Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-29
From the N. Y. Star.
The Rogers AssassiOati0n.

IS THE MYSTERY ABOUT TO BE CLEARED
| AWAY ?-MYsTERIOUs MOVEMENTS OF
THE EDETECTIvEs-RICH REVELATIONS
| PROBABLY FORTHCOMING.
There are very few people in New Yorl
| to-day who have forgotten the great ex
citement caused by the murder of Mr.
! Charles Rogers, in front OF his dwelling
in West Twelfth street, adjacent to Broad.
way, on the morning of New Yetr day
1868 And there are but few, if any, in
New York city to-day who believe that
the murderer will ever be found, in fact,
that he passed from this world with the
soul of that somewhat notorious 1nuIYl1-
ual jim Logan No. 2" who met his
death ut the hands Of one Dunn. in Bloc
ker street, some time ago. But there are
police officers in Nv York who for two
years have labored most industriously to
bring to light the truth of the matter
conce rnirg the murder of Charles Rogers
and who today are jnbilant over the pros
pect of an early success. Although no
well-dehned statements can be had from
the lips of the people who are working up
the clues they have become possessed of,
yet there Is sufficient in their actions to
show that they are.
NOT so MUCH AGITATED AS THEY APPEAR
TO BE.
nor 80 etudiouslv watching certain domi-
oileA, or asking for the speedy production
OF relics of the Rogers case, without some
serious case. This is the fact. They have
clues, aud early developments Of some
what ~14rtliug nature may be expected.
CHARLES NJ. ROGERS.
The great excitement which the assassi-
nation caused was unparalleled since the
Burdell C se, and up to the Nathan case.
How singularly suggestive that both are
nearly forgotten now.
The case, and
THE MATTER OF ITS WORKING UP
were more directly in the hands of Police
Captain Charles w. Caffrey, then of the
Fifteenth Precinct Among the men
whom he had working with him was
PAtrolman Gillen, young officer who
showed considerable aptness in his busi-
ness, aud who was detailed to the
special work OF 'clueing" this case. Gill
len worked incessantly, and when the
matter had died out, or rather, when the
public excitement over the matter had be-
come somewhat UaSe, he left the police
Detective Bureau. But ever since the day
Rogers was murdered he has worked la
boriously to find out
THE MURDERER OF ROGERS.
For some time past Gillen has had un-
der special scrutiny girl of somewhat
loose morals who lives in Laurens street
She is a female who is said to be consider
ably known to the police world, and is as
Gillen claims, in possession of matters
which he believes bear upon the identity
t1F THE MAN WHO KILLED ROGERS.
The girls name is said to be Wright,
and it is further told of her that for some
time past she has secluded herself from
public gaze, that she had lodged the
police, going Gut only at night, and then
but to get necess&ries for her subsistence,
aud taking care to avoid coming in the
slightest contact with policemen This
is the statement of the case by those who
have made il business to watch her.
Now it is said that Detective GillenI
has had close watch upon
THE MOVEMENTS OF THIS GIRL.
for some time past Further, it is given
out that Assembly yman Reilly, of the
Eighth Ward, is working in collusion
with Gillen, and that hey have both of
late had conference with officers who, dur |
ing the administration of Captain Oaffery |
in the Fifteenth Ward, aided him In
working up the case. & 8oL -
A certain detective of considerable note
who was engaged on the cars year and
half ago, was waited upon recently by
Gillen and the Ex-Assemblyman, and ask
ed about a@#uTf
THE COAT AND HATad1
which was in the possession Of the police. |
They were told where to fnd them, and |
were asked what was up; but they were
sworn and had nothing to say. Thew |
were excited and nervous, and it is safe
TO suppose that ere long Mess-s. Gillen
and Reilly will astonish US with something
important bearing upon the case.
"A shooting affray occurred Wednes-
day on Front Row, near Madison street,
Chicago, between Mr.. Boyd, of the firm of
White, Boyd 81 Davis, and Mr.. Joseph
Ashford, bookkeeper for Brooks, Nicely &
Co. They arc brothers-in-law. Several