St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-20

story canard. Rogers had been about
the city during the morning, and was in
q particularly happy mood. Later in
the afternoon the statements of Karl
were verified as far as it was possible
to do so by his giving an accurate de-
scription of the man with whom he had
the struggle. This. together with the
letters left In the buggy, proved con-
cluslvely that the unfortunate man,
while in fit of temporary insanity, had
ended his life.
His Friends Astounded. !
AT the Merchants National bauk Mr.
Rogers called yesterday about noon. He
laughed and jOked with the president,
eX-Gov. Merriam, and seemed to be
perfectly rational. Gov. Merriam was
astoundedwhen the SuicidewaS reported.
and was slow to accept the report as
truth. George G. Somer. assistant cash-
Ter of the Merchants National, said:
1--WE see no earthly reason, and nothing
in Mr.. Rogers business matters to give
the sligest suggestion toward such an
act. He enjoyed very enviablo posi-
tion In both business and society. l can
think of no cause, except that a sud.
den alteration of the mind may have
attacked him. q
William A. Miller. cashier of the
First National bank, said: "Why, b
saw Charles S. Rogers here in the
counting room just about l o'clock this
afternoon. | was busy, and merely
recognized him, but l thought he acted
naturally - Off hand, and attentive to
business. He made small deposit for
his personal account. and took a small
draft. He wanted to send the draft
away. There was nothing in his meth
odS, even recently, to cause any fears
concerning him i'll these business cir
cles, but it is said that his relatives
have noticed, during the past few days.
some changes in his manner that they
could not account fol. From our stand
point we are quite as much surprised as
any one at the occurrence"
All Pleasant at Home
Henry c. Drake, president of the ST.
Paul Mantel and Tile company, Is q
brother-in-law of the deceased. Mr.. ,
Drake said: "Mr. Rogers home life
was noticeablY pleasant. l cannot see
any cause for his act, unless his mind
was suddenly overcome by some uneX-
pected malady. 1t is sad af1licuon to
his wife and TWO daughters, as well as
to all of us. The circumstances point.
so substantially toward the verifcatiOn
sent notifying those relatives who are
absent We naturally feel averSe to
any undue notoriety in the matter"
The Wife Sadly Stricken.
The sad news was told Mrs. Rogers
an hour or so after it had occurred, and
the shock was so sudden that she was
completely prostrated. Mrs. b. f.
Drake, mother of Mrs. Rogers, seen
at the family residence last evening,
could give no reason for the rash act.
The letter directed to her daughter, she
said, was private one, and tue con-
tents would not throw any light on the
affair. The deceased leaves wife and
two daughters, Frances, aged eighteen,
who is now at a seminary at Rye, n. y,
and Florence, twelve years old. who is
at home.
Search for the body was commenced
shortly after the suicide was reported,
and continued up to late hour, but
without success. The current in the
river is very strong, and the men en-
gagged iD searching for the remains say
in all probability the body will be
found some distance down the river.
Frank Ellorbe, one of the custodians
of the vaults OF the st. Paul TrnSt COM.
pany in the EndicOtt Arcade, says that
Mr.. Rogers was III there during the
forenoon and again about 1880 p. H.,
when he unlocked his safe, and after a
moment repaired to the parlOr, where he
spent about half an hour writing letters.l
Upon going out he borrowed some post
age stamps with which to mail the let
tiers and joked about the loan. At that
time he was apparently as rational as
usual, and nothing strange in his de-
meanor was observed by the men who
transacted business with him.