The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-25

that he had right to do what he did
and that he acted in self-defense.
We've got to do something, said
he, IF they are going to treat our
women folks like they want to. [
don't know what Things are comm
to. I'm sorry but l had to do what /
did
During the hearing Mr.. Rogers sat
in his chair composed. almost cheerful
in appearance. He is a man of once
powerful physique, Slapped to some ex-
tent by age, so that he walks with a
stoop He is still. however, a power
full man and active 3espitc mis- years.
He has close cropped grey hair, Il
slight grey mustache. bronze. weather
beaten features. scanned with many
lines, firm chin and mouth and
piercing hazel eyes. A Roman nose
gives Il particularly stern appearance
to face that a smiling mouth habit
ually makes pleasant looking. Mr..
Rogers is a sociahle man. well liked.
His career as policeman has shown
him to be at times impuisive but AL
ways of the sternest courage. The
sympathy for him in this affair was
expressed openly and in all quarters
yesterday Had question of bail
arisen, he could have procured bonds
men from the best classes in almost
any amount,
The White House. With Green Vines.
All day the fumors ds to the two
girls involved, Lula Rogers and Bertha
Howell had been floating about. dis
colored and prejudioed towards one
side or the other as the sympathiea of
those who spoke leaned hither or
yon. The matter was in itself public
property. Details alone remained to
find. Hence, / went in q carriage to the
house of Jennie May, or Mays, or,
really, they say Holder.
This place is at number SAL East
CabarruS street, on the corner OF an
alley. II is a neat white cottage, glist-
ening with new paint with green
vines clustering the verandag, screens
over the windows and at the door. IT
might we'll be the dainty home OF :
weil-to-do book-kceper or clerk or
better class of laboreI than what 1t IS
Only the conspicuous sign with the
number gives a hint as to it's person.
atty Otherwise, all ia respectability,
and. strange to say, not over-done.
4 woman with sharp eyes, trace
of age, but with the ;elicts of beauty
came 70 the door. She peered at the
newspaper man closely through the
screen and then admitted him. She
had hear of the shooting she said and
IT was evident that she was still per
tuTbcd. During the conversation
which followed she hit her nails ner-
vouSly. Her name wac Jennie Nav
ana she was the owner of the white
house with the green vines. She spoke
frankly, in Il way that one had to be-
lieve. in an honest way as far as init
nations of herself and her own life
went. She was evidently moved: the
traces of the tragedy were in her face:
she felt her position. one OF the cogs
IN the wheel of a tragedy.
Il never knew they were girls--vir-
tuous girls she repeated. They came
here. driving up to the back door and
tho driver came and asked me if | had
rooms. ! told him yes. There was a
show in town. ! thought they were
show girls. They came in laughing
All four of them went ia that room
across the hall. Presently they sepa-
rated and two of them came in this
room and tho other two stayed in thai
ono. That was in the last part of May
There was a show in town on an all
week stand. l tell you. | thought
they belonged to the show. They were
laughing and talking. There was no
way for me to know what they were. "
Jennie Nav went on TO tell that this
wag on Tuesday night They came
again on Saturday, the same couples
II did not know Mr.. DocRery." she
said. II had never seen him before
| did not know the girls. although
knew both their fathers. I.knew Mr..
Bernard. He knows a lot about wo-
men. / thought he would have bet
ter sense than to go around with girls
like that. | thought he knew what
he was up TO. With his experience he
ought to have known better
After the second visit. said Jennie
May. she saw nothing of the girls until
the afternoon of June the fifteenth. 1t
was then that she learned their names
They drove up in the afternoon BY
themselves and stated that they had
come from the Union depot: that theE
had decided to run away from home
but the trains had disappointed them.
They wished 10 stay until they could
get 4 train. A storm came up and
they staid until about eight O'Clock,
the carriages which had left. coming
back after them.
THAT was the first ine," said Jel,-