The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-05-23
Mary Rogers Does Not Hope
for Freedom
MUST PAY THE PENALTY
ClineS TO Belief That People Will
Not Allow a Woman to Be
HANGED.

Bellows Falls. So. May "a. 1916.
Chasioncd by fear aud adversely.
Mary Rogers. convicted Of numbering
her husband, anxiously awaits the de-
cisiou which means lie or death 60
her.
This win he rendered blythe supreme
court Of Vermont within Few days.
and Immediately on the receipt OF the
knowledge TO regard 10 % by the au.
ihoriiies Of the state prison 40 Windsor
Mrs Rogers will bo removed 20 the
death CELL 80. lOi. on the ground noor
Of the east wing u the finding is
against her. or will boz remandcd tothe
care OF the sheriff OF the county Zoo
which the murder was committed.
should 70 happen 20 Doe Boo her favor
Today, although under extreme ner-
vous tension. she has endeavored 20
exercise patience. aud has pathotically
sought comfort from the matron, under
whose direct charge she Is. and also
from the spiritual adviser Of the insti-
tuition
Mrs Rogers is buoyed by the firm
conviction that a new trial will be
granted. AlSays strong In the impress
sion that the people OF Vermont would
never allow a woman to be hanged,
she more than ever tenaciously clings
TO the belief, now that the crucial mo-
ment is at hand, that her life will be
spared.
81 have no hope Of ever being liber-
ated from this prison under any cir.
cumstaoces, she said in a statement
few days ago. ~ expect TO pay the
full penalty with my life for what
have done, but / do not believe the
state OF Vermont should have the dis
credit OF hanging woman. | hope the
supreme court will grant the applica
ton for a new trial, and then, no mat
ter what comes, shall endeayor 10
prove myself a woman, even though
my life is spent in this little room
where now am. can see now where
made many mistakes in early life,
and know l did not do right, but /
never had much Of a chance to get
along.
Il never realized before the pleasure
and satisfaction there is in leading a
good life | always used b look for
notwithstanding which would
take me out of the tiresome ruts in
which lived sought for pleasure,
and | wish had known the best way
to find it. My life would have been
much different.
only if it was not too late II had
not made the mistakes | did If only
had had some one to tell me which
way to go in life, that might find
some of the happiness which | felt
should come to me.
81 think have been made out worse
than | ever was, and know that the
truth has not been told about me al
ways. There is considerable evidence
which can be brought forward to show
that all the facts did not come out at
my trial, and tsat some things we're
Said against me which were not so.
think the judges now should give me
a chance with another trial, and then |
there can be no question. Anyway, the
state of Vermont ought not to hang |
woman, and do not believe the citi-
zens will ever be happy if it is done.
81 expect to spend all my days in
prison, even if a new trial is granted |
| have no hope of being liberated, as 1 |
have said, and | do not think | shall |
ever have a minutes freedom again, |
but even with that, if can get de-
cision in my favor, / will show the |
people that can be a good woman,
even here in the prison"
If the court refuses to grant a new
trial, it will be necessary to begin at |
once preparations for the execution,
which is scheduled to take place Fri |
day, June =. AS soon as Supt Lowell |
receives word that there will not be |