then told her to leave as she had not come sooner, .
a} His defense was insanity which he Claimed had
resulted from an injury received ina railroad accident Several
years previously, but he was convicted and sentenced to die, He
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmin ngham, Ala., Oct, 7, 1907 and July 20, 1908
aeeurmedsy See before final write-up 88 NORTHEASTERN 135
then told her to leave as she had not come sooner.
His defense was insanity which he claimed had
resulted fron an injury received ina railroad accident several
years previously, but he was convicted and sentenced to die. He
was. electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison on July 20, 1908,
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Ala,, Oct, iy teoP eat sely 36) sate
Affirmed: See before final write-up 88 NORTHEASTERN 135
$ren told her to leave as she had not cone sooner.
His defense was insanity which he claimed had
resulted fron an injury received in a ralirecd accident several
Was elec naive but he was convicted and sentenced te die. He
was-electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison on July 20, 1908,
sees mene! Plminihem,, Ala, G54. 2, 1907 ant eiy 20, 1408
Affirmed: See before final ‘write-up 88 NORTHEASTERN 135
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ROGERS. Charles He | fly On 7. ae
Rogers, a 38-year-old white man, was born in rural New York and had
Spent most of his life working om or near farms. On Oct. 6, 1905,
he was married and the father of five children, living in Middletown,
Orange Co, He was also out of work and broke, so when he heard that
two prosperous dairy farmers, Frederick and Willis Olney, who lived
together near Middletown had just received $300 in a business trans~
action, he walked out to their farm, Posing as a railroad detective
on the trail of a desperate character, he lured the two brothers into
Some nearby woods where he shot and killed both of them with a pistol,
He then went back to their house and BAHME knocked their housekeeper,
Mrs. Geirga Ingerick unconscious with a two-foot length of ledd pipe
and bludgedned her young daughter to death, Rogers was in the pro-
cess of ransacking the house, having found only $16.00 in money and
their watches on the bodies of the brothers, when he was frightened
away by the approach of neighbors, He fled to Chicago and from there
to Los Angeles where he was captured in April, 1907. Upon his return
to Orange County, he confessed the murders, 8. hogers, who had :
taken a job as a domestic worker to support her and the children were
Se oar ee pemmeees rial in October and he
ROGERS, Charles H. fly LOG SOF
Rogers, a 38-year-old white man, was born in rural New York and had
spent most of his life working om or near farms, On Oct. 6, 1905,
he was married and the father of five children, living in Middletown,
Orange Cd. He was also out of work and broke, so when he heard that
two prosperous dairy farmers, Frederick and Willis Olney, who lived
together near Middletown had just received $300 in a business trans-
action, he walked out to their farm, PoSing as a railroad detective
on the trail of a desperate character, he lured the two brothers into
some nearby woods where he shot and killed both of them with a pistol.
He then went back to their house and BWM knocked their housekeeper,
Mrs. Geirga Ingerick unconscious with a two-foot length of ledd pipe
and bludgedned her young daughter to death, Rogers was in the pro-
cess of ransacking the house, having found only $16.00 in money and
their watches on the bodies of the brothers, when he was frightened
away by the approach of neighbors. He fled to Chicago and from there
to Los Angeles where he was captured in April, 1907. Upon his return
to Orange County, he confessed the murders, 8S. Rogers, who had
taken a job as fe emibaty yorker to support her and the children were
Bete) Vane ae ee one rial in October and he
ROGERS, Charles He ply AO, CO Zo
Rogers, a 38-year-old white man, was born in rural New York and had
spent most of his life working on or near farms, On Oct. 6, 1905,
he was married and the father of five children, living in Middletown,
Orange Cd. He was also out of work and broke, so when he heard that
two prosperous dairy farmers, Frederick and Willis Olney, who lived
together near Middletown had just received $300 in a business trans~
action, he walked out to their farm, Posing as a railroad detective
on the trail of a desperate character, he lured the two brothers into
some nearby woods where he shot and killed both of them with a pistol.|
His then went back to their house and EMME knocked their housekeeper,
foot length of ledd pipe
Rogers was in the pro-
king the house, having found only $16,00 in money and
their watches on the bodies of the brothers, wnen he was frightened
He fled to Chicago and from there
where he was captured in April
jounty, he confessed the murders,
tmable visit nis ened) OEE Beers we'y Nar and the chilaren wore
mange eee cance rial in October and he
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