National Republican., 1873-04-05
THE ROGERSKI MURDER,
THIRD DAY OF TOM wRIGHTs TRIAL,

Deunnd-Important Tcstin'sSy for the
rro-ecutiou-Tho wsnian MHrUprct
Wood. on tho stand-shc Swear. that
TEN Told Her lie Had killed the Jew
Tho De,ectiyo's story Of the Arrest
Medical TestImony-Thc Case OF the
t.ov,rnmcr, Closed and the Defence
Opened.
The Criminal Court Mr. Justice Macarthur
resumed yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the
trial Of Thomas Wright, who stands indicted for
the vlllful murder Of Samuel Rogcrski, In q
house corner Of and Tenth streets, on the
Monday before last Christmas.
The prisoner was brought In q short time be-
fore the opening Of the court, the usual crowd
gathering to see hun pass along.
tHE TESTIMONY.
Mr., Harrington called the following witnesses
Phlllp Cohen. Witness knew Rogerski, md
identified hts pack. lie identified The stockings
Margaret Woods, the woman who lived with
has known Wright since last July he had been
living with her; was willing 10 tell the whole
truth. The peddlet was At my house the Mon,
4 shawl from him, still owing him quarter on
H. Wright knew when the peddler came; lie
asked what she purchased, and 4 sne Knew
there don't know but will rob him" Witness
left the house at 1880 on the morning OF the
22d, and leit Tom in iI Came S back S after & Y
ing up the blood from the noof. asked him
what he had done, and Wright answered 81
have Killed him and put him in the closet" Tom
You, % and You you can finish it." Witness, after she
gave him dinner then finished up the cleaning
u the fioor she remained in the house tn after
Woodshed In a hole; don't know what become Of
the valise; before he Put Il out In the woodshed
he had II ur stairs, when witness told him sue
did not want II In her house. In the evening,
about r3o O'Clock, Tom left the room, and after
he had been gone about au hour and half he
sald, eve carried him away out In the nelds.
Witness never looked at the body. Wright got
M early the ncNt morning aud went TO see his
btUthef; don't Know what he took away; don't
Know whether he took the yallse On OF not
out Ot the pack. When Tom came back he had
anew coat and rair Of shoes on, aud said he LEFT
the old ones at the store on four-and.a- hall
hAtIhet. Tom said he put some things In the
Ore, but witness did not see them; he never said
why he burnt the rags up,
house. Her son, thirteen years OF age, also lived
with her. Wright came TO board with her two
weeks after her husbands death, 10 July. man
named Cartwright also boarded with her. Wit
mesa left the house on that morning about 1890
O'Clock. Wright never. brought her any water
for her TO wash on Monday. he generally did 50.
house on Tuesday, the day after he Killed the
man. Had jinner on Monday about 1880 all
were present. Witness was not In the house on
that dag when Tom came 10 dinner. The noor
was wet In the frOnt and back room. Wright be-
gan TO play an accor1eon after dinner. Witness
finished cleaning up the noor when she came In
after dinner. Saw little specks OF blood on the
moor In the back room looked like a chicken had
cut It's foot. The furniture was In the same con
dition as when she left u. Tom said he hat
robbed the peddler, and that he killed him and
put him In the closet. Witness told him that I
frightened her, when he said, "WhAt arc yot
scared about7 did not do II sure enough" Tom
In the house except when he was asleep. Wit
ness never looked In the closet; she was fright
Gned to look In. Heard that the ofilcers had beer
TO her house on Tuesday evening.
In the cToss-examinatlOn Of this witness sh'
stated that woman peddler, named Boorder
had been In the habit of calling at her house fo
the past seven years, and that Tom had pur
chased several pairs Of blue socks with whit
tops from her about two weeks before that. III
had three pairs Of them which he bought Of her
the murder from the children the next morning
Witness told Tom about i, and he asked "Di'
YOU hear who done it7- lie was with the crow,
dsy morning.
After recess Margaret Wood was recalled an'
questioned by Mr.. Harrington, a. follows
q. Has Tom ever threatened yOu' 4. Yes, sir
y. What lid he say7
Mr.. Hcnkle. Wait \ moment. What do ~,
Mr.. harrington have no objection to statini
that propose to show that on the night OF IN
murder he threatened II she told about II N
would cut her into mlnce-meat.
The objection was withdrawn.
Witness said that he had threatened TO cho
herup II she said anything about II. lsensa
toni
Detective McDeyltt was called immediatel
after the recess. lie testified as to his examl
nation Of the case, searching for clues 70 %
murder, &c. His attention was called TO IN
murder by an Ofiicer saw the body and visltc
the spot where II was found, about one hundre
Yards from the house occupied by Wright IN
next day, with others, tracked blood TO so nea
the house that they determined to enter. Wit
ness asked Wright II q peddler had been ther
the day before, and be replied no, that no ped
ing three times II they were satisfied, TO whic
Mr. Coomes replied, ayes, for the time being.
On Christmas eve he received information, an
Lieutenant Gessiord and onicer Hughes, an
arrested all hands. They found the pack burie
III the yard; asked Wright what he did with N
Monday night, and he said that he had brouEt
them home. Witness went to the store OF M
Slmonds anC got shoes, which Wright said wer
the left one having had at the time something o
Il which looked like blood. Wright told him bt
fore they got the shoes, after they had see
on Four-and-a-half street near Mr.. Bacons, an
witness and Mr.. McElfre Jh went TO the nm
store, lMr. Smonds,) and there found then
which Wright said were his, and on them theI
was some blood. There was some blood nel
the fireplace, and on the wooden part OF ~
closet as II something bloody had been lyin
Cross-examined: Wright told him where
rnd the shoes. Tue shoes have not been wasn't
since. IL was the left shoe. Tom did not u
witness that be TOM had been shot In the le
leg. when he went 10 the house Tow Mrig
was there aud man named Ross, whom wLig
had lust called In. When witness went the
nrst he looked into the closet, but not as he
after the arrest. II required light 20 see blot
in the closet, II was dark closet several ?,
sons were with witness when he discovered u
blood In the house OF Wright.
Redirect: Witness was present when those "
hatchets lhatchets sh0wn) were found. One W
taken from under the bed ani the othcr from
CToss-examinatiou resumed: The stains In u
closet were Of 4 reddish color; found on the 81
Eneared II as II was laid down. witness thin
the stain was blood; could not tell how long
had been dry. ,Brick shown.l AL the bricks we
painted over as that brick ls could not swe
positively at what hour the examination OF U
trail OF blood FROM the body was made; II g
tended ffty yards or more; there were patches
snow upon the common; there was no snC
where the body lay; the trail was drop Of bio
here aud there. Witness described the wal
across the common, the beginning OF the tr
there were some blood spots on Z street; I
blood spots were on street near the corner
Ninth street, but these were not the blood spC
Vt which ho had spoken as running towards q
house. II Is not IN the Judgment OF witness oH
one hundred yards from WrlGhts house
where the body was found. witness dld
notice that part Of the fence Uf Tom Wrigh
house had been torn down,
Redirect. think can tell blood from paint
CrUss-eNaminatIon resumed: ] did not ha
the blood stains on the pants analyLed because
thought that TO he the duty OF the GOyernlnei
samuel Bembry. About Christmas last WI
ness boarded at Mrlghts house, on the corner
Tenth and L streets; left the house betweet
and O'Clock IN the morning; went 10 the whA
came up to dinner; went out for few minut
and then came IN again with the bucket thOug
he saw hair On the door; when he came back
supper he went aud laid down because ne "
tired; this was between and O'Clock, eyenln
Tom was there when he went 10 sleep, but wn
lie walked up Tom was gone; witness near
about quarter Of an hour from that time, ,
liUeman's whistle.
To the Court: It was ten or fifteen mlnut
after witness woke before he heard the whist
Direct examination resumed: Tom got
about O'Clock next morning; witness got up
usual next morning aud went 10 work, on
wharf heard OF the murder, discovered that
nOOr had been wet aud was being washed up
Monday; a conversation with Mrs. Wood led h
10 send for the 0lficerF.
To the Court. Witness had heard that the VI
GERS had been there before.
Oss-examined. When witness came IN
Monday he came In by the Kitchen door. NJ
Mood was inside. She had a cloth In her hat
wipnR up the floor. Witness thought II "
bloOd-a space larger than that table, zone ani
half by three and half feet.) She was wriI
ing the cloth into q tub. Witness saw spots