The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-06
MABEL LEONARD ONCE MORE.
VINO SHfLL PROFIT ny THE 7fLENTs
or THE CHILD ACTRESS?
The Charge that her Mother IL UnHt TO he her
Cu.todian-Mr.. Hoaer-s Recital Of the
Casc-Iit;ie Mnbcrs Life on the stage,

Inc answers by Mrs. Rogers Mabel Leon
ards mother. to the in,crrogatories propoundcd
by the counsel OF the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Children were made vest 'rdny be-
fore Mr. Sinclair. clerk Of the court the referee
appointed by Judge Donohur. Mabel had not
b'en brought down from the House OF Mercy.
~ II was expected she would be-. and both her
little brother and Mrs. Rogers expressed keen
disappointment at not seeing her. Mrs. Rogcrs's
answers were as follows:
MY name is Mabel Elizabeth Rogers; my
age 80 years and my present residence is Ray
mond street Jail, Brooklyn. whore / have boon
four or five days. At the time II my arrest I
was living at i79 Fulton street BROOKLYN. lam
Tho wife Of John Rogers. to whom | was mar
ricd on the 18th Of May. this present year.
was married to him during tho proceedings for
the recovery Of my daughter Mabel. but did not
marry him TO affect those proceedings. as had
promised him four years h'iorc. My profess
sion is singing and acting. have been mar
ried twice. once 10 Mr. John Mcssam and the
second time to Mr.. John Rogers my present
husband ] have been known ~ Mrs. Leonard
also. That is family name, that of my brother.
in-aw. When Mabel went on the stage she did
81 under the name 81 Mabel Leonard People
knowing mo as her mother called mo Mrs.
Leonard and mover thought il worth while to
explain or alter ii. My maiden name wns
Mcckin. My stage name is Mabel Santlcy. |
was married to Mr.. Mcssam on the 18th
OF November. in 1862 in St Phillips
Church Clcrkenwcl. London. Nv second
mnrriage, that with NIr. Rogers. was
w. ,'rf v' .'i'' ~ u"' fl' CEREMONY
Morgan street. this city. | had no property
,'.hl ,,, -. ,i " , W i-' = ne u" h lui-
no ana not trovidc Tor Ino IN" rooms ucru-
3"d at ls5 SNih ay"nne. got Them myself in
rent thcr' Eut rsiI m,., ,i'i 4, iipl,, ~ tIs
iy1 ,,i,h ~, "u' , ,nn'f. il''st "i H. ne il'N"r
In hu. i,''s ~. III ~, ~ WI h'WhNs
,p 49, III ,,'.,' = Mrn' J." Mr. iHr-
l,V' IYi'S. ~ Hi"ui' ~ ,h''It or hlNyrihie.
- Nj 49,. L. 60 ~ N'9't my u'tush-
I'm. ni"n... III J"w W. n' ,ta' U,,itl {|Tt "i tn,
her rmnnins nwny ' or v ,N Y,! M, ni n'n,
/ shou1 ~ in,.pt1 ,,,t',,, 49,. -, ,a WY
next wri iv VII, If S,'''"s m.r away M
h her 49,; ! MEYER, nicaratel her running
Ht,n1inc Hat si .' W.T. ,'r." WIZ tna nhirr
take her away bv lo,,,l rr '.' u VIM, , ,wulu
n,',cL ~ 49,. - T. ',.1' ~, rINu very
snuIh an ni' Min'i u y, ki"M why L. h'r mother.
verv unbnn,'S i.r ~ II -, s,ll IN" was
ber bm, III u..,rri,, IN, ii.. ,M'5 hind 70
nv nr',, .''.i =" d, +, re- dlI 80 IN
M a,p,,,t a,i si,,GG y'.,N l' mr., "rd'rlhE
ssIa po" HuI sH,itl!hs lrr ln l'l nrigre seven
sa'ond w., ip"'u u No from III" forly-
In n I'M i'm H.. rroeoolin.s ,trs p,.,,r.,.
ks mot ~" w. yen ~, mloNrd up 10
oscE end ncstn inv ias H arh Is " hp nrr
.sbf 4 1.
fIi ma M%"'F"' th,y j n" iakr m' from YOU
one. Mr. Deiaiied lid M n.', t wnrJs h, vt
A.. so,. ,I1 ,,, Hin, ',,' M WI M"ruS, pul
ous AM in '1,,iarv i.,t N,. T., Ill ~, " LEY '.E,i
with '.r,,t g. t'.,,,,.,i II, ~ niiii
b. Eert ,,y ,r,, H.. a., ' ~, wy" "" snou,l
snn.lnsi ',' ~ w, MSS ""'' "''T inc
Mrs Pr'.,, l,.',., T, .,..i,,, all,
II NJ ~ .''l,' ."S- reg ''Sl,ngnN' Snii;
nv" cia''G, 81 r""iis a., l'5 H. Held street
mo,n,I ,., "i.' ,u 49, !" We r..
pcr weck hoard Tut nlirrv9ri Gnf, iirnd H.,
w., h 81. $500 ~ WI. 'Nr u'Fr anu
Wont Ia So ,yi'at s',r, - ,,a,.. "" L W. H.,
rcrnr W, ",, ,"t 'd i""''i' ~" VIZ IN ana
Eroom, H Tn' "g'in, , n,au, NJ, waS disfp.tsd
undnr nm .u,,,it.n,,,ont vii - NJ 90.
inr her f. ri.y Win MI N i, a. ~ ralUiHr
stnnnei t,.,r,', ,"...t a, Ia, ,li,''i We
ieys Ih"trr. Mr. Palmer pAi nl the OK
u i,i she pa WIZ ~ - Morris again
ai,"t muI' IN S"-r lA'hl wu- ended ana then
with me. We ail lived tos,tn,rihen uniil Ma.
bel went TO BROOKLYN to play. Then W. moved
sbonid M ie, 80 isu.t ~, s.t', IT, so thht she
theatre after prrlormanra. Mabel viii he iou ,ir.
HNrri"t was G', ,r "n W. , Nv, %, ngN JHy Mr
played IN Brooklvn Mr. AMI Mrs. love-. k.nt
the h9as, wl,"re W. Iiy'd IN Bros Iyn-l7e Full
sdvanre '' me- Gy " + o ,nr m iv2ln IN
earnings. Mabel and ! always won't home
which wns nnt y"r ~. 81" nm
plght any night We had a liue supper Mt
a aiSl, ny l,',~ n,y. anh wNs'ii Nobody
after the perfnrmancn mot nnnndv M Nr.
19yceT rTrGl sgmg otlTr board r. tPere whose
Of marriage ior M@hel Tut sn. has, ~ ,7 inr
the ShnI,r Mgn SnH y ,'N'r"n rn' M"n1l H.
her father Was sick in st Iuk"'- H1.niIal uo.
boken also put her INTO the Chilirtn's Fold
This rnmyl., M - , a'ir; a.. a.. ..