The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-22
IncorrlgLbles in Custody.

The fearfuuy disgusting and shameful
case of The People VS.. B. A Rogers, the
shoemaker, charged with the crime of rape
committed upon the fourteen year old
girl, Katie Miner, was called up for pre-
liminary hearing before Judge Bishop at
IL o'clock yesterday forenoon. The de-
PENDANT is probably over forty years of
age, and is the father of a family.
The circumstances surrounding the case
are peculiar, and although all parties are
10 blame, the affair is an insult to common
decency. The story of the case from the
evidence produced by the witness reveals
the fact that the defendant was an instru-
ment In inducing Katie Miner and
Lily Lightfoot aged fourteen and fifteen.
respectively, to leave their home where
they were guarded by kind and loving
parents TO enter the house Of a prostitute
woman and lead life of shame The alb
quo ION as prearrauged and last Sunday
evening when sent on an errRnd the little
girls took advantage Of the opportunity
and started on their youthful road to de-
greGauon. After leaving their home thev
went Immediately TO the place of Rogers.
where they expected to find Alice Mack
the lewd woman with whom they had been
promised home. On arriving there they
were told by Rogers that she had been
there and had left but few minutes pre-
vlous. He told the young truants to return
about o'clock and Alice would return In
take them TO Park City. They then went
on their errand and in due time returned
to the place of the shoemaker. They re
manned until late and Alice failed to come.
rogers induced them to stay over night.
They first objected, but as the hour had
become so late, and fearing they would re
ceive reprimand if they would go home.
they remained. Rogers having them in his
power he persuaded them to allow him nm
just liberties, to which they entered excep-
tions. Seeing that the girls were deter
mined, he made them believe that he would
call III the police and have them
taken to Jail This frightened them
so that they hardly knew what to do: thew
were placed in such a position that they
feared an outcry or protest against their
vlrglnlty being dethroned would result in
their arrest before they had made safe
their escape from the immediate reach of
their parents. They yielded to his demands
and remained until morning, when they
went 20 the Union depot in search of Alice
Not finding her there, they went to the
home of Mrs. Robert Doe, to whom they
told their story. The lady at once informed
the sheriff and Rogers was placed under
arrest. He was bound over to await the
action of the grand jury in bonds of g. 500
which he was unable to give and was re-
manded in jail.
The Miner girl stated on the witness
stand that her father lives In Denver and
her mother is dead. She came to Ogden
with a lady by the name of Crosby. who
was at one time employed at the Fair store
on Washington avenue. Mrs. Crosby re-
turned to Denver and she went in Mr.
Lightfoot's family, which was about thir.
teen mocths ago.
Mr.. Lightfoot filed complaint that the
girls were incorrgible and recommending
they be sent to the reform school for cor,
recuon, which will probably be done by
Judge Miner tomorrow