Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-04
WOMAN SILK Thief
BANKERS DAUGHTER
Companion Of Harry Rogers,
Held at Waterloo, Member
OF Prominent Family
FATHER wlNoNA eANkEI
Woman's Correct Name is Daisy
Seized With Remorse, She Depiores
Her Wasted Opportunities and Re-
srets Life She Has Been Leading
Says She is Tired Of Life.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
waterloo, Dec. 4.-The mystery sur
rounding the detection of Harry Rog-
ers and Daisy Lee, alias Nellie Roach,
alias Mrs. Rogers, held for silk rob
berries after operating in several states,
is being gradually cleared away and in
the course of few days interesting
developments are anticipated. The
concensus of opinion. altho founded
on suIwosition is that the Lacrosse
authorities should not be given Gust
o1y Of the prisoners until after it has
beyond q reasonable doubt, been es-
tablished that the prisoners are being
taken from Iowa for the purpose of
prosecution In that state and not in
minnesota.
1t is understood that Daisy Lee is
the daughter OF q reputable business
man, who holds the position Of cashier
in bank at her home in Winona.
MINI. At the time of the robbery of
the n iChoate & Co. store at that
place she was confined to her bed with
illness, which necessitated an opera
ton. 1t is alleged this was performed
under the direction Of Harry Rogers.
It has come from reliable source that
she is an unmarried woman and that
tine man serving q sentence at Still
water, Mimi, is not her husband, but
posed els sucn for some time previous
to his incarceration.
Wowan 10 Detected.
Daisy Lee. Is possibly one Of the
most detected women in this city. Her
attitude is vastly different from that
on the morning Of her arrest in COM
pany with Harry Rogers. She Is truly
penitent of the life She has led and
would gladly turn from the paths OF
wrong doing to those of better and
respectable existence. Her story as
told in an interview Wednesday,, in
substance is as follows:
"Thisi is the ending Of what once
thought. would be happy and con-
tented life. Here am today confined
within these cold walls, when could
have been the happy wife OF q re-
spectacle man and possibly the moth
err Of & baby child. Had anyone told
me q few years ago, that on Dec. 2,
1908, would be found here, I would
have laughed at them. Little did !
believe that the hands of the law were
as powerful as they are. began this
life several years ago. At first every
thing went along as nicely as possible
until my first real trouble came. We
were caught for having stolen silks
and punished. but not so severely as
the Judgment now awaiting US. We
usually managed to get away in some
manner, most of the time by putting
a1p bonds for appearance, then leav-
ting the city.
Morphine 40 ompanion.
''Well, as the time wore along, /
became addicted to the use of NOR
phine. Today my system Graves for
It and unless that appetite is satisfied,
I become Ill. Today's sickness was
not the. first have bad and was only
one of the many just such spells that
are sure to follow unless have NOR
phine at my command. You ask me
how we dispose of the goods We get?
Wei, we always have a place to sell
them, but the case is rare when we
get over one-fourttl Of what the silks
are worth, because the people we sell
to are rich people, most of whom are
aware Of how we get them. Some
times we run across persons who do
not know their source and get within
q close. margin of their true worth.
At times we have large sums of money
but this IS usually dissipated In get
ting out Of trouble. Many time
we have had to resort to danger
Gus methods in securing silks be-
cause our money was gone or be-
cause we must leave town at once.
Always Hounded.
1--WE have been driven from place to
place, until the very sight Of a police
man OF: Of men we believe to he de-
fear they know who we are On sew
eral occasions we have arrived in a
town for the purpose Of making
good "haul" and had to leave on the
very first train, because we had sus-
picion we were being watched or
would be arrested. zone time six of
his Travelled from a far western city
TO the east on one ticket We watched
a s the conductor would punch the tick
cts of passengers. then with the
blank stubs on hand we would make
out on. similar. If you don't believe
this is trying moment for one. try
1t some time. Yet, wouldn't tell you
TO try it either. because IT might lead
\vou into following a life as have.
:;a1nEre is loyalty among people Of
as Just as we'll as in the class
now never hope to be counted
do not desert each other any
n the members Of a fraternal
hon desert their fellow mem
his loyalty has cost many Of
eds Of dollars, to say nothing
eary days spent in jails.
id not intended to make
his city. We had intended
won't say just where.
n made this haul. We