The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-08
MARY ROGERS PAYS THE
PENALTY OF HER CRIME
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end had to be accomplished by cunning
and deceit. She wrote that she was
ready to come back; wanted to come
Perham turned states evidence and on
the stand he gave testimony, recital
such as has rarely been heard in the
courts Of law.
According to Perham, Mrs. Rogers had
written to her husband. from whom she
was estranged, asking him to meet her
at $3.50 at night.
Entrapped Marcus.
After the meeting and pretended res
Cancellation, Leon led the way into Nor
gan's grove, and by winding path to
the river. A great stone wall separated
the grove from the river bank. The
distance from the wall to the bank was
less than half dozen feet.
May and | walked along with Rog
ers until we came to a break in the
WALL said Leon @She went through
and we followed. 1t was cold and
had on big overcoat. | spread this
out on the ground and all three Of us
sat down. We were only a few feet
from the edge of the river.
May said she had new trick with
rope.
@Iie laughed May laughed, too, and
drew out a piece Of clothes-Iine Then
she said she'd bet she could tie me SO
that | couldn't get loose.
| "1'll bet you can't | said.
| "She tied my hands loosely and
broke away. She tried it again and
| broke away again.
TRY it on him. ! said.
! III bet you can't tie me, said Rog-
He was as strong as an OK. May
tied him and tried to tie him tight, but
| he just gave a heave and broke away.
She tried it second time. and he
broke loose without any trouble She
was getting worried. She tried it a
third time. and when he broke loose
again I saw that she couldn't tie him.
. Let me do it, ] told her.
Il took the rope-a piece OF clothes
line. | said to Rogers;
Kneel down ond put yor hands
behind you.
| He thought it was fun and kneeled
down. / tied his hands behind him and
he struggled but could not get loose
| Ills back Was towards May.
The Plot.
i Il gave her signal and she drew
the vial Of chlofoform and the handlSer,
II chief from her bosom. She poured Z
few drops on her handkerchief not very
much and put her arms around his
neck. Suddenly She drew his head bach
in her lap. The move threw him OF
his hands, which were behind, him, Sc
he was doubly helpless. Then she put
the handkerchief TO his nose. He sput
tered Suddenly. she empties the via
on the handkerchief, completely saturat
ing 1t. He began to struggle.
May, what does this meant he ask
ed, heasing his body. What does il
meant.
Jump on his legs, she said.
II jumped on his legs to hold him
May had him gripped around the neck
and pressed the handkerchief against his
nose His struggles were terrible. Ht
threw me off as il had been kitten
He got one hand free and used it K
help himself.
But May chung to him and never
once did the handkerchief get away from
his nose. She had the grip of a tiger
He struggled and flung himself and her
on the ground, and every time ! came
near him heave Of his legs or his free
| arm would throw me off.
''WhiIe he struggled, his breath was
| deeper. Suddenly he became more quiet
and in moment he was limp. May
alung to him, even after he was quiet,
pressing the chloroform- soaked handker-
chief down over his face. When all was
over she got up"
Disposal Of the Body.
| The body was rolled into the river.
A note was left, purporting to have
been written By Rogers, that he had
drowned himself. Mrs. Rogers unseen
| ~ haste in her efforts to collect the life
insurance and other damning circnm-
| stances led TO her arrest and indict-
inent. Perham confessed and was sent
To Windsor prison for life. Mrs. Rog.
ers was found guilty On Dec. %, 1908,
and she was sentenced to be hanged in
the first Friday in last February. She
was thrice reprieyed BY Governor Bell,
the second reprieye expiring last June,
when counsel for the woman made an
appeal to the United States federal court
to have certain legal questions reviewed
| by the supreme court at Washington.
The third reprieve expired today.
Mary Rogers was twenty two years
old and little more than nineteen when
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