St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-29
ROGERS BODY FOUND.
Man Named Haven Discovers
1t in the River Near
South Park,
And Friends Identify 1t as
the Corpse Of the Miss
ing Suicide.
The Unavailing Search Main
tanned Through All Of
Yesterday.
Brief Review OF the Details
Of the Mysterious
Suicide.

Rogers has been now settled, and the
disappearance of one of the best known
men in the city of st. Paul has ceased to
be nine days wonder.
The body was found last evening at
about $3.50 in the river just below the
fish hatchery, and the police were at
once notified of the discovery.
The finder at once secured the
body to the shore, ana notified the oper-
ator in the lower yards of the Burling-
ton company of the discovery.
The central police station was called
up and told that the body of man had
been found in the water near the fish
hatchery. AT once the supposition pre-
vailed that it was the body Of the miss
ing man for whom such an untiring
search has been made for the past nine
DAYS. Sergeant Sexton was instructed
to go at once to the scene of the dis
coyery and take charge of the remains
until further instructions should be
sent him or given in person by Capt.
SchweiZer. He at once started for the
fish hatchery.
Capt. Schweizer, accompanied by an
officer. then started for the office of the
coroner, but he was out at the time. and
1t took two hours to locate him, as he
was absent on business. On being noti-
fed of the finding of body which was
supposed to be the remains of Rogers
he at once started for the place in COM
pany with Capt. SchweiZer.
In view of the meager facilities for
the obtaining of information from the
place where the body was found, 1t was
not until almost midnight that it was
positively ascertained that the body was
that OF Mr.. Rogers. Immediately on
making the discovery, due to personal
acquaintance of the coroner with the
deceased, the news was telephoned to
the members of the family of Mr..
Rogers, and representative started for
the place where the remains were found.
Instructions had been given the un-
dertaking firm of William Dampier, 90
West Third street, to take charge of the
remains as soon as the body was
found, and after the Identification had
been made complete a telephone mes
sage was sent to the Office of the estab-
llshment. The wagon was at once
started for the scene of the finding Of
the body.
The UnaVaIling Search.
Since the day on which Mr.. Rogers
took the fatal plunge into eter-
nifty, Friday, May 10, constant search
has been made i'll the river by feet of
boats with the expectation of finding
the body. Some were stimulated by the
promise of a reward of $500, afterwards
increased to 81, 900, while others worked
out of interest as acluaintances and
friends, with few who did it for the
of dynamite have been used in the hope
of causing the body to rise to the surface,
and divers have searched the bed
of the river In the vicinity of
the place where the suicide occurred
The boats were still searching on the
river when the body was found at the
fish hatchery last evening. Mrs. Rogers
had been OIL board the searching steam
er almost constantly, in the nope of
being present when the body should be
found, and many friends have accom-
panied her, in order to make as light as
possible the heavy burden OF sorrow
which she was compelled to bear. She
was almost completely Frustrated by the
terrible affair.
No Motive Vet.
1t has been impossible to discover any
motive for the deed. Conjectures have
been numerous and diversified, but even
the most intimate friends of the de-
ceased could assign no reason for the
self-destruction. On the fatal Friday lie
drove up to the High bridge. got out of
his buggy, and looked into the water
beneath. j. M. Karl, a young man
with whom Mr.. Rogers had become ac-
quainted, was present and the suicide
gave to him package of papers which
he asked Karl to deliver to his wife.
He then walked to the bridge railing,
started to climb over, but was seZed by
the young man. After a short struggle
he escaped the grasp of the man who
would save him, and plunged into the
waters below. The bearer of
the packages started at once for the po-
lice station, where he told of the awful |
affair. and the search for the body was
commenced at once.
There has been the greatest possible |
excitement over the strange suicide, and |
the deed, together with the possible |
cause. has truly been nine days won
der for the people of st. Paul.
Body Brought to Town.
At 2 O'Clock this morning &. j. Void |
and representative Of the GLOBE re-
turned from South Park with the body !
of Mr. Rogers. 1t was placed in the |
rooms of Mr.. Dampier, !
where it will be at once prepared for |
burial. Following the wagon which |
contained the CHASTITY load came car
riage in which was seated Coroner |
Capt. Phil SchweitZer and |
Sergeant Sexton. DR.. Whitcomb gave
the following facts in connection with |
the finding OF the body:
'slt was found at the head Of Island |
No. l." he said, "by river man named !
William Haven. Haven was rowing !
across the river i'll his flat-bottomed |
boat, and just as he was crossing the !
head of the island, which is located |
across from the fish hatchery, he |
noticed something floating in the water. I!
A closer inspection showed it to be the !
body of man. lie tied rope to the |
body, and then towed it to shore at |
South Park, where he has his home.
captain SchweitZer and myself rode