Show were allowed to visit a woman bellows falls vt aug 26 sensational testimony concerning affairs at he state prison at windsor was given at yesterdays hearing of the investigation of public institutions now beng held by tho state horace boyd i prison officer testified regarding the alleged conduct of airs mary M rog bre a bennington woman who was convicted 0 the murder of her hus and marcus rogers in august ut not hanged boyd declared that vemon rogers a convict who is ng a sentence ot 16 years had told alm ilm that he rogers had access to mra rogers cell by means of a key which he had made in the ahoe shop of the institution the convict ia not a relative of mrs rogers officer boyd further stated that rogers and the condemned murderess bady ciol conducted themselves properly after boyd had been dismissed from the witness stand the state made public certain evidence which haa been taken in executive by tha special committee appointed by the legislature to investigate public institutions tut ions E W oakes former superintendent of the prison testified at that session that rogers had informed him that tast march fred morse another prisoner had given him rogers a key which fitted mary oakel also said rogers had told the batters lat key opened aba door 0 aitho cell but not unlock tho inside door the second door superintendent the testified was opened according tajh 0 story by mrs rogers herself who removed the screws la the ock by means of a pair of scissors hakea further testified that during the time of the alleged occurrence he was ill and that the prison was in charge 0 a warden when the superintendent bieard of these irregularities he said he discharged the warden at yesterdays hearing the state officials also made public a statement made by mrs rogers in writing to matron durkee of the prison in the statement mrs rogers said she had seen vernona rogers frequently in the corridor the comans womans statement then told of frequent meetings which she and rogers had in her cell the statement corroborated other testimony given concerning rogers at tho hearing as to the means employed to open the cell doors |