New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-29
LILLE MrRDER or why RoGERS.

A MYSTERY THAT WAS SEVfK soLvED-How PoE
PRESERVED 1T ~ a STORY.
The contest over the will of John Anderson,
the millionaire tobaccOnst has revived interest IN the
tragic story Of Mary Rogers whose death caused such
sensation many year, and gave Edgar Allan Poe tho
material Tor hi- story OF The Mystery Of Marie Roget
The unfortunate gi employed By John Anderson In
the days when he kept his little tobacco shop In Broad
way AID ~ was ,ealcd By tho testimony Of eX-s state
senator Mattoon the Fri 81 of the will case me million
rc was during hs latter days, Possessed of the deson
that hc held almost constant communication with the
spirit Of tho numbered girl At the time OF Mary
Rogcrs's mysterious death, suspicion attached To many
people Of being her murderer. Among those suspected
was John Andersor though there sciniia OF
evidence that he the guilty person.
Ia the days when Poe was young man In New-Iork
the mother Of Mary Roger, kept boarding house IN
Nassan--t Mary's father hal long been dead and Mrs
Roccr,'s only fortune her tact and ability TO make
both ends Mary possessed OF beauty oi ior
aud feature that made her aell known IN the city Snd
when John Anderson engaged her services a. sales
woman in his tobacco his trade materially In
crca.ed IL was considered the proper thing for all
young men fashion buy their cigars and tobacco at
Auder,uns and to be ON familiar terms with Mary
Rogers But there not breath Of suspicion against
the good character ., Mary and all the town was wild
with surprise when she suddenly disappeared from be-
hind John Audcrsons counter and one knew what maj
become
one day the tty clgarcer appeared at her Old place
behind the and all Inquiries answered that she
hal been on "a visit aunt In the country. Ihlngs
went along In their old way for while. The young
bloods with ru1lcd shirt fronts and nigh coat coors
bought their cigars AnersOns aud laughed ana talked
with Mary But the maiden glco and sport OF tho
beautful r seemed all TO have left her since her visit
her In the country aud she had lIeOc'uPIou a."
one SUNDAY shc left her mothers house. saying she
WA goiu ~ "a
OF the city There was young man boarding with her
mother AT the time named Payne. He the accepted
snor Of MARY and when she went out sunday she
told him TO call for her at the house OF htr eaNc III Tue
evening 1t rned that night and he ana not CO. SuoS
ing that Mary would her relatives house over
night, she had often done before. inc ~" III
Rogers seemed TO have u prcscntincnt DI Wnat was
about To apI en- aud said after her daughter eit Tue
house: shall Ioyer See Mary AGAIN me my
day Mary did return and ON inquiry ~ hcr
house lt WAS found that she had not Decn thsre' an
trace her lost until four days AFTER Wne heI po1
was found floating IN the Hudson near meruh" KIN
The marks on the body left LO DOUBT Dut that SUP nlu
been murdered great sensation was c'"So " Luz it
detectives followed up every possible Cow III lohol
on the Jersey slOJ where the DOdy was IOu "o
discOy cred the gloves parasD ana part ol w
tho murdered girl. 10 appeared at hrst rs II e tthvt
had been the scene OF struggle, but on close Sp'VtU
decided that the place had Dcch hrralbo
II give II that appearance. ,-,,.... .oo,,
lust before this time my stcrious boats had been seen
the Hudson. one Of them was lnhhhcu W d s niS
roughs who committed all sorts of outges Ano} nous
letters were sent TO ono OF the daily PHlTrS Bgnrs n
this oats IA the inurderer5 oi M'i! ~
also discovered that Mary hd pGch ~ . t, Ga
meeting secretly "A man with dark beard ana that sue
had cen with Young naval officer Oh Win
cason. II was alleged that she was In company WIN
this officer whom she first disappeared from AHuc'au
tobacco shop on what subsequently SAID WAS VISIT
10 ncr aunt Altcr the murder rndOcriesS pIa. "S
picked M on the Hudson where the murueT WIS
rupposed To have taken place aud taken To te Dhlso
ONCE. From there IL myseriously dl>appehroh n"dy
Rogers last seen alive on SUNDAY; Oh "y ,r,a
empty boat with the sail and oars lying III Us e
seen floating the Hudson below McchaWNcn ,
young naval officer accounted for bis WhtchDo's J
ths time Mary left her homo until her bOh! was o'
and the mystery of her death became dteper tnin I
For long time the detectives worked Oh ."o with
the people talked about II, but as time MoIn aN.S @
no clearing the mystery II was gradually lofgU.o
sity had not Poo written his story OF Malo ktr
Finally 1t transpires that the unqulrt slht,, go -,
Rogers wAa in the habit OF haunting her olu eu l"ll
hs declining years. Tic mystery OF her death was he'0