The Washington times., 1905-01-29
PLEA BEHALF
OAARY ROGERS
Mrs. Blidlsderfer Relates
HistG of Woman.
INSANITY / HER FAMILY
Heritage of ,ndemned Murderess
That ignorance and
Cinality.

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apie woman, and tn consamnaate skin
urges her reason for believing Mrs.
Rogers Is entitled further eonsidera-
ton at the hands the State and her
feliownaen. She bpzs cut the insanity
, IN the Rogers woln-s family, which
hitherto has been ht in the dark. and
points out that herwas a heritage of
ignorance, insanity.nd criminality.
Mrs. Blickensderfe believes the facts
she tells will Go nch to help bring
about new trial foNIrs. Rogers. At
torney Maloney Of Rland, VT. who is
acting with her in thrnatter. has SINH
lar views 1t is theirntention 10 apply i
TO the supreme courtor a stay of the |
execution or Mrs. Roas. If they can |
not get the evidence shape in time, |
they viii appeal TO Goernor Bell to re- |
prieve the woman terlorarjiv. or until |
such time as they WILDE able to pre-
sent the new evidence on which they
base their hope for a NV trial for the
woman. Following il tha nowarf,,,
story Mrs. 3lickensderfr tells.
Story of Suffering and Sin.
1his Is story of sin and suffering
unspeakable. A story # things that
may not be CLOSED ovei OF soul
foredoomed and a civ.ize7 neonle,s
acquieseense. CT facts CLEANED bv toll
some effort and Wounds nrobed and laid
pdre ,or the eyes If the Christian world
On the Slope OF a sheltering hillside,
IN the yellow -telaut cabin, of the
rich Quackenbush esate near Peters
purs, N Y, there is TODAY woman
with five children. A gs,,n. and boI1oyv-
eyed woman, STOPPING u.der a ta-rihIe
shadow Outside above he cebj,, on
the hillside stands a tall eve-eraan and
against the cold bIue sky its branches
nave the strange semblance of cruel
fix The woman in the cabin cannot
always speak coherentIy: she stops as
II to collect her wandering thoughts:
she lifts Eer hand Fto her head. for al
times the dull pain grows sharper there.
She remembers that the children must
have food and clothing. and be sent 10
the village school. Beyond this a great
cloud daHkens over her
Had Never Given a Dollar
Twenty-one years age, this woman.
who had only a helpless mother-aiready
worn TO anguish by the fear of an in
sane sons condition-too look after her
found herself in -r,nz+@--sfssra bic situa-
ton. Soon to become a mother, the
father OF her child refusing to care fol
her or 10 provide even the meanesi
shelter He had never given her dol
lar-she had gone on working a do
rnestic servant, and had given him hel
wages for his support He was nomin
ally a hostler His mother had been
| gypsy, and the blood WIS strong in hi:
veins-so strong that his only joy il
1 life was in stealing out at dead OF nigh
! with his employers best horse for
| reckless drive across the country. fhi
resulted in his dismissal But the poo
| girl loved him. From the first momen
he learned of the ehild's coming muir
derous hatred seemed TO possess Mn
| for the unborn one
You must get rid of it, he said i
I Won don't I will strange it myself.
/ With this ultimatum he departed for
town across the State line. The nam
OF this town was Bennington, Vermont
With Murder in Her Heart.
Drawn and haggard-faced, this tai
gaunt servant girl continued at he
work. Often she hated life, sometime
Ishe hated her Maker. Ever the though
OF murder was in her bosom; muroe
of the child, murder Of the man sh
loved. ssif-rnurder- The thought OF dc
stroyins life possessed her absolutely
In his office one morning the physical
who in treating her family had snow
them kindness was startled by her al
rupu entrance with a threat to Kill hin
He soothed and Gained her with pity
| his heart for her physical condition
DISSERTATION was on her. If she return
ed to her mothers home the father
the child would desert her, for she woul
no longer have wages to give him.
she toiled on, though the days slfppe
lby and the hour drew nearer Her sol
was scared with a single word-the nan
: Bennington. Over there he led II
!. lire or his kind. Some Christian askin
hin, II he had made a little home Il
; the child. he gave his gypsy laugh, ar
cried out. Homes were no good,
, | liked his freedom.
The tall. gaunt girl dr. eyed herse
I heavily about her task One day 81
> fell down Ike an exhausted horse al
WAS taken to her mothers. There
followed her. and again there was bl
one word between them: XIII KILL Som
= times the thought was very strong Wit!
G in her There was no other strengt
: for counter balance; there was 7
e strength. of family support, Of educ:
! ton, of knowledge or right ana Wron
: Nothing but infatuaiion for the man.
1 The terrible first paEgS of first mothe
0 hood came on her. Wild with fea
she ran to an inner room, where
sprang in after her with a profane CT
and would have harmed her but othe
q | rushed TO her rescue
e Then the child came into the world!
Mothers, Pity Herl
e Mothers with little arms around yo1
4 necks-mothers who cradle precious II
e tie heads upon your bosoms-pity tn
e woman and pity the child she bore tn
p | cruel day,
0 The baby born with tsis dowry of GRIN
nal instinct had no easy time. Fro
= the hour OF it's birth, a shameful IA
+ pursued It. The bedclothes were foul
packed over It's little purple face. Laud
q mum was poured in its milk. an6
charitable doctor labored hours to sa'
$ it.
I The air It breathed was full of t
poisonous desire to destroy life.
While it was still an infant. t