Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
Woman Refused TO Eat Break
fast But Was Brave In.
III the End.
HikR2RING DETAILS LACKING
woman Lived fer Nearly Fifteen
Mhutes After the Drop Feil--Re-
fuses to Make Il Dying Statement
on the acknowledgements Men
Attend the Hanging.


Iny Asnociatoo i'ross)
WINDSOR, VT, Dec. S.-Withont
n ;remor and without word, Mrs.
Mary Mabel Rogers today marched
10 her death on the eallows at The
state prison here, and paid The pen.
atty OF numbering her husband. Mar.
Gus Rogers. at bennington. on Au-
sust ~, 100. 70 all appearances
Mrs. Rogers was the calmcst urrson
III thc chamber Of death. She faced
her end with the same stoical indir.
Terence that had marked her de-
hcanor ever since her arrest more
than three years ago.
Holds Up to the End.
Greatly To the relief OF those of.
hcials who were assisting in oxecut-
ing the sentence, Mary Rogers last
hour WAS remarkable free from har-
rowing incidents. II had been feared
that the womans wonderful courage
would desert at the last moment ANA
thai she would have to be carried
10 the scamoid in state OF collapse.
Instead. however Mrs. Rogers met
death hravcly.
Lived for Nearly Fifteen Minutes.
There were no sensational Incl.
dents in connection with the hang.
ing. Although the woman was not
officially pronounced dead until Is
minutes and 80 seconds after the
trap sprung she evidently suffered
no pain. Her neck was broken ut
the second ccrvital vcrtcbra and
she lost consciousness Immediately
after the drop fell.
a few feeble convulsive move.
ments Of her pinioned hands was
the only evidence that vitality had
survived the first shock. The drop
Tell at lib u. M, and Mrs. Rogers
was pronounced dead by tho attend.
ing physician at 1:27 l.2.
The woman's foot barely touch.
ed the floor for an instant but the
deputies on the platform OF the
scatold Immediately frightened the
rope ana raised the unconscious form
couple OF inches.
Refused to Eat Breakfast.
Although Mrs. Rogers remained
calm until the end, she ate nothina.
Today. Prison Alatron Durkee pre-
pared breakfast and carried il to
Mrs. Rogers cell, but the prisoner
declined &c
at noon. another meal was sent to
Mr.. i.users and again she refused
10 eat.
During the last few days Mrs
Rogers spent a great deal OF her
time in crocheting tokens for rela-
tives ana friends.
Up to within three hours of rer
Death the woman consoled herself
with the hope that she would not he
executed
Sher!n Henry Peck. who Officially
was In charge of the execution. hut
who in reality did not see it owing
to heart trouble, arrived from his
home ut White River Junction on an
early morning train.
Newspaper Men Present.
at 1890 the deputies with guards
md the three newspaper men al
lowed to witness the hanging. were
mt the Jail. The hour set for the
fall OF the drop was between 1 and
z O'Clock and soon after | O'Clock
two deputies were dispatched to Mrs.
Rogers cell TO escort her TO the
death chamber. The guards found
Mrs. Rogers receiving spiritual con-
ISOLATION from Father Delaney, her
confessor, who the day before had adj
ministered tho sacrament OF holy
communion to her. AT 1905 tho death
march was begun.
Holding her head high. Mrs.
Rogers never faltered for an instant
as her eyes rested on the scaffold.
unaided she mounted the steps,
walked onto the trap and then seat.
ed herself in a chair.
Gives Eyeglasses to Sister.
a moment later she arose. having
declined an offar hu tho ,,,,b a.t.to.