The New York herald., 1869-01-11

Prissner-What Logan Intends 60 Provo
and the Police Think Of the Surrender
Did Any Citizen Witness the Murders
II would be utterly impossible for any person not
thoroughly acquainted with the more striking char
acterstlcs OF that n0ndescript species Of police
called ward detectives" to even imagine the dis
gust the selfsurrender Of James Logan has excited
In their ranks. There is no mistakng the fact that
even previous to the proclamation OF Mayor Hall.
offering q reward Of g. 500 for the apprehension Of
Logan, every possible effort was made by Captain
Carney and his officers to ferret out the whereabouts
or the wanted man; but the fact that, even to the
hour Of his delivering himself up. the detectives
were not aware OF the presence OF Logan in the
Twent eth ward is equally unmistakable.
WHAT THE POLICE KNEW ABOUT LoGN's WHERE
AB0Urs.
Feeling that 81, 600 was q sum not picked up every
day In the street and that they did not make some
show OF having compelled" Logan to surrender
they would have no finger in the reward pie the
specials" 81 the Fifteenth took it upon themselves
the night OF the surrender 10 impress everybody
with the .fact ~ that they had been for week,
more or less directly on Logan's tracks. In fact,
according 10 their way OF 1t, they followed him like
so many sleuth hounds from Jackson square on the
morning OF the murder, thence the next day to a
house In Seventh avenue, near Seventeenth street,
and 80 on al f,srattu1n unvil the very night
OF the surrender, when, they contend, they
had him SO 'corneredn that he had to give
himself up or be captured. They also alleged, with
a great flourish Of clubs, that Logan 'remained
housed for several hours stretch In place in Four
teenth street near avenue A." The fact OF the whole
matter s, that Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts
made to capture Logan, the police knew nothing
whatever OF his Whereabouts until he made his sud
den appearance at the Twentieth ward station house
on Saturday night. IL may be that Logan - the
murderer and 1t may be, with equal probability,
that he is not the murderer but facts derived from
were unable to aes hod Of him. although he was n
Twenty seventh street, going In and out OF his
brothern laws house openly the day he surrendered
himself. II he had been tracked as they contend he
was II seems rather strange that, with 81 800 dang
ling before their eyes, they should have allowed him
TO be housed FOR q whole day in Fourteenth street,
or II they knew--as they say they did-that he was
in Twentyseventh street Just before he surrendered
himself, that they did not arrest him before he went
on his way. or why, If they were fol-
lowing him from day to day, did they go out
OF their way on Friday TO lay hands on an IN
nocent man in HobOken whose only offence was that
he bore the name OF James Loganf Tne truth OF the
entire aiar Is the speca! detectives with al the,
obtained as to his identity, aud II the failure was
not Intentional. which, ID quite unlikely when re-
ward Is IN question: Then It must have been through
stupidity. The officers no DOUBT did their best to
catch Logan but their best was not OF a very nigh
order and so the least they claim about the matter
the better for their own regulations.
cAN LOGAN PROVE An AIIBIs
Yesterday afternoon Superintendent Kennedy pro-
ceeded to the Twentieth ward station house, and,
after speaking to Logan for few minutes, ordered
him to be taken to the Fifteenth precinct station,
day after the attack on Mr. Rogers, there are now in
carcerated on suspicion OF having been concerned
Msy % Ssn1r wn ae ns n Now he en
toned Mr.. John McManus. the prisoners brother
in-law, accompanied him to the station where he
was coseted for long time with the police oficals
who no doubt endeavored 10 draw from him what
facts they thought might prove serviceabe to
them In the case at early day to come He stated
to the HERALD reporter III the most determined
manner, however, that an alib would be easily
proven for Logan and that he had not the slightest
fnora fnr Ia Nm IA xtavn nf tln vurr N
contends. the prisoner was al home and asleep, and
knew nothing whatever OF the dreadful tragedy until
planston p'iishe' OF the statement p mada BY Logan
that he had not previous to seeing the
Mayors proclamation oferng reward OF $500 for
his apprehension. been aware that his name had
been publicly mentioned In connection with the case
he says, and very truly that the police had taken
every precauton to prevent his name being made
public and that but one paper IN the CITY, regard
less OF whatever injury the cause OF juslce might
have incurred therefrom, published tho circum
stance about The envelope, and that paper he did
not happen to readjust as 1t every day happens TO
the majority Of people in this city VINO know now
to read. Mr.. McManus contends that, n Logan was
concerned In the murder and he knew an allb could
not be proven for him. he would have been the last
which leading him to the station house under the
circumstances would be the FIRST and certain STEP
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.
manifested to see him BY the police OF precincts
other than that In which he Il imprisoned has been
very great-probably with view should the ac-
cused turn out 70 be the murderer, OF claiming part
OF the S25 500 reward, for the same reason that the
Fifteenth precinct specials will. no doubt. claim.
their share. There is great diversity OF opinion
aoout the innocence or guilt oT the prisoner among
tine regular headquarters detectives and certain well
known criminal lawyers who happened TO drop In
at the Central Office yesterday Just to have little
talk over the matter. The opinion OF the majority
seems TO be that the murderer has not yet been
caught, and, that although the envelope with
Logans name on II Is strong circuIn
stance against him. he in participated In the
their belief, first, mat the the murderer having
been wounded in the arm during the attack on Mr..
Rogers OF which the bloody sleeve afterwards found
gave strong evidence. no cut or healing wound
whatever has been found on s.ogan's arm; second.
tnat Coser tue negro boy. in his haiand-haf iden
tlncation or fallent VINO ~ q much heavier man and
fully head taller than Logan, said that "the other
man" whom he saw in the scuifie was taller and
more stoutly built than Talent himself and, thirdly,
that The man who committed the deed, knowing full
well that the least crcumstantiai evidence found
against him would be certain 10 conduct him TO the
gallows could never plnck up courage enough, even
II be did apprehend capture by the police, to sur
render himself and, by declaring himself innocent,
run certain OF the risks guilty man would encounter
There are those, however, who feel inclined TO be-
ieve that Logan Is the murderer at least that he
knows more about the crime than he Is at present
Wiling 10 divuqe. The past character OF the young
man, coupled with the circumstance OF the envelope
addressed TO him., found IN the murdcrer's coat
tension OF utter guitlessness OF the murder--that
II, provided an alib be not clearly proven for him.
Tomorrow the Coroner may resume the inquest and
nave logan confronted by the negro boy, when u
VIII be seen whether or not Mr. McManus'
confidence In his ability to prove his brother.
in-aw'r Innocence IL well founded. The police.
n anticipation OF the approaching mquisiti0n, are
acting very secretly IN regard to the case and will
allow no person 70 communicate either with Logan
or Iallent, who. BY the way, has not rs yet been
made aware oi the arrest OF the former In all
probability n 10 intended that the two shall not
know or each others presence In the station house
unt the inquest II resumed. when they will be sud
denly con<ronted one with the other BY this means
the slightest recognition OF one by the other may
possibly give additional strength to the chain or
circumstantial evidence, the police are straning
every nerve TO bind about the prisoners.
VINO SAW TUE NURDERy
IL has more than once been asked since the day
the murder was brought to light why on earth a
man could be attacked at his door step without
policeman being near at hand to render assistance
TO the victim: yet no one appears to have thought
what strange thing II was that no citizen witnessed
| the occurrence. Mr.. Rogers, when murdered, was
exactly opposite hotel the once u which, facing
on Twelfth street, ~ always open snd clerk always
behind the desk, and several OF the stores and pr
vate houses In The Immediate vicnlty mad been open
al the time for an hour at least There Ii. In all
probability great reason 10 believe that one
persons did see the attack on Mr.. Rogers: but
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