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Show IIRST DISTRICT C0UHT. The Xotorlosn "Ilck' Ito?er Srn-trnced Srn-trnced lo feiv Vearn. Before Judge Blackburn, at Og-den, Og-den, yeteniay, Dick Itogerj, alias Wiillam Hardy, was convicted ou the chirge of assault with intent to kill Mrs. C. A. lVrichmau, at the Hot Springs, last August. The tragedy happened in tlie eveniug. For several hours Rogers had been drinking heavily, aud before the time for the bathing train to return to Ogden lie was well charged with liquor. Ho walked through the cars flourishing a revolver and acted a-li lietterehunlio.r for someone to shoot at. Finally he stepped off to the east side of the train aud Qrt-d two successive shots Into thure.tr coicli, one of these takiui: effect iu the breast of Mrs. C. A. Pt-rschman. an Ogdrn lady, who bad been at tbe Springs with tier husband bathing. As soon as Rogers bad done thedeed heccircd into the mountains. A -search partv, compo-ed of several deiaity Culted States marshals, Sheriff Belnap and others, went after him. Tho chase, was a tedious one, and neirly three week elapsed before the officers succeeded in capturing cap-turing their man. Rogers was taken to Ogdt a and placed in the eounty J til, from which he made a daring escape a few weeks ago. He was captured again altera week's hard chase, near Terrace, Utah. Rogers Is a mrro boy; bo looks like a lad of eighteen or nineteen years of age, but his character is a bad one. Judge lllaekburu sentenced him to six years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. pen-itentiary. Tho court rccm was crowded during dur-ing the trial. |