Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-08

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windsor, Dec. s.-Mrs. Rogers was
hanged today. The drop fell at l;ls
n IN.
Mrs. Rogers v,as pronounced dead ps
the prison officials at 1:27 u. Only Z
comparatively few persons witnessed
the hanging, the number being restrict
ed to those psrlndtted to attend by the
laws OF Vermont.
white River Junction, Vt.-C Confer
ence betweena Mrs. Rogers attorneys
and Governor Bell, for another re-
prieve for Mrs. Rogers. was fruitless.
The conference lasted about thirty
minutes. It was terminated by posi-
tive declaration Of Governor Bell that
he. would not interfere In the execu-
tion. The argun ents offered by the
attorneys were not new. They SIM
ply argued for time. Mrs. partition.
who brought q long petition from Ohio.
was heard by the governor. who, after
examining the petition. said: Il be-
lieve / know the sentiment Of the peo-
pie Of Vermont as well as does any
person In this room. I see nothing to
discuss. I know Of no law that is not
as much for woman as for a man.
1 consider that for me again to meddle
In this case would place me as chief
executive. and the state OF Vermont and
its laws in ridiculous position IS. &.
Went Bravely TO Death.
windsor, VT, Dec. s.-By an agree
rnS 4 between Governor Bell, Sheriff
Peck and Superintendent Lowell, the
following official account Of Mrs. Rog-
ers' last days was given by the pris-
on authorities:
.sThe death watch began November
1s. when Mrs. Rogers was placed IN
solitary confinement. The death watch
consisted Of ldr. and Mrs. M. H
!. Loukes, OF the prison staff, who have
passed every hour of the day and night
with Mrs. Rogers, except for an occa-
sional brief. relief by some other pris-
or official. This room has contained
two beds, curtained off from each other,
where Mrs. Rogers and the death watch
Rave slept night after, night, and here,
too, on q small table they have eaten
regularly together. The windows over
looking the prison yard are painted SO
Z the inmates Of the room had absolutely
10 opportunity to see out Of them.
.Mrs. Rogers has slept well most
nights since the death watch began,
end her appetite has not failed her.
Last night she did not go to bed with
out some urging. She retired about
ii o'clock and slept fairly well until
s o'clock this morning.
"Mrs. Rogers has been in good spir-
itr all the time, considering, Of course,
what must have been passing in her
mind in anticipation Of the awful hour
Of execution. She talked but little OF
her case. She has occupied her time
to q great extent in crocheting lace for
aprons to be sent to relatives and per-
sons who had sent money to her. She
has read the Bible and has even com-
mitted some passages to memory and
has written few letters to relatives
and sympathizing persons. She has
never lost hope that IN some way her
life might be spared and even this
morning appeared to retain some faint
idea that at the last momen. some
thing might Interfere to save her. The
gallows was erected yesterday, hut ev-
cry precaution was taken to muffle the
sounds OF the hammer and no intima-
ton whatever OF that work was in.
progress reached Mrs. Rogers cell.
yesterday morning Rev. Father De-
laney. Of the Roman Catholic church,
administered communion to Mrs. Rog-
ers and gave her spiritual consolation.
IN the afternoon Rev. Hayes, prison
cha plain, visited her cell and read the
scriptures and prayed with her. Af-
ter he went MRS. Rogers Joined with
Mr.. and Mrs. l1oukes in singing hymns.
Mrs. Rogers asked for the visit Of the
clergynen and appeared to believe her
sins had been forgiven. She had not
confessed her crime die -ct'y nor had
she explicitly denied 1t. She said she
did not consider 1t brave to go to the
scaffofd and make a confession snc
that 1t would not do her any good TO
tell what other people had done. When
she allowed herself to dwell upon the
ordeal Of today, she appeared to be
making every effort to so to her fate
Nravsly and With frmness."