The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-13
LANSING RODGERS SUED.
CHARGED WITH ASsAUJTBY MS STEP
MOTHERS MAID
Mis-. Rooths Ask. tor Sc, 900. and Hns Also
beEun Crimipni observation-disclosures
Father Owns tho Hotel Castietor.

rather Owns tho lotci Castletor.
Papers were served yesterday upon James
J.. Rodgers OF st. George. s. l., in n civil suit
Tor $4,000 brought by Mary NJ. Boothc. On
Misc Boothc's complaint Rodgers was held by
Police Justice Acker OF New Brighton on Mon
day In 5000 bail to await the action OF tho
Grand Jury on tho charge OF assault with n
deadly weapon Tho police proceedings at
That time were hushcd UP. and 1t was not UNI
I'll the civil suit was filed yesterday in tho
supreme Court that the facts camc out
James l.. Rodgers. or Lansing. as his friends
call him. Is the son of James Ii. Rodgers, tho
proprietor OF the Hotel Castlcton at st. George
He is about 23 years old. n member " the
Staten Island Athletic Club. and well known
among Station islanders Mary NJ Bootho
was until recently. maid to young Rodgerss
stcp-mother She is u very pretty and UNI
usually fair mulntto. - years old.
The eldor Mr.. Rodgers married his wife in
Philadelphia several months ago. and the girl
was in her employ at that time. and came to
st. George with her mistress.
The facts alleged in tho complaint upon
which the suit is based. and which were
Drought out Mt tho examination on Monday.
are as follows: About midnight of July ..
wh'io tho girl was preparing to retro in her
room on the NTH floor OF the hotel. there was
rap ut her door. She opened it to see who
was there. and young Rodgers pushed his way
IN. She testified ut tho examination before
Police Justice Acker that he tried to assault
her. There was n struggle. In which chairs
were upset. The girl finally managed to reach
the electric call bell connecting the room with
the office. She gave it such quick savage
push that tho night ,lerk thought there might
be fire, and sent Hall Boy William Young up
the W i've 3Ehts OF stairs on the run
:. " men Dung got to tho girls door he found
II locked. He heard the girl sobbinE hysteri-
cally inside. He raped at tho door and asked
Young hurried down stairs and told the clerk
mat something was surely the matter. He got
the hotel pass key and returned.
lie pushed the KEY on the inside OF the room
out 81 tho lock and opened the door He found
the girl in an hysterical condition. Before he
entered the, room armed with a big revolver.
hho oIcr asked him what the matter was; and
matter. :.
im mnen YGmns asked da tho gir It was some
ATTEMPTED Ito to Rssnpt her Rodgers waved hs
yoa ndoI't stor your mouth +! iiiii yoa;" .
MIN TO 9 Ut. put him Pit? girl begged
Rodgers showed his revolver under the hall
boys nose and said: Neither you nor any
one else can put me ont"
coaxing Rodgers Young finally got Rodgers
out Of the room into the hallway. Then Young
down stairs 10 report tho matter. Rodgers
manned in front Of the door to the girls room
in. lie threatened to shoot over the trans" ,i
nnd even invent went SO far SO the nan boy testified
,ha hsks % " cut hole through
a,sd adas e t%s sirTs frSHiS shs sraw ts
trembling uron the narrow ledge. Then she
crcpt along this ledge to the window opening
psd n ns Was b%H: hs bsS xss ou
and thu, girl lay there listening to young Rodg-
er ,n in the I ha h,: outside
The girl implored him to stand in the hallway
to protect her i necessary. which he did
Rodgers apartments. on the second floor
Sho rounded on J.; the door and when it vas
res wanted to mh ws Ie
can't tell you. He will kill YOU" she kept
fhs elder Mr. Rodgers sent for the night
wntchn,an. who, said that. Lansing had boon
bothorins the girl Then the girl told her mis-
What happened from this point on Is hest
told by Lawyer I: McCantS Stewart. who has
" a asr " hS sen tie tie hs
boy and ono or two other attendants Of tho
hotel who knew the circumstances. questioned
them and then discharged them. Young
sent away until tho matter should blow oyer.
delpHS on the fo!l"winG day. and he came on on
to New York. ilo. consulted with LAWYER
SteWart ana retained nm 10 INSTITUTE criminal
and civil proceedings against young Rodgers.
The, girl returned to Philadelphia with her
brother to wait until young Rodgers should
Rrnear in ~. George again.
Rodgers returned to Staten Island about July
Is. LAWYER Stewart sent for tho girl. and Sho
came on and swore outa warrant Tor l;odgcrss
arrest. Tho warrant was not served until
Aug. 3 The young man demanded an eX-
animation. and Police Justice Ackcr set it
down for Aug. =. md released Young Rodgers
in 5000 bail: At the examination on Monday
District Attorney Fitzgerald II RirhmonI
county and LAWYER Stewart appeared for the
prosecution. and lawyer George Ga agher fo,
young Rodgers. No defence was entered. AMI
Rodgers was held for the Grand Jury.
Young Rodgers was seen ut the Hotel Cast e.
ton yesterday. lie said that no attended n
dinner at the staten Island Athletic club on
the night in question. and that he was rather
the worse for wine whom ho got home. iIe
had row at tho club house. and mad boon
told that he made show OF him self Mt he no.
tel; But he didn't remember nnythi ing that he
did. lle said that the hall boy had been lis,
charged because he talked too much around
tho hotel after the night in question.
An EICI1ING GHOST STORE.