The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-12
UNCLE CT YOUNG ROGERS GOY
LEtI-ER IN SENSATIONAL
CRIME AT LAS SWEGAS.
RANSOM IS RECOVERED
Fathers T. ether Concoctad Sch-mo
TO Get Stc,oo0 For Return OF
Chid--Mc., Violence and
cuic..e Feared.

Las VEGAS, n, NJ, April l1.--Impli-
Gated by the confession OF Joe Wig
grs, former life convict, VIII Ro-
gugs, an uncle of little Waldo Rogers,
was tonight arrested for completely
in the lads abduction. For his re-
turn $4,000 ransom was paid. VIII
Rogers acting as agent for Mrs. Rog-
ers. Late tonight Will Rogers con-
fessed his part in the abduction. He
told where tae money was hidden,
and the $4,000 secured by the kid
nappcrs las been recovered.
In his statement VIII Rogers does
not correct his brother John with
the Lidn2pping plot. The latter has
not been arrested, but is under sur
yeilance, #N
DcrorctFat Feared.
Toniahts disclosures have again
aroused the city to degree of excite
nent that the authorities fear may
result in a demonstration against the
pris 1ner. Will Rogers is in the coun-
ty Jail which is guarded by a large
force of deputies. He will be talN al
to the penitentiary tomorrow for safe
keeping.
The arrest of Virgins came late to-
day. His confession which followed
gave new sensational turn to tneI
mystery that fer more than ten days
has surrounded tae Kidnapping OF
Waldo Rogers and his safe return up
on the payment OF $4,000
Prisoners Story.
According to the story told by Wig
gins he first became acquainted with
John Rogers through the law firm by
which the latter was employed and
which was instrumental in getting
Virgins pardoned from the peniten-
tiary Virgins said that while work
ing in a coal mine he received let
ter from John Rogers suggesting a
scheme for making $4,000 easy
money. Virgins came to Las Vegas
in a few days and later entered in
the pot.
Waldo Rogers was Kidnapped from
the family residence on the night of
March 20. Taking advantage of the
absence from the city of the boys
father, two masked men went to the
Rogers home shortly after midnight
and at the point of a revolver com,
PEELED Mrs. Rogers to dress the child
! for a night ride and deliver him to
them. They repeatedly assured Mrs.
Rogers that the child would not be
harmed and that he would be re-
turned safely provided the police were
not informed and $4,000 paid to
| their representative.
They named lonely spot ! miles
north of Las Vegas as the place
where the money was to be delivered
by Mrs. Rogers representative who
was to come TO the rendezvous alone
the following day.
Taking only her banker and ner
brother-inlaw Will Rogers, into her
confidence, Mrs. Rogers secured $l2,
900 the following morning and de-
livered it to be carried to the place
of meeting.
| viii Rogers returned Thursday with
the child well and unharmed. lie
told Mrs Rogers and later 10 the
authorities, that he had been met at
the appointed place by man who
after receiving and counting the mon
ey directed him TO well known
canon where he found the little boy
| wrapped in a blanket.
The authorities were not Informed
until the child was returned to his
mother when search for the kid
nappers was started by many posses
A reward Of $4,000 was offered and
the entire country was ablaze with
Indignation. Threats Of lynching
were freely made Bloodhounds were
takon to the supposed place Of meet
ms, but were unable to find the trail
Of the supposed fugitives.
! II. l.. Waldo, grandfather of the
| hoy, arrived in Las Vegas April / tc
, aid in traciag iac kidnapers.
j, VIII Eogcrs in his confession dc
clarcd that his brother John bad any
| knowledge OF the affair. He con
| fessed the abduction and said the &C
tual stealing of the child was done
| by Virgins.
Not until the confession and the
recovery Of the money lid the father
OF the child believe - brother was