New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-11
TIE ROGERS MURDER.

The case of the two Logans was taken up
Yesterday morning in the Court Of oyer aud Icrinner
before Justice Barnard and both Of them were rcmanded
for day or two longer The private examination OF mo
smaller Logan held day before yesterday AT the Fifteenth
Precinct station House seems have entirely satisfied
the authorities Of his innocence; and III the case OF the
other prisoner, Justice Barnard frankly and publicly
stated 10 Counselor Howe that he did not think there
was any evidence against this Logan strong enough to
warrant holding hlm for trial. aud moreover added
the Justice the real murderer IS believed TO he In Gus
Cody and will probably DO tiled at this term Of the Court
The crime atrOCOus and II Is 30 Important th"t
the az, critics should not let Their hold OF the least
straw that mlght possibly lead 10 the detection
OF its ycrpetraiion, must hold them requested by
the Dsua Attorney until he bgs examined Tie evidence
taken before the CoroIer jury and handed tn by Judge
GaryIn rs return 10 the wri,s Of hIbcas corpus He
declined 20 receive the additional afdayls offered by
Mr. Howe III behalf Of bis client, tho ground that the
evidence IN tie atters favor was probably strong enough
already. Mr. Howe expressed himself entirely satisfied
at this and stated that biz client while solomuly protest
ing that he knew nothing whatever Of the murder de.
sired that the fullest investigation he made both Tor the
establishment Of his innocence and the satisfaction
OF the public The other Logan, aiso said h. would
rather b. held months longer than De released with
any suspicion attaching - him. despite TIE HhsJnehess
OF being closely confined.
Tie private examination Of tho prisoners undertaken
by Mayor Hail. with the assistance of Judge Brdioid,
was designed merely 10 and place ON record all
the evidence that regular form, convenient fOr
future Not single fresh incident OF any Importance
was elected all that is known Ia the case having been
thoroughly exhausted IN the various accounts daily pre-
pared for The city journals.
The significant remnr; Of Judge EarIard In Court yes
tcrday the effect that the real murderer was IN Gus
tody aud would soon be brought 10 trial tars with the
hints dropped Yesterday by high official WHO has bent
his whole energy the clearing up OF the Rogers mys
terry that enough was known to make certain that the
murderer was "A member OF the "NDeteenthst gang" or
least that the were cOgnLant OF MS unuCky hd
venture before the papers announced H. II this has
really been established, the Held of investigation very
materially narrowed, and tho Efforts OF Tie Ponce can DC
concentrated with telling effect.
The man 10 whom Justice Barnard referred rs the
probable murderer D. John Robinson alias James Nalhr
the station lOdger arrested on Monday morning
Feb. J. ~ the instance 81 cXPOlceman Dc La Noy IL Is
said that when IL becomes proper 10 make Ihll as
CLOSURE Of the facts the public VIII be much astonShed al
the weight evidence against this prisoner and VIII be
compelled To admit that the has been most ably ana
successfully managed by NJ. De La Noy and Sergeant