The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-08

w fhiSOl' W., Dcc. c.-MrS. MARY
Rogers was hanged i'm the Windsor
state prison this afternoon. She was
pronounced dead at 1928, Just IA
minutes after the trap was sprung.
Without a trace of fear or show OF
emotion, Mrs. Rogers went to her
death quietly and calmly as she had
told Matron Durkee she would do
She made no statement or confession,
when given an opportunity before
the end came.
The march from the death cell be-
gan at six minutes past one. Mrs.
Rogers had just concluded a short
religious service with Father Delaney
when three deputies appeared at tine
door.
She turned 10 Mrs. Durlee and
said: I'm ready to go. Mrs Durkee
thank you for what you have done
for me- She babe the guards fare
welh and walked firmly to the scat
fold. The black gown and cap were
adjusted, her Climbs pinioneds the
trap sprung, and she woman expiated
her crime The execution was sue
oessful and without sensational Incl
dent. and was Witnessed by but few
people.
Mrs. Rogers killed her husband,
Marcus Rogers. in order that she
might possess herself of 5000, his
life insurance, and marry another
man. The murder was committed in
Bennington, on August IL, 1902,
by the administration of chloroform;
Mary Rogers was deeply loved by
her husband. firing of her life with
this quiet. unpretentious man, she
left him. In her unfortunate lie that
followed in Bennington she met a
youth, barely II years old, by the
name of Leon Perham, a half breed
Indian, who became enamoured of
her. Perham wanted to marry her.
Mrs. Rogers had no mind for that,
but kept Perham dangling by her
side.
Mrs. Rogers fell in love with a
well known citizen of Bennington,
who, however, was not aware of her
passion for him. AS woman of the
street she knew she could not win
him, and in her simple way bethought
that once in possession of her hus-
bands 5000 life insurance money
she would become an object of de-
votion and attention. With the
thought came the plan to do away
with Rogers, whom she had left. Ro-
gers, in spite of her life of shame,
had oftentimes sent word to his wife
10 come to him and he would forgive
and forget the past.
She wrote that she was ready to
come back; wanted to come back and
would he forgive her. Leon Perham
turned states evidence and on the
stand he gave testimony, a 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.
After the meeting and pretended
reconciliation Leon led the way into
Morgan's grove, and by a 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 a dozen
iCet.
MAY and / walked along with
Rogers until we came to break in
he 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 few
feet from the edge of the river.
MAY said she had new trick
with q rope.
"He laughed. May laughed, too,
and drew out a piece of clothes line.
Then she said she'd bet she could
tie me so that | couldn't get loose.
"T'll bet you can't, | said.
"She tied my hands loosely and |
broke away. She tried it again and
broke away again.
"'Try 1t on him. | said.
"I'll bet you can't tie me, said
Rogers.
"He was as strong as an OK. May
tied him and tried 20 tie him tight.