Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-08
ROGERS Is AFTER A PAROLE
Nan Convicted Of Murder Of Bert FOrnsy
Makes Appeal TO the Governor
JUDGE COLE GOES ON THE PENSION LIST
Legislators are FlockinE 90 the city
60 be Present mt the Opening Ses-
sion-New state OmciaIs All
Assume Their Duties.
From a stan Correspondent

"NA EuIl a stan OOTrcspOndent.l
DIES MONIES, Jan. 7.-(special.) IAN ef-
fort is being made to secure the parole Of
William Rogers, convicted from Pottawat.
TAME county for murder in the second
degree of Dick Forney, I'm a Council Bluffs
saloon some years ago. Rogers has some
strong evidence which he has submitted
with Governor Cummins in support Of his
petition for parole. He has a hotel regis
ter from Columbus, o., which shows his
name registered there under a date that
would make 1t impossible for him to have
been I'm Council Bluns the day OF the muir
der of Forney, the name having been reg
istered I'm Columbus the day before the
murder. He also has an affidavit from a
railroad conductor to the effect that Rogers
was riding on his train at the time of the
murder. This evidence was not available
at the time of Rogers trial according TO
his petition and statement with the gov
ernor. Rogers is alleged to have been one
of the pals of Burrier and Dolan. Bur
rier was sent up from Clinton county and
Dolan from Sioux City, both being for
less offenses than murder. Rogers is &C
cused of being associated with these men
when they stole the Fay diamonds in Clin-
ton. Ia c. A. Fay from whom the dia-
monds were stolen is resisting the petition
for parole. 1t is charged against Rogers
that he is an all around bad man. 1t is
claimed that on one former occasion he
was in the penitentiary at Fort Madison
under the name of william Murphy as
number $40. that he was in the Ohio state
penitentiary under the name of William
Rogers number 80, 2S5 that he was In
the Colorado state penitentiary as number
3,1O6h. AS William Murphy in the Iowa
state penitentiary 1t is alleged he was
sent up from Lucas county for burglary
for five years. 1t is also claimed that he
was arrested at WILDER, Saline county, Ne
braska. at one time. 1t is furthermore
claimed that a charge Of perjury awaits
him on his release from the Iowa peni-
Tertiary. His sentence under which he Is
serving is for twenty-five years and he has
served but few years, the supreme court.
having but recently affirmed his convic-
| ton.
Judge Cole First PensiOned.
At Drake University today President
Hill NJ. Bell announced that Judge c. Cole,
dean of the law department of Drake Uni
versity, had been retired on a pension of
! 1,2S0 a year from the Carnegie fund.
Judge Cole is over 50 years old. was one
| time a Judge the supreme bench of Iowa
and has taught in law schools for over
| forty years. He organized the first law
school In the state of Iowa I'm 1866. II was
subsequently moved to Iowa City. Later he
taught in the Iowa school of law Of this
city, which for time affiliated with
/ Simpson college of Indlanola and later af-
hliated with Drake university and finally
couple of years ago was merged with
Drake university. He has been dean
of this law school foi most of the forty
years. He was at one time ementioned for
appointment to the United States supreme
| hannh all htit cd IN Ia
high position.
Senator Hughes First.
The first member of the Thirty-second
General Assembly to reach the city for
the session was Senator Hughes of Will
liamsburg. author of the anti-pass law.
He reached the city this morning with his
daughter. Senator Stuckslager was a close
second. Each established himself in COM
Portable quarters before the close Of the
day. Senator Elerick reached the city this
! evening and took up quarters at the FL
liott hotel. Others sent word ahead that
they would reach the city sometime to-
night and asked that rooms be reserved
1t is expected that by tomorrow the he lis
will swarm with legislators and applicants
for legislative positions
OmciaIs Given Grips.
State Auditor Carroll and Secretary Mar
| TIN were given me leather BTlpS ny tnelI
Office employees Auditor Carrolrs as a New
/ Years gift, and Secretary of State Martins
as a friendly token of his retirement from
the office of secretary. Deputy Secretary
Of State Dan. Hites was given a gold watch
fob. He also retires from the ONCE and Is
succeeded by John Jamison of Guthrie
county. All the new state officials took
their offices today. The executive council
and railroad commissioners each held their
first meetings today.
The railroad commission organized today
by electing N. S. Ketchum chairman
Dwight Lewis was reelected secretary and
Tom Boylen reelected chief clerk. Clar-
ence Ladd Of Esterville was elected stem
ographer. The commission set February 8
| as the date for hearing the petition of the
stockmen for lower rates on live stock.
without Jury for One Year.
In the hearing in the case brought by at
torneys for the Civic league to determine
the legality OF the juries drawn for the