Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-17

ers at the time of her arrest, from the
note found pinned to Rogers hat was
produced. VIM. r Daley was put on
the stand to prove that Mrs Rogers
wrote it. The defense, however, CON
coded the authorship.
That there are trees between the
electric lights on Main aud Stafford
streets which throw into a shadow that
part Of tns river where the body was
found, was developed from the testi-
mony of NJ. B. Middleton.
John Nash went into the box again.
he talked with Mrs Rogers the day
before the body was found, She said
her husband had threatened to kill
himself and wanted Nash TO look for
the body. She thought he would
drown himseli-snd shat they could
find his body within the town limits.
She said she had had some trouble
With her husband about living with
him.
The afternoon of the inquest, Perhsm
told the whole story to Mr. Nash (;
pointed out the route from the Perhan
house to Morgan's grove ami found for
him the chloroform bottle, with the
two haDdkerchisis wound about It and
the rope which had bount Rogers, and
which they bad thrown among e
weeds in the garden. What did he
say it was used ior2" was asked by the
prosecution.
This question, upon objection, was
not admitted.
The remainder OF the clothes line
from which this piece OF rope was cut,
was found and is in court,
Mr. Nash described the upstairs por-
tion of the Perhsm house A large
front room vas occupied by Mrs Rog-
srs. The only way to Loon PerhaW' s
chamber was through her room.
| Cross examination of this witness de
geloped that the current Of the river is
swift in the vicinity Of the Cooper
bridge and that in times Of high water
the river is bank-full An effort was
made t. discreuit the witness as to his
conversation with Mrs Roge She
had spoken to hirn upon the recon
mendstion Of Rogers aunt, Mrs Phil
pot,
Nash thought she may have asked
him to call out the fire department.
She gave as a reason for not going with
her husband that she did not want tc
live with his brother.
Deputy-sherif Godfrey testified tC
helping take the body from the water
identified the hat and note and toiC
about the position Of the body in tn,
water ana the strength of the rivel
current near the Cooper bridge
He said that the trees along tn,
shore made it difficult at night To get ,
view Of the spot where the body wai
found Mir Godfrey found a freshl!
cut rope in a drawer Of a desk III
room in the Perham house in which
either Leon Perham or Morris KNAPP
slept
In cross-eXamiuation Godfrey testi
fed that the morning Rogers bod,
was discovered, be found near tn
stone wall cork which would fit tn
chlouoform bottle which is a part o
the evidence.
He had seen a wheel track on tn
ground near the wall few days afte
the inquest in August, 1902, but h
would not say that It was a wheel-bar
row track, although the defence SCENE,
to want him to. He said that a mum
Der of bicycles we're being wheele,
about.
At the opening of the afternoon SEES
sion, Deputy Godfrey produced tn
, clothes which had been taken iron
Rogers body and they were receive,
in evidence.
, Henry Breese, OF Hoosick, wa
called as a witness, and gave som
unimportant evidence as to the relat
ion between Marcus Rogers and thi
respondent
Charles Walker, engineer from
Cooper's Upper Mill, testified, ate
referring to his record, that the pom,
was drawn down the night Of Aug. l
1902 and that hardly any water wa
running over the dam.
Following Walker Morris Knapp wa
called to the stand.
Sheriff Wilson has appointed E. S
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