New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
BABE IN THIS CITY
 PRIOR TO SHAVING
Rogers Left Child With Rela- tive on West Main Street
ADMITS CAUSING DEATH

SihoIoioftu HI SuitCnSc ana Chcck
 ed 1t at New Haven RaiIroa
 Station.
 T don't believe it." was the state
 ment made last night by Mrs. SIgri
 Nordgren of 431 West Main street
 when informed that her cousin
 Thurlow II. Rogers had confessed t
 the murder of his infant child, who's
 body was found in a suitcase in tn
 railroad station at New Haven ol
 March 24.
 It was to the Nordgren home tha
 Rogers told the police of Schenecta, dy, N. Y- he had sent the baby, latel
 confessing that he had killed 1t ant
 checked the body at the railroat
 station in New Haven.
 The confession of Rogers clear.
 up mystery upon which New Ha.
 ven police have been working fo, the past five weeks, following the
 finding on March 24 of the suitcase containing the body of the infant.
 Rogers, who Is a native of Water. bury, was in New Britain a short time before the baby disappeared, taking the child from the Nordgren home where 1t had been kept and saying he was going to leave 1t with his brother, Earl c. Rogers, in East Hartford. This is the last record of the baby having been seen alive. The following Sunday Rogers is al- legged to have been in New Britain again and to have said he had placed the child in an institution.
 "Sent Baby to Heaven"
 The attention of the authorities was turned towards Rogers when he was found unconscious in a hotel in Schenectady last Saturday with & halter around his neck and attached to the bed post and 6 quantity of pills In his pocket, several of which he Is alleged to have taken. A note nearby said T have sent my baby to Heaven"
 He remained in an unconscious condition until yesterday when he re- gained consciousness and upon be- 'na questioned by the police said he lad sent the baby to his cousin, Yrs. sigrid Nordgren of 4s1 West Main street, this city. Last night up on being questioned by Chief ot' i'olice William II. Funston he ad- 'a!tted having caused the death of lae child. =. -.
 lie said the act was accomplished 'y placing sponge saturated with fhloroform In the suitcase with the child and checking 1t at the New Haven station. He also admitted the killing to his brother, Walter E. Rogers of Troy. N. Y, said to be a. salesman for the New Departure Co.
 In Daze Since Wffe's Death.
 Rogers says he has been in a daze ever since the death of his wife on March 1. The baby was born in the st. Mary's hospital at Waterbury on the evening of February 2S, and at 6:s0 o'clock the next morning the mother passed away. For 12 days the father left the child in the care of the hospital authorities, then he took it to his wife's folks, who re. sided in Waterbury. Here family , difficulties are said to have arisen over a difference in religion and Rogers moved the child to the home of his mother. Mrs. Nellie k, Rogers, also of Waterbury. and later to the Nordgren home in New Britain.
 About three weeks ago he took the shild from the Eordgren home say- ng he was going to leave 1t with his brother Earl c. Rogers of East Hart ord. He stated at the same time hat he was going to look for work n Hartford. He Is said to be a drug ylst and had an application filed to become . registered pharmacist but ct 1t lapse according to relatives. This may account for his apparent 'ase in obtaining chloroform and trychnine.
 Reported Child fin Institution.
 The Sunday after he took the child way from New Britain, Rogers was t the Nordgren home and upon 'eing questioned said he had placed he child in an institution. Later he aid "Tm going where the child is"
 At that time she said he seemed cry much worried and appeared to @ in need of money. She heard othing more from him until yes- l erday when she informed Detective ergeant George Elllnger of the New iritain police department that she { ad received telegram from schen- I ctady telling her that Rogers was cad. She did not show the ser- cant the message. This telegram ted proved to be incorrect when l ord was received from Chief Funs- | 'n that Rogers had confessed 10 ' aying his child. C According to the police of New | aven the suitcase containing the aby was checked there on March 2l 4 q woman. Mrs. Nordgren said last ght there was some gossip of ogers having an affair with an- her woman but she knew nothing I finite and had not heard any g lmes. She said Rogers was q wild r Tt of fellow and one time be- a re his marriage had threatened to n oot up his family. She said he E IS of a nervous, cratic type. e Rosers'is being held under police s' perviston in the Schenectady hos N tai where he is said to be fin a " rious condition. m
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