Year: 1869

the articles to dealer In old clothes or gave them
AWAY 70 rag picker, and possibly he might be ac-
important for the bringing OF the culprit to justice
lnat an eye witness OF the murder should be secured
pals can only be done By discovering The second
case VIII not be sent TO the District Attorney II is
true that there is third party who witnessed
the deadly struggle between Mr. Rogers
and his murderer--the colored boy-but he
Is generally set down as unmitIgated fraud, who
knows nothing calculated 60 unravel the mystery.
For THIS reason he has not been confronted with the
prisoner arrested on tuesday morning.


- THE SEARCH YESTERDAY.


sergeant Lowery, detective Gillen and other
onicers were yesterday on the Q,ti uiue or excite
ment lest Collins should escape them. The entire
gay "a M ana n evening was spent in frutess search up
intendent Kennedy personally took the direction Of
the matter and was all day out on the hunt,
at headquarters and disappeared as suddenly as he
came During the afternoon a sergeant OF the Fiji
teensn precinct headquarters intmated that the en-
tire iacts attending the arrest OF the parties would
be given TO the press later in the evening; but at
eight O'Clock, when requested to give the informa-
ton, ne STATED That the superintendent had ordered
that nothing was TO be given out unless 1t emanated
nom himself The Commissioners. inspectors, chief
q detectives and indeed everybody connected with
the Police Department. whose facilities for obtaining
information are considered good either deny all
knowledge OF the case or positively refuse
Kennedy's application Of the lash. The Superin-
tendent considers that the premature publication or
the particulars OF the arrest has materially tnterfered
with the successful unravelng OF the mystery ana s
indignant that there should have been leakage at
one of the precincts where the circumstances were
aScertalned. The representatives OF the press are
promised the full particulars OF the tonight,
but nothing OF Importance in addition to the above
truthful record OF facts need be looked for unless
some new delopments are made to-day.


THE PRISONER LOGAN NO. q


No. ., the evidence 81 Dolly Bennett, an inmate OF
No. III Greene street, where 1t ts clairped Logan
slept the night OF December 80. was taken yester-
day. IL Is cOrrOborated by Carrie White, another
inmate OF the house. Miss Bennett testteS that at
halfpast twelve the morning Of the murder James
Logan and William RObbitaille, the western Union
operator who testified at the inquest came to the
house and remained all night. They stated that they
came from the nre inTwenty-third street. They re-
NAMED in the house until morning While they
were dressing witness went to store near
by 10 learn the hour OF the morning. 1t was twenty
minutes to eight O'Clock. The men soon after left
about fifteen minutes before eight.


1t Is understood that to-day counsel for Logan will
again endeav0r to have Logan discharged on
habeas corpus but 1t Is by means clear that he
Ia ignorant OF the MURDER II not participant IN 1t,
so soon as his counsel hopes to turn him out upon
the community. Logan Is very sanguine OF an early
release.


JIM COLLINS.


This individual, for whose arrest the police are
now strainlng every nerve, has fine chance to sup
ply the missing link in the chain OF evidence against
the murderer II he Is really the person who was pre-
at some time Is certain, and that the prin
clpa is certainly in custody there ls no reason why
he should not come forward, and by testfyng to the
facts the large reward that has been Oi1ered
for the discovery and conviction OF the supposed
assassin by his Honor Mayor Hail.