Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-22

There were but few developments in
the Rogers murder case Saturday, as
the inquest court was not in session.
Deputies Nash and Godfrey had sew
eral interviews with Mrs. Rogers, and
Miss Stella Bates but gained nothing
new from them except the statement
from the latter that she bought chloro-
form for Mrs. Rogers from drug store
in Bennington, but had no idea what 1t
was wanted for. The drug store was
visited by States Attorney Stakeholder but
the proprietor denied positively that he
had sold to any such person and that
he would not sell that quantity, two
ounces, to any one with whom he was
not acquainted.
Mrs. Rogers has made no confession
as yet, reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. Stella Bates was not present
at the time the crime was alleged to
have been committed. Both women de-
clare their innocence of any connection
with it, and Saturday Leon Perham
stated that the confession made by him
the day before was false Further he
has nothing to say.
Ger Godfrey visited the rooms occupied
by Mrs. Rogers but found nothing that
could be connected with the affair eX-
cept a piece of rope which matched the
piece picked up by the side of the river
where the body of Rogers was found.
Justice Shurtleff Saturday afternoon,
when the complaint charging them with
causing the death of Marcus Rogers on
August II was read to them. 1t stated
that the death was caused by administer
ing two ounces of chloroform. Mrs.
Rogers gave way to crying bitterly when
the charge was made. All pleaded not
guilty, and the judicial hearing was. set
for Thursday Both the women protest
ed against being held in jail for a crime
of which they were innocent.
Mrs. Rogers is a remarkable woman.
She is only a girl, not 20 years hav-
ing passed over her head. and the black
hair in profusion on her head, gives her a
striking appearance, which is accumulated
by her arlstocratic pince-nez glasses, clear
complexion and as brilliant and sparkling
black eyes as one ever gazed into. Mar
ried at the age of 16 to Marcus Rogers.
she has lived a tempestuous life. She
made it so herself, for Rogers was a
quiet, Woodworking man.
In September Rogers and his wife were
living in SALISBURY, VT, where Rogers
was working at the lumber business.
One afternoon in September Mrs. Rogers
was left alone with the baby Some
time afterward she rushed out to a
neighbours house and said her baby was
dead. She said the baby fell down ac-
cidentally and was killed. The doctors
found the skull fractured as If the child
had been grabbed by the heels and dashed
to the floor.
On June Is last Rogers, who was liv-
ing in Hoosick, came to Bennington to
visit his wife, who had refused to live
in Hoosick with him and went to Ben
nington to seek work. She was then liv-
ing as now at the Perham home on
Stafford street. When Rogers returned
home he fell violently sick according to
a report now in circulation. He told
his brother he believed an attempt had
been made to poison him. He was i'll
two or three days. At the end of that
time, Mrs. Rogers drove down to Hoo
sick and saw Rogers.
81 just came down to see If you were
alive, Mark" she said IT thought you
might be dead"
Stella Bates is striking contrast to