Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09

y; White River Junction, VT, Dec s.
A conference today between Mrs. Rog.
ers' attorneys and Governor Bell for
another reprieve for Mrs. Rogers was
fruitless.
The conference lasted about thirty
minutes. 1t was terminated by the
positive declaration by Governor Bell
that he would not interfere in the ex-
ecut1on. The arguments offered by
the attorneys were not new and they
simply argued for time
~ Wonnar,'s Petition Futile.
MI Mrs. partition, who brought long
petition from Ohio, was heard by the
governor, who, after examining her pc
tition, said: II believe I krow the
sentiment of the people Of Vermont
as well as does any person in this
room. L see nothing to discuss. l
! know Of no law that is not as much
4 for woman as for a man | con.
\ slider that for me again to meddle in
this case would place me as chief ex-
ISecutive, and the state of Vermont and
'Iits laws in ridiculous position"
Last Night Peaceful.
Windsor VT, Dec. 8. - Mrs. Rog.
ers retired at II o'clock last evening
and slept soundly until 5 O'Clock this
morning. While expressing a hope
that something would happen at the
last moment which would save her
from the gallows the woman refrained
/ from talking about her crime or her
,Nssate.
ss During her confinement in cell
lswith the death watch which began
L
ffairly well and had a good appetite
n She has neither confessed the crime
q nor explicitly denied it. Her time has
been employed in doing fancy work,
I5reading, studying the Bible and writ
Fing letters to relatives and sympathiz-
4 ing friends. Yesterday the prison
| chaplain and Father Delaney visited
the condemned woman, who Joined
them in prayer sand hymns. She an.
;peared to believe her sins were for.
sSgiyen.
ga Governor lnterferes Twice.
%g Governor Bell has twice reprieved
ghe woman and her counsel have used
s3every effort to save her from the gal
i lows, taking the case to the United
States supreme court, but without sue
cess.
With The decision of the highest
court in the land against her, Mrs.
Rogers last hope for life vanished. as
Governor Bell refused to again inter
fere with the sentence of the court.
Story of Her Crime.
The crime for which Mrs Mabel
Rogers was sentenced to death was
the murder Of her husband, Marcus
Rogers, at Bennington, August 13,19O2.
At the time when the crime was com.
mitted Mrs. Rogers was only 19 years
old. She had been separated from her
husband for some time and was desir.
, ous Of marrying young man named
!, Maurice Knapp.
On the day of the murder Marcus
4 Rogers went to Bennington to visit
/ his wife, and that night she arranged
to meet him in the woods near the
Walloomsac river.
Binds Victim.
While caressing him she induced
him to allow her TO bind his hands and
while he was powerless she chloro-
!; formed him. In this she was aided by
q Leon Perham half-witted boy and
&she son of woman with whom she
ID ad boarded. Another woman, Estel-
81 "a Bates was present,
IS: Roll Body Into River.
sSt After chloroforming Rogers Per.
yam and Mrs Rogers rolled the body
&into the river, where it was found the
Aaext day.
J In order to divert suspicion the wo-
man wrote note to which she signed
eer husbands name, giving the impress
sion that he had committed suicide.
Immediately after the murder Mrs.
Rogers endeavored to collect her hus-
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