Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-25

Tho Detailed Statement ef Mr.
kO9ers 90 Efls EsaAssr-'cAe Act
prOhMhlH Prem ed mod.

lflenJ oi dt- myers, tuuEtsIts ne" WI
sion or he murder story, and one that seems
10 prove that the murder was predetermined
on, instead oil being The resuls Of the resist
ance made by Mr. Rogers TO the r. b5erv.
Mr.. Enysrd says
; "Jhe facts are these II was the duty OF
one Of the servants to sweep the basement
hal and front AREA every morning. "a ths
morning of the cad occurrence she was late
Mr.. Rogers ment up stairs TO ascertain the
cause OF her delay. She complained 81 no.
feeling veil. With his Characteristic kind
ness Of heart. he told her 70 lie down Tor
chile. aud he would see that her work wss
attended to. lie thought he would do u
himself. Ii was sonsthing be had never
done before, and on this OCCASION on'y =
relieve his iudispossd servant. lie had got
a. far o. the top Of the ares steps. ne vas
inside the osursy ard. and not upon shs side
valk. His attention was 6rst attrAeled BY
hearing s,ms remark in which tbs words
/. old man we're used. The remark Was net
addressed 10 him. He locked up, ~ one
naturally would Engaged in swesping, aud
saw Two men walking Gle ely away. Ons
vas taking off his overcoat, which he gave
| TO the other. Who ran across the street with
It. The movement, however singular, did
not create any suspicion in the mind u
Mr.. Rogers. lie heard the one from the
| opposite side say, Don't, jim, you bad
better not All this occupied but mo
msnt or two. The other immed a,sly made
dash at him with knife, coming through
a cato and into the yard. 1t would seem
| from this that murder as well as robbery
was intended from the beginning.
This attack was made at his head, and
he hat Of the unfor innate mau was cut 10
several places. Mr.. Rogers naturally threw
% his hands to ward of the blows. Ills
assailant then quickly grapplsd him, and.
in the struggls that cnsusd, Auccseded IN
obtaining possession Of his pocket book,
which he thrust in the breast 0ockes Of his
flannel sack Mr.. Rogers became exhausted
10 tho struggle, and for . moment ceased
his resistanos. Ii was then thss the assail-
ant cut his watch guard. end thrust the
watch into the came breast pocket.
I'm the account which you copy from the
| New Y ork 7imss,t 10 stated that the massiv .
cham attracted the eye Of the assailant.
Mr.. Rogers sre No massive chain. lie had
worn for Yeas, ond did on this occasion, .
very plain hair chain, with . email gold
slide. II was by no means oenspicusns.
A massive gold chain would not have bees
% easily cut. This act seemed to Ere Nj
Rogers anew, and he again seized bold OF
his assailant, hoping to detain him until
assistance came, crying with what lhts
asreoxth he had left Murder Watch =
1t was then that the fatal wound was
given.
The coat was torn from the murderer
IN his struggle to escape after the stabbine
l L.. h. ~
garment in his hand until lie reached his
parlor. and told those who gathered absu'
him that they wolld find his psckstboek
and watch in it. lie had secured his prop
srty, but lost his life. The timo 81 the
occurrence wass little before seven o'clock
"Ihesc are the facts rs they were stated
to me by my unfortunate friend a lev hour,
before he died They were gwen in answer
10 inquiries, which we're made with . view
Of learning from his own lips all the circum
stances as near as he could remember them
mo word was addressed TO Mr. Roger,
10y his assailaut. There was. therefore, nj
| quarrel previous to the assault The attack
was made in his courtyard, and without any
| provocstion."
rnR MURDERER PROBABLY LEFT THE CITY.
| From The New York Taes Of jan 10.
Yet certain facts have besn current in
oilicial circles, and as tho publicity Of some
Of these would MOI interfere with the sue
| cessiul pursuit Of the assassin, they have
| been laid before our readers. In certain
| quarters il has been attempted to throw
| discredit on some OF these statements 1t J.
proper to say that the STORY OF the Sing Sing
developments Of Monday last WAS . iltersl
transcript Of thoroughly established facts
Whatever else may happen, it is certain
that nothing in the future will disprove the
abatement that The Sing Sing oenvict Who
wrote the letter directed 70 james Logan,
New York CITY," escaped with the letter IN
his pocket, and came TO this city. From
this point out, vsrything 10 assumption,
but tho theories established on the msagre
facts have tho merit Of plausibility. The
police having accepted the self surrender
Of James Logan mo II a. conclusive evi.
dsncs Of his innocence, were inevitably
driven to the conclusion tn 4 the assassin
wontd be found in the writer Of the letter
and upon tins conclusion have acted and
must act unil IL IS discovered that the let.
| Ter passed through the handle of some third
party. A detective is always devoted 10
tho mysterious. and . polio. man has no
compunctions when deny ing the truth .'foI
he sake OF furthering tho ends o. Justice
and hence We have nigh police authority -
seeking to give the tinge OF romance to well
| Established facts, and protesting utter igno-
rance nf the escaped convict. Others OF
| these detectives seek to create the ilppre
sion that there IS yot another Logan un
found, but meet with but poor success in
that direction, as popular crsdulity 10 new
| ia I'D II 49, -
psreon named Logan committed the muir
der
One fact has, however, pressed itself ups
IN the public mind for two days past. and
has brought very considerable depression
Of spirits. This fact is, the absence Of the
suspected man from the city; fer they have
been forced to admit that he has very pro-
badly not been in tho city for some day :
post, but where he il, whom he left, Or y ha,
route he teek, are equally unknown. H.
the absence of ali definite Information con.
corning hun, they find consolation 10 his
innate stupidity, and are certain that vsry
,oon he will commit soms blundsr by which
his hiding place will DO revealed.
Osscevsry eT0ursed Gold n Pee.
ria. BY = Party OF vvorknsn.
From the Pssris Transcript, Jan. 3.
Yesterday afternoon, workmen engaged
in excavatiug . cellar on the ground Tor
msrly occupied BY the old Spin sstte saloon
building. on Main street. unsarthsd crock
containing . lot Of geld pieces Of the do
nsminasisn Of $50 aud ESQ.
The crock was inclessd in sack, and OF
OF the men picked it up, empty ing the gold
on the ground, before he knew what the
seek centained. The workmsn dropped
heir shovsls and began 10 pick up the
shining pieces. Children play ing "scrab'
l,oss" for hickoly nuts we're ne,Aine q
these older children fighting for msney
Tue psrsen who first discovered the gold
secured the crock and made en with It.
and each Of the fortunate ones who secured
part oft treasure ran away, 20 that there
vac sudden cessation Of work On the sx-
cavation. Oas man was 20 Disguised u
not getting any Of the money, that he huna
his pick in the air and ''pns cut homo.
We were unable to learn the amount
found, but it was certainly over 81, 900 and
perhaps $4,000. Some aIlege that the
man whs carried of the sack aad its 70.
manning san,snts secured over 81 900, but
thersis no authority for any such state
ment. Another man is said to have -
cured seven %2o pieces and sthsrs go. less