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==Overview== [[File:Beautiful Cigar Girl - Part 1.png|thumb|Episode 2 cover image]] [[Mary Cecilia Rogers]] ==Episodes== * [[Ep. 2 - The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Part 1]] * [[Ep. 3 - The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Part 2]] * [[Ep. 4 - The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Part 3]] (Final Part) ==Locations== * 114 Pitt St, Manhattan: residence of Mary Rogers at the time of her first disappearance * 126 Nassau St, Manhattan: boarding house of Phoebe Rogers and daughter Mary * 19 John St: Home of Alfred Crommelin and Archibald Padley * 309-321 Broadway, Manhattan: John Anderson's Cigar Shop where Mary Rogers worked * 33 Warren St: residence of John Payne, according to Daniel's testimony on Aug 12 * 47 John St: residence of Daniel Payne after the death of Mary * 68 Jane St: residence of Mrs. Downing? (according to Aug 12 article) * Bickford's: on James St, Daniel would sit to read and eat regularly * Dead House: morgue "in the park" * Nick Moore House in Weehauken, NJ - place of death for Mrs. Loss and possibly for Mary Cecilia Rogers * Scott's Bazaar: Daniel and his brother visited here the day Mary disappeared. * [[Stoneall's Bar Room]]: 29 Ann St, Manhattan * Sybil's Cave: Hoboken, New Jersey - where Mary's body was found & location of Daniel Payne's suicide ==People== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Name !(Born-Died) !Description |- |[[Thomas A. Alexander|Alexander, Thomas A.]] |1800-1866 |Mayor of Jersey City, NJ, participated in the inquest on the Loss brothers |- |[[John Anderson (1812-1881)|Anderson, John]] |1812-1881 |Cigar shop owner and employer of Mary Rogers |- |Anderson, Mrs. | |"sister-in-law" to William Kiekuck, lived on 17th near Broadway |- |Backer, R. | |witness that Joseph Morse was with a different woman, not Mary |- |Bookout, Edward | |apprentice to Joseph Morse |- |Boullard, James M. | |One of the two men who first discovered Mary's body |- |Busby, William | |witness in the death of Daniel Payne |- |Callender, William | |Clerk of the police office (Aug 12) |- |Chase, Nelson | |Counsel for the Loss brothers |- |Clements, James W. G. | |Doctor, found Daniel Payne |- |Cockefair, Mr. | |police officer, interviewed the servant at the Rogers boarding house. |- |Conner, James | |witness that Joseph Morse was with a different woman, not Mary |- |Cook, Dr. | |Worked with the coroner in New Jersey |- |[[Alfred Crommelin|Crommelin, Alfred]] | |Informed the family that Mary's body was discovered, prev resident of boarding house (Aug 12) |- |[[Caroline Ursula Mather|Downing, Caroline]] | |Cousin to Phoebe and Mary |- |Finnegan, James | |Suspect from Albany, New York |- |Fredericks, Henry | |witness to Mrs Loss death, boarder to Nick Moore House |- |Gatchell, Mr | |Man alledge to still be with Mary on 23 Aug 1841 in Pittsburg |- |Gautier, Dr. | |Dr. attending to Mrs Loss upon her death |- |[[Robert Gilchrist|Gilchrist, Robert]] |c1790-1866 |County Clerk for Hudson County, NJ from 1840-1865, later mayor of Jersey City. |- |Griswold, Sameul L. | |Dr. - found Daniel Payne |- |Hardenburgh, L. D. | |District Attorney, Loss boys inquest |- |Hayes, Mr. | |Police officer, not related to Mrs. Hayes. |- |[[Clementina Othelia Mather|Hayes, Clementina]] | |Cousin to Phoebe and Mary |- |Hicks, William H. | |witness that Joseph Morse was with a different woman, not Mary |- |Hilliker, John | |Officer who brought Morse from Massachusetts |- |Hopkins, Edward | |found evidence in the death of Daniel Payne |- |Ireland, Henry | |Neighbor and witness to Joseph Morse fleeing the city, 120 Nassau, bookbinder |- |James, T. W. | |counsel for the Loss brothers |- |Kallenbach, Balthazar | |ex-husband of Mrs. Loss |- |Kallenbach, Orestes Charles E. | |son of Mrs. Loss |- |Kallenbach, Oscar Phillip Ferdinand | |son of Mrs. Loss |- |Kallenbach, Ossian Richard William | |son of Mrs. Loss |- |[[William H. Kiekuck|Kiekuck, William H.]] | |Sailor, suspect in Mary's murder |- |King, James G. | |neighbor of Mrs. Loss where Mary's clothes were hidden |- |Latourette, William | |witness in the death of Daniel Payne |- |Lawrence, James | |Found evidence relating to the death of Daniel Payne |- |Lee, James | |neighbor of the Loss family |- |Loss | |also see Kallenbach for the sons |- |[[Johanna Frederica Loss|Loss, Johanna Frederica]] |1800-1842 |Innkeeper |- |Ludlam, Anthony | |son of James and Nancy Ludlam, neighbors to the Loss family. |- |Ludlam, James | |neighbor of the Loss family |- |Ludlam, James Jr. | |son of James and Nancy Ludlam, neighbors to the Loss family |- |Ludlam, Nancy | |neighbor of the Loss family, friend of Mrs. Loss present at her death. |- |Lutkins, Stephen H. | |Justice for over the inquest over the Loss boys in relation to Mary's death |- |Luther, H. G. | |friend of the family, identifies Mary's body |- |Mallin, Henry | |One of the two men who first discovered Mary's body |- |Matsell, Mr. | |Justice of the Police (Aug 5) |- |McKee, W. J. | |witness that Joseph Morse was with a different woman, not Mary |- |McShane, James | |witness in the death of Daniel Payne |- |Merritt, Gilbert | |Justice of Hudson Co, NJ - acting coroner for Mary (Aug 5) & Daniel in Oct |- |Miller, John | |Friend of William Kiekuck, was with him on day Mary disappeared. |- |Moore, Mrs. | |Sister of William Kieukuck, lived on Ludlow St. |- |[[Robert H. Morris|Morris, Robert H.]] |1808-1855 |Mayor of New York City as of 11 May 1841 |- |[[Joseph W. Morse|Morse, Joseph W.]] | |Suspect |- |Morse, Mrs. | |Wife of Joseph Morse, testified to his cruelty |- |Ogden, M. | |counsil for the Loss brothers |- |Padley, Archibald W. | |Friend and roommate of Alfred Crommelin, lived at 19 John St. |- |Parker, Miln | |Justice of the Police Office |- |[[Daniel C. Payne|Payne, Daniel C.]] |c1808-1841 |fiance of Mary Cecilia Rogers |- |[[John Payne (1797-1869)|Payne, John]] |1797-1869 |brother of Daniel C. Payne |- |Pritcher, Mrs. | |friend of Mary, lived in Harlem |- |[[Elijah F. Purdy|Purdy, Elijah F.]] |1796-1866 |Acting Mayor at various time, had Mary disintered for 2nd identification |- |[[Mary Cecilia Rogers|Rogers, Mary Cecilia]] |c1820-1841 |"The Beautiful Cigar Girl" |- |[[William H. Seward|Seward, William H.]] | |Governor of New York, issued reward on 2 Sep 1841 |- |Smith, Alexander M. C. | |arresting officer of two young men on 4 Aug 1841 |- |Smith, Warren | |witness in the death of Daniel Payne |- |Stephens, James | |friend of the Loss Family, had known the boys 10 years. |- |Stoneall, James C. | |Holds meeting to form a committee to organize a reward (Aug 12) |- |Taylor, Mr. | |Justice, who received the complaint from Mrs. Morse |- |Tompkins, Thomas M. | |Police officer, arrested James Finnegan in Albany |- |van Draler, Louisa | |sister of Mrs. Loss |- |[[Phoebe Wade|Wade, Phoebe]] |1777-1847 |mother of Mary Cecilia Rogers |- |Whitney, Samuel | |witness in the death of Daniel Payne |- |Wood, John | |witness in the death of Daniel Payne |- |Wright, E.R.V. | |magistrate involved in the inquest over the Loss brothers |} ==Documentation== ===Census Records=== * [[1820 US Federal Census - Lyme, New London, Connecticut - Daniel Rogers|1820]]: Lyme, New London, Connecticut ===City Directories=== * [[1841 - New York City Directory]] ===Newspaper Transcriptions=== * [[6 Jun 1838 - Morning Herald (New York City)]]: Advert for Mr. John Andersons cigar shop * [[5 Oct 1838 - New York Daily Herald (New York City)]]: disappearance of Miss Mary Cecilia Rogers * [[6 Oct 1838 - New York Daily Herald (New York City)]]: disappearance a hoax! * [[8 Oct 1838 - New York Daily Herald (New York City)]]: Beautiful Girls Serving in Stores * [[2 Aug 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York)]]: Police Vigilance - Distressing Occurrence * [[2 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: Body of "Miss Mary Ann Rogers" found * [[2 Aug 1841 - Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)]]: A HORRIBLE MURDER * [[3 Aug 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York)]]: THE HOBOKEN MURDER * [[4 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: ARREST UPON SUSPICION OF MURDER * [[5 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: ARRESTS ON SUSPICION OF MURDER * [[6 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: THE MURDER OF MARY C. ROGERS * [[6 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: The Terrible Murder of Miss Rogers * [[10 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: "circumstantial account" and ad * [[11 Aug 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York)]]: Notice of meeting at Stoneall's Bar Room * [[12 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: "THE MURDER OF MARY C. ROGERS" * [[12 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: THE CASE OF MARY C. ROGERS * [[13 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: EXAMINATION IN THE CASE OF MISS ROGERS * [[13 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS * [[14 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: CASE OF MISS ROGERS * [[14 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: case goes cold * [[16 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: THE CASE OF MARY C. ROGERS * [[17 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS * [[17 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS * [[18 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERERS OF MISS ROGERS * [[18 Aug 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York)]]: ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERERS OF MISS ROGERS * [[18 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: ARREST OF THE SUSPECTED MURDERER OF MISS ROGERS * [[19 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: CASE OF JOS. W. MORSE * [[19 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: THE EXAMINATION RELATIVE TO THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS * [[20 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: EXAMINATION IN THE CASE OF MISS ROGERS * [[21 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: MURDER OF MISS ROGERS * [[21 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: THE CASE OF MISS ROGERS AND MORSE * [[25 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: MORE LIGHT * [[1 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: man claims to be the first to discover body * [[2 Sep 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: Reward issued by the Governor of New York * [[3 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: REWARDS OFFERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE * [[6 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: A PROCLAMATION, the Governors Reward * [[14 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: THE MARY ROGERS CASE - Mrs. Loss questioned * [[15 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: Ad for room above Stoneall's bar room, including address * [[29 Sep 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: Arrest of Persons Supposed to be Concerned in the Murder * [[29 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: ARREST FOR A FELONY * [[30 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: THE ALBANY ARREST * [[1 Oct 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: THE ARREST AT ALBANY * [[2 Oct 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: counter to other papers * [[9 Oct 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF DANIEL PAYNE * [[9 Oct 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York)]]: SUICIDE OF DANIEL C. PAYNE * [[9 Oct 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: REPORTED SUICIDE OF THE LATE LOVER OF MISS ROGERS * [[11 Oct 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: Coroner's Inquest for Daniel Payne * [[5 Feb 1842 - New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York)]]: MARY ROGERS AGAIN * [[18 Nov 1842 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: The Mary Rogers Mystery Explained * [[20 Nov 1842 - New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York)]]: Examination of the Loss Boys * [[21 Nov 1842 - New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York)]]: Mary Rogers Mystery * [[21 Nov 1842 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: Mary Rogers Mystery * [[22 Nov 1842 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: Tribune to the Herald * [[28 Nov 1842 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York)]]: Calling out the Mayor. * [[29 Nov 1844 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: COMMON PLEASE - Friday - Before Judge Daly * [[15 Dec 1848 - Evening Post (New York City, New York)]]: Advertisement for publication "The Beautiful Cigar Girl" ===Publications=== * [[James Rogers of New London, CT And His Descendants]]: Boston, 1902 * [[Edgar Allen Poe Tried & Failed...]]: Smithsonian Magazine, October 13,2013 ===Vital Records=== * 1841: [[Baptismal Record of Alfred Daniel Payne]]
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