St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-03

murderOuS gun. There were many who
discredited the story. 1t was a silly
canard, they SAID, set afloat by enemies
which are as we'll respected as any in
the community. Others there were who
knew that there had been trouble up
there in the hills, and the idea of
church was instantly abandoned. In
less than fifteen minutes all sorts of
vehicles were wheeling toward the
Rogers residence. one mile west of the
town. 1t did not take long to discover
that the awful story as related by the
breathless courier had been almost
literally true. Benjamin F. Rogers lay
dead in room OF the family residence.
His head and body were literally rid
died with shot. He had died aim ost in.
stantly. Up stairs lay W. E. Rogers
.Jr., a brother of the dead man. He
by a charge of the deadly
leaden pellets which had LAID
his brother low. j. t. and N. p.
Rogers, brothers of the man who had
met SO tragic fate. were the only male
members of the family at home when
the news of the murder was received.
They proceeded at once to the scene. A
terrible sight II was that greeted them.
The elder of the Rogers boys lay stone
dead about twenty yards from the ko-
barge residence. In another spot lay
his brother, badly wounded. At the
windows of the cherries looking home,
the young wife of the murderer
and her four little children. All these
details were to be seen at glance. but
where was Roharge-the man whose
hand had wrought such awful destruc-
ti0n? No very lengthy search was
necessary. In the barn, less than thirty
yards from where the other shots had
been fired, Robarge lay dead. Crazed
by the enormity of his crime, he had
deliberately placed the muzzle of
the shotgun at his temple and
with his bare toes discharged the
weapon. The entire top of his skull
was blown away. One eye lay out upon
the blackened skin of the face, the
brains lay scattered in horrible pro.
mScuity. George RObarge had gone to
answer for his bloOdy crimes before a
higher court than any that sits here on
earth.
The Junior Brothers. Version.
A representative of the GLOBE ar
rived at the Rogers residence shortly
been carried there. The grief of the
parents and stony-faced hurror de-
picted in the faces of the surviving
brothers was awful to contemplate. The
Young men. however, stood bravely
this trial such as few are called upon
to encounter. William E. Rogers Jr.,
who had been shot by RObarge,
but not fatally. was seen as he
lay In bed. He was badly wounded
about the shoulders and neck, the mur-
| derer having evidently shot to kill. His
| statement of the case lie gave in slow
and deliberate manner calculated to
impress those listening with it's ap-
parent truth. "This morning." be
said, 1--WE had boy herding some
cattle on what we supposed was gov
ernment land up here in the hills. My
little brother went out with the
| herd boy, and shortly came
back, saying that Robarge was
making threats about The cattle being
up there. My brother and 1 went over
to Robarge'S place to find out exactly
where the line lay and dri, the cattle
| over il they were on Robarge's land.
RObarge was at the barn when we came
up. said Good morning. and RObarge
responded eivilly enough. My brother
also greeted him, bnt was evidently
misunderstood, for Robarge looked at
| him tiercely and asked, What's that?
| What did you say"
! My brother again said good morning.
but the man was evidently looking for
| hostility. and was hostile. Words led
| to quarrel, and at last to blows. Ro-
barge seized shovel and made for my
brother, who made motion as il to
! draw revolver. but was unarined. He
told Robarge to keep away or he would