The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-26
MARY ROGERS
TELLS WHOLE
NASTY STORY
Letter from Her Read al State
Prison Inquiry.
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Vernon Rogers. in Prison IS issb
Tor Rape. Had Aces 10
Mary Rogers Cell
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session ~ 80 STATE ifison ittrsiisa'
iinn, Niss sarah pufsrr. mairoH al
iiis ifis"n sines issi, and 80 iasi sii,
brss rtshin0d, gave sensational test
monf lea cunnHeiioh siih iir Mary
iinssrs scandal. aHd sahmiiisi = state,
meet irum ihs condemned suman -
10 saoci thsi "NrFt" Rogers. = guard
ahi frosty" under srhirnce fnr long
term - ysars. visited boz col 81 later.
sais covering = peFiod - bssriy iso
moHihs. Prisoners sc.ins ''tfusiies"
soon disootsfsi Rogers Aciions And
reported o. Sluerinisnirnt cakes.
Tho latter srHi Msifun narsco a.
Nrs Rogers vto sdmiiisdib facts aEa
sroie oli he foilouiHs siaismcui:-
Nafrh ~. ip1..
''Mabei Rogers Cor Miss Durko..
~ have exhausted every measure In
thought ~ a. shat wss bcsi in regard
b this matter and have entered ca he
decision sould make foil statement
st The b-si 81 my ability. 81 far ~
knou and ~ I knov H.
''Our conversations are doubtless
imnaierial slih The exceptions Of iho
principal facts and hos they came
about
"Ileforc the doors we're ever opened
he spoke Elih me and related 70 me
hos be remarked 20 SIR Harpln hov
"hlue" be iclt a. times and that be told
him lha, be might keep tue company
when be had lclsurciimc, for bamcsako
Ifnoihlng more. He said the more be
thought about IL the more he thought
be would. I am unable 81 state A. any
fact as 70 whether he was testing or
sincere, or whether Mr uarpin was
sincere, II he made the statement. But
can state that he did not seem 10 fear
coming around 10 the ba X door past
the Office windows when Harpin re-
NAMED here, and said he did not care
for Harpin, n no one else came into |
the Office. And when he left, then he
was very careful.
again previous TO the departure OF
Harpin or Harold. as We we're hold |
ing a conversation at the door, he un-
locked the doors and came In. then |
learned that he and Harold were |
speaking about me and Of my affairs |
aud that he expressed sympathy for
me, and Harold told him that as he !
was so much in sympathy with me too |
bad he could not 90 In and keep me
company and in connection made some
very disagreeable remarks.
"Then the other replied that he
would be only too glad TO, was oppor-
tunity offered, which after a moments
silence, Harold told him that provid-
ing he could come to an agreement |
with him on scheme for which he had |
in view, he would see that he got in |
there. Which was agreed and Che keys |
were tried more than once before they |
succeeded in fitting the door.
After Harold left here, either |
Jacobs or Craven, those keys |
we're delivered up TO Harold as re.
quested. After that the one:who took
them to Harold got them back again
TO get the impression OF them for to
make two like them which was done.
and the others returned. Then as the
smaller part of the lock on inside door
was somewhat loose, he put in larger
screws so as to make it more firm us.
ng q pair of small scissors of mine
10 so do
And where it made the screws shiny
rom turning them he suggested put
,ome ink on them. did so and on
he floor are two spots of the same for
l exchanged notes with him
Turing all of this time, e said
le took to the engine room and burned
n the furnace. In connection he said
hat Craven told him he need not fear
ringing them in the cook room to be
urned for he was no "tell-tale.
"And when we conversed at the door
opposite the guard room when anyone
'ould come near the windows he would I
,ove on. but sometimes would return
and say "No one but I
raven" | can assure you that Crav-