Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-03-28
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We'll you're a cool one Rogers admitted
grudgingly "Do you know have you covered
with my Colt?"
.Yes, but you won't dare to shoot" Fox laughed
quietly.
Wont dare! Why not, should like to known
Rogers answered back. 81 have over a hundred
armed outside and you only have four men
with you my men tell me-"
Nevertheless, you won't dare shoot me or mo-
lest my men. You under arrest, Mr. Rogers.
for illicit ivory poaching murder, entering a
closed district without a permit and carrying
gun without q license"
so that is what l am charged with, is it?'
Rogers smiled grimly. Have you no other
charges to prefer?'
You're wounded now. Let all that rest until
you are better"
mo, I'm dying man, guess. Do you know
you're In the Belgian territory, that you are sur
rounded by my men, and that you stand more
chance of arrest than do?"
"You are mistaken. not in Belgian terri
tory and we need aot discuss the chances OF my
arrest"
Captain Fox deemed 1t wise not to excite the
man any more and silently withdrew from the
room Once outside he set to work to disarm
the followers OF the dying Rogers. This was soon
accomplished, for they were cowed. now that
their leader helpless.
In the middle of the night native servant
came to Captain Fox to say that Rogers was dy-
ing, and that he wished to speak to the officer
The soldiers did not want him to go into the
house again. But Captain Fox was not to be de-
tered
AS he entered the house, Rogers turned to his
white companion saying:
Doctor, wish you to hear and be witness to
what l going to say to Captain Fox. l sur
render myself voluntarily to the Sudan govern
ment. l want you to that the doctor gets
into no trouble this affair, captain l be-
lieve dying man. so that am not going
to Me about it. This my show and all my
work. The doctor is blameless"
On the following afternoon the three soldiers
who had been sent ahead arrived at the viii
lage and gave Captain Fox account of their
experience.
They stated that on arriving in the poachers
stronghold Rogers ordered them to give up their
arms. He seized his Mauser rifle and opened
fire with 1t and q revolver. His companion, the
DOCTOR also fired the soldiers with Winches-
ter. Others attacked them with Winchesters and
with arr Had it not been almost dark, the
soldiers ysu have been killed and, it was.
they all had narrow escapes, all of them being
hit.
In the fighting. Rogers was struck by soldiers
bullet, which lodged near the hip but he walked
to his house and sat down in chair.
BY this time Captain Fox satisfied that he
Belgian territory and wrote to the Bel.
gan commandant to explain the occurrence. Two
days later the Belgian officer arrived on the scene
with large escort of troops.
The day after the arrival OF the Belgians, Rog-
obviously dying, and sent for Fox. He
conscious to the end. and described his symp-
toms.
Say, captain, you big fellow and strong.
Lift up more-for the last tme" he
muttered. 81 shall not be here tomorrow. I'm
still pretty heavy, amt II"
Fox leaned over him and gently raised him on
the bed, with his under the dying mans
shoulders.
I'm sorry, Rogers" he said. "But you brought
this on yourself"
Il know, old man. You're all right. would
rather have surrendered to you than any one.
dbye, Doc. Good-by, captain. Remember. the
doctor is innocent. all my sh-"
His head dropped back his spirit went to
render its last account to its Maker. Gently Fox
laid the body of the poacher on the bed and then
turned away to escape the of the doctor
who was deeply unstrung by his friends death
And SO this man died. far away from his friends
and country Full of courage and grit to the end
his fate was worthy of a better cause So did the
curtain fall upon the most dramatic tragedy In
the history Of the Congo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES