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Show KIDNAPERS . CONFESS AND S1Z.IW mNSDM.FOUND TjAS VEGAS, April 11. Laleir tonight WillKoRers coui'essed $ part in the abduction. lie told where the money "vas hidtiim 1 and officers have gone in seari'li of the $12,0U0. In his statement Will Rogers does not connect his brother John with th kicjnaping plot. The latter has not been arrested, but is under surveillance. The $12,000 secured by the kidnapers has been recovered. LAS VEGAS, N. M , April 11. Implicated Im-plicated by tho confofislon of Joe Wiggins, n former life convict, Will and John Rogers, uncles of little Waldo Wal-do Rogers, woro tonight arrested for complicity In the lad's abduction. For his return $12,000 ransom was paid, Will Rogers acting as agent for Mrs. Rogers. Tonight's disclosures have again aroused the city to a degree of excitement ex-citement that authorities fenr may result in a demonstration against tho uccuacd. All thrco men arc In the county jail, which is guarded by a large force of deputies. PInnB have "been made for taUing the prisoners to the penitentiary at Santa Fc tomorrow tomor-row for safe keeping. Makes a Confession. Tho arrest of WlgglnS came late today. His confession, which followed, follow-ed, gave a now and sensational turn to the mystery that for more than ten days lias surroundod Ihe kidnapping kidnap-ping of Httlo Waldo Rogers, son of Mr. and 'Mrs. A- T. Rogers, and his safo return upon tho payment of $12,-000 $12,-000 ransom. According to the story told by Wiggins, Wig-gins, ho first became acquainted with John Rogers througli the law firm by which tho latter was employed and which was instrumental in getting get-ting Wiggins pardoned from the penitentiary pen-itentiary WIgginB snys that whilo working in the coal mines at Madrid, 'N. M., he received a letter from John Rogers suggesting a scheme for making mak-ing $10,000 easy nionoy Wiggins says he camo to Lus Vega6 in a few days and later entered into the plot Demanded $12,000 Ransom. Waldo Rogers, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T Rogers, and the grandson of H. L. Waldo, a Kansas City millionaire, was kidnaped from the family residence on the night of March 29. Taking advantage of the absence from tho city of the boy's father, two masked men went to the Rogers home shortly 'before midnight and at the point of a revolver compelled Mrs. Rogers to dress the child for a night ride nnd deliver him to them They repeatedly assured her that the child would not be harmed and that ho wodld be returned safely, provided that the police were not informed, and $12,000 In small bills was paid to their representatives They nam ed a lonely spot eleven lilies north of Las Vegas as the place where the money was to he delivered by Mrs. Rogers representative, who was to come to the rendezvous alone tho following clay. Taking only her bankers and her brother-in-law, Will Rogers, into her confidence, Mrs Rogers secured tho $12,000 the following morning and delivered It to Will Rogers to carry to the place of meeting. Carried Money to Kidnapers. "Will Rogers returne Thursday night with the child, who was well and" unharmed. He declared to Mrs. Rogers that he had been ,met at the appointed place by a man who, after receiving tho money, directed him to a well known canyon 15 miles south of the place of meeting where he had found tho Httlo boy lying in an ar-royo ar-royo wrapped In a blanket. The authorities were not informed until the child had been returned to his mother, when a search for the kidnapers was started, that involved the territorial mounted police, prlvato detectives and posses .composed of Las Vegas citizens and ranchers for I miles around. A reward of $20,000 I was offered for the capture and con- vlctlon of tho kidnappers and the entire country was ablaze with Jndlg. 1 nation. Threats of lynching wore 1 freely made. Bloodhounds were tak I on to the supposed place of meeting north of Las Vegas, but ,were unablo to find tho trail of the supposed fugitives. fu-gitives. P. L. Waldo, grandfather of the boy, arrived in Las Vegas April 1, to aid In tracing the kidnappers. Fear Attempted Suicide. Will Rogers in his confession, declared de-clared that his brother, John, had no knowledge of the crime. He confessed to having planned tho abduction and said tlie actual stealing of the child was done by Joe Wiggins. Not until the confession nnd the recovery re-covery of the money did A T. Rogers, father of the child, believe his brother was Implicated. Will Rogers is being closely guarded, as it is feared he will attempt to commit suicide. |