El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-12
ROGERS Charged
WITH ROBBERY
PostOffice Clerk Connected
With the Disappear
ance Of $4,000.

Clare L Rogers, FOR six years an
employee Of the FL Paso postoffce. was
arrested Sunday, charged with having
appropriated to his own use regis
tered package containing $4,000 in
currency According 70 the charge the
money was appropriated September >
About four DAYS after that date. the
alleged theft was discovered, and from
that time until his arrest Rogers had
been constantly watched, day and
night He was arrested in the lobby
Of the FL Paso DostOffice-
According to the charges. the SIS. 600
in currency, which was contained IN
five packages Of $4,000 each, was for
warded by the First National bank OF
FL Paso to the National Bank Of Com
merce Of New York. The charges al
1ege that the money was delivered to
Rogers on September TO be forward
ed and that he removed il from the
pouch before surrend erinE the pouch to
the railway postal clerk to be sent TO
New York The pouch arrived in New
York empty
An Investigation was Immediately
started by the postoffice department
The dav after the money was delivered
to the FL Paso postoffice. Rogers tele-
phoned from his home that he was i'll
and would not be able 20 20 to work
He secured a layoff and in about
week went to Avalon. Cal. In the
Charles G. Kinzel, with headquarters at
Austin. and postoffice inspector a X
Butler, who has recently made FL PasO
his headquarters, had taken up the
case. Kinzel wired complete descrlp-
ton Of Rogers to Dostoffice inspector
c f. Webster at Los Angeles Webster
Immediately left for Avalon, where he
located Rogers.
Lived Very Quietly.
During Rogers's entire stay in Ava
~. 1r-e#1w#Trr watched hE
Webster. The latter registered at the
same hotel and soon made the &C
Quaintance Of Rogers According TO
Webster, Rogers, made no pretences,
simply mentioning that he was a post
office employee and that he was taking
a short vacation for his health He
spent but a modest amount Of money,
never paying for anything with large
bills. Throughout his stay he was
quiet and transformations He fre-
Cuently met and talked with Webster
as a casual vacation acquaintance
Swallowed Back Home.
Rogers left Avalon on September p,
Webster travelling on the same train
with him The pair arrived in Fl Paso
on September IS. and have remained
here since. except for q brief trip that
Rogers took to Anthony, y II, where
he tried 10 get employment on ranch
He offered to work for nothing, saying
that he was not wei and wanted to
get into condition He returned to Fl
Paso. however. after short stay The
same careful watch over all his actions
was maintained by the inspectors since
Rogers has been back
Bond Is Heavy.
The arrest Of Rogers was made by
United States marshal J. H Rogers,
who is here from San Antonio for the
federal court. on complaint Of inspector
KinzeL The shipment Of currency was
insured and no loss will be suffered by
the first National bank As a Dostof-
flee emplOye, Rogers was bonded for
$1,000.
on Sunday. Rogers was brought be-
fore United States commissioner George
B. Oliver. His bond was placed at
100000. in default Of which he was re-
manded to the county Jail. His hear
ing is set for Monday. October 70 In
spectors Webster and Kinzel viii re-
main here for the hearing.
Woman Also Swallowed.
The inspectors, in addition to keep
ing trace Of Rogers. have also been
shadowing a married woman in Ell
PasO, with whom he was often seen
just prior to the disappearance Of the
IN TeIarkana- Ark, the child having
been born in FL Paso IS months ago in
local hospital Rogers and wife
later separated. The woman with whom
Rogers has so often been seen Of late
is separated from her husband. She is (
in training in a local hospital for the I
position of nurse.