New-York tribune., 1868-10-22
OLD STORIFS RE-TOLD.
TIE BEAUTIFUL CIGAR GIRL.


that when compared with the state of things which ex
ed duruc the decade of years from 1895 TO 1915. the ren'
tation of the NeY Of to-day vIl not sniier iJ 'neeo
trast From 1896 To 1884, murders Of the most ar''nS
character ere frequently committed robOerles were I
petraied with unusual bodne riots were OF greRt mag
ntude and frequent occurrence and crime gener"Iy '
pears 10 have pursued fearless OF any e''tA
from the municipal authorities who were either uac
civ i"ir9 Of tha day. speaking of the lax adniins-
fratuli 0f criminal law. says: A..
ast wears. and not the pare which iecoIas w.
events Of that space OF me black win nc sia9s oI g
and crimrl Crimes Uf The worst description nave ure
committed and are st,ll unaveDged. Mhat luilsihr'
III. 10 tha lct Of those 'rouudrnncr' rowdle- who az
tackled the dwough OF Mr.. Iappan and burned hlr
lnrlninrc yIoatOrs OF the mouse ot religion ~
uroycd Mr Lndlow's church IN springstt or 10 the
Ioarluckcd sacIs Of Nil Harris store or TO the nnr
derrr OF Ellen JcWettl or 10 the roWdles MhO ndI.
dcrcd tine poor waichnlan IN gambling mouse lh ne
boWery whnse bufclcred victim ~ yet nnaNengedI OF
t. HE VILLAIN who Killed ihe waichmah ~ Othe IioUs %
lipl Ezra White - stul nhhnng ana the gdllONs hts
to arrest the Hook rOwdies who entered the house of
German u GraHd-s on New-Iears eve, aud ruVished
lI. daughter, poor deaf and dumb glrl-bcfore the
eycsOi his huuy Duiing this same night gentleman
Who WAS WALKING toward home with his wife
assaulted aud shamefly beaten IN public street the
EoWerJ. his wife forced away from HIM and violated by
tie same gang OF rv,hers and not Of them has ever
been arrcscd The National Theater CI.eonarl-st) has
been hurHed down 10y the act OF incendiaries,
and tie last time young elrl was crushed beneath ITS
noEiig Iuhis, and the person accused of the CRIME,
snd against whcu suspicion IA very strong has never
been tried oar csy dSgrleed by the villains Of pipe
Iayers trocrcrs illegal voters, peuiers lorgers bank
pars thieves wach-stuftrs the most OF whom well
snown 10 the police istrates the friends and
IIsonLi.con svstcW II is unsafe and dangerous for
tinac tO walk the streets Alohe' py uaf OF hSbt'
Can any cay that his life aud has property are ms
own. aud not liable tO be taken from aim any hour
Nothing safe from the nutrtgts o these ruIaus ana
Why have weus protection from the cry Government
Let ~ public meeting be- called; men OF mhuenee ana
standing IN the community are ready and willing To JOIN
hcir strength rey can surely gain their Object, II
worthy and surely the safety OF our lives ana prop
nr.H snYfrl HNln - IA "A
No occurrence Of that period had sreatore effect on the
community than the inhunau murder OF Mary Cecilia
Rogers, who known the beautiful cigar glr."
For many 0f the incidents connected With tins atrorOus
murder Indebted to Nc John HlllikeF, who al
that tine member of the old police force, and was de-
tailed 10 ov6 for ana secure the perpetrators Of the deed
Il po>sae Mr. lIlikcr though far advanced IN years,
Ui resides n Tho cy-Fifth+ive near seyeEtysecond
N.-and - often Nsicu ~ As h"hNS Oi pdbiG ehlel'i
by those VINO desire Ia hear rehearsod the criminal
Mis- Rogers was tie only living child Of Danci and
Phcbe Rogers amd when the murder toek place sie haG
kiHed fcw year6 previously by being blown mp ON
Mississippi ctc2mer ner mother ,ih5o iehhieo me the
Tati,i,r Pnicaep sotietv"and Supported herself by
kcrpHe boardiuW-nouSe. The city not then what
&c j. B0asdmghOuSes and private residences ~
present strtng marts OF trade were neither
few far between; TIE technical downtown" being,
ia those DAYS confined 90 tire proximity of the Battery,
aud many WeloGo merchants Of thai era were residents
Of Siate-SL Nary assisted hr mother the perform
Rnce oi household duties, and managed the affairs Of the
acted as saIrsw0ma IN tire cigar ana tobaeco STORE OF
Nr. john Anderson, lhe corner OF BfOddWy
Wallst, te size now occupied Nv lhe bIhk OF 'he ht-
public Bcr exquisite bcaity a matter of general
comment. and doubtless had much 10 dO with
attracting custom !" MF An"erSoAs stoIc-tslte45ig
that Of the young men OF Nal-St ana vicinity. Her
character WIS above rC?roaeh she was hal daughter
earnestly striving a-irt her mother hy asSlGu0us at
tehtIon 10 business her department Was II gnir and her
esteemed worthy in every way Of respect aud commend da-
tiOn sho wdr, at the tue oi her muide engaged 20 e
married Ou sunday morning. July 25 lSll. sae iefi her
Ter Of ir ev and nothing more was heard Of
NM fne following,
was auniing in te river. near Castle Point Oppo-
site the SybFs Cave, Hobobcn Size was lying ON her
back rome around her and large stone attached
flung the wa.r The appearance she presented Was
shocking 10 The bvhoidr hvr IoIehea1 ana iase eehto
10 have been battered aud butchered most htndl,h}
scarcely any of her concy aud beaut
full features On her head She wore bonnet Her hands
Cascd ~ and her dress was torn IN many
strengths during the pcrpetraon uf the horrible outrage
her shoes were sl her tret but the heels and conn
tance before bc.Eg thrown lrtO the water. a., -.
Meantime the autloriucs haa haae three f arftsts
S,I1, ro pgc. be,ried with Mary's mother fle ad-
piitcd Euowmg Mary ayerred that tho last time lie
saw her was than year previous lie proved an
oLi was subsequently, released from custody as were
Also oiel two evidence being found against them
By tins tine excitement at fever heat II appeared
L. be- Impossible t clue to the murdeTeIs Another
theory a. O the murder began 10 gam cie
Eence. II was strongly comtndtu tht the HhIoItuHate
Eirl not murdered N lloboke hut was Gecoy ed INTO
and murdered, ana that her body was consigned
60 the river on tus tlde. Ihls view was hppalehIy
confirmed statements OF srauen ana OthtrcXlfTls
1T
,afurly take the body in the direction Of and probably
lodge It on at art OF tie Jersey shore, where 1t was
on the i'm OF August one Daniel Payne 10 whom Mary
nnder engagement VI marriage came Tor "arI ana
voluntarily made statement under VaIB gSlgg az hS
knew concerning her disappearance. Payne boarded
with Eogrrs. lie said that aDout 10 a. m on the
Sunday ~ au ,4l0n Mary knocked at hs bedroom door,
while he making liz toilet, aud tod nm she wac
going to Mr DoTAg aer aunt m H. y, ad eyt,9 14 iPIu @
then appeared well and cheerful ana that was the last
Ia sa Of hcr lie proved where he during the whole
Of that day ana up o'clock p M when nc reured,
never having ctt The city. When harys absence had ee
proracted into tho next day he went 10 Mrs DOwinugs
f scarcb of her aud finding She not there visited
Harlem, WnL.iasbureh Staten Island; and HO6oken,
almost when he learned that she had been
ruthlessly murdered Eycrytbng connected WIN tne az
fair was row involved III mysteTy, ana inyesugaI8h 8
seemed only to render its comhehiion sun more gun w
s,oneaTs No. % Am-st. on the ntn' ana "a a
EulecrpiIOn was then and there set Oh IOOt 10
eet up ew9id for The ARES , Gi me d9oeS ns
Among these subscribers HeIc tic Ioiio M i u
aud gentlemen: Aaron Clark Harper hiotheiS Le3ry
Woodbnli Iyiab H. PurIy, Moses Y Beach. Horace
Greeley Ia ID COrery, David Graham, John Anderson,
IoeRe, PARK BeianiM. j. & H. G. Langley. wilson Co.
and many others who stood high m inc community
inent citizens to solicit subscriptions TO me pro
posed reward, and among other things resolved
THAT the committee be called Commune commute, Vi
Safety, gi power to act IN AID Of tue pngc autnor
ties. and To take suc measures ~ they sN ueen % pP
10 effect the detection OF tie murderer or murdeItIs
THAT we earnestly request felowctzens 70 con
yene ther respective Wards ana 20 ors9ne m coes a g
IN carrying out Tie OILS of this meeting
On Wednesday, August IL. the body OF Mary Rogers
was dsinterred question had been raised as 10 ls
Identification and rumor (which proved TO be most alb
surd one was circulate the effect hathe body ionhu
on Castle Point was not that Of the cigar girl but Of
another female The remains, Of decomposition
were placed In the deadhouse AnoibeI % ~ M
fore Mr. Justice Tay and the Hon. Mayor MOIIls.
The probability mat MARY con m eiss Who saS
the remains after cxhuiha on Di. AIcnef, = tsT