El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-23
MARRIED ANOTHER GIRL.
How Miss Aggie Knight. of Denver,
Failed 10 Marry w. A. Rogers.

oiACU ~ mali y w leoSOlS'
Miss Aggie Knight of Denver, arriv-
ed in this city Sunday. She came on q
peculiar errand, 1t was to wed w. A.
Rogers, and the ceremony was to have
occurred last evening, but the groom
was married at noon to another, Miss
Mary Van Buskirk OF this city as noted
in yesterdays HERALD.
According to her story, Miss Knight
and Mr.. Rogers met a year ago in Cali
fornia, and the two entered on cor
respondence subsequently when she To-
Gated in Denver with her brother.
Rogers shortly appeared in Denver
where be secured work at the Albany
hotel. When he fell sick. Miss Knight
furnished bin money, SIS. to pay his
fare to Kansas City where he worked
for a time and then came to
this city to go into the res
uaurant business. Miss knight AYERS
that Rogers wrote to her after leaving g
Denver, once a week, and in Decem ber
wanted her to come to Ell PaSo to
marry him. On the 9th inst, Rogers
wrote to his girl again asking her to
come as he was feeding 400 people a
day. and needed her TO help him. She
finally came via Chicago and was met
at the Santa Fe depot last Sunday by
Rogers with carriage who proceeded
forthwith to borrow $40 from his lady
love on the strength of the bank being
closed on Sunday, and he claimed to
have S400 on deposit there. Miss
Knight says Rogers drove her to vs.
leta where his parents reside and intro
duced her to them stating they were
going to be married the next day. The
time set was D. M, Monday, and on
the return the two parted, he agreeing
to call Tor Miss Knight at a. NJ, and
take her to breakfast. Rogers failed
to show up, and early yesterday after
noon, Miss Knight went to the
restaurant on San Antonio street
aud inquired for him. He was
not there, so she went to Lawrence S
store over which Mrs. Goodinson and
buskirk live, where she was tod
Rogers was stopping. He had gone
out, but presently met Rogers father
who paralyzed her with the informa-
tion that his son had gone over the
river to marry one of the VanbnSkirk
girls.
The poor woman was at her wits end
and did not know what to do. On
learning that the couple had gone to
Ysleta on the evening train her first
impulse was TO follow and have the re-
creant groom arrested. but she chang
ed her mind. She is willing that he
shall keep the girl, but wants back to
so she loaned him in the carriage and
her travelling expenses from Denver.
A HERALD reporter called at the
brides home today and was told that
Miss Knight had no grounds whatever
for her story, and that she must be
weak in the upper story. The statement
that Rogers met Miss knight at the
Santa Fe depot with a carriage and
borrowed SO of her, is emphatically
denied. The folks at the brides home
say Rogers was in church at the time
of the alleged meeting, and cOuli not
have been at the depot. Moreover, the
letter of the 9th inst. told her not tC
come down as she was not need ed
referred merely to her services as a
waitress. Mr.. Rogers was said to have
been engaged to Miss Van Buskirk for
some time. The entire knight story is
claimed to be a straight-out bloomin
Ike, and when Mr.. Rogers comes back
Miss knights sensation will be eX
ploded. She is said to have come righ
up to the house from the Santa Fe de.
pot and walked to Rogers room where
he was astoDished beyond measure tt
find her later. She said she wanted tt
see him outside, and the two went off
bat he presently returned, and tn,
Denver woman was not seen again.
Mr.. Tanning, Rogers partner
laughs at the Knight womau's story
and says she is evidently insane. Th,
letter she refers to as calling her here
referred only to her services as wait
ress. And besioe-, Rogers never me
the woman at the train. She came tC
the restaurant herself alone from tht
Santa Fe train, and then went mp to hi
house. Rogers can afford to laugh d
the yarn.
f. f. Rush, living on Myrtle street
objects to being disturbed at night
while it is true. he is at home at tha
| season, but the labors incident to tn,
day are such, he is absolutely forced t.
dedicate the night to repo-e, that ht
may better attend to business the mex
dsy-hence he Objects to prowl Ter
working at his windows and doors, es-
pecialiy after he has taken the tr0ubl
| to shut and lock them down. Gentlemel
operating in this line will please con
sljer the feelings OF NIr. Bush an
g'vsra themselves sucosd!pgsy.