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

OLD quarters IN Sing Sing asoertaning that he knew
TN Ur ' tho murder or It's perpetrators
Inc hOIo VIZ case - investigated the more ny SERIOUS
and incomprehensible becomes The public are fast
settling mo tne belief that the case VIII take us place IN
history Dssiue the MARY Rogers MURDER tue burue u
der and the other eee6res that have never been
The Rogers inquest was rosumed at the City Hall yes
terday morning at IL O'clock IN presence OF silent and
anxious crowd Messrs. Howe and Townsend, counsel
mony Of witnesses but their requests denied, and
after brief addresses by Coroner Flynn and Assistant
the Jury, who returned a verdict that the deceased
came to MS death from stab wound in the abdomen
y unknown and further n soms RSr OF the
mony as produced before them certainly insufficient 10
this horrible crime although Jury satisfied that in
part OF the evidence produced there 10 deliberate
After hearing the verdict the counsel for the prisoners
moved that they be discharged The motion was denied
turned to confinement the Fifteenth Precinct Police
Station although 1t il probable that they will all be
perfectly satisfactory alb has been proven in favor Of
Logan THO Large by the combined evidence Of Rotalle
and Martina Ellsworth, and consequently his innocence Is
virtually established But the close OF the inquest
Yesterday the Of Logan the Little stl enyeoped
against him his agree ment in size with the murderer
and especially bis failure 10 show where he OH tho
prisoner gives as the for his belief in his clients
innocence rs the fact that this Logan voluntarily gave
himself up TO obtain the reward offered for him, which,
as 1t is worded It is really hard 20 how Mayor Hall
can avoid paving; second the fact that Logan. fully
aware that his lawyer must know the exact truth IN
order to aid hls client persstently declares that
and third the testimony OF his sister and brOthernaw
to his whereabout that morning His sister. Mrs
NJ is OF plain but respectable and intelligent
appearance She says that when James back a
few months from Sing Sing, where he served three
years term for burglary to which he accessory he
boarded with her In West Twenty seventh-st On the
night before the murder he home early. went out
again TO the fire Mt Brggss stables (which enables the
woman to determine the dae) came back IN less than an
hour spent the night at his sisters lat least Is blocks
from the scene OF the murder, and about the time the
seyenO'clock whistle blew, lie called his little nephew
Mrs Ms SOM and told him to get two cents out OF his
t.ogans) pocket, and 10 and get O Sun, with news
about the re He then dressed, and breakfased
sometime between and O'clock and did not leave the
house till toward the middle OF the forenoon having
work at the time to attend to- friend OF the family
living the street. also questioned and
that the day after the murder James called there and
the murder being spoken Of conversed freely CON
cerDng IL, without manestng the least agitation. The
proclamation Offering reward for this Logan came
first the attention Of his brOtherinaw. James Mt
his fathers, about 20 blocks farther mp town. Mr. NJ I'M
mcdatey went there showed James the paper, con
suited with him aud his father, and the result was that
james went NJ once to the nearest station ana delivered
himself mp. Mr. ~ subsequently engaged Mr.. Townsend
counsel and the latter, finding his clients ease so
clear resolved 10 simply let alone, nc least until some
charge was made against Logan Nevertheless, ho had
his witnesses ready yesterday, and they would have
gwen the above evidence In due form the Coroner had
not been excessively anxious TO turn the case over 10
the DisrictAttOrney IL safe therefore, TO con-
slider both the LOgans innocent. ... .