The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
ROCE RS TELLS IF KILLING BROTHER.
Declares Staying Done In SeIf-Defense - Brought
 Back From Florida

DOUGLAS, Ga, Oct. 1S.-Sheriff W. M Tanner arrived here tonight with John Alton Rogers, charged with killing his brother, Love S. Rogers, at West Green, Ga, on November 1S, last year. The wife of the dead man, who fled with the slayer to Florida, is being brought back from Avon Park. Fla, also to answer indict- ments here.
 A strong guard met Sheriff Tan ner and his two prisoners. They were escorted to the Coffee county jail and lock ed up. They made no effort to procure bail.
 Sheriff Tanner had with him what was purported to be a signed con- fession made by Rogers to the Lake land, Fla, Star-Telegram early today. while the party was in that city awaiting train connections
 Rogers claimed he shot his brother three times in self-defense, accord : ing to the confession, after Love Rogers was advancing on him with knife. John declared he was forced to kill Love because the latter be- came angry over my interference while he was attempting to choke his wife.
 Corroborates Woman
 Officers said Rogers confession corroborated in detail confession made by Mrs. Love Rogers yesterday in Avon Park, Fla./ where the couple were taken into custody
 After my brother died" Rogers was quoted as saying. "I carried his body out into the cotton field and buried it. This happened on Novem- Der IS, 1922, and I was afraid to face the law at the time"
 Officers said they found the body last week after they had been in formed by a friend of John Rogers that he had admitted killing his brother and gave in detail where the body could be found. The Coffee county grand jury returned indict -ments against John and his brother's wife charging murder, early this week.
 John laid the scene of the killing in one room of a crude farm house near West Green, Ga, charging his brother with being drunk and mis- treating his wife.
 T interfered My brother pulled out knife. He backed >me into a corner and reached up on a mantel and secured his pistol" Johns signed confession read
 T fired at him. The first and sec- ond shots failed to check his ad vance. l aimed carefully and fired fell at my feet. I loved my brother but it was time for one of us to go !, John stated.
 Expects To Hang
 "Of course, my neck is going to be broken, but l had it to do or lose my own life" the confession read The signed article also stated that he succeeded in covering up the crime by reporting that his brother had deserted his family and left the country"
 Days and nights of terror caused him and his brothers widow to flee from here to Florida. he is quoted as saying. During the day he titled the soil in the same field he had buried Love. At night Loves spirit would come to the house." he said. Il never will get over it. and nave been worried to death ever since 1t happened" the confession continued. and which intimated that John would make no defense. bnt would place himself at the mercy l1 the court. He declared he had mad a true confession for the truth will heip me in the other world if it won't help here.'
 The confession concluded that he was going to be truthful If it takes me to the gallows," and)swell, friends | 1T l have any, l will appreciate all the help I can get" | Court officials here declared to. night it had not been determined when John will face trial for the murder of Love.
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