The San Francisco call., 1905-08-29
Mystery Of Albany
Disappearance
UnSolved.
Identity of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers. Is Partly
Established.
Deserted Children Separated
and Placed in Public
Institutions.

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 2s.-Evidence
as to the identity of Mr.. and Mrs. John
w Rogers, who registered from San
Francisco and who went out of the
Hotel Ten Eyck here Friday night,
leaving their two little boys-one a
baby of six months and the other 6
years old-in the care of a chamber
maid, is steadily accommodating, but
their whereabouts is as much a mys-
terry as ever.
The belief that the Rogerses went to
New York Thursday and sailed on the
Campania for Europe was disposed of
this afternoon when Edwin H Low
a steamship agent with whom they had
had some correspondence about booking
pa assage, telegraphed that nobody an
swering to their description had sailed
on the Campania or any of the other
liners that departed on Saturday. The
police are now working on a theory
that Rogers and his wife are still in
Albany or near at hand. There is moth
ing to show why they should wish to,
abandon their children deliberately On
the contrary. letters found in their
rooms at the hotel and the behavior of
the oldest boy. Rex demonstrate that
up to this time the children were ten
derby cared for.
KISSES ONLY MAMMA.
One. of these letters, evidently cher.
ished by Mrs. Rogers. was written for
the child to his mother by some grown
person. In it Rex sends loads of
kisses" To-day when one of the SYM
pathetic housekeepers- wanted to kiss
Rex he declined. Il never kiss any
body but my mamma" he explained.
Both children are exceptionally at
tractive Strategy had to be used this
afternoon to get Rex to leave his baby
brother. Rex was taken to the Albany
Orphans Home. while the baby went
to St Margaret's Home for Very Young
Children The older boy shed his first
tears when he found his brother was
to be taken from him.
AdvIces from Washington confirm the
belief drawn from the papers Rogers left
in his room that he was vice president of
the Congressional Correspondence Club.
He remained in that position for two
months. when, 1t is said, he had a disa-
greement with his partner and left the
city Charles Fl. Coleman of the New
York law firm of Quigg. Bostwick & Cole
man while here to-day said that about a
month ago his firm employed Rogers as
an expert stenographer. He left their
employment about one week ago.
CHECK Is PAID.
The certified check for s25 which the ho-
tel people cashed for Rogers on the after
noon before his disappearance has been
paid by the Consolidated National Bank
of New York Thus far nothing has de-
veloRed to indicate that the Rogeres are
fleeing from justice. One theory upon
which the police are working is that. per-
haps, finding themselves without means,
they have committed suicide.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Aug. 2S-Noth-
ing is known in this city Of the identity
of John w. Rogers, the man who desert
ed his wife and children in Albany, and it
is practically certain that no person bear
ing that name has lived either in the city
or the county for many years past. Ron
aid Mcdonald, cashier of the Kern Valley
Bank, was interviewed this afternoon In
regard 10 the certified checAs drawn on
that bank and signed with the name OF
r. H. Mcdonald He stated that he had
no knowledge of the checks. He received
to-day the following message from the
National Bank of New
York:
rs check of Consolidated Oil Fields
Company, order of John W. Rogers, for
1881, certified by you. genuine?'
He Immediately wired that II is not
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28-J. w. Rogers |
and his wife, whose names figured in a |
police investigation now in progress In |
Albany. n. n, lived in Washington more |
or less of the time during the past two |
years. Ineir last Lnown residence here |
was at 740 Harvard street. where they re-
sided with their two Children. Preceding |
their removal from that locality they had |
mentioned lneir intention of visiting Vir- |
ginia and going abroad
A member Of the congressional Core
sponoence Company, with which Rogers /
had been identified, said to-day that |
Rogers had held the position of vice pres
ldent OF the company for two months and |
1nat he performed services there as !,
stenographer. He had had misunder-
standing last February with his partner.
Raipn Burton. in consequences of which /
Rogers retired from the firm.