The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-02
ssReprisve to Mrs. Rogers
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meals we're sent to their room and al
most all of the food was returned to
the kitchen, untasted.
Both women were much unstrung but
managed to control their emotions.
Both women were.quite we'll dressed
aud their attire showed the best OF
taste. Nothing of poverty was sug-
gested by their appearance. This was
somewhat of 'surprise'to those who
saw them here, as 1t has been under
stood that they we're so hard pressed
for money that they could hardly af'
ford to come here.
With anxiety and sorrow written in
every line in their. faces. they were led
to their last talk with their condemned
relative, What transpired during the
interview is unknown.
When all had been said and the last
aliecLlonate embraces were over, the
guard led Mrs Callahan and her Gaugf
te- away and Mrs Rogers with bowed
head and broken spirit was led back TO
the cell.
She controlled herself remarkably
throughout the interview, it is said,
and when her mother left her showed
the brst sligo of real emotion that has
been noticed in her.
The mother left toe prison with eyes
dry, but she showed otherwise that she
was suffering Intensely.
She said afterward that since her
last visit here she has cried so much
that she can now cry. no more.
She said that she wanted to stay lon-
ger and see her daughter again, but
she could not be spared from her home
and must get back right away. She
talked but little before taking the train
for her home.
To one frien whom she met here she
said that a great wrong had been doee
her daughter. She insisted strongly
upon her firm conviction, based, she
declared on knowledge of facts, that
the man who is responsible for all her
daughters trouble is in hiding
This, she says, was not brought out
at the trial and her hope is not all
gone that some day it will be brought
out. She is waiting expectantly any
favorable news from Montpelier.
However, considering the fact that
Mrs Rogers was looking for the last
time into the face of the woman who
had given her birth, and who had car
ed for her according to her lights, she
controlled herself remarkably we'll.
Fer mother showed far more evidence
of mental anguish than did she. 1t
was not because she felt no pang of
remorse, but as she said afterward,
"for my mothers sake" she tried 10
be calm and control herself.
Chaplain Fuller and FIR. Delaney
both speak in high terms of the pris-
oner. They say that she makes no
complaint, and while she still has
faith, born of trust in God, that her
life will be spared, she nevertheless is
resigned to what has been told her is
inevitable. Nothing of the recent eff
forts that have been made to save her
life have been told to her for fear oil
arousing in her childlike mind false
hope.
Under what religious faith she will
pass away she Is undetermined. Until
a day ago she wished to have Chaplain
Fuller 90 alone with her to the gallows
although she comes OF Catholic par.
ents.
Her mother and sister, both Catho.
lies, came to her with FIR. Delaney
While the priest had nothing to say In
the matter OF sacraments, her mother
spoke to her of it and yesterday she
wavers between the two religious
faiths. 1t is quite likely that both o.
the clergymen named will go to the
gallows with her, If she goes.
In an interview Wednesday morning
Mr. Moloney said that he would be the
personal representative of Mrs Roger:
before Gov. Bell, having received hen
authority to act as such through Supt
Cakes of the state prison.
Mr. Moloney added that while he
! considered the evidence of sufficient
Importance to justify Gov Bell in
granting reprieve and the supreme
court in ordering new trial, he die
not believe that, in case a new tria
should be procured for Mrs Rogers, Il
would be sufficient to result in her &C
quital He hoped however, that the
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