The New York herald., 1877-10-07


with being nabltual drunkari did not strike her.
although was accused OF violence.
''What did the mag. tra,c do IN the caseY"
"He sentenced me To the Workhouso Tor six months;
remained tners only three weeks, when escaped"
Escaped" exclaimed Mr.. Howe, 'are you IN es-
caped prs0nery"
u suppose may be considered So"
what did you do alter your cscapeY'
- wont 70 sea as snip carpenter; think II was a
Russian bark. went 10 Ireland; think was tour
years sSo last sprns-a year moro or less DOT much
"whsn did you next your wiley" MI Howe fur.
''shortly aiterI returned from Ireland; l saw her
In the room she occupied on Sixth avenue; saw
man in tho room with hern
BIRrm OF MABgf.
"lou say The child Mabel Leonard - your chl1cn
"Yes, sir have no doubt OF II; Mabel was born IN
were"
"You became spasmod,cally dosirOus OF seeing
y am no. conscious of being spasmodIc in any
"were you spasmodic when you were sent to the
IslandY"
.! am not spasmodic man, anyway"
TiIi BRrwEEN COUNSEL
~ consider tnesa questions i.Gpcrt,nent" inter-
rupled Mr. DelaGeli.
~ am old you arc aud have read as much law"
retoriod Mr.. howe, 'sand cain To know wuat Is I'M
pcr.inen. aud what Is not
',You are continuously impertncnt,' retortcd Mr..
''Your upprshensious in this regard" replied SIR.
Howe. ''are iiiusiycn
"Did you ever read the n.wspapersfn pursued Mr.
Howe, III the continuation oil hls examination.
"Dd you ever read OF Mss Clara Morris IN the cele
brated play oil Miss Multon?'"
"NU, sir'
..Do YOU not know tha. Mabel Leonard was playing
with hcr ~
mo, SIR; was waiting for something to turn up"
son, you have read about Micawber in DAVID Cop
porh,ldf'"
81 was waiting for something favorable to turn up
During the tnrce years took no steps to secure thc
n. Va q
ceedin.s against nv wiie. aud was simply asked to
come and proclaim my IDENTIFY
MEssAA's FURTHER TESTIMONY
On ms redirect examination the witness stated that
he had friends m New YORK WAC knew his wnere-
one OF such friends. lie ident led the man court
pointed out 10 him as Mr. Rogers. The person ne
saw Ia his wilos apartments III sixth he could
not state positively when ne was arrested. but thinks
II was luur years May. Gu beng iurtner
cross.exa amned he sad that lie VAS u patent IN ST.
Lnke's Hospital Tor Ten days or u fortnight In IN
swer 10 n question whether he did paw n almost
everything belonging 10 MS wife, he answered that he
had no recollection et doing
MR.. GRIfFlTHs STATEMENT.
hr John L. GrniIh, cerk OF the Socesy Tor the Pre-
veniion OF Cruelty to Children, gave detailed account
of visl to the Institution by Mr.. John Z. Rogers,
his statement Of a asupposititous Of two drcn
being neglected by ,heir mother he ASKING If the
society could take care OF such children Mr. Grif-
nth stated that he became suspicious hat Rogers had
more interest IN The case than appeared on tho sur
face, and told the man that lie would refer the matter
10 the Superintendent, winch he uld. The witness
stated iurlhef thai Mrs. Rogers called upon hun
~
Mabel Leonard from the sheIIering Arms Ho
added that Mrs. Rogers, In the course OF the
conversation, stated thnt tho child placed
theIe 70 protect her from the cvi influences
winch surrounded the mother. Ho rcpied TO this ~
suppose then you have more husbands than the law
alowsy" 10 which she replied that shat was to her
mere matter OF business" ON his crossexanination
the witness was asked whether he did not know that
Mabel got the Itch at the Shctern2 Arms He had no
knowledge OF this TACT ana did not know whether the
moth,r begged hlm 10 tuko the child away order
that sho might play win Clara Morris lie coaceaed
a
theatre for thirty-one years. Ito took down memo.
randa Of what Mrs Rogers told MIN ana referred the
case to Mr. jenkins
MR. JxNKIss on THE STAND
Mr.. jenkins, Secretary and General superintendent
oil The Society Tor the Prevention oi Cruelty Cni-
dren was the last witness called He stated that, upon
Information impaired 10 him, he called at the top oor
oil NO "a Jane street anu tnero found two negro
women and man In charge OF Mabel and George
Leonard; the boy shabby dressed and ookei
~ though no was poorly cared Tor; he was told
that MaLcl was at boarding school IN xtich street;
he made searching nqu,ri among the boarding
schools In Tins vcinity but did not ana Mabel IN any
oi them; he hnally found her III hc Ihiidrens Fold ;
on KNOCKING ut the door OF this institution the door
was openedby Mabel Leonard; he asked the matron
OF the ostabls hment how Mabel came there aud was
told that she was brought tnere by a'negro woman,
who stated that her mother was widow III great want
Mr. jenkins stated in the course OF his urther exam
ina,ion mat he had seen Mrs Rogers on the stage ut
the Parsn Varieties ana had also seen her under the
influences oi liquor.
Mr.. JENKINS AT THE PARTISAN VARIETIES.
"Whnt character did Mrs. Rogers assume ut the
Partisan varletess" asked Mr. Howe.
onc was variety actress, uaucer uuu COMIC
sipger"
What is The reputation Of the Partisan Varieties %
every bad"
.'Didyou often visit tho placer"
tYes,
'.ln your Official capactys"
''fes, SIR
s'Do you recognize Mrs. Rogers OF the parties
you saw taking part IN The pcrlormancesY
II think 30, but IL Is rather difficult TO Identity q
woman IN an ordinary iady's dress as one you have
seen in a model artlst's' exLIbitl0n'
.'Did you ever see the Venus dc Medcis?f
sNes, SIR 3"
'D,d your sensitive nature blush more at the one
exhibition than the othcsy"
~ don't kuOw that IL duin
sYou say that the character OF this house bad.
WHAT makes you think sogn
"ihcy aanced The can there"
'Wbats the can eau ~
81 think you know much about IT as / do.n
II don know anything abou. II. Is that all against
the placer
1T was pulled once or twice.
s'WBat do you mean BY pulled?'n
81 guess you understand that"
"Dd they ever snug thcro the songs, Il am Waiting
II shouldn't wonder II they sang somo curious
songs
"Are you a married man ~
"lss sIr.'
"AId you visited the Partisan varioties?n
"lcr, SIR"
"Dia you ever SO to see the Black Crook?"
"we, don't wonder; all Now York was there, In.
c,uding the referee. whom saw thoro my yscif.n
AN ADJOURNMENT
The examination was here adjourned until halfpa
twU i. ~ tomorrow. Meantime 1t was stated that
Mabe L. onard would be required 10 be in attendance
and Mr.. sinclair, ths rclcroc SAID he would
she received the proper not lica'ion. Mr.. Mcssam
alicr The adjournment scdul0usly cndsavored to
duce Mrs. Rogers TO give charge Of their boy him
temporarily, out thus shc refused TO do Mr. Rogers
took back seat, bnt was observed to give wsllui
g!anccs toward MRS. Rogers.
EAVORIIISM IN OFFICE