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MATRON TELLS ABOUT MRS.
ROGERS.

in charge of Mrs. Rogers and with her
a great deal of the time. After the death
watch was taken or the witness hnd
charge IF the keys to her coll and Kept
them where no one had access 1" th'n''
q fact of which she is very sure she
said she always went to the ecu Jour
times day and sometimes oftcner. AZ
far as she knows neither Oakcs nor fid'-
pin had duplicate keys. AS soon as shc
was aware that such Il mar WAS WISHING
the cell she went to Mary Rogers ana
asked her about II. 'The latter hidn seem
inclined to tell about II. Miss purKee
told hcr to think it over and ten her
inst how il was. That nigh, she al
m;ttcd somn of it and said Rogers hau
been in there. She said that the hfst thlnS
she know he was trying to get IN. tie
came in with the key ard she asked nm
where he got il. lie told her that i'aroid
Harpin got it and gave 1t 10 nm Sno
went on to say that he sided with her
and Young Harrin told him If he thought
so much of her hc had l"ttcr go ana
stay with her md then gave Rogers the
key. Art"r Harold iIarpin was discharged
he was very anxious about the key ana
got ono Of the officers to got it. for him.
either craven or Jacobs. Then Rogers
got hold Of it again and mad" copy OF
It. Mrs Rogers said that one didn't
work worry we'll ard took more time 50
he didrt feel as free to 80 as at first
Miss Durkcc didn't know what keys
yo,tng iarrin could have had 1T tir"t.
certainly not h RS and as far rs she Knew
there were no duplicates.
Attorno General Fits asked Cakes If
he knew if there were duplicates and he
SAID there were not.
COT MRS. ROGERS TO WRITE.
Miss Dnrk"e couldn't remember whoth-
or Mrs Rogers told how many times
Rogers had been in. She asked her to
write out her story and Mary Rogers did
So It was written in ner room with ne
one present at the time. Miss Durkcc fur
rishcd her with the paper and materials.
She said she did not tell her what To
write nor did She intimate g. her that sh'
wanted her To bring IIarpin into the case.
S,h, wrote of her own free Will Miss
Durlkcc said she didn't see the statement
until It was finished Mrs. Rogers gave
IT to her on the date it bears. 1t took but
n short time 10 write 1t. for ii was all done
in one dav Tho witness road it over and
carried il to the superintendent. As she
read it over she saw it was very similar
to what Mrs. Rogers told her. Mrs. Iiog-
ers was not taken oLt Of her cell until
afterwards After the written statement
was made she talked it OVER several
times with the matron and il was never
altered or any Of it taken back. Mrs.
Rogers seldom refers to the matter now.
Where she is ut present it is not possible
n l,n
for there are two women with her ana
no man is employed about the corrid"rs
there. The session then adjourned ut 5:ia
y. m. until s 81 Tomorrow morning To-
,lay's session was the hardest Owe fpr the
commissioners there has been. 7 he session
tomorrow will probably be very short.
MRS. ROGERSS STATEMENT.
Mary Rogers wrote and signed the
following statement which was made Il
part of the official records:
Mar. -, 1908.
Mabel Rogers .......... For Miss Durkee.
have exhausted every measure in
Thoughts as to what was best in regard
to this matter, and have entered on tn"
decision I would make IA full statement
at the best OF my ability, so far as
know and as ! Know IL
Our conversations are doubtless imma-
tcrial, with the exceptions of the prin-
cpal facts. ana how they came about.
Before the doors were ever opened he
spoke with me and related to me now
he remarked to Mr. uarpln how "bluc"
he felt at tines and that he told him
that he might keep me company when
he had leisure time. for namcsakc If
nothing more. He said the more he
thought about it the more he thought
he would. ! am unable To state as any
fact as to whether he was testing or sim
cere. or whether Mr.. I1arpin was sincere,
if he made tn. statement.
But, can state that he did not seem
to fear coming around to the back door
past the office windows when Harpin
remained here and said that he didn't
care for Harpin, if no one else came In
to the Office, and when he left then he
was very careful. Again previous to the
departurr Of Harpin or Harold, as We
were holding n conversation at the door
he unlocked tho doors and came in
At that time I was not aware he was
going 10 come in. ] then learned that
ne and Harold were speaking about me
and of my affairs and that he express
ed sympathy for me, anu Harold told
him that as he was so much in SYM
pathy with me. too bad he couldn't Sc
| in and keep NE company and in con-
nection made some very disagrecabld
| remarks.
| Then the other replied that ne would
be only too glad to. was the opportuni-
ty offered, which after moments 81
lencc Harold told him that providing
he could come to an agreement with
| him on u scheme for which he had II
| view, he would sec that he got in there
winch was agreed and that keys were
| tried more than once before they sue
lcccded in fitting tho door After Harold
| left here. either through Jacobs N
Craven those keys were delivered up 70
Harold as requested. After that the one
who took them to Harold got then
back again to get the impression ri
them for to make two like them which
was done, and others returned.
| Then as the smaller part of the Loeb
on the inside door was somewhat loose
he put in larger screws so as to make
it moro firm using pair of small
scissors of mine to so do, and where L
made the screws shiny from turnint
them. I did So and on the floor are tw,
spots of the same for evidence.
| I exchanged notes with him during nj
lof this time which he said he took To tn
engine room and burned in the furnace
In connection he said that Craven toll
him he need not fear bringing them II