Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14
Mrs. Mary Rogers, the Murderess,
Marched Unconcernedly to
Her Death.
NO NARROWING INCIDENTS
To All Appearances She WINS CnlmcSt
Person In Death Chasnbcr--N
GaiiOwS t'pnidcd--Ncck In
stnnti, Broken When Trap
WAS sprung.

Windsor. Dec. S.-Without a tromor ana
without Il nurmur, Mrs. Mary Mabel
Rogers to-day marched uncoucerncdlN
to her death. Holding her head high
in the air she braVcly mounted the gal
lows unaidcd and paid the penalty of
numbering her husband, Marcus Rogers
at Bennington ON August 10. 1909. 70 all
appearances Mrs. Rogers was the
calnest person in the chamber of death.
She faced her doom with the same stoical
Indifference that had marked h7r de-
nieanor ever since her arrest, more than
three years ago.
Greatly To the relief Of those officials
who executed the death sentence. Mary
Rogers's last hour on earth was remark
ably free from narrowing Incidents. 1t
had been feared that the womans won
derful nerve would desert her at In,
flnal moment and that she would be car
Iied to the scalfod in state of collapse
Instead, however, Mrs. Rogors met
lcath bravclv.
NO SENSATIONAL. INCIDENTS.
There were no sensational incidents in
connection with the hanging Although
the woman was not officially pronounced
dead until II minutes and 80 seconds af-
ter the trap WAS sprung, she ovidcntly
uttered no pain. Her neck was broken
1t the second ccrvicll vortcbra by th"
all and She lost consc iousnoss instantly.
A few fccbl" convulsiVe movements of
her pinoncd hands were the only "vi-
licences that vitality had survived the first
shock
Tho drop fen at l:l3 p. M, and Mis-.
Rogers was pronounced dead by the at
.endant physician at ;97ia. The woman
'cct barely touched the floor for an in
Uant but the Deputies ON the platform
sf the scaffold Immediately tight"ncd the
'upe and raised the unconscious form
.uplc Of inches.
MRS. ROGERS REFUSED FOOD.
Mrs. Rogers had no desire for food to-
hay ana ate nothing. Prison Matron Dur
tee prepared breakfast ana carried II
20 the woman's cell. but the prisoner had
10 appetite ana the food remained uu-
lasted.
At noon another meal was prepared for
Mrs. Rogers aud again she refuse; to
Et.
Since tho death watch was cstahiiShod &.
about 10 days ago. Mrs Rogers has eaton
heartily and slept soundlN. Last NIGHT
fho retired at eleven o'clock and woke
this corning at five. Mr.. and MR.. NJ II.
1.oulics of the prison STAFF. complisod TIA"
death watch. eating and sleeping III tn"
game room with the condemned WontaA.
Margaret. the little chiid of III" l.uiik"s.
was a frequent visitor in the death cell
hnd her childish talk eNidontlV casod
many weary hours during Mrs Rogers
last days and helped hen /" keep her
mind off her own fate.
Mrs. Rogers spout much tunc III cro-
choting tokens Tor relatives and friends
Every NIGHT her cro"hcf hooks w'c"
taken from hcr for fear That she might
ito crsolf som" injury. hut ~cro returned
I" bar ia" next molu'ne. She read the
Iiillo gro at b IA ana was visited by the
Nv. NJ Hayes. Tao prison chaplain. ana
tn" i;"v. =. &. n"lunY of the Roman
Catholic Church of this place.
Rad HOPED TO ESCAPE DEATH.
i'p to within three hours of her death,