Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-05
Entered at the Newport News. Va
Postoffice as second-c!aes matter.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY :. 1905. /.
THE REPRlEvE OF MRS. ROGERS

THE REPRlEVE OF MRS ROGERS
Governor Rrll. # Vermont. in ra-
pri'ving Mary Rogers. ,h, wrn,an son
fenced 10 DC hanged lest Friday lrr tho
murder Ct her husband, said: Il grant
g .'IricNc - Mrs Mary NJ. Rogers an
I'll Friday. Jun" :. 1905. T 'in lis ,N-
pr''ssly am! only on tl1n ground that
~ CLAIMS, '.3'e,tiIh hrr attorney. thu,
Sh' NJ ~ had 4 fai, trial ana tia.
'ho .~nfd..n.n presented against llrr
IxhS false. 10 not in any way pass
upon tn" question as 70 whether such
* tho fact leave that question en-
tlrely With the court to which Sic now
has full recourse. tx TIC date as
June >. since that Will enable Fer to
bring her case, With all the nov cyi-
d"nc" shc claims ~ have, before the
Supreme Court at its MAY term aud
TIC decision Of that court upon her NJ
p'ltatiOn must Eu final So far as cy,.:.-
'''iEr rc"cl is concerned. NJ. rCnSfi-
"r;'t ION is given in "rnnin& this re-
rl'N,s 10 tic clmnlLill made hy out
Sii"rS thu tito laws ui HcInon; ar,s
'rn'l nn,l9 ban h:nnuS ,clicv, hat
III" laws al N"rmnni arr. JUST ana lne.r
'itul and express The will and wis;: .f
i!t n%n .s! 4 ~ SAY a sA.d ,he \. !.
Jn':.;nl'f!li Of The vnli-Iu tened and law-
Interchangeable, 81 Tie cUm.uIilwral,h \
Whi|'s nsarrih= ~ },eplN,, Ill. v,v
m.ni :'ha! y los nc, as;,ffoe :oSpa IS
nr"n ,ts t'aiE! Il ,l:r .pt::.$,!.ti>': attoIt
n"E ;,,';;ar,inJJ;ot t!.l :spyernrr shoNS
list Ne IN a!owe'; III, alleged n..sT 8
"Na''"3'e, ~ ini'u,Ace' lint I; Right, h;}i;A
~ inter si'n:; point arises I;.iS claim.
~ that the cs,impnr ,pnE which the
W":Aa', waS convicted CAM: from az
;'octnI'lirr in the rin". WHO 10 saw.
MS Own precious neck. turned States
evidence. Il seems ,nat his story vas
SUFFICIENTLY cprrrborHtcd IL calls;;s
twelve :;uod mon and true" IL civ. /.
explicit i"Nlirf Otherwise. tie, woman
could nnt have bner rcnyictcd i, the
first Place. Now This rnntcu.pti!,ln
rascal, coached by deputy sh.,iifs who
mans duty. IS rc;.dy to swear that hr
s"crr falsely il the Gr.t TRIAL. J.,
There any reason fUr pncin. mere ere,
d'ii"r il bis present cath Than il, is,r
one o. which the woman. Ma$ cen
rl;'t"J? tl,;css there we're corroLora.
tive circumstances Mrs. Rogers a,lor
'l"E Shnnlo haze been able to i,s,ai,.i ii
h" necessary doubt in Tho minds ot
ihr lnrr'n"G. II the governor believes.
'lat l'riham is tclline the ,rulh nov
"'''i Vas lying nn the witness stand h.,
should 60 lu~I!' ,haa to -ivn ,lc wo.
,na;l a chance to carry the c,.n TO ,h..
Sup"cu. Court.
50 iar as w understand u. case
'tcr" seems ia 10 40 claim ,La, Inc
woman did not have hand IN tho
'nnrdc; Of her husband. II seems ,hat
tue best h"t lawyers anticipate, is :,
verdict .rr murder in the second Dc.
"I>a&. il H." Vernon, theory {,i CAPT
:ai punishment is correct il seems "a.
rs that Governor Bon nigh, properly,
lave followed III" example Of Gyyc,uor
Montague, III which event .,c wunll
iaEc refused 10 exercise III. il,li III
Junction necessary in crIcr 70 pass ~
on "!!a,Hc" inyoJvin. ihc degree ri
murder IN the case IL i,a,: uud.r con
sheraton