New-York tribune., 1877-06-26
MABEL LEONARD'S FLIGHT.

Palisades n short distance beyond Hoboken. where
Mabel Leonard and her mother now reside, a IRBoNh
reporter was admitted yesterday morning and az ne
tered little head was thrust ont Of halfopened door
i,ide and the voice of Mabel herself exclaimed, oh
mamma here is that reporter again. DO come ana see
him" The reporter ushered into the dihhe-roo'n
and Mrs LeonardRogers soon appeared her luce oea
ing with smiles. and copy OF THE TRIBUNE III ho.
hand "Have you anything TO say Mrs Rogers asAeu
the reporter in addition the statement pubshed ia
THE TRIBUNE to-dayi" "sir." she replied I'll 'nc
hurry Of the moment, forgot many niue matters "
some importance which I would be very siad 10 give
YOU" Continuing she said:
have only been married to my husband a snI,e ~
time viii frankly admit that naLrsd M n w., as in
formed that that my only nope ~ ns1' pov nnt
only increased my tr36ie anu are ed fast and
neither assist myself nor 20 10 me sssace onJ
@ raer ~ arrest ia ont for myself and child, you eau
easily see Sir that am indeed III nelpeS -, Cnelty
m Children has detained me outrageousy, aud not 9ny
that bui his conversation with Maoel Wheu n,J Io he
eynected from a man in his position lie mas mas
on two or three occasions told me III, IN never
Ar td that me pewsparers Would publish state
ment they knew my cnalae&er & oS M ,vich ne
states that me society could do nothing 10 ald me III % m
recovery of my child as he deemed me h9y % linens
have ncr i'm charge. do not complain OF thls s ,
myself why am to be deprived Oh te s br rom
child after having clothed fed ana @ "a the one par.
ticular person on whom 10 exercise Tue ihJcs' VI W"
lawi -, -.
Mabel here ran up TO her mother, and, throwing her
arms around her neck exclaimed "They SHAH never
rar, us deat mamma no, not while live. IL they
again nut me in an institution, viii run away as Deloe'
The cruel men To treat us 20 hate theh' NnS'
Rogers folding her daughter close to her breast 'ne
said
when he first opened heard M rnex to
state mai The society the Prevention OF Stut!
Children would Ike to get possession ol Tue .i W. IL,
out drawing any unpleasant reflection upon o; 10 Of The m
nGblic. have been greatly rerseclled, grGIarS Ios
wrongcd ana sincerely believe lht yonS % & nm m cnI,
attention 10 Mabel worried mt very ihSn III ,r, man
sion with Mr.. jenkins. thmk hat thls Nonng iua ',
wanted 10 gain possession ot my cmd ior lminou pId puId
es and o r,p the benefit of her acting, Ar she coiid
obtain n salary of So or 500 week ilohA A an VI o. ~
leading theatrical managers ia TINS CITY Nblr ~ & ,m
Shretfnu Arms label had To wash dishes ana 20 noWh
on her knees and scrub the floors, very nara tash lo
h t.d he skin disease that has caused her so
much annovauce and from which she mas NOT rs ui
stances as these troubles have prevented ne rom ap
pearing the stage aud have uicu VIM, @ c % yo'yS &
my child shall be content 10 ,nlti any hus"p III ,g
her sake. or course some comment mas pccn Ta Taou
ON nv character, but IL could not be ulhefNlst iS ri
zee, rs INV profession srii0-comic songanddahee
artistic throws into the society o! cass 9I peIsI
have guarded Mabel carefully and we'll
In conclusion Mrs Rogers stated that she intended to
eyado arrest until her lawyer was rea'y to present er
case properly before Judge Donohde, and she would de-
90 the end.
TRIBUNE reporter called on Mr.. jenkins at the Office
OF the Society ior the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Chdroh
Yesterday and found INN very indignant over the publ
cation of the statement of the mother ana enid lie OK
pressed himself rs very much displeased about.
tbe ,uatfcr and said that consideration or
belief would be given to the statement by
f,irm1nded people who knew the mother,
as She had the reputation Of being woman OF loose char
actcr and one whose word could NOT be relied upon.
"rbe statement" lie continued. rs all false from begin
ming 10 end save in thing. Everybody knows that
the mother has acted in low variety theaters anu that
she is not t t. have the custody Of her child The nine
djournments of her made al her own sueges
on and to give her time to compromise the matter and
find guardian for Mabei VINO would be acceptable TO
he court Mabel signed the papers that transferred her
from the Chdrcns Fold to the Sheering Arms, OF her
own free wi after Judge Smith had explained them a"
great length TO her She said she was not happy III the
Fold II is true that was at the sheterng Arms when
Mrs Rogers called 10 see her child, but she leit
when she found that it was impossible for her
TO see Mabel. She went out into the rain
as she could not stay at the institution think mat
when the patrons tins society read the statement IN
Yesterdays TRIBUNE they were greatly surprised VIII
not make any statement about this matter 10 you SI
but shall take the opportunity 10 publish fu account
of the case at my expense II need be- IN some other
paper and now decline to give any more information
10 THE TRIBUNE concerning the working of this society
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from this time FORTH
TEIBuNE reporter called John Rogers, the step
father Of Mabel Leonard. IN Ludlow street Jail, and he
described his relation to the matter in these terms;
on Thursday the day after wife visited Mabel at
RVcidlc, very much surprised at receiving the
following telegram - ,. ,,-. r,o n 1877
NTg ID, Af.
lam at he Forty.-ecoudst. Depot Please come. MABEL
We were not At home when the Telegram reached the
house and dd not see 1t unil evening We al nsl sun
posed that Mabel in town Win Mr.. IaIflot, anu
wanted 10 her mother. As the telegram was sem ~
Ialf-pas !, and ~ was clock Whth We IetuhV,, II
wa, oi useless To 90 the depot Aer waiting
az the depot Mabel came 10 the mouse ana Wh'eo 3oht
lime there ana then went ana spent the night at
the house of friends. About II Ia the morning oi the
| and the child pleaded 30 hard with her mother not To
send her back that mother decided not 70 part with
word 10 them there the next day. went there ana
-aw both my wife ana stepdaughter Mabel then gave
! the iudscrction of the child for knew that II she
was Ill-ueated at Mr.. Iiarriots had the remedy
! ia my own hands TO have a proper guardian
| appointed. did at that time advise her TO 90
back, but Mr.. Jenkins the officer OF the society,
| whenever lie saw my wife, had declared That
when ne the child she should never get her again. my
frightened that she determined, rs she ad
~ nature gave her tine undoubted right to do.
This is all know about the matter OF 9aDeFs running
away. was not Instrumental III or in any way con-
necsu M'n w. nor ,, u, - tIn cbid aver that Of fhe
been issued for my arrest, went before the court and
Voluntarily gave myself up, but they told that
warrant lad been issued and tnat when they wanted
they would Let me know On Friday an oiser & came ana
ducc the child in court, which cannot do
Rogers complained bitterly Of the treatment he had
been subjected to- aud stated that he could EASILY furnish
bail IN the of ~ 900 $1,000, but not $4,000.
His case up for hearing before Referee Sinclair
IN the supreme Court Chambers yesterday, but adj
journcd until to-day without argument
CARD FROM Mr.. HARRIOT.
THY CHILD ABDUCTED BY HER MOTHER-NO ISTI-
MACY BETWEEN MISS MORRIS AND MRS. LEON