Alfred Crommelin

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Case File: Mary Cecilia Rogers

Biography

Alfred was born in New Jersey in about 1801, according to his age given in the 1855 New York Census. On 23 Sep 1803 he and his four brothers - William, Lewis, Charles, and Edward - all sons of James Crommelin - were baptised at the Presbyterian Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His paternal grandmother was Sara Roosevelt, through her he was a 2nd cousin to Isaac Roosevelt (1790-1863), the paternal grandfather of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Their common ancestor being Jacobus Roosevelt (1692-1776). Jacobus was the younger brother of Johannes Roosevelt (1689-1750), the 3rd great-grandfather of President Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Alfred had been a boarder at the Rogers house previously from Dec 1840 to Jul 1841, but at the time of her disappearance he was living at 19 John St and had a roommate, Archibald Padley, who confirmed Alfred's alibi for the day Mary disappeared. The Evening Post would later make several error's in reporting that he had been arrested as a suspect and had tipped Joseph Morse - despite the same paper previously reporting correctly that he had been a family friend, that he was the person to identify the body, and that he had a solid alibi for the day of her disappearance. These errors would later culminate in a lawsuit in 1844 in which Alfred filed suit against Jacob LaForge for slander, who had spoken up in court, while Alfred was giving testimony as a witness, to say that Alfred had murdered Mary Rogers.

Documentation

Census Records

• 1840: "Alfred Crommilien", New York City Ward 6
• 1855 NY State: "Alfred Crommelin", New York City 12th Ward

Newspaper Transcriptions

• 12 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): "THE MURDER OF MARY C. ROGERS"
• 13 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): EXAMINATION IN THE CASE OF MISS ROGERS
• 18 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERERS OF MISS ROGERS
• 19 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE EXAMINATION RELATIVE TO THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS
• 29 Nov 1844 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): COMMON PLEASE - Friday - Before Judge Daly