New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-04
THE ROGERS MURDER.

III cOinIoIIdoie, tnlrd-st0ry suite OF 1OOlnS III
the upper part OF this city lives Mr. Everett B. De la NOy
bearded, webult, brownfeatured man OF good hight
and apparently of considerably less than middle
age. Ho has an impulsive manner, and tells. with
out hesitation or contradiction, a story which IS
Of intense interest and which seems worthy OF
credence, especially its most important details
fully confirmed by the testimony OF that lively and intel
lgent lady, Mrs DE La Noy, who manlfests pardonable
faith and pride in her husband For about three years
Mr. De La Noy member Of the police force in this
City during the third year detective, whose success in
working up important cases procured him the enmity OF
his brother detectives OF whom las he beleves laid
plot by which he invegle against his better judg
ment into technical msdemeanor which procured his
dismissal in February last Some time after this he be-
came first mate board the steamboat Connecticut OF
the Hancock Line, which piled between Troy and Pier
a. North River, IN this city On this boat large piles
OF cotton bales were often carried among which passen
gers occasionally lost their hats hat lost in
this way and not reclaimed. camo into Mr. d. posses
sion One day. while handling the hat he picked Off the
number indicating the size, Oh" he thinks and care
essy stuck inside of the sweatband and then tore out
tho lining which was loose, and threw it away Dir. d.
also had dark blue flannel coat on the sleeve OF which
several spots OF black OIL spattered there while It's
engaged in oling the axle of freightruck
on board OF the steamboat. There also. near tho
pocket large grease mark which used TO greatly annoy
Mrs. ID. whenever her husband wore the coat home
the Connecticut gave his name as James Mahar. and
wanted work his passage to this city He was soon
employed deck hand, and, not being well clothed the
mate gave him the hat and coat above described On
July both Nahar and Dir d. loft the boat Later in the
season the latter became streetcar conductor and still
later pedder OF patent charsprngs At intervals since
July no has Mahar about tho city, and spoken to
him occasionally. on the morning OF December al or 26
Ge not certain which, he met him In Unycrsitypace
and passed some words with him. After the murder he
caught an occasional glimpse OF tho fellow. and on the
morning OF January - lie came up with him In Uni
versity place, tapped him tho shoulder. and
said Jim" "Jlm" sprang though no had
been shot, and before MraD could express his surprise
at this aud ask an explanation, friend accosted him
and jim slipped away. THIS circumstance the fell
lows name and other sraws gave the exdetectVe
an idea. Between and 10 o'clock last Friday morning
Mr. DE Ia NOy, coming down town, met couple OF or
hccrs and incidentally asked II they were after the
Rogers murderer casually saying that that coat the
police had not Whie one, no should be Interested
himself Tho detectives. astonshed at such remark
assured him 1t not white coat, but darkblue
flannel one. The vision Of possibilities that flashed
across the exdetectiye's mind may DO imagined. Not
an instant was lost in seeking Sergeant Lowery, whom
IL seems he had known when policeman himself, and
whom he met in tho street. Permission TO
SEQ the coat was asked and granted IL was
shown, and there were the "oilspots." and the
grease mark near the pocket. Its Identification was
instant and complete! Mrs De Ia Noy also to whom IL
was exhibited the next day. recognized IL with equal
promptness and certainty The hat too. Mr.. DE la Noy
knew OF once aud said TO the Sergeant III they'll rein
state me On the Police where I stood, III help look up
this man" Commissioners Brennan was at once visited
and a satisfactory situation was guaranteed to Mt De
La Noy.
OF course the immense importance Of find.
ing this Jim" instantly presented itself TO Sergeant
Iowery and after consideration OF tho case IL was
thought advisable to make tour OF the Station Houses
look the dodgers therein for this man. The ne
cesary authority was obtained and the search begun
with the uptown Station Houses. The party reached the
sprIug.st Station about o'clock Monday morning
Looking carefully among the dodgers there Mr. DE La
Noy spying young stretched out upon the floor
clothed IN nothing but pair OF pantaoons instantly
exclaimed. Jim. VIC want your and To Sergeant
Iowery There's the !" An arrest Immediately
made and another young fellow, said to DO ''paP OF
the suspected murderer also taken into custody as
being possibly the accomplish, whose evidence ~ so
necessary In the case. These prisoners were taken
20 the Fifteenth Precinct tho coat was tried
on dtted. and they woro locked mp. At
this point according 90 Mr.. D.'s story, he
clmched the good impression no had made by grand
coup In presence Of Chief Detective Young Sergeant
Lowery aud several others Mr.. Do Ia NOy remarked
Now gentlemen IL am correct In my opinion, you Will
find the number OF that hat sticking to the inside OF the
swoat-bandi II It there. | Will give up all the
claims have madol II II is there. think am fairly
entitled to be rcinsaed in my old place" The hat was
brought-searoh was made-the number was foundl
The details OF the arrests made on Monday morning
were given in Tuesdays TRIBUNE with tho circumstances
that made 1t impossible that tho suspected man
could be the murderer. farther examination OF the
state Of things at the Springs Police Station confirms
this view and makes II almost certain that Mr De laNoy
Ia mistaken In thinking that John Robinson and James
Mahar are one and the same person. John Collins
poltp NOT Mt n a M
arrest has lodged here since the capture OF his COM
panon as well as before and called UP last night
| about o'clock and sharply questioned. He
IA good natured looking ScOtchman with no objection
az all TO being arrested and fed well as lodged Mt tho
public expense and says that he has known Jack" the
| only name he heard applied to Mr. DE La Noys
Jm' since last Winter; that from juno to December
| 1863 Jack" was away In the country somewhere.
dchng:" that he returned about two months ago, and
since then he has had overcoa no knife mot even
pockoknifel and has not worn hat at oil, but cap
o has had coats Of which was torn about New
Years. "what; tornt Was one sleeve torn orr mo;
| IA WAS Only torn on the flap" "What kind OF a coat
| wasnt" "a brown ene-a kind OF roundabout" mot
| n dark blue onep "No" "And what was tho other
coat - "a black somebody gave him" Couple
this evidence with tho strong and evident conviction or
the officials at tho sprngst station that their LOGGER
can't possibly DO tho murderer and II seems fair TO con
| clude that Mr.. De La Noy has made mistake as
TO identity very natural, indeed. considering tho
and which leaves his identification or
the hat and coat the important well as the most
extraordinary development yet made In this case ana
ono which makes decidedly moro possible than II
did two days ago that chain Of oircumstanai evidence
may yet DO forged strong enough to hang tho murderer
OF Mr. Rogers Nevertheless. though Mr. Do La Noy's
story seems worthy OF full belief Is best to DEFER maj
| opinion I'LL more facts are elected
THE GREAT SMUGGLING CAsE-DIsCHARGE OF
| THE DEFENDANTS.