The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-11-05
An Alleged Interview with
the MurderesS.
IN PRISON AT WINDSOR
Still Has Hopes that Legislature
Will Not Let Her Be
Hanged.

The following taken from the
North Adams Herald is interesting
even II it isn't true:
"Seated in her cell in the Vermont
state prison at Windsor, Mary Rog.
ers was told yesterday afternoon that
the Legislative committee was of the
opinion that she must 60 to the gal
lows for numbering her husband.
''Friends had led her to believe that
mercy would be shown her. Ever
since her conviction she has felt that
her death sentence would be revoked.
'If the death sentence is carried out
twill be the first time in 20 years
that Vermont has put woman to
death for murder.
"From her barred windows Mrs
Rogers can look out on the grass
grown court yard of the prison.
sit will not be many weeks before
she will hear the sound of the hammer
and the saw which will foretell her
doom.
SIN the center of the court yard, al
most in front of her cell windows, the
gallows will be erected,
Ever since she was brought to
Windsor from Bennington Jail, Mrs
Rogers has been watching eagerly for
the news that would save her life. Yes.
terday came the blow that broke her
spirit and virtually blasted her hopes,
for the legislature can hardly turn
down its committee.
"But Mrs Rogers does not fear the
gallows. No more outwardly calm,
unruffied, serene prisoner ever occup-
led cell in the Windsor prison.
"Those who have seen her In prison
say that she will go to death mistaken
and unafraid.
''Mrs Rogers showed notracs of fear
when she entered on her last days in
the state prison.
1T was then that Mrs Rogers told a
reporter of how she would go to the |
gallows.
mo. / am not afraid said she, |
People tell me that the legislature |
won't let me hang; but y on cant tell
I" 1T don't seem to me as though |
.hey ought to hang a woman, but some
times don't believe they will have
any mercy for me. These people
care if was hanged
9 Il never have had a chance in the
lanrnnl in,
prison than / ever did in all my life.
4" Before die, though, | want the
world to know the true story OF my
death. There is one man to
blame for it and he is free, while am
to death.
" It's pretty hard to have to hang
or doing thing that somebody else
planned
"Then turning suddenly to the re-
porter, she said
"'Do you really think they will
rang me?'
"TWell, they say that Vermont will
lot hang woman
"'Wsil, / think they will, she said
iercely, people are down on me and
hey want to hang me. | don't think
hey will help me- l..
''Mrs Rogers is now but % years OF
ge. She is probably the youngest
roman ever sentenced to death in the
United States.
''Tan, we'll built, with flashing black
yes and great masses of raven hair,
he is an attractive looking woman.
The has grown stout since she entered !
rison ana now weighs 100 pounds.
"Mrs Rogers, aided by Leon Per-
am, Is years old, murdered her hus-
and, Marcus Rogers, on the banks OF
brook in the center of the town
I Bennington, on August IL, lSO2.
he pair tied Rogers hands, chlorO-
,rmed him and tossed his body into
le brook. =
s'Perham confessed and was senten-
ID to prison for life, while Mrs Rog-
s was sentenced to be hanged in
ebruary, 1905. lie
"Mrs Rogers is well known to
lmber of North Adams people, some
whom formerly went to school with I
IT in the little Bennington school 1
,use. A well known North Adams i
an III talking of the case this alter
ION, stated Mrs Rogers was appar-
tly not as bright as the usual pupil
the school and seemed bent upon
wing a good time more than attend Z
@ to her studies. He attended school
tn her for several months and is
III acquainted with her,"