street leading from German street
Penn street, when arrested. He passed
Regions house in company with Crops
and another man he did not know
Crops went up the alley leading to tn,
rear OF Rigdon's house. aud witness stooc
at the head of the alley. Heard the sho
and ran. but couldn't say positively tina