Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-08


even told a story Just before be- lei1
She said her case was not propeIN
managed
"The time set Tor the execution was
between / aud O'clock ana 1t WIS
intended 10 start the death processio'.
Immediately after O'Clock. soon alltl
ihe news was broken to Mrs Roger
that Gov. Bell Had declined 10 grant
her further rnrrieye Mauoh ilurkee
won't 10 the CONDEMNED woman ttI
ia prepare her Cor the execution. MIS'
Ourkee assisted Mrs. Rogers TO ute''
IN a simple gown Of black
An Of the deputy sheriUs We're "' l,''
prison more than am hour before tn'
time of the execution In the street ll'
fhe vicinity Of the prison JUST before
10 o'clock "a small crowd numbering
perhaps 80 persons gathered, appai-
emily hoping To get glimpses of Mrs
Rogers as she WIS led down the STAIR
from the wumeps section 81 the prison
90 the scafiold Nothing could be seen
of The galoNs. as curtain bad been
drawn across "a window near Whlct II
stood
A few minutes after the sheriff had
sent his deputies for the condemned
woman. the sound Of foot steps IN the
corridor indicated the approach Of the
doomed woman.
The death procession Wenaed us WY
down The stairs Of the Wpnahs SEC
ton of the prison, through the guard
room and into the west wing
Mrs Rogers appeared TO be the CAIN
est person in the party, although hef
pallOr bore silent Witness ihat rue Ie-
allied the meaning OF Il all She WE
gOWDed In black Deputy sheIIha
marched on each side OF her' o,,
Previous 70 IN" narcn 10 ue s'anu.u
Rev Father c. G.. Delaney PASTOR III We
local Roman Catholic chufch' Mls; ~
gers spiritual adviser, had received WV
prayers for the dying M MIs, rogers
cell. The clergyman dld NOT aoCon,-
pauy Mrs, Rogers To the scailold' TITS
on Chaplain Hayes Witnessed the exc
Cutton through a WINDOW
Passing through the door that oIeHs
from the guard room luio 'hr WIS.,
wing, Mrs Rogers was opllseu 10 9e
scoud a flight OF IRON steps 0ne glu
not finch. Her step was ntlh np'
refused the aid OF the deputies anu iV'
Trained from steadying herself ny th'
iron bHlustrade.
,,orNre run cArTows
80
\ Few short steps brought her to the
stairs leading 10 the scaffold Again
Nrg Rogers declined assistance and,
unalded mounted steadily to the top,
stopnpg exactly upon the center Of the
trap She sat down in % chair for 81
moment and when asked If she had
any final statement to make shook her
head negatively To bind the COM
s'nnsd Wolnh" WIN tgu,n'I or, S'''p'
large black sack that was lying open
on the trap was brought mp about her
body and fastened around her neck,
the moose was adjusted by one of the
deputies and lnother deputy placed the
black cap upon her head. The next
step was the official announcement by
the sheriff
Mary NJ. Rogers, ! now proceed to
execute the sentence Of the law and
may God have mercy ON your soul"
Hardly had the words been uttered
when the trap was sprung. II was ex-
actly 1913 p, m when the drop fell and
the woman was officially pronounced
dead at l:27h.
IN the opinion " the attending ply
sicians Mrs Rogers neck WIS broken
by the fall Of the drop. The law hav-
ing been fulfilled the deputies guards
ana spectators quietly left the prison,
u cam raj ma Ron ovs,tin% I,
behind the gcaffold
Mrs Rogers body had been claimed
by her mother and sister aud VIII he
buried by them az fioosic Fails, \. A.
where the mother Mrs, Josie Callahan
resides
ooN pt,tt,e co,Ntp>,,r
White River Junction, W., Dec. s.
Gov. Bell was promptly notified by
telephone OF the execution Of Mrs. Rog-
crs Afterwards the governor gave out
The following statement;
u am much relieved to know that
the execution Of Mrs Rogers was ac-
gHI m'i,h, p'on'ps,y acuotulls TO "a"
lay It was a dislgreeable duty have
been called upon to perform, but not
wIthstanding my private views IN re-
gard to the matter I have acted on my
oath as chief executive and ! believe
/ have acted IN the interest OF public
good and according to the law abiding
sentiment Of the people of Vermont.
The incident II closed and | do not care
10 say anything more at this time"
Gov. Ben later left for his home at
Waldo.
,pp,,,, mo man. ,,>,,.,,,,.
~ hHi' ~ it "oN hhNoh'
Windsor. VI. Dec. s-A telephoue
message from White River Junction IA
the state prison here sent by Attorney
Charles A. Mccarthy, represrnllug Mrs
Mary NJ. Rogers. To the eject thai GOV
Bell had declined to giant a reprievt
!Ius'atcu tna{ lha IaSt possibility OF IN
woman set for this afternoon had van.
ished The lawyers information was
verified few moments later by an ON.
cial telephone call from Gov. Bell 1,
Sheriff Henry II Peck The final ar.
langemeuts for carrying ont the death
sentence were made.
NAV, ..,,,.,,.,... -. nous.
hAN'h 'N'" 10 IN INV ~
Aside from the presence Of an unusual
number of deputy she1ffs ana q larg,
number of newspaper correspondent,
ana te'etrapn operators me town @