Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-12

SIlflbl i'itklun 10 lN'nlNs ii'lfi
Las Vegas. ~ NJ. April ~ The
donoucmcnt Of the mystery surround.
ing the kidnapping OF little Waijo
Rogers. TWO ana halt wear oid ION of
Mr. aud Mrs \ T Rogers. and
srnndson of judge tlcnr, l.. Waldo.
which has been live issue In las
-, 10 80 O'Clock las bisht whon viii
Rogers 80 wears old. admitted IN a
written confession that he together
with 10, Virgin. an cX.conNici. ih-
Quoted the baby and he'd II for the
sl9.ooo ransom
The confession by YOUNG Rogers
hat he had taken the leadih. idr, ~
arranging Tor the abduction Of his
nephew did not cause great surprise
Ia this city Rogers had been shad.
owed ever since the kidnapins and
VAS strongly suspected all along OF
being the ringleadcr in the affair
Rogers and Virgins Arra'sred
Young Roger. ana joe Virgins
were arrag1cd before Justice u x
Murray AT n o'clock this morning on
charge OF breaking into and en-
tcIing dwelling house AMI stealing
thereirom There IL no kidnapping
Law ON III. New Mexico statute books
\ large crowd oi peopl. assembled
IN thp little court room when Rogers
aad Virgins we're arraigned.
Rogers was the Hrst man before the
bar Tho complaint was read 10 him.
Z Do you plead guilty or not suilty9'
',skod ladso M1iiray
Rogers hosito,ed Tor several sec.
onds ana then replied unsteadily :
Nol guilty. youg honor
Virgins was then arialgncd aud he
pleaded guilty The cour, then re-.
mandcd both men to IN. territorial
p"nitcntiary in santa Pc 20 await the
action Of the srand jury, both having
waived thc right to make application
ior bond In custody OF Captain Fred
fornon OF the New Mexico mounted
police. Rogers and Virgins will be-
taken 10 the pcuitcn,iary tonight u
is believed an effort win De made To
get Rogers released on bond after the
excitement caused by his arrest has
died away.
lOung Rogots confessed 10 his part
In the kidnapping shortly alter ~ ~
O'Clock last night. He impiicaicd
Virgins, who had also been taken In.
to custody Virgins made a written
state nent AT O'Clock this morning.
In which he dcnied having partici.
pated In the actua, kidnapping he
was kept awake until daylight this
morning however, ANA before 1cing
taken from the jail 10 the 60" room,
told the officers that he had roconsid
cred his action and that h. would tell
all H. knew about the a1air WIZ
gins then made a second written con,
fcssion, which Was sworn 10 before |,
notary. In which he related all the de-
iailS OF the abduction Virgins blames
oang Rogers ton his downfall, Rogers
SAYS thar reading red back novels IL
the cause of all his trouble
Must Have Seen Crazy AZ Time Says
Roger.
Before he was taken back Ia his
cell this morning. alter his arraign
mcnt Rogers repeaied over and Oycl
Ia hinscli and 10 The officers that h,
must have been crazy when he az
ranged Tor kidnapping his brother
baby
W kitinnVing Law.
II developed today. when Ds,ric
complaints against Rogers and WE
gins that there is NJ kidnapping law
on the statIt' books. They were ar
raigucd on q charge ~ entering
rcsidcnc. and stealing thcr.trom IA,
maximum sentence fur which Is twrlv,
years imprisonment Atturncys her,
today however freely predict that I
viii he possible tu prosecute the mel
under the common law and that 1
they are convicted of kidnapping tn
death sentence may bc legally pro
nounccd
lusmMit, Ia I,c tbcicnss.
Young Rogers has not set rctainc'
an attorney tu defend him. but II /
understood that temporary insnnit
viii h. his defense when hc is ar
raign.d for trial The st2.on0 whicl
the Rogers paid for the return -
lhoir bah, was discovered last nigh
IN n croyirr Ia chimney ia the tng
Nbs home. Rogers first hid II In hi
automobile but later took II To- hi
brothers house.
on>Ott NND OIENnN
DIVIDE TuG HONOR
captain Fred Fornoff of IN, Nr'
Mexico mounted polio. and I'll
nL"ar> "f the Santa +. s.cr,, s,N
ic" diNid" IA. honors for the unra,