Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-08
THE EOGERSKI MURDER.
what Tom Wright Saws.

a STAR reporter cailfC at the jail this morn
ing for the purpose of seeing Tom Wright, con-
victed on Saturday night last of the murder of
the peddler, Roserski; the prisoner having in
yited an interview by the following note:
''NAsHlEGToS ID. &. April Sth 1873. To Re-
porter of the Star Office to come to see me i'm
mediately i want to see you on some important
business that have looked over the matter OF
being hung for something i am innocent of but
however II they hang me 1 reckon God will be
with me. oh all that greaves me is for the peo-
pie Of Washington to have such thought of
me; they all think killed the peddler but it is
one OF the greatest mistakes they ever made in
their lives. They look at me as If had been a
lion but have not done any thing. God knows
il and know il too"
The reporter having been admitted to the
jail yard,
THE INTERVIEW
took place at the bars OF the front window of
the first floor right. Tom Wright and Henry
ing the droyer, Hahn, a few days since) were
both at the window, on the sill OF which an open
Bible was lying, as also a copy of yesterdays
STAR, Wright having subscribed for the paper
IN the name of Thomas ID. Wright" for the
purpose of knowing what is said of him. The
reporter called his attention to the alleged state
ment of Ellen Wood, (the daughter of his mis-
tress, Mrs. Wood, who it will be remembered
was the principal witness against him published
in the ChroRicle this morning, and Wright asked
that II be read to HIM. The request was com
Piled with, and the reporter read from the
CinORiele, as follows:
ELLEN WOODS STATEMENT.
Ellen Wocds, grown NJ dau ghter Of Margaret
az living there at the time of the murder, and
arrest Of her mother Ellen came to the house, and
carried away quite number of articles of furniture
The Peddler she saws, was sitting in an arm rSeS
ing-ehGir between the stove and the closet where
back partly turned towaId the Kitchen door ~. ,T
which he was also sitting. Tom, she alleges, came
the back Of the head with the Ratchet when Roser n
sk tSIned and said Oh don't Kin me Take
came around to the front Of him, and said, .'Yes
srne him n sSe mouth with and Ind then he
hsiS ilt. Other blows were gi, en-, when the
sSdSe e fell n Sut de Of T.! T chair on to the floor
peddiefs pack and put around his neck and finished
RdGg t She ra% s n Tse WoSd
then then cleaned NJ, and the body ehucked into the
but came in afterward to iIis dinner, knowing moth
ing about the murder In the evening she says that
hold Of the strap around the neck and her mother
taking him by the head; the peddlers coat being
Gttle boy ahead to that the way was clear Tom
az hIst dug long trench in under the shed, round
putting the body in there, but the ground being
frozen, Tom abandoned the idea. snd, after
tel, AS.ok the pack ont there and buried it,
This Is by the fact that last week, while
ashes was found about half saan Of Buttons Rtie
partly so1sums ed, large number Of agate ones be-
hSt Ii is pretty evident that the pedder was dis
ing ms ga Us TO some one 1t Is not very likely
the woman; as Toni came ia from the kitchen when
n az s nT b PEN Ellen inat Inc P sI Her Was '
me Moor and hearth, being directly under and in
the eE The WAS , Te1 Tom
old AuntE Butler care, and has since been taken
The pedder substantiates that part Of her story.
give 7 as We hear i frop three or fouf parties
y, whom Ellen r9Reated H. each Of whom are willing
SPOKEN OF the "murderOus SOUL Of her nOthsr |
says Tom got twenty dollars from the body II the
SAILOR " hen he killed him. Other persons in the
ne time last summer in the vicinity Of this house
and Mrs Barry says she is frequently told that a
alton Of The floor failed to reveal any evidence
! me IemoH al OF sny part OF IL, yet the floor is
ample space fer such JOB if was determine, to
WRIGHT DENIES
To the question, .'ls this true?" Wright an |
swertd, at Is not tue. Ellen was not living
home then; she was out in service, and WASN'T |
~ the house the whole day, as knows Of"
Reporter.-What do you want to see me |
ibOut?
Wright want to tell YOU
THE WHOLE THING, JUST AS 1T WAS,
md want You to put il down right.
Reporter.-We1, I'll take down what you
nave TO say.
wIight.Ewen, I and Margaret went out of
going TO DR.. PTatt's for some washing, and
tarted towards eth street; 1 went to the Wharf. |
ind lett there about quarter to Q, or O'Clock
anu tnen went to Williams and played cards
lntil IL O'Clock, with several boys; we PLAYED |
Tor cigars ard drinks. Margaret was washing |
when came home; she said that she had col
ome window curtains and shirts from DR. /
pIatt, ana they mad been hung Out-some in the
iouse, and some on a tree i'm the ward. She then /
coured up the floor, as she always does after
Washing, and there was
NO BLOOD ON TIE FLOOR
IS seen, didn't know that ANYTHING had been
gong on. In the afternoon went down TO the
shaIi 70 see II some vessels had not come up
or Il wanted job to contract for unloading
lumber This was sometime between ; and
, CLOCK, don't know exactly what time it was
went down TO 9Th street and then up to T.,
'id over TO Deinhart's on ~ street. 1 re-
named there with some boys few minutes |
ina about supper time went home, going up T.
ueet. Margaret was not there, and when 1 |
vent around the front way 1 saw some body
going out the back yard; this was as turned |
n to the front. Sam Bembry was one and |
here was some one ahead of him, and l. looked |
liked they had something. Sans tools were
,bout the woodshed, and noticed next day that |
had been swept up which was unusual I did |
cot look over the fence. Sam came back before l
y argaret did and he and 1 stood at the front |
ioor until she came and let us in. When She l
'ame she got supper and Sam and PLAYED a |
,ame at cards, but he did not seem to plav a |
veil as usual. He appeared sick and PLAYED l
My one game. Sam complained and then
vent to bed and pretended 10 be asleep.
AT this point Gen. Henkle entered the cor |
idor, and the interview was brought to close.
r. DENIAL BY MARGARET WOOD.
paper SvhtaInihg inc aiiegeu statement /
y the girl Ellen Wood was sent to her mother l
' eau "''. 80 asked, f'Dld Ellen say fh..r.
.nd receiving the reply that it purported to be i
ler statement, she denied every word, stating |
hat her daughter was in service at the time, |
md did net come home even to change her
clothes.
1t is stated that the girl was not at the house
II the time mentioned, nor had she been there |
or over week, Wright having driven her
away.
DIVISION OF THE Sons OF TEMPERANCE |
The National Division of Sons OF Temperance
Of North America have devolved upon District Il
Deputy r. VI. Bradley the duty of reorganiz-
ng the order in the District OF Columbia. -Four
divisions now exist within this iurisdcti OF
This number Howard, No. 4, Equal, No. 81, and
Veterans Home, No. %, hold regular meetings