The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-06
MIR. A. 7. Rogers Shot and Killed,
His Wife Dangerously Wounded.
The Murderer Caught and jailed
During the Forenoon Yesterday.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock Last
Night Mob Breaks the Jail
And Take the Wretch and Hang Hin
TO a Telegraph Poe.

ToPEKA, June 5. 1854 burglar |
who gave his name as Nat. Oliver, got |
into the dwelling of a. 7, Rogers yes
terday morning. Mr.. Rogers was
merchant tailor and a most respecta-
BILE citizen. About four o'clock in the |
morning he was awakened by a noise
in the room. and getting up he discov-
cred burglar crouching in his bed
room. Being strongly built man, he
grappled with the burglar and in the
scuffle received two shots from thirty
eight calibre pistol, one bull
let entering his body near
the navel and piercing, the
liver, and another passing through the
left shoulder. Mrs. Rogers got up and
went to her husbands relief. He had
the ruffiaD down and was trying to
take the pistol from him. In coming
to her husbad's support she receiyed
bullet from the pistol, which entered
her body near the groin and lodged in
her hip. In spite of her wound she
and the servant girl managed to
wrench the weapon from his grasp.
Her husband took it and struck the
william on the head with it and then
let him get up. He ordered him to ''get
out'' saying, 81 will treat you better
than you have treated me- The fell
low replied; You are good man, I
won't hurt you"
He then got up and went into the
hall, then out OH the veranda and des-
cended the post up which
he had climbed in entering
the house. Mr.. Rogers and wife fol-
lowed him out on the verandah, and
Mr.. Rogers discharged the only load in
| the revolver to attract attention.
Not until then did he know that his
| wife was shot.
| Neighbors aroused in the early morn
Ing before it was yet daylight. by the
noise, came running in and found Mr..
Rogers lying on a bed wounded, as
stated above. He had become very
weak, and could give no account of the
bloody affair owing to the agony of his
suffering. Physicians came, but could
do nothing for him more than to adj
minister Opiates. He soon became de-
lirious, and at $50 life became extinct
Mrs. Rogers rested easy during the
day, but was considered by the physi-
] clans as being in Il very dangerous
condition. No opinion could be given
of her case.
Officers started at daylight in pur'
suit of the murderer. About half past
nine ne was caught four miles east OF
Topeka and brought back and put in
Jail. As soon as 1t became known thai
he was prisoner, Infatuated citizens
began to assemble around the jail anC
talk freely about lynching. Police
were put on guard to keep the crowd
away from the jail. During the after
noon Judge Guthrie made an appeal tt
the people to refrain from violence.
and let the law deal with the murder
er. 1t had no effect.
During the afternoon a crowd sur
rounded the Jail to see that the prison
er was not removed by the officers
while others were perfecting arrange
ments to take him out and hang him
DIR. McCabe talked in vain to thu
crowd. AS night came on the crowC
; grew to several thousand
, Shortly after dark an as
sauIt was made on the jail. Thu
police used their clubs, but to no pur
pose. They, as well as everyone els'
knew there was to be a lynching ant
did not hurt anyone in making shov
of resistance. The lynchers worked a
the barred doors, cutting rivets, for al
hour and half, different squads tax
ing their turn at the hammer ant
chisel.
: Finally the malefactor was dragget
forth, and asked to make confession
! He did so, and called for minister
One came and instead of preparing
, the villain to meet his maker, began
to harangue the crowd on the awful
ness of the sin they were about t.
commit. He was greeted with jeer
, and shouts of ''Hang htm, too! In
/ moment the rope was pu
3 about the murdere's nee
Q and he was strung up to TELEGRAPH
!, pole at the corner of Kansas avenu
t and Sixth street, where he kicked an
? swung until dead.