Millard County Chronicle | 1911-04-13 | Page 4 | Kidnaped His Nephew.

KIDNAPED HIS NEPHEW. New Mexico Man Admits Being Impll. cated in Abduction of Child for Purpose of Securing Ransom, Las Vegas, N. M. Implicated by the confession of Joo Wiggins, a former for-mer life convict. Will Rogers, uncle of little Waldo Rogers, wan on Tuesday Tues-day arrested for complicity In the lad's abduction, and John Hogera, another an-other uncle, Is under surveillance. Later Will Rogers confessed his part In the abduction. He told where j the 112,000 ransom was hidden and j the money has been rcovered. In bis j statement. Will Rogers does not eon- nect his brother, John, with the kid- j naplng plot. Will Rogers declared that his broth- er had no knowledge of the crime. He 4 confessed to having planned the ab- J ductlon and said the actual stealing of the child was done by Joe Wiggins. 2 Not until the confession and the re- covery of the money did A. T. Rogers, J father of the stolen child, believe his t brother was Implicated. Will Rogers t Is being closely guarded, ai It Is ! feared he will attempt to commit sul- clde. J