Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-07
ToMoRRows HANGING.
Plans Completed For Mrs. Rogers
Ereeution.--No Stay Expected.

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Unless something altogether unexpected
intervenes, Mary Mabel Rogers, the Ben
ninptOn woman convicted OF chlOroform-
ing her husband, Marcus Rogers, will be
hanged BY her neck until dead within the
walls Of the states prison at windsor to-
morrow, Friday, Dec. Sth. A governor
reprieve might postpone the execution,
b1t Governor Bell, who has been absent
in Chicago since Saturday and will not ar
rive in Vermont until today, declares that
he will mol interpose another stay con-
WINGED that every opportunity has now
been given the condemned woman az the
law. The time has passed in which the
legislature might be eonVoked IN special
session to consider commutation once
more. Mrs. Rogers counsel has appar-
entity given up the effort to invoke further
delay bv action of the court toe last at
tempt having been made unnecessarily.
The prisoner herself apparently has not
abandoned all hope, yet there seems not
one ray for her.
Plans are perfected for the execution to-
morrow. Ii will take place between the
hours Of and 2 in the afternoon. Sheriff
n. II. Peck OF Windsor county, whom the
law directs to carry out the penalty, is in
capaeitated from actually taking this part
by reason OF i'll health. He suffers from
heart trouble, and is but barely able TO be
about after severe attack OF IL. Accord
ingly, he has commissioned Deputy sher-
III Romaine A. Spafford Of White River
Junction TO superintend the hanging.
Sheriff Peck will himself be at the prison,
but probably will not witness the eXecu-
tion. He will guard the door 10 the scat
fold room. Deputies j. II. kiniry Of
Windsor and Il. A. Thomas Of Woodstock
will have charge of the scaifold. Supt.
W. 5. Lowell Of the prison, who has had
more experience in executions than any
other man in Vermont, will the the knot
and adjust the moose, and will assist the
officers by having general oversight in
the matter. Deputy Angus McAuley of
Wilder will spring the trap. Deputies
james McDermott u Plymouth and w.
l.. Fairbanks OF Springfield will conduct
Mrs. Rogers to the scaffold. They will
have to 60 to her cell on the third floor.
escort her down three flights Of stairs and
up another flight to the scaiiold.
The other deputies, the prison officials,
a military guard, aud the twelve citizens
allowed by law probably will be the only
witnesses. In order to prevent the gath
ering OF a curious crowd no other visitors
will be allowed to enter the prison
grounds that day.
Attorney General Fits furnished Sher-
IN Peck with a written opinion to the
effect that the statutes should be closely
which limits the the number OF
persons present at the execution to twelve,
including a physician and surgeon, be-
sides such guards, deputies and prison
officials as the sheriff may assign to duty,
and such OF the prisoners near relatives
as care to attend. Sheriff Peck says be
will admit no newspaper reporters among
The twelve witnesses.
Mrs. Rogers was placed in solitary con-
inement Tuesday Of last week and the
Heath watch set, consisting OF NJ. II.
Loukes, prison guard, and his wife, who
ire from Highgate.
just before the condemned woman was
placed in solitary confinement the last
line, the matron, Miss S. Jane Durkee, BY
Erection of Supt. W. $. Lowell, stripped |
he woman OF all her clothing and gave
ler an entirely new outfit. The room was
thoroughly searched and renovated TO re-
move the possibility that she had con-
'ealed any weapon or poison with which |
The might do harm to herself
The report that Mrs. Mary Rogers |
night secure a new lease of life on the /
round that she expected to become |
mother, is denied by the prison authori-
les, and is said to be made out OF whole |
10th. Her own counsel also deny it.
Mrs. Johanna Callahan and Miss /
latherine Callahan, mother and sister, |
Of Mrs. Rogers, were adj
huteu TO the death cell saturday, being |
accompanied by Supt. Lowell. They re-
NAMED about half an hour. The authori- |
les refused 10 give out any details OF the 1
'islt. When the party emerged represen- |
atlves OF two Boston papers attempted to /
photograph the women. Supt. Lowell 1
rdered the men away and refused TO 4
How pictures to be taken. This resulted |
n something Of a scene. 1t is said that |
Boston paper paid the expenses OF these |
women to Windsor in order to provide a /
story"
Ladies' hair work. MRS. H. H. BEAN