New Britain herald., 1924-12-03
JURORS PROBE
 UNUSUAL THING
Rogers Death Mystery Develop
 ing Rapidly

New Haven, Dec. 3.-Investigatlon of the death on November 1 of Charles c. G. Rogers, bond sales man, fatally injured while riding to- ward this city in an automobile with Miss Marjorie Schneider after din- ing at the Long Hill Inn, Walling- ford. to be reopened before a court of inquiry by North Haven grand jurors tomorrow forenoon is an un- usual preceding seldom resorted 10 in this state. 1t was learned today. The action is.taken under section 351 of the general statutes which permit one Of the three grand jurors in any town to summon either three grand jurors or three justices of the peace for e court of inquiry to examine witnesses and determine if & crime has been committed. Should the evidence warrant the court may order that criminal complaint be issued by the prosecuting officer or any of the grand jurors of the town, WHeTe tHe inquiry IS held.
 Subpoenas Issued
 Ward Church. grand juror of the town of North Haven, who initiated the inquiry into the Rogers case aft CT County Coroner Eli Mix had as- serted his belief in a finding that Rogers met death by accident. is un- derstood to be acting on evidence ob- tained in a two weeks investigation by the state police. Subpoenas have already been issued for all the avail able witnesses who testified before the coroner's inquest into Rogers death.
 Will Have Lawyer
 The inquiry will be conducted be- hind closed doors, Mir. Church de- ciared. However, Attorney Jacob P. Goodhart, attorney for Miss Schneider, who was driving the au- tomobile in which Rogers was found fatally injured on the roadway in North Haven has announced that he would be present at the hearing , representing Miss Schneider. He ex- pected to decide before the inquiry opened, he made known, whether Miss Schneider would sign a waiver Of immunity before giving her testl- mony as a witness. In the testimony before the coroner Mrs Ruth Hulse who was one of party who dined at the Long Hill Inn where Rogers and Miss Schneider were dinner guests just before Rogers death, testified that Miss Schneider told her that she had pushed Rogers when he had tried to kiss her and that she feared she had killed him. Miss Schneider, according to the coroner said she could not recollect having made such a statement.
 Two Have Left State
 Mrs. Hulse and her brother Ser nard Wilhelm, who was also at the inn have left the state according to Grand Juror Church and an at tempt is being made to locate and summon them before the court ot inquiry.
 Mir. Church in explaining his ac- ton stated that the inquiry was in- stituted to clear up certain angles of the mystery concerning Rogers death which were not made clear as a result of the coroner's inquest One point which the North Haven authorities want to clear Up is the identity of the four young men nhd were occupants of gray -~- seen near the scene of the Rogers fatal. ity shortly before Rogers was found with skull fractured and his body lying across the rear door Of the automobile in which he and Miss Schneider were riding home from the inn.
 Another point upon which the In. qury Is expected to develop more light is the occurrence at the inn described in the coroner's repor when Miss Schneider was called from table where she was sittint with Rogers by a note from a nal, admirer whom she met outside th, inn. later returning.
 The coroner's report failed to de velop the identity of the occupants of tbe gray car. the coroner re porting that its presence, in hi opinion had no bearing upon tn, death of Rogers.