El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-12
UNCLE CONFESsEs
k|DNAP|N INC CHILD
The $4,000 Paid For Waldo
Rogers Return Re
covered, Uncle Is
Arrested.

Las Vegas, N NJ. April 12.-ImpIf-
Gated by the confession of Joe Virgins,
a former life convict, Will Rogers. I'M
Gle of little Waldo Rogers, was arrested
for completely in the lads abduction.
For his return $4,000 ransom was
paid, Will Rogers acting as agent for
Mrs. Rogers.
Money Is Recovered.
Late last night Will Rogers confessed
his part in the abduction. He told where
the money was hidden and Officers
went in search of the 1000. In his
statement VIII Rogers does not con-
meet his brother, John, with the kid
naping plot.
The $4,000 secured by the kid
napers has been recovered.
Waldo Rogers was Kidnapped from
the family residence on the night Of
March %. a-4
Was a Daring Plot.
Taking advantage of the absence
from the city of the boys father, two
masked men went to the Rogers home
shortly before midnight, and at the
point of a revolver, compelled Mrs.
Rogers to dress the child for a night
ride and deliver him to them. They
repeatedly assured her that the child
would not be harmed and that he would
be returned safely provided the police
were not informed and 81, 600 in small
bills was paid to their representata-
tives. They named a lonely spot, II
miles north Of Las Vegas as the place
where the money was to be delivered
by Mrs. Rogers's representative, who
was TO come to the rendezvous alone
the following day.
Taking only her bankers and her
brotherinlaw, VIII Rogers, into her
confidence. Mrs. Rogers secured the
$4,000 the following morning. and
delivered it to VIII Rogers to carry
to the place of meeting
VIII Rogers Returns Boy.
Will Rogers returned Thursday night
with the child who was well and un-
harmed. He declared to Mrs Rogers
and later to the authorities that he had
been met at the appointed place by a
man, who, after receiving and counting
the money, directed him TO a well known
canyon, Is miles south Of the place of
meeting, where he had found the little
by laying in an arroyo, wrapped in a
blanket.
The authorities were not informed
until the child had been returned to
his mother, when a search for the kid
napers that involved the territorial
mounted police, private detectives and |
posses composed of Las Vegas citizens |
and ranchers for miles around was be- |
gun. Il
A reward of $4,000 was offered for |
the capture and conviction of the kid |
napers and the entire country was |
ablaze with indignation. /
Virgins Took the Child.
Albuquerque, n. NJ, April 12.-At
1870 last night following the confess
sion of VIII Rogers, the 2Oyearold
youth. who apparently conceived the
kidnapping plot, officers went to the
1ome of A. T. Rogers, ST., where the
young man lived and found intact the
$4,000 ransom money paid for the re-
urn Of little Waldo Rogers. 1t develops
hat the brother, John Rogers had no
knowledge Of the crime, the kidnapping
being planned by VIII Rogers and the
stealing OF the child done by Joe Wig
rims, an exconvict who was pardoned
rom the New Mexico penitentiary,
where he was serving a life sentence
or murder.
Hurry Both to Santa Fee
Joe Virgins, the former convict, and
VII Rogers, uncle of little Waldo
rogers were today given a preliminary
examination and this afternoon were
lurried to the penitentiary at Santa
Te for safe keeping. The feeling over
he confessions Of Virgins and Rogers
s very high, and it was thought best |
o put both men out of possible danger
f lynching.
There is much sympathy for the aged
arents of Rogers, both of whom are
rOStrated over the affair