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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

Captain Rogers might be placed among
a crowd OF Texas lawmakers at Austin
and he would be the last man Of the lot
q stranger would ever suppose to be a
Ranger with more than a quart Of a
-century's experience.
He is modest, unassuming and dignified
in his deneanor as well as wearing APP
parel. He prefers a dove-colored fedora
hat 10 the broad-brim Stetson so common
among the men of the plains, and a
'hard-biled'' shirt and standing collar ap-
peal to him more strongly than the heavy
brown flannel shirt Of the COW regions.
He has long since discarded the hign-heel
long boots for patent leather laced shoes,
and the buckskin leggins and khaki coat
have given way TO tailored suit of blue
black serge His keep gray eyes through
long service beneath the glazing Texas
sun upon the white sands of the desert
must of necessity be aided by a nair of
eyeglasses, but the swarthy, rugged COM
pleXion acquired during years Of hard
ships and riding against the Scorching
winds of the summer or the icy billiards
of winter IS permanent The only mark
by which his comrades Of decade since
may still identify him is a heavy droop-
ing, lght-cOlOred mustache and an erect
carriage and elastic step.
Although both arms, have been literally
shot to pieces during engagements with
OeSperdQCSS anu CuL4aWby captain Rogers
is almost as active and quick on the
draw" at 4S years Of age as he was
twenty years ago His right arm is slight
~ shorter than the left from a shattered
shoulder joint, and the thumb, first and
second fingers Of the left hand have been
numb since the Severing of a nerve in
the upper arm by a Winchester ball
twenty-five years ago. He has long been
repgted by his friends and associates as a
man possessing all the gentleness and
sympathy Of a woman, but once aroused
he is as courageous as a lion and fero-
ciOus as the Royal Bengal tiger. He has
never cOurted the reputation Of being a
dangerous" man. rather preferring to
be recognized as an efficient officer ami
a Christian gentleman. For many years
he has been a member of the Presbyter-
ian Church, and, like old man Jucklin of
whom Opie Reid has written believes
the Good Book from 'kiver to kiver.y
Captain Rogers closest call came at
Laredo during 1901 when he and his COM
pany of Rangers were assisting Dr. BlOunt
in DISCRIMINATING the smallpox epidemic
among the Mexicans AT that point Many
Of the Mexicans opposed what they con
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

strued to be interference by the State
officials in insisting upon the removal of
smallpox patients especially provided for
their care Several sharp engagements re-
suited between the Rangers and the Mexj-
cans, aud it was during one of these that
Captain Rogers shoulder was shattered
By Winchester bullet
The most daring battle in which he ever
participated was that between the Rang
ers and the Corners gang in Eastern
Texas twenty five years ago, during which
one Of the Corners boys and Jim Moore,
a ranger, were killed, and CAPTAIN Scott
shot through the lungs, and Rogers
wounded in the left side and arm The
fighting was at close range and Waged
by desperate men on each side.
HIS MOST DANGEROUS CRIMINAL.
The most dangerous criminal Captain
Rogers ever captured was the Mexican,
two Texas sheriffs and was suspected ef
having stolen several horses in that sec
ton Of the country lying southwest of
San Antonio. Rogers got the DROP Gu
Cortez, forced him to surrender. and he
was finally convicted and sentenced to
q life term imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary at Huntsville.
Other instances where Captain Rogers
was really brought face TO face with death
are termed trivial Incidents by him, yet
there are few average laymen who would
not place a different classification upon
them were they called upon to unuergo
"a pGItcICG- AUlD0S IulS class OF
so-called trivial incidents, might be men
toned the arrest Of George Reid, a sa-
loon man and ~rOugh-house starter who
resided at Cotulla. Reid was a clever,
likeable sort Of fellow when sober but
once the red liquor was sent coursing
through his veins he was converted into
dangerous character who took delight
IL shooting the lights and mirrors out
Of his own and other saloons. and en-
jeyed the discontinue Of his closest
friends when he shot close to their feet
with the command, Dance dern We,
dancer On one particular evening Reid
had partaken Of a large amount of .'pi-
zen" and decided to amuse himself ut the
expense of several men who were loung-
ing about his saloon. He drilled several
holes through the floor with his "gat7
and when one Of the best patrons pro-
tesed against his conduct Reid took what
be termed a fancy shot" at him. and
Immediately cleared the house. Reid bar
rIcaded himself behind the bar and guard
ed the door with double barreIled shot
gun loaded with buckshOt
THE first man that enters that front
door viii get both barrels Reid beloved
out from his stronghold He crouched
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04
PeluATe SHeLy

low behind the bar but leveled the shot
gun across the top Of the counter directly
at the entrance.
Rogers. hearing the shooting. hurried to
Reds saloon. A group of thoroughly
scared men on the outside warned him
against entering the place, but the Ranger
captain brushed them all aside and,
walking straight up to Reid jerked the
from behind the bar The saloon man
was so aStonished he meekly obeyed and
went with Rogers to Jail, and was in
generated throughout the entire night and
part of the next day before being per-
United toa give bond
TRAILING HORSE THIEVES.
Another incident of the trivial class
occurred during 1883 when Rogers and
Deputy Sheriff Y. D. McMurray of Cole
man had an encounter with two horse
thieves near San Angelo McMurray had
been trailing the men several days and
lest trace of them near San Angelo. He
came on into town and communicated the
facts in the case to Rogers. The two
location where the trail had suddenly
disappeared. After riding about four
miles McAfurray suddenly exclaimed .
There they are, now,n
Immediately ahead of the two officers
were the two men they were hunting and
each was riding a stolen horse whose
owner had offered a reward for its re-
turn.
Inc thieves turned OUT OF the road. one
to each side, and quietly awaited the ap-
proach of the officers. As Rogers and
McMurray drew near they noticed one Of
the men had his Winchester lying across
the front of his saddle and the other held
a cooked six-shooter pointed in their di-
rection.
iii take this one with the winchester:
rfedIy.
AS he uttered the last word, Rogers
drew his pistol and fired The buIIet fore
through the arm Of the highwayman, who
had raised his gun to shoot, and the rifle
dropped harmlessly to the ground. Nc
Murray covered his man and compelled
him to drop the revolver. Keeping the
two men covered the officers took their
others in their possession, made them ride
ahead to Jail
John Harris Rogers is a native of
Texas, having been born on a farm nine
His father. Pleas B. Rogers. came to
Texas from Mississippi and at the ouf-
break of the Civi War enlisted in fhe
Confederate army, although only is or
II years of age at that time, and served
throughout the war.
fathers farm, acquiring what education
he could in the district school i'm the
vicinity
When IS years old he saddled his horse
one bright spring morning, babe his mar
ents goodbye and rode into AIitchelI
County where he goth his first position
that of rOuStabout on the ranch az W
y. Waddell He got SIS per month. Ranch
live proved monotonous to young Rog-
erS, and he told his employer he desired
to enter the Ranger service. Waddeu
being a close friend of Can't 8 No
Murray of the service. recommended him
for enlistment and September > 1850
Rogers was sworn in as a member of
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son. disappeared and was never heard Of
ROGERS IS PROMOTED.
Rogers company moved back to the
western part Of the State after finding
it impossible TO render any further SER
vice in exterminating the Corners. and,
after a short time established headquar-
ried and resigned from the service and
Sergeant Brooks succeeded him, Rogers
being promoted TO be a sergeant
After several months at San Angelo
the company moved to the southern part
Of the State and located at Rio Grande
City where there had been considerable
rioting growing out OF political feuds-
From there the company moved TO HI
dalgo and later to CotulIa where cattle
thieves had been unusually active. The
Cara revOlutiOniSts were giving the
about that time. and several months were
spent in locating the insurectos and
driving them out OF the country with the
assistance Of Government troops. The
original plans for a revolution =no their
leader, CatarinO Cara and his brother.
disguised themselves and made their es-
cape, going to to Galveston where they
The two were located IN Florida by
United States secret service men and the
brother of CatrinO captured
After suppressing the Mexican insurec-
Duval County, and on May 10, 1892. Rog-
erS was married to Miss Hattie Burwell.
a popular young lady Of Cotulla. Janu-
airy 1 Of the following year he was COM
missioned a captain by Governor HOgg
on the recommendation OF Adjutant Gen
eral W. H. Mabry.
DECLINED AID OF CITIZENS.
During 1901 Rogers company was or
1ered to Laredo to assist DR.. BlOunf,
State Health Officer, in the enforcement
of ff0rz no or,f-
demic Of smallpox prevailing there At
was on this trip that Captain Rogers
right shoulder was shattered by a riffs
ball and he was sent to the Santa. Rosa
operated on. The operation was a deli
cate one and he was compelled to lie on
his back six weeks without turning over
even once. Rogers directed his company
for several days prior to being removed
from Laredo to the hospital at San An
tonic, and his action in declining the
proffer Of aid from the citizenship Of
Laredo who volunteered to assist IN
quelling the Mexican opposition to the
Health Departments work has since been
commended by State authorities as well
as the citizens thmSelves as = wise and
judicious move
In December, 1902, Rogers company was
ordered to Laredo and remained there two
years. During the winter OF 1904 the
company went to Colorado City and a
detachment, under command OF Sergeant
Burweil, was sent TO Amarillo. Burwen
was made sheriff by the citizens OF Pot
ter County after being there with the
Rangers only nine months
IN May, ISVt' captain Rogers and his
company were ordered to Austin where
he has remained since that time.
Captain Rogers says that during his
twenty-nine years Of Ranger service he
has had splendid opportunity to study
the bravery and daring Of different races
of men, He is firmly convinced that
there is no race so desperate and danger
Gus as the Caucasian.
He makes the best citizen and the
most dangerous criminal Of them all is
the verdict Of the veteran Ranger Cap
tain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

eeeded Hin. The company established
new headquarters In the Nueces canyon
thirty miles north OF Uvalde. That sec
ton of the country was at that time In
tested with thieves and ''rustlers" and
for six months Company + was kept busy.
The troop was ordered to move TO Yer
non, Wilbarger County, during the winter
of 1885 and remained there until after
spring of 1856, when il was transferred
TO Sabine County in the eastern part OF
the State to effect the capture .Of the
Corners gang of murderers which had
broken jail at Hemphill.
Instead of having . level, open country
to work in the Rangers found East Texas
a region of dense timber and heavy under
growth The Corners gang, consisting Of
the father, known as Pa, and three sons
Thad, Bill and JOhn-were dangerous and
cunning and used a code Of signals sim
liar to that of the Indians, making signs,
tree marks, smoke and other means OF
communicating with one another After
several weeks Of futile effort in locating
the Corners gang, the Rangers withdrew
from that immediate vicinity and placed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04
Company B and remained with that com
pany for fifteen months.
mr.

Company and remained with that com
pany for fifteen months.
LURE OF PLAINS IRRESISTIBLE.
Growing homesicR he asked for and
received an honorable discharge, and re-
turned to the farm near Seguin, where
he spent the holidays with his parents.
lure Of the plains and the service ire
sistible and decided to re enlist He went
to Cotulla, presented his credentials to
Capt Joe Shelly and was enlisted in Com
pany F. After year in the command
of Captain Shelly the State appropriation
for the maintenance of the Rangers ran
low and a retrenchmeht policy was or
dered by the Adjutant General Rogers
being the youngest member of the com
pany was the first to be temporarily dis
missed, pending a new appropriation. He
returned home for the second time and
after three months was instructed to re-
port to Captain Shelly who, at that time
was Mt Uvalde.
Rogers reported without DELAY and
shortly afterwards Shelly resigned from
the service and Capt. William Scott sue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

the matter of finding the escaped pris-
Oners with the local secret service agents.
The Rangers galloped away TO the west
ern part Of the State where they re-
manned until after the Corners band had
had sufficient time in which TO quiet
down. The Rangers then journeyed across
the Louisiana border and approached the
vicinity where Corners and his sons were
known to be in hiding, from different di-
Tections.
DEADLY FIGHT WITH GANG.
March 81. 1856, the Rangers, six in
number, and the Corners gang met A
deadly fight ensued. in which Jim Moore,
a private Ranger. was shot through the
heart and instantly killed and Bill Con
ners. who exposed himself to draw the
Rangers fire, was also killed. During
the engagement Captain Scott was shot
through the lungs, J. H. Brooks,
then sergeant was shot through each
of his hanfs and Rogers was painfully
wounded in the left side and arm The
Corners continued their fusillade until
WincheSters and SiX-ShOsters had been
emptied and then took TO their horses and
escaped through the dense timber and
thickets. They left behind them a dead
pack mule, two dogs also killed and
their entire camp outfit Rogers dis
tinguished himself in this battle after
being wounded by relOading his Winches-
lcl anu l1IluS nullC lying on his HACK
with the rifle barrel resting between his
knees. 1t was never known who killed
Bill Corners. as three shots were fired
at him simultaneously by Scott Brooks
and Rogers as he was drawing a bead"
on Rogers. Captain Scott also displayed
great bravery in this fight and, after be-
ing shot through the lungs, leaned against
a tree and continued firing until his Dis-
toll had been emptied. F. P. Carmichael
now a resident Of Seattle Wash. and
Bill Tredwell. who has since died were
commended for valiant service in the fight
with the Corners gang.
Runners were sent TO San Augustine
anu Hemphill for medical aid. Scott was
so badly wounded he had to be carried
twenty miles on litter, and Brooks and
Rogers placed in a wagon and
taken to Hemphill, where they remained
in the hospital for two months The other
Rangers, together with a posse and blood
hounds. secured the country for Corners
and his sons, but were unsuccessful in
finding any trace of them, although, Pa
Corners sent word to the Rangers that
he proposed being buried in the family
burying ground and did not intend Ieav-
ing the vicinity Of his farm. He and
Thad were killed by a posse of citizens
who were hunting them for a reward Il
year or two later. John, the youngest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04
CAPT ScpTT 5EReT Brooks PRlvA7e ROGERS
PDoto TekS = ~ 1884

A USTIN, Tex, The resignation of Capt. John Harris
- Rogers Rangers February will
the passing of the senior member of the border vganes
place difficult fill Twenty-Five years Ranger
qualified Captain Rogers this particular
service thoroughly and likely equal
developed during remaining years hardy daring
cowboy police sparse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

son, disappeared and was never heard Of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-10
Daddy's Bedtime
What Do the
(+0rvY Poor Little Birds
oe0AJ Do In Winter.
He Fed the Birds on the
Tree stump a

STN HE evening was chilly. and Jack and Evelyn shy@ed as they pat
tered over the polished floor n their bare feet
III Just think how cold it must be % the wood folk when Q ire
SO chilly In your nice warm home" sadd daddy.
aBut Ia wood folk have nice warm homes, too, don't they, DADDY 3D.
EVELYN. "You told US that the squirrels had homes IN the hollow uees
and that the little chipmunks went to sleep In their holes which they
out under the ground.
Eyes" spoke up Jack, "and you said that most o me plds nW 70 "ar"er
places when Te winter came"
$50 / did" agreed daddy. '1m glad you children remember % well what
I say.
"However, all birds do not go away, Is we often w show IN ice
in the winter / have no doubt you will wonder how I'M OF tne ntle
birds keep warm.
"some robins stop with us all winter They stay in thick evergreen trees.
The chckadees, the snowbrds and the sparrows that are with us a winter
have places in which they a hide when the winter storm blows
when the snow is o. the ground, though. it is hard for them 70 find anything
friends at such times.
T knew a little boy who put up on the lawn a number Of coy hue houses
high up out of reach of cats and where any birds who wished couid mak
their homes. There was a big tree stump OF the lawn, and here every a N
winter he left food. He gave the birds breadcrumbs, scraps ron tn table
most anything that he could get Sometimes IS a treat he put out q handfui
Of cracked nuts o. a cluster of the wild grapes that he had gathered and dried
in the fall A pint of grain was sometimes added, and the birds seemed to
and this qute a treat Sc many birds locked to the tree that when the
was on the ground he sometimes would go out and sweep a place bare u
snow and scatter the food on the ground 10 that pnrc birds could eat at ono
"You know in the winter all the insects on which thu BIRDS lea are oeaa
or hidden away out Of sight. The berries and seeds still hngng o pushes
arc often covered with snow and ice. 1t is then that the poor little bird
must % hungry unless some kind friend provides them with foo Many
little birds starve to death in weather of this sort" s1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-10
THE OYSTER SEASON.

. W q HA S.
spIndled oysters.-Drain a quart
of oysters from their liquor and handle
each one, to be sure there are nc bits
of shell to cause discomfort: then dry
between the folds of a towel. Cut
pieces of bacon half the size of the
oysters and arrange the oysters and
bacon In alternate layers on wooden
skewers, being careful to pierce the
hare muscle of the oyster. Place in
q hot pan and bake until the bacon is
done. Serve q skeWer on a slice OF
toast to each person. The oyster
liquor may be heated and poured over
the toast Just before serving.
Supreme oysters.-Melt two table
~;spoonfuls of butter and fry until .
yellow color, two tablespoons OF
minced onion; add four tablespoonfuls
of -four and when well blended a half
cup each OF cream, chicken stock and
oyster liquor. Season with salt, cay
lenne and nutmeg. Cook FIVE minutes,
then add half a cup OF finely cut chick
ZEN, the yolks Of three eggs we'll beat
len; when thick, cool. Parbosl q pint
!of oysters dry and cover each with
the chicken mixture, dip In egg and
crumbs and fry Ia hot Fat. Serve on
Ia hot dish, garnish with lemon and
parsley.
Oyster Soup Amsterdam styis.-
Clean, pick over and chop one quart
LOT oysters, parboil, drain and add to
the liquor enough water to make a
(q-art. Brown three tabIespoonfuls Of
butter and add three and a half ia
blaspoonfuls OF -four. Pour on gradu-
ally, stirring constantly the oyster
liquor. Let simmer a half hour. Sea-
son with salt, paprika. celery salt, and
Just before serving add 8 cup Of
Icream.
Oysters are valuable In the diet, as
they add to the fiavors and variety and
ARE easily digested. AS to nuriment,
there is not much In q pint OF oys-
tiers.
ss~-L
Ie<AE--N .ArevsN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-10
cHAnMINe WAIST OF vIoIEr SATIN.

CHARMING WAIST OF o SATIN.
The model pictured is a charming af-
fair of this description carried out In
violet satin heavily embroidered In
royal purple and silver. The 'mod-
esty," the new term for guimpe, and
the girdle~a are of jet passementeris,
picked out with silver beads.
The Wreokage.
"You refused me ten years ago.
II remember" said the heiress.
"You said it would wreck your life.n
ut did, / have had to work for a
living ever since."-Louis vile Courier
JouruaI