The daily sentinel., 1911-11-21
TELLURIDE MAN
HERE DENIES
EL0PEMENT
Dr. Rothwell and Mrs. Rogers of Tel
luride, Registered at St. Regis but
Say They are Not Married
Divorce Suit Features.

A sensational story, published
simultaneously in the Tellu-
ride journal and the Montrosc
Press yesterday about the in
tended eIopement of DIR. VI. Il.
Rothwell and Mrs. Clara J. Rog-
ers, both of Telluride, to this
city, is creating a furore in So
ciaI circles i'm the mountain
city today.
Dir. Rothwcll, who is promi-
nent physician of Telluride. has
been for some time past, il is
alleged, paying marked atten-
tion to Mrs. Clara J. Rogers, who
"a few months ago was divorced
from her husband, X. y. Rogers,
eN-mayor of Telluride, on the
grounds of cruelty ON his part.
Sunday morning both parties left
Telluride on their way TO this city,
Mrs. Rogers declaring that she was
going to visit her uncle, Frank
Chapman at Delta, while Or. Roth
well told those who queried him that
he was going to salt Lake City. They
both, however. came to Grand June
tion. registering Sunday evening at
the St Regis as IN. T. Rothwell,
Telluride" and Clara j. Rogers,
Telluride. 3"
Yesterday morning Mrs. Rogers re
turned to her home while DR.. Roth
well spent last evening in the city.
According to the Telluride papers.
Mrs. Garrett Hendrickson, with
whom Mrs. Rogers had left her three
children. telephoHed Mrs. Rogers at
Montrose and advised her to return
to her home. as her divorced hus-
band was trying to secure the custo-
DIV of her children. She did not
return but at no time did she spend
any more time in Delta than the us
ual stop of her train.
To a representative of the Tellu-
ride Journal, DIR. Rothwell stated:
81 don't know whether I'll marry
the woman or not. l have not de
cided yet" Last evening to a SEN
tinel representative DR.. Rothwell de-
clared that Mrs. Rogers came down
to consult an oculist while ! am
going to Salt Lake City. We were
good friends, and came down to-
gether. They're trying to have us
married up in Telluride, but we are
not married and have not intended
to be"
The fact that Mrs. Rogers only
recently obtained her divorce pre-
cludes the possibility of q legal mar
riage in Colorado. but her friends
in Telluride we're greatly aroused
lest she accompany the medico into
Utah and have the ceremony per-
formed there.
Today. ex-Mayor Rogers. through
his attorney, Ethelbert b. Adams,
is asking County Judge NJ. l.. Brown
to have that portion of the divorce
decree which gives his former wife
the custody of the children, set
aside, for the reason that she is re-
ceiving improper attentions from Dr.
Rothwell and that a marriage, as
seems to be planned, will leave the
children without proper custodians.
1t is believed that this action on
the part of MT. Rogers caused his
divorced wife to change her plans
and return to fight this legal action.
The children named Thelma. Fan
ME and Neil. are favOrites with all
who know them in Telluride, and the
legal battle for their custody will
arouse as much interest there as the
Parks-Pearse case here.
1t developed today that Mr.. Rogers
charges Dr. Rothwell with threaten
ing his life last week He says that
they quarreled over the Rogers wom-
an and that Rothwell told him to
Keep his hands off or there would
be trouble" Rogers armed himself
but no further trouble occurred.
These statements, it Is understood.
are denied by DR.. RothWell.
Mr.. Rogers, since the divorce de-
cree. has been paying d considerable
alimony towards the education of
oh ha
interest in them. II is believed that
the fight for their possession will not
end in the county court. but that
District Judge Shackleford will be
called upon to decide the case.