The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-10
MARY ROGERS
OUT OF CELL
Taken Out By Tier Friend
Miss KimbalI.
STILL MORE DISCLOSURES
Prison Investigation Practically
Completed Yesterday at
Windsor.
STILL MORE DISCLOSURES

held this evening NJ which some minor
matters wcre adjusted heford tho hual
adjournment
Contrary 10 tho general ospeclaiio O
Mrs Mary Rogers VAS 90, brought BE-
fore tho enmmi,iee, but u developed
that both the committee and Attorney
General Fits have examined ber Ia
private aud the material facts Scre
made public.
She reiracts that portion OF her tes-
ilmony which duplicates Harold liar.
pin. saying tina, the testimony was pa,
Ia q, the lpsiigation Of Ma,ron Durkec
presumably to got back nj Warden
iiarpln and 10 aid Former Superior.
dcnt Cakes.
A decided sensation vas caused
when II appeared that within q week
Mrs Rogers has sent letter outside
Of the prison without the knowledge
Of the officials. This apparent laSity
being the feature OF today's session.
A. q result Of this affair Mrs Rogers
10 now closely conhned 10 her cell, her
meals being served 10 her there.
Evidence was Introduced which
showed that many nights Miss Kim.
ball VITO was discharged only few
days ago, had gone TO Mrs Rogers,
released her and taken her 10 her own
room and access 70 the guards quar-.
ters was but few steps away.
Mi : Durkee told OF Mrs Rogers &C.
tons OF late. She said that just as
Mrs Rogers could get all the women
around her, they would go into the
Laundry and commence 10 whisper
Miss Durkee said she told her II she
didn't want 10 work she couldn't keep
the other women from working. Mrs
Rogers then became impudent and wit
ness said she told her TO 90 upstairs
and stay there. This Mrs Rogers cid
and ~ nov In close confinement. This
Is voluntary however.
Miss Durkee said that when she went
up with her food Mrs Rogers would
torn her back, but now she just ig-
nores her. Witness made the Rogers
woman out as q very vicious and un.
manageable person. Miss Foster was
taken out of the room several days
ago because she claimed she was afraid
Mary Rogers was going TO get her into
trouble.
Mr. Enwright counsel for Z d Har-
pin placed his client on the witness
stand for q short time. Mr. Harpin
testified that he had nothing TO do
with the care of the female prisoners
except on special occasions or when
called upon. de related several In
stances to show that was not expected
to do SO and said he considered IL We.
ry reckless TO keep o woman in that
part OF the prison as 1t was possible
to carry on Irritation with any OF the
prisoners or guards.
The rebuttaI OF +. w. Cakes, ex-
superintendent by counsel, Judge
Palmer, was quite lengthy. All the
various charges against Mr. Cakes
were taken up and In nearly every case
the charges apparently were shown to
be false. The mileage incident, the
taking OF prison supplies, postage
stamps, etc., the use OF prison labor.
all were gone over.
Mr. Cakes stated that what he had
taken to Sunapee all together could be
bought In the open market for $3.50.
The different scandals and improper
affairs OF the prisoners and officials,
it is evident Mr. Cakes did not know
until they we're all over. Mr. Cakes
said
"Those things we're all kept from
me. They knew l wouldn't sanction
any thing Of the kind" In regard to
placing Miss Kimball, l6 year old
girl, In charge OF all the women
prisoners, Mr. Cakes said that Miss
rkee came to him and said that her
ce was competent to do it, and so,
acting on Miss Durkee's Judgment, he
hired her. He confessed that he was
somewhat taken back when he saw how
young she was, but thought as she was
Miss Durkee's niece, Miss Durkee
would keep watch of her. +.
Miss Ella Cotton testified OF wha
Mrs John Green had told her OF her
husbands relations with Miss Parker
She told of special delivery letter
sent to Green by someone, which was
to this effect: "John you are talking
too much. If you don't stop talking,
you will have US both behind the
bars
John Green's testimony was resum-
ed He told of the special delivery
letter from Miss Parker, but could nol
remember the contents. WitneSs sa1
IN at lie didn' lfts ~
self, or why he sent 4
nowe 70 his home hs