The New York herald., 1869-01-21

The Plot Thickens-I3ogus Reports About the
Mysterious ssrom,s', Arrest--A Clever Job
Arranzed-Tts Eaiiure-The Detectives Badly
Beaien-sJimo Wanted.
An immense sensation was created In the city yes
terday by the appearance in some OF the evening
papers OF the announcement that Tom Mckinney,
the .'Irsh viii o. the wispp who is supposed by
some TO be the "Tomr whom Mayor Hail, Coro-
ner Flynn and all the detectives OF the
city are anxious to take by the hand TO
assist them In unravelling the mystery OF "who
killed Rogersn had been arrested in Waterbury,
Conn.,, by New York detective. The telegram an
nouncng .this important information purported to
be based ON an article published In the Waterbury
American OF yesterday.
The story was 80 palpabiy absurd and bore
the stamp OF falsehood upon the face OF
1t. that none but the ignorant, who are
not posted In the mysterious manner IN
which sensations are manufactured, believed IT.
Hundreds swallowed the yarn with more crelence
than they wonld place in Holy Wut, and the Fif-
teenta precinct aud police headquarters We're be-
seged ~ eager inquirers after later Information.
the CONNECTICUT STORY.
The following is the statement OF the case as re-
corded In the 1nteftcdl, and upon which the enter
prssing teIegrapher at Waterbury based his de-
II M hc remsmbereathst the time or The Rogers muir.
der IL New ors letter captured BY Rogers from the
pocket of he murderer addressed 70 james Loesn ~
viii give his You Large have beeh offered for
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convict, he detectives have searching him.
Monday ngat person representing himself New YORK
finding certain Tom Mcsen who has been 10 the employ
vict .ho seems fron sns sing some Tine sine.
and succered q resehas New York bs secreng himself
under some lumber on tsrge he was there taken IN charge
sy oa sefsass sna ay seat .e ~ seqsnsase M " ms
rAny The as,ec.lsc seems to hsvs been very wen
scaaalnie Win him ani 81. frieat., snd succeeded IN
securing him without any trouble, FAR not
reporting = cly oees considoring
Sol e T. @ ss so sSs' % % snsy K, @ s AfSfs s psar
visiting various ssooDa ard hasng GOOD time Yesterday
train brother ~ McGyen from New Jeraey arrived,
m ps ~ Ne q.s q gns % aq ss aver bss 70 BIS
genuine hing but Al present looks iiisle queer
rHs TsuE EXPOSITION on rnE cAsR
While giving hs rural Journal credit Tor ifs enter
prise i proper thar the real facts should bc given
IL IL true mat one two Of the detectives believe
that there y such individual "a Tom Mctiitney
who carried tue letter found Ia the pocket oil The
coat: IL II fte that they believed that "10ln was
somewhere In Connecticut aud Il Is also true that
OF steady Hab,isn 10 work up the case
II possible. rue before he went he had
unknown to all the authorities arranged with his
assistant what he conceived TO be master stroke
towards discovering tue murderer The plan ar
ranged was tnis--A was 10 proceed to Connecticut
u unsuccessful IN fndng Tom he Was 10 cOnflden-
tally approach representative Df one OF the papers
give him the Information sboye telcgvaphed, arrange
that u should be sent - New York az once This was
AIS part OF The programme was 10 remain In New
York. ON the publication Of the startling news
he was 70 rush To the prison where the prisoners
now IN custody are .confned and taking q position
IN an adjacent cell have these prisoners nrnlshcd
with papers containing the news OF sIomsv arrest
The object OF this is ~ once apparent The prison.
cr-, since their confinement, have been remarkaby
rctccnt and On-confnlifai. IN was believed that tho
gpfinclng of this news upon them suddenly would
lead them 70 converse, nnd II was hoped that B's
cars would catch remarks calculated u throw some
lisht upon the mystery and give The detectives new
clues upon which 10 follow the case 10 sncccsafsi
conclusion. Philip Farley and George Noyns OF
the Central once have been credited with this bril-
liant scheme, but they are not the parties.
THE RESULT or Tug PIDr.
Until yesterday none or the prlgoners were nor.
70 say, yesterday afternoon tie. rrison dlse,
pine was relaxed somewhat ana n parry
VINO rr0ieseei 20 believe them Innocent con.
ndrnuNiy c0nHded 10 one OF them the information
tIat "Iohs' had teop cot and offered II they would
not compi0inse h,m, TO giya them The uauer. n