, 1869-02-01
THE ROGERS MURDER.
Important Test1En0ny Givou by Lo.
Eun'A MlstEers-StroIg Clrcum1tnn.
uAl Evidence.

AmpoFt4rt XfAt1m0ny G1VeN by Lo.
Ean'* mastEets-stro1C Cireu1nstnn.
ual Evidence.
Trou, tho Now York Times. Januaus9.
AKtecably to previous announcement. Cor.
Ontr Flynn yesterday morning visited Black.
wells Island. IN company with the Jury en-.
panncllcd ln ihc Rogers murder case, as ,lst.
~ District Attorney Robert c. llutchugs
and large humber of press represent atiycs,
for the purpose Of examining 3lar.ha Clear.
weather aitas Ellsworth. THIS girl Is only
u years Of ogc, is suffering from a loathsnno
disease, md was the parnulour Of the james
Logan who was arrested By Captain .Allairc,
Of tho Twcnty-tirst Ward. The witness WIS
found in Ward No. 3 Of thu hospital, and
was quite nervous when first accostctl by the
Coroner. Her statement was as followa:
Between and O'Clock on tho morning
Of the 3lst Of December last. james Logan
called at my house, No. Iii Greene street,
bed with ne until about o'clock X IN nabe the
morning on 1caviug he said he Was going
up town young man named Billy Kobti-
tnille accompanied him out OF the house. on
that morning james Logan was dressed in q
had on soit, low, round-top Derby hat,
slightly turned In the edges, and had also a
thin blush cloth coat under bis oycrcpat
between : and O'Clock On the evening OF
December 81, Logan called again at No. III
Greene street, and VAS dressed in tho same
II.
and wore dlaeren style Of hat, soft ii.
pine bat asked him what had become Of
hls othe.. oyercoat, and he said that since be
III seen me on that morning he lad lost his
othe! ovezcoat jumping the fences IN eacap.
| ing the policemen.
Q. Did ron notice Logan's hand at that
time: 4. Iogan's right hand Was at the time
quircd Of him what was he matter viz n,s
hand be answered that he lad hurt il m
the fences he remained with ne ali n5cht :.
he did not undress, only took oE hfs nrers
coat and laid down on :ha bed be left The
Go:se next morning {Sew.Ycar's Day> at
| about eleven O'Clock; have never seen him
since that samc undcrcoat he had on when
he came back.
Q. Was It blue onee 4. Tes.
Y. Similar to the one he had on when he
came hcforcs A. Yes.
q. You cannot tell whether 1t was the
same: 4. No; it WIS blue cloth coat.
Q. But the oyercoat had been changed
from white coat to q black one. a, Yes,
| sir.
Portion Of the coat shown to the witness. ]
Coroner-Does that look anything like the
| coat: 4. No, cit ; that Is not the coat.
| 9. That Is not the coat he had on the Sec
ond time: A. No, sir nor the tlrst time.
B. Is s that tiis ths bat, A. No, sir; am sure
tt Is not the hat nor tho cont that be woIo.
| Y. District Att0rney-fou said he had his
hand bound up with rags? A. Yes, STR.
G. Which nand: a. The right hand.
Q. &c said be had got 1t jun ping over the
fences? A. les.
G. His hand was not 50 the first time he
came! a. No, sir.
Q. Arc you sure what tlmo he left you tha!
morning? A. Seven O'Clock.
q. He said that lie had to go up town
4. les.
Q: Did you see any letters in his pocket
4. No, Sir.
Q. Did ron sec his pocket? A. No, Sir.
/ g. How do ;ou know that It was se7eu
o'c.s.ock In the moicing when be LETT! 4
Because I heard the whistle blow; know II
was eeyen O'clock before went down stairs
| to shut the fro1t door.
+ 9. Did gou see the hand, whethe. u Vas
cut or not! a. I didn't see the rag takes
| of.
Q. Do you think "JlEnmy' had anything
| TO do With the murders 4. don't know ;
II he had, Robittaiile had also they we're
together at the time.
The poor girl also asked the Coroner If he
thought Jimmy" had killed Mi. Rogers,
ind WAS apparently crushed By no answer
being made 10 her anxious inquiry.
The inquest will be resumed to-day, at II
a. NJ, In the room occupied By the Board Of
Assistant Aldermen.