Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1873, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. Pablished Dally, Sundays exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St., DoJ YER EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY, & B. RACKPBANN, President, geen THE EVE! G STAB \s served dy carriers to tyeir sulcribere at TES CONTE PER WERK, or FoaTY- Cente FER MONTE. © ‘at the counter By mouths, Sli, 3.00; one year, G4. THE WEEKLY STAR—Publieht Priday—91 year. SF invariably in sdvance, in both cases, and Bo paper sent longer thas paid fer. Bates of advertising furnished on application. | eT AMUSEMENT: ST VISsT TO WASAINETON. IT IS COMING! SEEIT PRESENTATIVE CIRCUS AND ME- TER RPC ERIE OF THE WORLD. How Es’ GREAT LONDON CIRCUS AND Sancer’s Britian Anim aerie of Trained ©N THE Lot Monday. Jone ©, Tuesday, June 10, Wed- wescas, Jume Tf. and Thursday, Sune 12. T FXHIRITIONS. ONE ‘ ALL. SER American audience of the MLLE. DOCKRILL, Che vez. 41—N&. 6,307. EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this source to-day were $360,5% 25. Tut Prestpent and family left here this morning on theearly train for Long Branch. Actine Assistant Sunceon H. T. Percy has been ordered to the Canandaigua, in place of Assistant Surgeon George P. Bradley, de- tached from that vessel and ordered home. SECRETARY ROBESON went directly to the navy-yard this morning from his residence to resume the investigation inte the Polaris dis- He will carefully investigate all the facts personally, with the view to asceriaining the exact condition of affairs. low’s man’) has been appointed a cadet at West Point, where his father, the General +t in 1442, in the same graduating clase Van Dorn, Lorgsirect, and John Pope.” So says the New York Her: MaRrixp.—Senater W. B. Allison and Miss Mary Neally, of Burlington, Iowa, were mar- ried at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the residence of Senator Grimes, in that city. The wedding was strictly private. The bridal party left last evening for New York, and will sail erin wonder of Enrope. ramic ecenes op horseback by MONS. DOCKRILL Summersauit riding anddashing feats by the javenile MAITKE PIERRE. The divertipe and eccentric humorist, MONS. KENNEBFL, Phe Clown Bur bit Masquer . The Work? Challenging Har . ‘The brilliant French Athletes, known throughout Burope as the ROMELLI AERIAL GYMNASTS. The wonder of the Menagerie. FIvE ELEPHANTS IN THER . MOLOCB, THE IN VINCIBL ENCOUNTERS FIVE BENGAL TIGERS THEIK D MONTANO, THE € awd “ rGr IN fore pening of the tver ptton an’ und *TFAIL TO SE: TON MON LOCK T MARKRITER’ 39 Tek street, between D aad’ B streets, eight Ohotce O11 Patutings, Rngravings Chromos, & vi i ath ie ravings, Chromos, &c. lec, largest stock Paper Hangings, Window Shades, Pictures, 3 rames, ‘Picture Cords and Tas- errenMs CA: Please remember Name and Namber © HUMBUG —L_ RICE will pay « fair cash price for any kind of Ladies’, Gente’ and Chil dren's Second-hand C! . Shoes, Ac. 62: 7th street, between F and G,svuth. Note by mail Promptly attended e8-ly CURSIO} KK EPPORr ExceRstoNs On and atter FRIDAY. JUNE ‘amor KRY vtomac, lnaving wharf om g zat them pleasant teetives will m3t-im * —*ccxsioxs TO GLYMUNT. ‘“ TH STREET WHanr Wasiunetox, May Zi, 13. On and after June I the steamer WAWASET bartered tor Excursions to Giy udays, Tuesdays, Wed Thursdays. The steame oplete order, having been thoroughly last winter. Bhe has a fine, commodions ber upper deck, and is in every respect the excaret oa bremess. ToMac FERRY Coxrany, H can and Glymont in roughly repaired For charter, a Company , foot of [2 OC KY POINT HOTEL, Rr RHODE ISLAND. SEASON OF 1575, ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN vi © growing ands f the House has been ti + by the miilit fawn ds furui f ber of raomy, ai and au y Hote, _ 2 & LB YATTOS.—Ths gp mer Feeort, near Su surrounded by’ the nutal Ke two hours’ ride by rr Washington Cnty, epic of Guests, seas 1:73 pi nae ar airy rooms. Beautif nt enjoy the cool breez . Fegiob Will address, KHURST HOUSE. annapolis Junction, .. situated om the | to any summer tes families will find this hs For fur- L. Proprigor WEST END HOTEL, aT LONG BRANCH, NJ. WILL BE OPENED ON THE 19:4 OF JUNE New York or by ESBUR’ @ HILDRETB Bre prtore ‘Long Branch eo PRES! “M_ HILDRETH. mald-tJunels spply to JOHN Ww. EL Sihnaton county: Ma mee for Europe. to be absent about four months. Person at.—Ex-Senator Nye is in the city looking remarkably well, notwithstanding the reports of his late seygre sickness. * Mr. Samuel Ellis will discharge the duties of chief clerk of the ordnance bureau, Navy Depart- ment, in the absence of Mr. Brandt, who will be in Europe till October, as noticed in Tue STAR of yesterday. A Boanp or ARMY Orrices to consist of Capt. James MeMillan, 2d artillery, Assistant Surgeon George A. Vtis, and First Lieut. Thomas H. Rradley, 2!st infantry, will as- semble bere on Monday next to examine into and repert on the qualifications of such per- sons as may be brought before it for appoint- ment as superintendents of national cemeteries. AN ENTERPRISING SHOWMAN of Tifin, Ohio, offers the government $0,000 for the use of Captain Jack, now im the enstody of the mili- tary authorities. Me desires to exhibit C: Jack for sixty davs, and offers to pay 5: when the Modoc chief is delivered to him a ne the other half at the end af sixty days; but in case Captain Jack commits suicide then he will pay $1,600 per day up to the time he may mit such act. He promises to keep Jack safe and return him in good order. om- ain TRANSFERS OF recommendation of the § following changes and dutie: medical department Surgeon George duty in the department of the south, and dered to the department of Arizona. Assist Surgeon Wm. H. King, relieved from daty in the department of Missouri, and ordered to the department of the south. Surgeon Charles T. Alexander relieved from duty in the depart- ment of Missouri, and ordered to report to the Surgeon General. Assistant Surgeon Charles B. Byrne. relieved from duty in the department of Columbia, and ordered to Baltimore, Md., to report by letter tothe Surgeon Geueral. ‘Tae Potamts Crew.—The U. S. steamer Frolic, with a portion of the Polaris crew on board, arrived at the navy yard yesterday from St. Johns, she having been sent there to brin, Capt. Tyson and party home. As soon 4s sh ived Secretary Kobeso Comn Keynolds, of the navy; Prof. Henry and Prof Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution, ani Capt. Brown, of the signal corps, went on | the dispatch steamer Tallapoosa lying near Capt. Tyson was sent for, and in the c the Tallapoosa they had a long conference with him. It is the intention of Secretary Robeson to allow no communication whatever with the Polaris crew. A board of naval officers will be designated to take the testimony of the cast- aways, and when that task shall have been completed the report will be made public. Repewrtion oF Fivg-rwesty Boxps or The Secretary of the Treasury this morn ing issued a circular giving notice that the principal and ued interest of the bonds uated, known as 5-20 bonds, be paid at the Treasury of the United States, in the city of Washington, on and after the 6th day of September, 173, and that the interest on said bonds will cease on that day. ‘That is to say, conpon bonds known as the third es, act of February 25, 1siz, dated May 1, as follows: pon Bonds.—85)— inclusive: $100—N. ARMY Sveceoys.—On the on General the of officers of the 0. 1291 to No. 6200, DOM, both in: 7%, woth inelu 22000, both inciu- sive; S1,000—No. i ve—8 16,000,000. d Bends.—s 234 to No. 120, ve; S100—No. 84 to No. 9859, both mM —No. 5361 to No. 5700, both in- 23800, both in- elusive: $5 No. 7500, both ineli- sive; £10,0—No. 7093 to No. 9680, both inclu- sive—$4,000,000. Total, 000,00 —_____-~ee- —____ Arrairs in MoxTGomEry Cov: Fire.—We regret to learn that Mr. Stabler’s barn was entirely consumed by tire on Sunday night last. Mr. Stabler also lost several valuable reapers aml two or three carriages which were in the barn at the time. There was an imsurance of four hundred dohars 01 e property which wiil do little toward replaci Base B Friday last the “Star Georgetown, D. C., visited this place to play a match game with the “Montgomery.” The visitors were beaten by a score ot i) to Rockville Sentinel. failed to agree in the case of Fanny Hyde, who wastried for the murder of her employer, George W. Watson, she was liberated on bail in $2,500. When her ‘second trial was called on she failed to appear, and was rearrested in Washington. Yesterday morning, Mr. Place applied to have ber bondsmen exonerated from their Nability, she now being in the hands of the authorities. The motion was opposed by Mr. Britton, anc will be argued on Saturday.—N. ¥. Star 5h. AK 7 « and twelve tothirteen inches long, formed by filling a tube with snow and water and then ex- posing it to a treeziig mixture, brittle as it is can be bent without breaking by gradual and persistent pressure, with intervals ot rest, intoa perfect ring. Aitken publishes some interesting experiments of this sort in a recent number of Nature, and appl glacier moveme: sow them to an explanation of Great Bop axp Lanp Fravps.—The North German government has sent an agent to this country to ferret out one G. 0, es, who is charged with having swindled larg. mans by selling to them bonds and western lands of an almost worthless character, on rep- resentations that the bonds were valuable in- vestments and that the lands were eligibly lo- cated and fast increasing in value.—V. ¥. Jour- nal of Commer ——____ Ove CoLtorep FELtow Ciriztsaehave been holding @ state convention in New Jersey. ‘The session was rather stormy, but not more so than attends the average political conven- tons of their white brethern. They renewed their vows of tealty to the state and reendorsed the republican party, including the administra- tion of Genera! Grant.—N. F. World. 4 Faxxy Hypx’s Boxpswen.—When the jury The Battie or THe Bovxe.—The magistra- tes of Keltast. Ireland, with a view to the ado; tion of measuresfor the prevention of disturb- ances on the Ist and 3d of July, the anniversa- | Mes of the battles of the Boyne and Aughrim | respectively, have determined to prohibit all processions on those days. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT IX Crna.—A Span- | ish telegram says that an encounter has taken | piace in the mountains, Cuba, in which | Sf insurgents were killed. The Spanish lost 19 | Killed and 42 wounded. 27 The M single than interested | SF School teachers in Cass county, low: have to agree not te be courted before they can get situations. 87 Mr. Santa Kosa, an American citizen who has been imprisoned’ in Cuba, has been re- leased. and sailed Weduesday trom Havana for New York. ‘ &F- The constitutional cos vania has adopted & provisi voting. It requires that each ballot cast shall be numbered in the order ot its reveption, and each voter, if he , may as an additional safeguard write bis name on the back of the | mphis baby show attracted more married people. They were mure ention ot Pennsyl- m to prevent illegal Evening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1873. TELEGRAMS 10 THE STAR This Aferueon’s Dispatches. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. End of the a Life Insarance VERDICT POR PLAINTIFF FOR THE FULL AMOUNT. BALTIMORE, June 6.—In the United States cirenit court this morning, the jury in the case of Eliza M. Goss against the New York Mutual life insurance company to recover a €5,000 life policy issued by defendant the life of the plaintiff's husband retarned a verdict for the full amount for the plaintiff. 1t was alleged that W. S. Goss, husband of the plaintiff, was burned to death in hs shop, near this city, in February, 1872, while experimensing to find a substitute for India rubber. At the time the shop was entirely consumed, aud the body of a man was taken from the ruins with his limbs and face burned off, but the chest and head reserved, Goss had policies on his life in the New York Mutual insurance company tor $5,000, issued in 1868; in the Continental life in- surance company for $5,000; in the Knicker- bocker for #5,000, and in the Traveler’s insa- rance company for $10,000. Payment was re- fused on the ground that the death of Goss had not been proved; that the body found after the fire was so mutilated that it could not be re- cognized; that it was not the body of Goss, and there was reason to suspect fraud. Suit was them brought against the Mutual life as a test case, and a ver- bove, The case has been on trial for cight days before Judge Bond. The plaintiff and defendant were represented by the ablest counsel, and other companies had counsel present «uring the trial. A number ot medical and dental experts were examined as witnesses. A motion fora new trial was en- tered. ———— From Europe To-day. PoroEny. Loxpox, June 6.—A letter appears in this mornings papers from M. Pietri, formerly pri- vate secretary to the late Emperor Napoleon, contradicting the authenticity of the appeal ot the ex-Empess Eugenie tothe French people published yesterday afternoon im the Pail Malt jazette. ‘THE EMPEROR WILLIAM SERIOUSLY i! 1. A special dispatch from Berlin to the London News sayn the Emperor William isin a serious state and his physicians have advised him not to take his contemplated journey to Vieun: VOLICY OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF Fi ‘The Duke de Broglie, minister of foreign fairs, has addressed a cireular letter to the rep- rebentatives of France abroad, declaring that the difference betw majority of the deputies mm the asse . Thiers was not on his foreign but poliev, the late cabinet not offering sufficient guarantees against revolution in the country. ‘The pol of the new government, he continues, will be moderate at home and pacific abroad. All at tempts at revolution will be vigorously oppo: without attacking existing institatio Maximilier Lettre, an eminent phylologist, lay received as a member of the French «iemy. ee The West Point Examination. L CANDIDATES. June 6.—The following are candidates in the exami- to West Point Academy Boyle, Md.; Hartford P. Grown, Black and Walter B. Craig, Penn.; Flipper and Daniel A. Frederick, orgia, Wm. W. Galbraith, Penn; Charles 5. tewood, Va.; Edwin F, Glenn, N. C: Win. Gordon, Peun.; Jno. J. Hay Charles Hall, Miss Henry Kirby: Theodore Parker, N Francis Jno. H. Philbrock and Edward H. Pinmmer, Md.; FLA Simms and G. W.S. Sander, Penn.; Benj. Stern, Ala; J. B. Walker, Fla. 4. F. (Whitworth, dno. W. Williarus, a; : Joseph Wm. M. Henry 0. ex N.C; Patten, . Woodwar: pelea orto New York Notes, MORE TAMMANY RING EX - OFFICIALS RESTED. New York, June 6.—John Noe, ex-snperin- tendent of the Croton Aqueduct ‘department and John Rice, former time-keeper. w arrested yesterday on a charge of fraud upon the city treasury to the extent of #19),000. Robert Price, said to be associated with them in the traud, has not yet been arrested. SUITS AGAINST THE CITY, ating $1,000,000, have been brought by Jones for stationary, and / v0 for water meters under the ring rule. THE PAMOUS FIRM of Leet, Stocking & Co., which has had the monopoly of the general order business of the custom-house, has dissolved. Ww Street To-day. New York, June 6.—Gold opened at 115; sold at 115441164, and bas since ruled at 11sails ‘On gold loans the rates have been 4 to 6 for cai- rying. Foreign exchange is up for prime ster- ling to 108%, and 110%, respectively, with busi hess at a concession of \ 43-16, With the ex- treme dullness prevailing in the Wall street as well as in trade circles, money lenlers have difficulty jn employing their funds AR- On pledge of the government, the most that can be obtained is 5, and a good ‘deal is down at At railway miscellaneous stocks is high rate. But little mercantile paper 1s mak- ing, and the demand at about + for prime is ood. Government bonds ure strong, transac- ions being small in southern state bouds. ae Cleaning Ont the Mext can Insurgents. MaTaMonas, June 5.—Gen. Cebalias, com manding in the State of ,Jal isco, announces a complete victory over the insurgent chieftain Laseda, in the Aleca mountains, near Tepec, where he had heretofore defied’ national au- thority, routed and dispersed his followers, capturing a number of cannons, a large amount of ammunition, and destroying his mountain fortifications. The city of Tepec is occupied by government forces. Ceballas claims to have pacitied the State ef Jalisco and established the authority [ eogeter vernment in as not that section, ——e Death Sentence Commuted on the Scaffold, for years. Kareena, N, C., June 6.—The condemned men Griffin and Mordacai, sentenced to be hanged to-day, received & commutation of sentence to imprisonment for life just one hour betore the time of execution. A large crowd had collected around the scaffold, and the prisoner had dressed for the occasion, and had taken leave of their families, and were engaged in the last devotional exercises when the messenger from the governor arrived. a An Assassin at Large. Hazixton, Pa., June 6.—Yesterday Henry Stanfenberg entered the dwelling of Mrs. Reilly, a widow lady, and demanded money. Being refused he stabbed and beat her and a smail girl living in the house. He assaulted another lady in the neighborhood, but being in- terrupted Hed. He is still at large. Mrs Reill still lives, but is ina critical condition. St fenberg is 26 years old, 15 feet * inches; stout built; small dark moustache aud goatee, and was dressed in a gray suit and light —— media. Toronro, June 6.—A dispatch from Fort be Manitoba, says @ large and friendly deputation of Sioux Indians ym the west waited upon the Governor General yesterday to ask him for a reservation of land. A large quantity of provisions, clothing and trinkets were presented to them, and after a friendly talk they returned home. —e—__. The Polaris. WRAT CAPT. TYSON SAYS. New Yorn, June 6.—Capt. Tyson is reported to have told Secretary Kobeson yesterday that he had no fears for the safety of the Polaris, and gave some instances where she proved her | bed strength, and said she would uudoubted!y tive safe this summer. Those of the expedi- ed arrived yesterday are all in good ——-4— A Dranken Women who | Murdered Her Mothe t BixGuamrton, r jury in the case of Mrs. Kosa Comity ha’ c= turned # verdict that her death was caused by wounds inflicted by her daughter, Mrs. Can- ning, who bas been arrested and is now in jail. on is 35 years old and an habitaal rinker. r Legislative Seandal. Atsasy, N. ¥., June 6—The p . Officers of the senate and house of the lute re refused to sign the annual supply bill, bavi reason to believe jobs were inserted i ee com- bill will be printed and submitted the members of the committee fur inspection. atte me to Tavish and. murd wi & precarious man as ber assailant, THE SCAFFOLD. TOM WRIGHT HANGED. HIS CONFESSION. A BLOODY DEED. HOW ROGERSKI WAS SURDERED. =~ THE ASSASSIN AND THE VICTIM. Wright's Antecedents—Terrible Re- cord of Crime— Jail Life—His Letters to His Marga. ret Woods—He Wants Her to Save His Neck by Accus- sing Bembry of the ‘rime. THE PRISONER'S LAST HM DEATH BY THE Law. The crime expiated by Tom Wright on the gallows to-day, was one of the most heinous character, and ranks among the darkest deeds in criminal annals. The murderer was cool, calculating and deliberate in its premeditation, and cruel and merciless in its execution. The taking of human life under the incitement of anger, jealousy or revenge, although some- times excusable, is always deplorable, but a mercenary murder is not only inexcusable but destable and revolting; the hand of every man is instinctively raised against the perpetrator as an enemy to society; and Justice cries out in voice of Holy Writ—sWhoso sheddeth man’s blood by man shail ” ‘On the morning of the 24th of December last onr citizens were startled by the report that a terrible tragedy had been enacted in our midst, and that the body of aman, mutilated almost Leyond the hope of recognition, had been found on a vacant lot in South Washington. About nine o'clock the previous evening, Francis A. Kidweli, a youth of about seventeen years of age, and Alice Sorrel, a little girl living on south D street, while passing through the alley between 9th and loth and D and E streetssoutli- west, noticed the body of a man LYING APPARENTLY LIFELBSS, sting out on 2th street informed |ffic: and Henderson of the circumstan n they hastened to the spot, and tound the dead body of an unknown man. It was re- moved to the first precinct station-house, wien it was discovered to be that of a white man, short and robust, witha thiek reddlst beard, and dressed in a dark suit of thick clothing, the pants being tucked into pair of heavy boo Around the thighs was a double strap, tightly buckled, with @ similar fastening abeat the neck. The head was covered with cuts and bruises; the topor the skuil was crushed in as it by some sharp instrument, and the brain was oozing through the aperture thus made. A number of incisions were on the forehead, as i! made by @ pickaxe, and THE PACE WAS LITERALLY HACKED TO PIECES, evidently with the same instrament. The nose was completely severed from the face, and the lower lip cut from the chin. So complete! and hacked to pieces was the head and face that cogn| n by the features was impossible. Most ofthe wounds appeared to have been made from the right side of the head, and the body had the appearance of having’ been dragged some distance. The body was still warm in th region of the heart when brought to the stati house. In one of the pockets was found an en- velope begring the inscription “Samuel Rogers ki, 1015 7th street, Washington, D. C., Dee. 2)" also, an empty tobacco bag anda tape measure. At the atation honse the body was stretched! out on a loose door, which bart been placed on two barrels in @ bach room, and presented arevolt ing appearance. ONE THING REMARKABLE about the corpse was the absence of blood, and it was thought that the face must have been washed after the killing took pl The mnr- dered man was of stout Iuild, about five six inches in height, and weighed about 170 . ‘The supposition was that he was dand afterwards murdered to hide the robbery, and carried to the place where he wa The Victim. After the tacts became known huwdreds of people repaired to the station-house to see it they could identity the body. It was finally recognized by several of the acquaintances of the deceased as that of Samuel Rogerski, a Pole, who had been in this country about six months was employed in peddling fancy goods. The unfortunate man, who was a son of Abraham Kogerski,, was born in the city of Kalvaria, province of Suvalski, Poland, on the 15th of Jaly, Isz. He was the eldest of seven chi , and was educated in the schools of that and well qualified for mercantile pur- suits, having become master of several lan- uages, Which he both wrote and spoke fluently. fits father was' man of considerable means, and estgemed by all who knew him, for bis integrit¥ of character. He occupied t.° posi- tion of ' OVERSEER OF TRE PRISON of that city, and on bis death bis son Samael succeeded him in that position until the up- rising of the Poles against the Russian gove 2, when lie was dismissed for polit- atter having held the office for . At the same time he lost bis which property, was contiscated by the Russian governm aud soon atter cluded to emi le to «this country, Jeaving bis wife and four childreu until he could make provision to. s He arrived at New York in 1 directly to Pittsburg, Pa., a brother and other relations living, aud there engaged in peddling which he foliowed some four months, and vot meeting with success he started to Washington where he arrived the 26th of May, 1572, and being somewhat reduced in means his relative, Mr. George Goldberg, living at 425 9th street, took him to his house and gave him a start peddling tin-ware. ” Find~ took up the business of selling dry goods. whieh 1 for them. t he followed until he met his death. While so engaged HE WAS VERY PRUDENT AND SAVIN and a short time before he was kilied bi marked to bis relative that early in the spi he hoped to be able to send’ tickets to his family in Poland to meet him in New York. as he already had saved over $209. He wrote to a rother at Cardift, Wales, when to refiair to Liverpool to meet his wife and children to as- them in procuring @ passage on shipboard. This was about two moths befure he was killed, His brother received his instructions, and at the appointed time, arrived at Liverpool where he waited past the time when they should have met him asagreed upon. and not Knowin, what todo, he concluded to come over to this country to see his brother and ascertain the cause. He returned to Cardiff and settling his business, sailed direct to New York where be arrived in April last, and when ou the point of taking the train for this city, he met a country- man ofthis who informed him of the fate his brother had met, which so overcame him that he fainted in the street, and after recove: his senses, bis grief made him nearly frantic. GENEROSITY OF THE DECEASED. He, however, proceeded to this city, and is now temporarily at No. 1510 7th street.’ Roger- eki, atter being deprived of his y in his native city, !.bored hard tosupport his brothers and sisters; and, as an Instance of his generosi- ty, it may be stated that he mort, ‘his littie property which he had left him tn order to give is sisters: marriage portion, just previous to bis emigrating ‘ret this country. “He was of gen' Tefined bearing, and possessed great [apes as He could reper’ Gnapnted Tom Wright ina fair en- counter face to face. After hot arrival in fi is city he took a room on O street, between sth and 9th, and every di it was his habit to start out early and work late, in order to gaina sut- ficient sum ef money to bring his wife and chil- dren to this country. With BRIGHT HOPES POR THE PUTURE. * oe Fi Soot to door, counting up mais Cask: dona if and winter, bufeting & eng eeuid 5 bw inst all ob- ttacies wile plotaring to ellie day when TWO CENT: a ith-street car cenductor ren. him on bis car, which be (Roge corner of 7th s*reet and Mary letter was received a few day Goldberg, a relative of the untc ski, from his wilow in Barope expressing her sorrow at the ui, y her husband, she warmly thank Messrs. Gold- stein and Wolf and the citizens of Washington for the generous contributions “ut her last winter. The Inquest. Word was telegraphed to the various station houses and to police headquarters and a most vigorous search for the perpetrators of the bloody deed at once instituted. Lieut. James W. Gessford, atthe requested of Coroner Pat- terson, summoned a jury of inquest. Several Physicians were sp attendance, and aided Dr. 3. ¥. Hartigan in the autopsy, among the being Drs. McWilliams, Boarman, Leach, Ro- land, and Brookheimer. After the autopsy a consultation was held by them as to the expe- diency of taking the testimony with closed doors in view of the fact that no arrests had been made of the guilty party or parties. Major Richards, with Chief Clarvoe, Detec- tives onsen, SACSviCS, Assistant District Attor jarrington, and several reporters of the ‘city press, visited the here the mur- dered man was found, ay er considerable search several DROPS OF BLOOD W: on the snow and ice lealing to the west side of the square where ly was found, indi- cating that it was brought into the alley from that direction. It was finally determined, apon the request of the police authorities and Dis- trict Attorney Harrington, to hold the inquest with closed doors, even the members ot the press being excluded from the room. Mr. Fran- cis A. Kidwell testified to tinding the body, and Miss Alice Sorrell, who was with him at the time, corroborated his testimony. Mr. George H. Newman, who owned the carts near by where the body was found, testified to being called ont by Kidwell, and seeing it lying on its face. E DISCOVERED Drs. Hartigan and Leach, at the post mortem examination, found in all twelve wounds on the head, which appeared to have beeu made with ahatchet, with the exception of that on the forehead, which seemed to have been made With a pointed instrument. THE VERDICT. The jury found a verdict that Samu ‘ki came to hisdeath by violent blo ted with an instrument or instruments livered on the head and face by some perso: persons unknown to the jury. The body was allowed to remain at the station house in charge of friends of the same religious pursuasion (Hebrew) as that to which the d axed had belonged. The remains wer on Christmas, after the inquest, by a tee of the Adas Israel = ogue on Penney nia avenue. THE SEARCH POR THE MURDERE The police orities were kept act work insearch for the perpetrator of the mur- eaday after the discovery of the he officers went through the house cor- her of 10th and E streets southwest, and into the closet described, but as it wasa very dark corner the marks of blood were not discovered at that time, and Wright offered to assist De- tective Coomes in upturning everything in the house, and afterwards a=ked Mr. Coomes if he Was satistied. During the search about the commons for blood marks, Tom was among the rest witn a bold front. The Arrest. The detectives, aided by Lieut. Gessford and his officers, had made several arrests of susji- 16 persons, but none proved to be the party wanted, and after taking allof the circum- stances into consideration, Chiet Clarvoe, Detective McDevitt and Lieutenant Gesstord, in company with Officers Hughes, Lewis and Leach on Christmas night, went to the house on the southwest corner of E and 10th streets southwest, occupied by Tom Wright (a pal of the notorious brothers, Jim and George Burnett,) Margaret Woods, colore (mistress of Tom Wright,) her son, a colured boy, named George Woods, and a boarder named Sam Bembry, and took them all ly and lod; them in the first prec house. Here they were questioned sp all knowiedge of the deel, to nothing, merely saying that he was bad enough, but not bad enough to kill or rob. TOM WRIGHT CHARGED WITH THE CRIME. Margaret was more talkative, and said she Was not present at the time of the murder, but that Tom committed the act while’ she was absent; that she came home and found what had been done, and that the goods be- ionging to the peddier were concealed in a shed in the rear of the premises. She also stated that on the Friday preceding the marder Tom asked her when that Dutch peddler was coming there again, and on being told on Monday he said he was going to rob him and get some Christmas money, that ou Monday she went out to do some washing for a lady near by; that when she came h Tom was engaged in washing up the floor; that on asking him what he had done he said he had «skilled that d——d Dutch peddler,” and put him in the closet; that at night he fastened the straps of bis pack about his neck and legs, and throwing the body over his shoulders carned it out and laid it on the commons. She persisted in saying that no one, to her knowledge, was present in the house but ‘Tom and the peddler at the time of the mur- der. THE PEDDLER’S PACK UNEARTHED. On obtaining this information the officers started back at once, and, obtaining a lantern, searched the house and shed thoroughly. They were on the point of giving up the search, when Officer Lewis overtumed a large pile of Jumber and,discovered that the earth underneath bed been disturbed. A shovel was procured, and after digging down about three fect the earthed a bed sacking containing all the good of Rogerski, consisting of shawls, laces and fancy articles. These were removed to the station-house, together with a hatchet found under the bed in the front room, where Marg: ret directed them to look for the weapon which the assassin used in his wo kof butchery. A light was brought to bear iu the closet, where Margaget said the body w = first placed after the murder, and MARKS OF BLOOD » on the door and wall, bu caretully washed, as also t room where the killing toc _ place. ‘The house in which the ». rests were made, an old trame structure, stamis in alarge lot en- closed by a picket-fence, from any Other dweliing. The tront, or main building, is two stories i..zh, with a one-story back building, the whole ~ontaining but th rooms, with a rubbish loft and staircase, under the latter being a closet some eight feet in \gusth, opening. to the | »wer front reom,where he murder w ILIAC, Hud Is Ue cloact in which the body was temporarily deposited atter the murder. The lower |.ack room is a kitchen, and contained a cookin :-stove, table, vario. culinary articles, and he ps of old rubbish sca’ tered about promiscuo:-'y. o.. TRE THBORY ov THE MURDER. ‘The watural interenco was that the peddler Was sitting in the fro.i room, exhibiting his ods, when he was st-uck a heavy blow trow hind, and knocked & .seless; that other blows followed in quick succes-iun while he was dow and that the blood ws washed up careful after the body had been. di ed into the closet. Careful search was made of the premises, an: everything on which b'ood was found retained by Major Richards. Anong these articles were several hatchets anc knives, a screw-driver, and some clothing. THE MURDE~OUS WEAPONS. ‘Two of the hatchet~ are such as are used in nailing lathes by pla-erers, and on aclose ex- cep nearer de pare liane ‘ound on one of —_ and atew + co:responding in color and appeararice to that 0° the murdered man. The house from its position and surroundings at- forded a most convenient? place for perpetra- ting such a deed w ‘ed, and to hide myre effectually the possibility ‘of observation, a heavy piece of cotton canvas like a piece of sail was tacked up over a window looking east- wardl; shutter of which was broken. some of the brick~ trom the edge of and those near the floor were found to have been saturated with blood as if the pool bad run over and down the cracks and seams between them. The Murderer. Wright was a powerful, full-blooded African, over six feet in height, and weighing when com- mitted to jail about 200 pounds. On a casual side glance his physique did not indicate the powerful man he really was, but on close in- Ro- ERE FOUND the floor had been » fluor of the front very broad, and his limbs well developed. He had a small bead. with a retrea afterwards went to Weldon, North Carolina. There, aster working at black*mithing for three or four months, he @btained employment in a doarding-bouse or hotel, With # man named Green, be ORRED THE HOTEL OF ITS SILVER PLATE, which they sold for $80. He then made his way to Franklinton and worked on a farm, attend- ing 4 schoo! at Brookvale taught by sismtonar y teacher. He coutinued to work on a farm and attend school until early in 1 A porter’ Pare im astore in Franklinton was next filled - 3 him for a few months, when he went to I ‘ie and worked there a short time. In s _ a he Sy me peg and ‘ipped on the brig “‘S. P. Brown” as cook, and afterwards was on the brig ‘John A. Frazer” until Christmas, 1*71, m he went to Now York and therea few months. He was next heard of at Norfolk, Va., where he shipped on the schooner “Saco” as cook. While the vessel was at Fredericksburg be COMMITTED AN OUTRAGE ON A COLORED named Green. The vesse! then sailed for Low Machodoc creek, and while loading tles he outraged a colored gir) in the woods. He next turned up in this city, arriving here inthe late Part of 1871; and he states that he made « siderable money in discharging the cargoes vessels, although but few knew him to werk much. At that time b ded with Mrs, Sewell, on Me en avenue, but in July moved his boarding placed to Margaret Woods’. 4 this time he frequented some of the lowe Tonge ent the Island, and it is stated that am. is chums were Pete Koss, Sam 5; Williams, Henry Williams, «*Cotton” D alias ‘Henry Mitchell,” Fred Wagner, George Burnett, Jim Burnett (who was shot dead i altercation with the police afew months ago), and Sam Kainey (now in jailon the charge of murder.) MORE ROBBERIES AND OUTRAGES. Last summer he, with others, on an excursion at Glymont beat and robbed two men, aw! he committed an outrage on a colored girl’ named Davis. In July last, while the camp-meeting was in progress in Berry's woods, near Glen- wood, be outraged a colored girl who had wan- dered in the woods. After be wax committed to jail in this city tor the murder of Kogersk: he stated that he ‘-cracked” a confectionery store with Henry Williams and Beliah Beckett last fall, and got $546. to which he added some more and put it in bank; also, that later he stole an overcoat from a house on Peunsyly: avenue, between i and 6th streets. further acknowledged in conversation w certain inmates of the city jail that sometime in Septembes last he entered the house of Mr. Stephenson, near the corner of 10th and F streets southwest, oneevening abs dark, and concealed himself under Mr. §.’s | until the old man went to sleep, when crawled out and took from a trank in the re some $40, and got off with it without any one. He had overheard ao i about the money, and where it was kept, fro inderneath the porch of the house, where he was prospecting for a job. COMMITTED TO JAIL. On the 7th of December Wright lad a pre- Nminary hearing in the police court berore Judge Snell, and was fully committed tor the action of the grand jury, aret Woods, 5: uel Bembry and Geo. Woods, the boy, bein locked up in default of one thowsant dollars each bonds as witnesses. The prisoner was then handcuffed and escorted to jail. He was assigned a ceil on the first fleor,and tote right, and the usual leg irous were placed on him, at which he seemed rather surprised. He did not like the fare furnished at the jail, and during the first few days ate natew weeks, however, he beeame™ med to it, and steadily gained flesh, having added over 25 pounds to his weight during his imprisonment. HIS RECKLESS DEMEANOR IN PRISON. From the very first he afiected the sw: a bully, and was inclined to make trouble with the guards. Once he squared himself for a fight, butarush being made upon him he was soon run backwards into his cell and locked uy Continuirg hisdisorderly conduct he wasthreat- ened with the dungeon, with bread and water fare, when he quieted down somewhat. WHAT TOM'S HALF BROTHER SAYS OF HIM ‘The night that the officers made the arrest of Wright and !he other inmates of his house Margaret Woods among other things said that the morning after the wurder Tom had taken the yalise belonging to the peddler away to his brother who lived near the old gas house in the First ward, and described the Louse to the offi cers. Detectives Clarvoe, Coomes, and some of Lieutenant Gesstord’s men went to th: locality named but could find nothing of him or any one who knew him. Soon alter, how- ever, @ half brother of Tom, named Hays, made his appearance at police headyuarters and stated that he bad heard of the murder. and that his brother had been arrested charged with it. and he had come to learn the particu- lars. He stated that he was engaged in tea ing school in Montgomery county, Md., had walked all the way here, use HE WAS AFRAID TOM WOULD COME TO SOME BAD END. On being informed by Mi ters stood, and that Margaret Woods liad charged thathe was the of the ped. dler’s valitagHays was surprised and went on to say that the last time he bad any talk witli Tom was about the first of May previous, when he met him at Arlington on Decoration day. Tom told him he was doing well in Washington and invited him to call and see him. Aw says he felt glad to bear this as Tom had Ways been a bad boy, and made up his mind to goand see him. Soon afterwards an occasion Offered and he came to Washington and went to Margaret Woods, but he saw things which le did not like, and he took Tom aside and ques tioned bim, when he found that Margaret wa- not his wife. He then gave Tom some good ad- vice and left him, determined never to see him any more. Major Richards offered to give him a note to Gen. Crocker to permit him to see Tom, but he declined to go. saying that he dud not want to see him again; he was done with hits when he ieft him at Margaret's house with his bad companions, He begged the officers not to let his mother know anything about Tom's fix as it would kill her, and a] v anxious about it, uutil they assured him that they would regard his request. He then lett, since whicls noth ing has been heard of him, ys was only a half brother of Tom thei mother bei -g the same. oT riz: bt Confesses the Crime. <A tew da: s after his cowmiiment w jail he Opened a © myersation with a tellow-prisoner by remarki..g, “I don't care a d—a; J have six hundred do..ars, and they can’t bang me with- out hanging two or three others.” His comrade replied: "Tom, you had be: keep your — shut and talk to nobody but vour coun- ger of Richards how mat- WHEN AND HOW TEE DrED Was Do! Tom kept at him for advic finally told Lim that he wou to have some facts | efore he could. advise him what to do, and Wr ght, after some rambling remarks, sa “On thy morning of the murder I got up about six o'clock and went out betore break- fast and got a drink and some pork steak. I come hom and the steak wa» cooked for break- fast; after which Margaret and me both went out. She went to spend the morning as she used to do. and we [put the key under the front step. Shc dy after 1 came home and went in the house ‘-y myself. The peddier came about 0 0’clock ‘n the morning, and 1 KILLED BIM WITH AN OLD srape. ‘The tly cops, (detectives), have got the thi wrong; he was not killed with any hatchet. | didn’t ki!) bim so much for his mo: as for his pack. They are wrong too about body in the closet, it was took out in the wood shed and covered with old rope car; that was onthe floor. After I fixed everything, which took me halfor t) ree quarters of an hour 1 WENT ROUND TO JOHN WILLIAMS’, who keeps a little in front, and a place to play cards back, and [ pla: Coil two lenry Williams and me to the wharf where J have some vessels to dis- ‘The « : “Tom, and see if Ihave itright.” He then the above statement, as near as he cou! remem- ‘Tom: “You have got it right.” iret “Peter Rose, Sam thand me, was play! cards In the house when the peddler came, Smith CORES oentny hetent) yomtont to ectsome blackberry and gin, T went out ard kept watch white PETER KILLED THE MAR, and put bin tn the woodsbed unti! dart, when ‘be took Bim white | was with the woman and Somtrry, Tess the policoman’s whirtie war blown, che wan ay Bembrey @ere playing ‘tive up. the wom n por Sam about it. The had s Ulanbet umes bmn to prevent any traces acs blanket unter bfm of theroute by which he was carried. [had fry dollars when I was arrested, but gave it to 4 ‘yer at police headquarters.” < Comrade.—W Peter Rom! Wright. —* There is no such mau as Peter; bat there is a William Koss.” Com —“Where ts William Ree now!” 18 SOME OTHER CRIMES. is the man who reboed that nd, but MeDevitt bat I got my rake says It was me who ‘the ‘Then in the money. ‘wasn job done by the market, and both of them were done by the same band, for they favor too mach. o Well, Tom, bow about wit- Wright “0, 1 can all l want for tive dollars apiece down on Weiand Js O, yea, 1 guess you can.” 4 Waiting fer Mis Triai. A DOG LETTER CARRIER. Margaret Woods and ber sr, and Bembey were committed to jail as witness: after he was committed, and were in other parts of the jail. As Mra. Wools bed with her a smal! dog which was able to pase between the bars of the corridor doors, {i » poss!» be ave been used Om Carr) ing hm Margaret to Tom, aud eice ry At any some notes were sent by thir prisoners. One of the first XK right to Margaret was the printed verbatim ME WANTS MARS yoo: TH Sah laid it on tom you do Lik. be afrade to Do it it will not hurt pom fo Bevery Body you see that Sam Berber) k leave me from being Hung 2 won if you Do ft Jest as soon y stop crying for my about you goin Back onme Move pint let the Keepers see this mt you Say San Bombery kil cy on tom, Bat. Sam. Bemis . But Do deat ike Pectler aud bad ke Hung say it tr Dont 1 will git Ban Pedier and taid om toll it and stand te it « tem W rghit Say te pever But Sam Bemi | ler man Bure this « “k | Dont let no one see # aiak D | Every Body that Bam Bembery & te ARRAIGNED IN co On the 4th of March the | to court for arraignmer | Kelly with a pose of b | guards. The court room was « | With persons anxious to get « who after a consi) kleand Mr. F.C sel, plead *not guitty, the 2d of April. He wastaker | was tollowed to the gate by a ve of people. at night before € kill the map and laid the will net Do we and you they will 1 you will get ont pod Mf you Don't but you say that you willaet Do it ‘ut me word in > Bete the aather bot bave me bung f argaret if yom will pty mar Uatle [or g © Do me my neck Brook § om being bang but ieent At mee watel it will be tos tate: cant do me any good LaF you Beth ¥ you will wot yon bay What questune to ack vert "t mt ET willten Will get Hung as well as me. tom D. Wrig’ HE WASTS HER TO SAY THAT SHE Knows NOTHING AROUT IT. Receiving no answer to the above, he became impatient, and, on the 29th of March, again wrote to Margaret, as follows Wastixcton D.C. March 292873 Bly Dear ou Wefe Marares mt rite back to me t» morrow morning wr little fom Margret Doas 1 ask eof me and 1 will marry you thr seme Day 1 eit out Dont Do dike the Detective tell ‘ou for they want to have me hung Margret Jost sey ny thing and stand to that and if they question yon Dont aay ans thing but por sir to them | Std tee if you are going to say Wright yor me in the morning a you me v4 D Mmnst e&) } ou must say out oo any thin She ain "and Dont aay "any “thing Bee > sa) what you did say foo will be Hung Sertin ‘apd you will Dever see your little tom any more and Margret if you Dowel moan thing Twill get Cate tite ant'eens ow, ‘eret igh wl you i, Dident say eo sid say T the man George Wood pon we it to the same man that Jet the keepers eer you Did yon HE OFFERS HER A BRICK HOUSE LF 8HE WELT DO AX HE DERIRES. On the Ist Of Apr (the day previous to hue trial), he wrote the toliowing explicitdirection= to her as to how she should swoar, and offers the bribe or “a brick house fer me aml you” it she will only do as he desires. It will be seen that the one grand central idea which he de- fred to impress upon her was that “Sam Bem Nee A on aut on bry killed the Bay = Morrow but you will not go till t Margeret Dont lisent te nobody bur I tell you look at me all the time aud must aay bo anything about the gl tell yor Marry you Jest forget ;