The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-14
MRS. ROGERS CoNFESsES
Continued from First Page.

zle of a bottle OF chloroform was
pressed to his nostrils.
Marcus Rogers, dead to the world,
was rolled down into the water and left
to drown, while ahastily scrawled note
was left, purportiugtohave been written
by the unconscious husband to the eff
feet that he had drowned himself. The
absurdity of man so trussed up, as
was Rogers, tying himself In that man
ner for the mere sake of drowning him.
self did not apparently dawn upon
Mary NJ. Rogers, and therein, as urg-
ed by those who would save Vermont
from the disgrace of hanging woman,
is the strongest evidence of her blight
ed intelligence. 1t was all very mis-
cradle, but thus it was that at 10 this
young girl, devoid of all the advan-
tages of young girls of her age, either
at home or at school, found herself
face to face with the gallows, con
victed murderess.
LETTERS TO SHERIFF..
An abuse of the sheriff is a mere
waste of energy, and the efforts OF
those who would aid Mary Rogers
were better directed ifconcentrated up.
on power far higher than his. Yet
Sheriff Peck finds in his daily mail
letters from unknown correspondents
who assail him personally an demand
his resignation. Itwould make no diff.
ferance to Mary Rogers-another man
would be found to hang her. To the
interested members Of the bar in
Windsor the efforts thus far put forth
in behalf Of the prisoner appear to be
misdirected.
Here is the first Of three sample
specimens from Sheriff Peck's mail:
r. b.. Dec %
Peck, when you murder that poor
woman on February 3, hope the Lord
will strike you dead. think you are
doing a worse crime than she did.
Hope she will haunt you all the rest Of
your life. Blood thirsty hang-man,
my best wishes is that you never live
to see that day. hope the devil will
never have his own till he gets you in
hell,
Peck, the hang-man.
Here is another billet doux, in car
mine since blood-red only might as
suage the writer's feelings. The Greek
delta flanked by drawn sword and
burning torch appears at the top Of
this missive.
THOU SHALT NOT KILL A HUMAN
PERSON!
You who destroy human body by
law of men with a purpose may receive
just punishment for your part in the
killing OF person by law for hire; to
receive money or other property; fav-
ors or other compensation on earth,
or after death TO your body. Thou
shalt not kill a human person except
in actual self.defense. If any person
shall violate the law, may the curse
of God and Gods and the Supreme
Spirit follow and curse, despise and
effect them in material things--till
they know; realize that they we're mur.
derers of a human body or bodies
This letter was postmarked Boston
and the signature was Delta" in the
Gree, letter
A third communication received by
the sheriff on Saturday came from
Providence IL. T., and was much more
rational 1t was addressed ''Mr Henr,
II. Peck;n
Mr. Henry II. Peck-Dear Sir.
judge you are comparatively youns
man. Remember, If you spring tn,
trap that let's Mrs Rogers fall to he
death, it will remain fresh in you
mind as long as you live.
Then, wherever you are known, al
you pass along the street, so peopl
will put it, there goes the man wht
killed Mrs Rogers" All, you will b.
thought better Of to resign your com
mission. Then do that duty and leav
this job for the more heartless Legis
lature of the State of Vermont, VIII,
say we will have Mrs Rogers murder
ed, for it is only legal murder to xii
her. | sign myself, one who does no
believe in killing mortals, only in self
defense.
Providence, II. l., Dec 80.
The first two letters were sent I,
Windsor and the last to Woodstock
which occasioned the delay in for
warding to the sheriff at White Rive
Junction. The indication by the su
prescription on each envelope is stron
that all were directed by the same per