Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-01

somewhat loose. he put III "rse'
screws so as To make II more hrn,
using pair OF small scissors OF
mine TO so do. And where u iiauc
the screws shiny from turning mem
he suggested put some Ink on them'
1 did so and on the iioor are two
spots of the same for evidence. !
exchanged notes with him during all
of this time he said he took 10 the
engine room and burned In the fur-
mace. In connection he said that
Craven told him he need not rear
bringing them In the cook room 10
be burned for he was no tel taie;
And when we conversed at the
door opposite the guard room wheh
anyone would come near the WIN
dows he would move on, but some
times would return Immediately and
saw mo one but Craven" can as
sure you that Craven knew all about
IL and that Jacobs gave TO the prin-
cipal character of this AFFAIR whiskey
and did right along and said that ne
did not care about his job here any
how. therefore didn't care what ne
did 49, - 80
Now to go back little. ! had no
intercourse sexually with X. until
March lst He told me that IN no
wise Intentionally would he fulfil his
made II to obtain means TO getting IN
there Harrold's plan i learned was
To have him get me in the famlly
way but not to ever admit IL. lie
made to me the promise that III such
should be. or II should be known az
lall he would say IL was he, provided
IL would make the promise that !
would say nothing about the guards
that he would loose the last drop oil
blood that was in his body before ne
would let them down. And IN con
lnection claim | opened the inside
door every time by taking out the
screws and he would never admit but
about one key. | made the last prom
Use but | made no promise as 10 tht
guards. But as | reason with myself
can see no object in stating
other than as | suppose them 10 De
and my indignation towards him foi
some false statements which he MADE
to me will not allow me TO make any
false statements to benefit either MN
or the guards. | am TO blame 1oi
enough about ii and am Wiling 10 al
nit that. | was questioned to state
las | knew it so have | done, 1t Is
the dearest lesson | ever learned anc
has caused me more suffering anc
anguish than all of my other trouble
nut together. 1t does not seem TO me
The was as much for my interest at al
as for the guards.
Very truly. p. S. The last time
was hibernate with him was Oh
March 10th. l was told too tha'
Jacobs didn't lock his cell half or the
time. and as soon as Jacobs got
kew TO fit the iron door to my cell he
was going to let him come IN tneat t
nights and that Jacobs slept some
nights and he did his work This
NAV not be true but it is as | was
fold IL about Jacobs. Not anyone but
Vern Rogers came into my room.
had no intercourse with anyone bu'
Nern Rogers.
(Signed) Mapei' HoserS'
Ex-Supt Oakes's version OF th'
story was told by his lawyer, Jud0e
Palmer. in an interview with a Bur
lington Free Press reporter az oa'
iderhill Saturday night. II Is brieh!
this: Mr.. Cakes was told by night
Waterman of a remark hall man
Fred Morse, had made about some.
Thing which, If known. would result
in the double guarding of Mrs. Rog-
lers's cell. cakes went to Morse VINO
told him he had seen Rogers coming
from Mrs. Rogers's part and tnal
Rogers had then confessed 10 MS
wrongdoing. cakes then had Roserf
placed in cell in the east prison. Ht
refused to disclose. but after re"
days' confinement he confessed, say
ling that he found an old key IN 9
storeroom which opened the outer
door of Mrs. Rogerss cell and tha'
she had opened the inner door by
removing the catch with her scissors
He said he had been in her room SIN
or seven times. but that he had no'
told anyone of it before. On the DAY
following this admission by Rogers
Morse took a key from under the
steam pipes and gave 1t to Mr.. oakes
saying that it was the Key USED Dy
Rogers. He said that Rogers tolo
him where il was when he was placed
lin the dungeon and asked him 10
make way with it, Mr., Cakes then
went to Rogers and showed him the
kew and asked him how he came Dy
lit. Rogers claimed that Morse maze
LII for him. Morse denied that he mad
Ianything to do with the manufacture
of the key.
Judge Palmer exhibited the Key
which has caused SO much trouble. IL
lis a surprisingly simple affair, maue
from a thin piece of iron and the
lock that would respond to 1t must
be a most insecure one. II was
Icrudely hammered and filed INTO
shane by one who must have been
Handicapped by lack of tools. Judge
Palmer said that Warden Harpin hao
tried to secure the superintendent 5
place by political manipulations ana
otherwise and that evidence seems 70
Indicate that, if he was not party
to the Rogers episode. he should nave
detected and prevented 1t as the laws
and regulations of the prison make
him the official particularly respon-
sible for the proper conduct or the
guards and other persons employed IN
the hall. The window of Harpln
room opened right on the corrloor
where Mary Rogers was confined ana
with but a trivial effort he could nave
detected the operations of his son or
the hall men. ,r
Harold Harpin, son of x-Wardeii
e. d. Harpin, and former guard at
the prison accused IN tne sta,ei.ieli.
of Mary Rogers, was interviewed at
BOSTON Saturday in the cafe or
hotel where he is cashier He denies
emphatically that he had any part
in the Rogers business. He says ne
was discharged solely because cakes
got down on his father. He says ne
and his father have evidence to prove
that Vernon Rogers did not get IN
where Mrs. Rogers was until 1uii
week after he and his father were
discharged and they can prove exact
ly how it came about. He says that
Mary Rogers opened the inside door
with her scissors and spoke to Rog-
ers through the keyhole. invited him
to come in and see her and told him
how to twist up heavy piece
of wire to work the lock. Rogers did
so and visited the woman for about
two weeks. Then they were discov-
cred and removed to safer quarters.
Young Harpin says he knew nothing
about the matter until after the ex-
posture and it became known about
the prison. He says Mrs. Rogers lies