New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-27
Ay ATROCIOUS MURDER.
LATEST PHASE OF CRIME IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA--THE MURDERER ARRESTED.
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ofthe city.

LATEST PHASE OF CRIME IN THE DiS--AkA VI
COLUMBIA-THE MURDERER ARRESTED
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Tbe latest murder in
this city that OF the Polish pedder Rogersh Monday
night IS one Of the most atrocious and codboOded on
record The murderer, who arrested last evening
sa notorious cOlored rough Tom Wright who resides in
an old south OF Pennsylvaniaage and about Iea
feet from any other building It seems that Rogerbk
who was in the habit OF visiting that negbb5hood 20
sell cheap aces and fancy goods carried with him about
sIOO in money. and expected Monday night
Wright, Friday last, asked his mistress who lived
with him when she expected the peddler again. On being
informed. he said that he gong 20 rob lin
and get some Christmas money. The woman Margaret
says that tho pedder early in the evening and
that she left him with Wright while she went down the
street 20 make e call upon washerwoman. when she
came home she found Tom engaged in washing up the
floor On asking him what he had DONE he said that be
had killed that Id Dutch pedder and put him in a
closet under the stairs" After dark she says further
he took the straps from ROgerss pack fastened them
about the neck and legs OF the body and carried it
upon the common, where IL after discovered.
The police who had been working up the since Mon
day night visited the wrghVs house last evening and
arrested him, his Mistress boy who lived with them,
and boarder. Tom denied all knowledge Of the deed,
and would confess nothing merely saying that he
bad enough but not bad enough Kill rob. Margaret
talkave, and said she not present az the
time OF tue confessed committed
the act while she absent, and that she came home
and found what had been DONE and that the goods be-
longing TO the pedder concealed In shed In the
theiremses After thorough search the peddlars
pack containing all his goods found buried about
three feet deep In the she'd The hatchet with which the
murder committed was found under the bed Marks
Of blood found the door and wall and In the
closet where the body had first been placed. The floor
had been carefully washed but removing some of the
bricks of the hearth they found to be stained With
blood.
On Tuesday following the discovery OF the body the
officers went through this house and into the closet
described but very da0z corner the marks OF
blood were not discovered az that time, and Wright
offered assist the detective in upturnng everything
the house, and afterward asked II he was satisfied.
During the search about the common for blood
Tom was among the rest. with a bold front Several
circumstances in connection with this murder suggest
important questions OF social science No less than
murders have been committed within the District OF
Columbia during the current year Three executions
have place within the past ak weeks and
IA appointed for early next month. Wright. the
latest murderer has been greatly interested IN ali the
late murder trials, and q witness OF two Of the
three recent executions.