Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-27
ROGERS TELLS OF
ABDUCTlNG CHILD;
ADMITS HIS GUILT
New Mexico Man, In kidnapping
Plot, Bares Entire Facts Of
Deal With Criminal.

Denver, C~,olo.-Special: The Denver
Post prints the verbatim confession of
Win Rogers, under arrest at Las We
gas. N. NJ, for conspiracy to kidnap
the infant child of his brother, A. L.
Rogers. The actual kidnapping vas
done by one Virgins, an e~x-convict,
and he and Rogers shook down the
parents for $4,000 for the child's re-
turn. The confession follows:
lin the first place 1 read the silent
WAR read most of it myself and
my brother Albert read some of 1t to
me. That made an impression on my
mine n started me to thinking OF the
plan that finally developed. Some three
or four months ago / wrote to Joseph
Virgins at Madrid. N. NJ, saying I
wanted him to come to- Its Vegas, as
there was a chance to make some
money. / told him to destroy this let
ter that l sent to him at Madrid. He
came to Las Vegas and I stood good
for a bill of his at Danziger's amount
Ing to about SIG. About three or four
weeks l detailed to him the plan
Of holding Mrs. Albert Rogers child
for ransom. l think this happened at
the garage where l kept my automo-
ollie. He agreed to cooperate with ME
IN the plan of taking the child and
keeping 1t for ransom.
Virgins Carried Cut Plot.
HE carried out the plan as follows:
II had a key made, copying one of
the keys to the front door. and gave 1t
To Virgins. On the night of the 2Sth
OF March. at about 3 o'clock, / met
Virgins down The street and gave him
the key that l had made. At about
1880 that same night. he let himself
into the house n met me in my room.
Mrs. Rogers heard the disturbance in
my room and opened the door. Then
Virgins covered me VITA his CUR and
pushed me into her room. He wore u
mask at this time. He handed her q
letter of Instructions that had been
previously prepared by me. The letter
demanded that. the child be delivered
to him and that I. as soon as $12, 900
could be given to me, should come in
an auto at night to u point on the Las
Alamos road where the money was to
be delivered and the Instructions con-
corning the return of the child given.
Virgins took the child to his house
on the West Side. The same night
about 2 o'clock l went in my auto to
Virgins house to see tha the child
was there and wal being well cared
for. Before that milk and other
things that h child would need had
been provided. The night following,
having obtained the $4,000 which L
received from my brother. Albert. I
went in my auto to a point on the
Los Alamos road, some distance be-
yond' the stock yards. J. then returned
to the house Of Virgins in West Las
Vegas, secured the child and returned
him to his mother.
Money Hid in Automobile.
1.-The money / secreted in my auto
mobile until Saturday, April 8. then
dropped it in the hole or the Hue in
my fathers house. 1t remained there
until I showed the officers where it was
hidden.
THE Saturday following the taking
OF the child went with my brother,
John. ia the house OF Virgins. told
John that | wanted to inquire IL En-
rique Sena or any of the officers had
been by. John remained in the auto
while l wen in the house. Previously
nae written Virgins, asking him to
destroy everything that was left in the
house that was connected with the
child. When l went there in my auto
on the Saturday OF which have
spoken. ] told Virgins to he careful.
Virgins wife was not at home during
the time that the child was in the
house.
II had agreed with Virgins that he
should have $4,000 or $4,000 as his
share of the ransom.
Il make this statement of nv own
free will and accord, and not as a re-
suit of any threats or intimidations. I
will add that Joseph Virgins and my
self were h only ones concerned in
this matter. or who had any know.
ledge OF 1t. Will Rogers"