Evening star., 1924-11-19
R0GERSAUTODEATH'
DETAILS REVEALED
Miss Schneider, Driver OF
Car, Freed of Blame After
Telling Her Story.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, November 19.
The story of the tragic death or
Charles G. Rogers, bond salesman of
this city and nephew of Mrs. Ogden
Mills Reid of New York City, as told
by Miss Marjorie Schneider, his COM
panion, was made public for the first
time yesterday, when Coroner Eli
Mix filed his report Of the evidence
taken in the case. Rogers was
killed on the night of November /.
When he and Miss Schneider were
returning to this city after having
dinner at an inn in Wallingford
Coroner Mixs decision stated that no
criminal responsibility could be at
tached to the death of Rogers. but
that the evidence showed that both
he and Miss Schneider We're some
what under the influence of liquor at
the time of the accident.
Miss Schneider, in her story to the
coroner as revealed in the evidence
made public yesterday, admitted hav-
ing had one Scotch highball' in the
city before going. to Wallingford
after the Yale Army foot ball game.
but said she had nothing intoxicating
to drink at Wallingford.
Did Not See Man Drink.
According to Miss Schneider's story
tended the foot ball game, then
visited a restaurant in this city and
at about $50 left for Wallingford
Miss Schneider driving. She said that
she did not see Rogers drink anything
at the inn. but that she suspected
that he had by his actions.
While at the inn, her story con-
tinued. she met friend whom she
had not seen for several months.
Wardwell Jones of New York City.
She said she was so glad to see him
that she sent a note to him asking
him to meet her. outside. They sat
in her car and talked for half an
hour. she said. and then she returned
to the dining room. Asked by the
coroner whether Rogers expressed
any objections to her going outside
with Jones, Miss Schneider said she
could not remember, but remark d
that he was very happy and talked
a lot"
Shortly after that, about 10 o'clock,
Miss Schneider's story continued,
they started for home, she again
driving. On the way home, she said,
it was very foggy and she had diff
hculty in seeing the road. They both
had their heads out of the car watch
ing the road ahead, she said
That Rogers tried to kiss her once
was admitted by Miss Schneider. Il
told him not to-" she said. And /
pushed him away, and ] know that
he didn't insist. Whether he did
that again l don't know, but the
people that came and took him in
said that L kept saying he tried to
kiss me and l pushed him away. That
IS something l do not remember
saying.
The first thing l remember" her
story continued, was hearing glass
crash and after that it was just a
blank until 1 found myself stand
ing beside the car on the right hand
side. l was on the ground and saw
Mr.. Rogers in front OF me hanging
over the right hand door of the car.
his feet outside and his head and
shoulders inside"
Not Conscious of CoIIfling.
Miss Schneider said she did not
recall any vehicle passing at the time
she heard the crashing glass and that
she was not conscious of colliding
with anything.
Asked if she was sure mo one
threw anything at the car or no one
would want to make trouble for
Rogers" she replied: Il don't think
SO, he was too well liked
Mrs. Ruth w. Hulse of this city
who was one of the first to reach the
schneider car after the accident and
who drove the machine to this city
after Rogers had been taken to the
hospital, was called by the coroner
Questioned about what she saw
near the scene of the car, she re-
piled that she saw another automo-
bile, gray sedan which was down
in the ditch. 1t came out of the
ditch and drove away, she testified
Coroner Mix said yesterday that
since the testimony was taken, the
identity of this car was established
by him as belonging to a Connecti-
cut man. He said further that four
boys, who had taken the car without
permission had sought to cover up
fact that they had taken the car,
and as result the mystery concern
ing this gray car came into being.
Regarding what took place at the
inn, where Mr.. and Mrs. Hulse were
dining at the time Miss Schneider
and Rogers were there, Mrs. Hulse
said she saw Miss Schneider drink
something, but that she did not know
what it was. Asked If Miss Schneider
had more than one drink, she re-
piled that she thought she did. She
declared she believed Rogers was up
der the influence of intoXicants.