Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-13
INSANITY WILL
Be DEFENSE
VIII Rogers and Joe Wiggins
Were Landed in Peniten-
tiary Last Night
WIGGINS MAKES CLEAN BREAST
All Details of Las Vegas Kidnap-
ping Case Have Been
Laid Bare.
LAS Vegas Ontic.l

Virgins was drawn under the statute
concerning breaking into a dwelling
house with the intention of commit,
ling # felony. The maximum penalty
1or this offense is twelve years i'm
iprisonmcnr This charge was pre-
ferrcd because there is no law on the
statute books OF the territory fixing
a penalty for Kidnapping. Il is not
! unlikely that the men may be prose
Cuted under the common law. however
which fixes the penalty for Kidnapping
at death. Should the common law be
] inyoked and the men be convicted,
which is likely because OF their con
I fessions, double hanging might be
the eXpiation for the crime that has
stirred the city to its foundation.
Wggins Made Clean Breast.
\ change has come over the crimi-
nal Virgins. At first he maintained
ne had nothing further to do with
! the kidnapping than to allow Rogers
to use his house on the outskirts Of
the town OF Las Vegas Later he ad-
mdted further completely, but did not
! 20 into details, yesterday he came
clean" to use a term of the officers.
Wlggins said he had full knowledge
! Of the crime and did what may be
/ termed the dirty work. Using the
key given him by young Rogers he
entered the house, pretended to cover
Rogers with a gun, forced Mrs. Rog.
crs to give him the child. cared for
the boy in his home, delivered him
to young Rogers on the following
night and did other work which Rog-
crs directed him to do.
Made Two Attempts.
Virgins said that the child was not
secured until a second attempt had
been made. On the night before the
plan was put into successful operation
Mrs. Rogers attended the perform
ance OF Olga Nethersole at the Dun
can opera house. The child was left
III the care OF a native nurse girl
/ Wlggins thinking if he could gain ad-
mission to the house while the family
Was away he would have no trouble
IN taking the child from the girl. at.
tempted to enter through the front
door, The key young Rogers had Civ.
tu him, however, refused to unlock
the door and he was obliged to give
up the attempt. The absence of Mr..
Rogers from home the following night
and the presence Of young Will Rog-
ers in the house presented an admir-
able opportunity for carrying out the
plot Virgins and Rogers ayailed
themselves of it,
Defense Will Be Insanity.
1t is rumored that young Rogers
probable defense will be insanity. He
has remarked to some of the officers
that he believes he was insane when
he plotted the crime and put it into
execution. Throughout the ordeals of
last night and today he has retained
his remarkable nerve. His only soil.
citation is for his parents, whose sor-
row he feels keenly, knowing that his
crime has brought upon them the
greatest anguish.
Parents Frustrated.
The father and mother of the boy
are prostrated. Both received atten-
tions from a physician last night and
today. Either is likely to break un-
der the strain at any moment. A. T,
Rogers, Jr, the brother of the kid
napper, is bowed down with grief. He
was among the last to believe the
terrible truth and did not give it
credence until the last possible doubt
had been dispelled.
Money Returned.
The money, the avaricious desire
for which caused the downfall of an
upright young man and brought grief
to one of the best families in New
Mexico. was taken from the safe in
the Castenada hotel where it had r..
posed since its recovery last night.
to the San Miguel National bank.
There it was counted in the presence
of Captain Fornof. Every bill was
there just as placed in the packages
fer the kidnappers nearly two weeks
ago. A few of the bills were slightly
blackened by SCOT. Otherwise they
were in good condition. The money
was returned to its owner, A. T.
Rogers, Jr.
Suspicious Circumstance.
circumstance that might have
been of great assistance to the Off
GERS in their efforts to find a clew to
the identity of the perpetrators of the
crime has come to light, now that the
arrests have been made and the
mystery solved. AS has been stated
by Rogers and Williams. young Rog-
ers arranged credit for his accomp-
lice at the Danziger store. When the
bill reached $16, Joe Danziger is said
to have presented the bill to Rogers
at the Aqua Pura companys office.
where he was employed This was on
April l, the Saturday following the
kidnapping. Young Rogers said he
was unable to pay the bill. Danziger
accordingly cut off Virgins credit.
Virgins came to his store a short
time later and demanded some more
supplies. He was refused. Word
was sent tO Rooers hv yyiop;ns +h,+