Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-18
BODY UNEARTHED.
MANS WIFE AND
BROTHER ARRESTED.
Accused Woman Makes
Stout Denial OF Charges
Before leaving for Doug
las in Custody of Sheriff

AVON PARK, Fla, Oct. Ill. g..
Rogers, former mill hand and farmer
of West Green, Coffee county, Geor-
gia, was brought here under a1---est
this afternoon at the request of
Sheriff Tanner, of Douglas, who ar
rived to take the prisoner back with
him to answer charge of killing his
brother there nearly a year ago.
Rogers was arrested here yesterday
by L. M. Marsh, city marshal, at
the request of the Georgia authors
ties, and taken to Arcadia for safe
keeping, there being no Jail here.
God knows we've done nothing
wrong" was the statement of Mrs.
Rogers, when she and her husband
reached here from Arcadia.
She said they arrived here about
a week ago and had been visiting
b. c. Moore and wife, friends of
Mrs. Rogers, who knew her when
she married John Rogers. Mrs.
Rogers said they had correspondent
with relatives in Georgia since their
arrival, and this was confirmed by
told them that everybody was leav
ing Georgia because of crop condi-
tons, which they gave as their rea-
son for coming here.
Under questioning by Mr.. Moore.
she stated that she and L. S. Rogers
were married early this year after
John had left her and ran away to
Jacksonville with another woman.
She said she got a divorce on
grounds of desertion, but could not
remember the names of the lawyers
nor the circumstances of the pro-
ceedings. She added that they have
been living with her people in Geor-
eia for the last few weeks.
INDICTMENTS RETURNED
BY COFFEE GRAND JURY
l. DOUGLAS, Ga, Oct 17.-Indict.
ments charging murder were. return
ed here this morning by the grand
jury, now in session, against L. 5.
Rogers, charged with Staying has
brother, John Alton Rogers, and
Mrs. John Alton Rogers, widow OF
the dead man, who left with the al
legged slayer about a month ago. Both
were arrested Tuesday in Avon Park,
Florida
Sheriff Tanner, of Coffee county,
has notified local authorities that he
will return with his two prisoners to-
morrow morning. This was an indi
cation, according to the local author
tiles, that the man and woman had
waived extradition rights.
t was reported here this morning
thai it, was another one of Rogers
brothers that told the story OF the
killing, which brought about the ar
rest of L. S. Rogers and his sister
in,law in Florida. This brother, it
is understood, appeared before the
local grand jury and charged his
brother with the murder.
The crime charged against the
man being held today in Florida ex-
plains the mysterious disappearance
of John Rogers. from this vicinity
during November, 1922. The crime
is alleged to have occurred on Nov
ember Is
According to the story which, 1t
is SAID, l.. S. Rogers confided to his
brother, and in several close friends
living in this county and in Florida,
on that day he slew his brother while
they were both working in a corn
field. L. S. Rogers is charged with
| shooting his brother, stripping him
of all clothing, wrapping the re-
mains in a n-lilt, and burying his
body in the co"nfield.
When spring came, the brother,
still living on thesfarm, ploughed the
fleld, even over the exact spot Whera
his brother was buried, according to
the story related before the grand
jury here.
Coroner G. J.. Sims went to the
farm last Sunday and dug up the
body The skeleton was brought 10
Douglas for interment later.
Upon notification of the arrest OF
Rogers and his brothers widow at
Avon. Sheriff Tanner, of Coffee coun.
ty left for the Florida town to bring
the prisoners back to Douglas to. be
tired for murder. The dead man's
wife Was formerly Miss Yarbrough,
of West Green.
Court is now in session, but It is
hardly probable the defendants viii
be tried at this term of court.