The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05
THE ROGERS ASSASSINATION.

The Authorities Still Confident that they have
Secured the Principal-COIlins' Statements.
Yesterday passed without any new revelations
having been made in this deeply interesting case,
that continues to be the theme OF conversation and
speculation. Efforts are being made by sergeants
OF some OF the other precincts to detract from
the credit that Sergeant Lowery OF the Fifteenth pre-
cinct has achieved for working up the clue that re-
suited in the arrest Of Maher and Reilly, by the cir
culaon OF reports that at the time the murder was
committed, the prisoners were still in the lodging
room Of the Fourteenth precint, but when
questioned as to the hour when they
took their departure, they are unable
to state, but express the opinion that 1t
was between six and seven A. M. Collins, who 1t Is
said lodged as usual at the Spring street station
house on wednesday night, Is reported to have sad
in speaking OF the murder, that he was not with
Maher on the morning Of the assassma-
ton. and that Maher went down to the
Tombs from the station house to hear
Justice Bowling, who IL favorte Of
his, expound the law. These voluntary statements
Of Collins, however. amount to just nothing. The
truth Is that there Is no harmonious action ana feel
ing ON the part Of the police in ferreting out the
guilty party and this has seriously interrupted the
successful prosecution Of the case. Petty ea0uses
have arisen among the WARD detectives and special
have been ut cross purposes.
The commissioners who have been fully cognizant
OF the minutest particulars Of the search lor and
that the guilty parties have been secured notwith-
standing the doubts that portion Of the press
Indeed, the superintendent and all parties
familiar with the case are OF the same
points now required to cinch the evidence and in
sure conviction is to discover the assassin's ac-
complete and have the sheath identined beyond q
doubt. With the view OF covering the last point an
advertisement describing the sheath appeared IN the
HERALD OF Yesterday, and parties are requested to
visit Dks Se y Sap pe has
his undivided attention 10 the case, mas rested upon
his oars and IL Is being followed up by his associates
A few days will likely deveope more important
The The prisoners, Moher and REILLY, are stIll
closely confined IN the rateentn precinct
opportunity was given them to see Lo-
gan and they were closely watched to observe
ami Logan appeared to be strangers TO each other.
1t Is however, asserted that they were acquainted
before the murder and the authorities are not yet
offence Strong suspicious, grounded on informa-
ton that they will not divulge are entertained that
the letter was carried by Maher who destroyed the
contents alter reading IT, and retained the envelope
that he might find out Logon's residence and COM
municae to him the message rom his prison friend.
The District Attorney and Mayor Hall are not in
having taken the direction Of the inquiry upon
before It Is given to the prosecuting oficers.
Nobody excepting those Immediately en-
cared In the detection OF the murderers
are trusted with the partlcuars-not even the Com
mssiopers who were first made aware OF the nature
OF DeIanoy's information, which has since proved
rnm.aniia evidence AGAINST Robinson alias
Maher his friends declare that he Will have no
Difficulty In proving that the coat and
lint went out OF hts possession before the 3lst OF De-
cember and In view OF the facility with which evi-
dence Is manufactured to order TO suit the most
difficult cases IL Is more than likely this could be
non OF an intelligent jury Is another question.