The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-12-08
EXECUTION OF MARY ROGERS
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a small table lhey. have eaten regular.
~ together.
The gindoWs overlooking the prls'
oH yard gsFe painted 81 they had no
opportunity whatever OF looking out
0f them,
"rhs only visitors 10 tho death cell
since solitary eoaiinemsn, began have
been sapl Lowell, warden Palmer,
Miss \ J Darkee, tho malron, tho prls'
on chaplain, Rev Wan II Hayes, ilss
Father e c Delaney and tho four year
old girl, Margaret, q daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs Loas, ~ho has from llme 10
limo basa Mrs Rogers companion and
hslpod IA divert hsr mind by her
childish praille.
"Nrs Rogers has slsp, veil most Of
the nights slnoo tho death watch began
and her appetite has no, failed her.
Last night shs did DOT go 70 bed with.
out some urglng aud hsn NJ aboni II
o'clock. she slept fairly we'll until 8
o'clock this morning. ars Rogers
has bssn In good spirits all tee .lms,
considering Of course what must have
been passing In her mind Ia Aniiclpa-
iIon Of tho awful hour of execution.
IN r. Rogers has visited with The
death watch but has talked but lIiiie
OF her case except when supl Lowell
was present. She has occupied her
tine 10 . great extent In croohetlng
lace for aprons 10 be sent 70 relatives
AID persons who had sent money 10
her.
"At night her crochotlng needles was
regularly taken away from her 70 BE-
given out again the nexi day. She
has read the bible and has even CON.
ml,ied some passages 10 memory. She
has written few letters 10 relatives
and sympathiElng persons. but she
has not written any messages for any
newspapers nor has she received any
messages from any newspapers and
all reports 10 the contrary arc false.
She has never lost hope tina, In some
way her life might be spared and even
this morning appeared 10 retain some
faint idea that nj the last moment
something might interfere 10 save her.
The gallows was erected yesterday
but every prcca1tion was taken 10
mufiie the sounds OF the hammer and
no intimation whatever that the work
was In progress reached Mrs Rogers
cell; even the death watch did not
know about ID.
Mrs Rogers, however. was curious
and kept inquirlng through the day II
the gallows was being made ready.
Finally toward night Miss Durkee. the
matron, told her that 10 was.
Yesterday morning Rev Father G
G Delany OF the Roman Catholic
church here administered commun-
loo TO Mrs rogers and gave her spirit
ual consolation. In the afternoon
the Rev Mr. r Hayes, the prison chap
lain. visited her cell and read the
scriptures and prayed with her and
after he went away Mrs Rogers joined
Mr. and Mrs Loukes In singing hymns.
''Alrs Rogers asked for the visit OF
the clergymen and appeared to believe
that her sins are forgiven and that she
would be saved. She had not comics.
sed her crime directly and positively
nor had she explicitly denied 1t. Indeed
she had said little about IL lately. She
said she did not consider IL brave
TO go TO the scaffold and make a con.
fession and that II 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 go to her
fate bravely and with frmness. The
usual talk has been current OF course
about some kind OF an opiate being
administered TO her TO deaden her sen.
sibility, but 1t Is unqualifedly false.
Mrs Rogers did not even drink coffee
or tea but contented herself solely with
cold water.
"Supt Lowell visited Mrs Rogers
cell last night and talked with her
few moments. She was In good spir.
its, even told story just before he
left. She said her case was not prop
erly managed and that If it had been
she would not have been there.
Frank l. Greene,
Frank E Howe,
Frank Fl Clark"