The evening world., 1911-11-23
Mrs. E. V. Evers, President of
Furniture Concern, Accused
of Using Riding Whip.
CHILD K FROM HER.
Woman and Her Husband Re-
fuse to Discuss the Case
Gives 81 1000 Bail.

According to a physicians certin-
cate fled with Magistrate Butts in
h~orrisania Police Court to-day, twelve
year-old Alice Randolph has been so
cruelty beaten with . riding whip on
repeated occasions that her health has
been impaired. Il. Virginia Evers Of
No. 81 East One Hundred and Nine
tieth street. who Is said to b. presi-
dent Of Frederick w. Evers. Inc. a
furniture concern at No. 80 East
Twenty-frst street, was arraigned in
court on a charge Of beating the child.
and Magistrate Butts held her in $1,000
bail for examination IN Saturday.
Mrs. Evers is said to be the wife Of
Frederick W. Evers. who was In court.
Neither the prisoner nor Mr.. Evers
would make any statement. Bail was
furnished after some delay. The child
In In the custody OF the Childrens' So
eiety.
< The attention Of the Childrens' So
ciety was called to the case by Rev.
Dewitt l.. Pelton. pastor of st. James's
Episcopal Church at One Hundred and
Sinetieth street and Jerome avenue.
n his interest was engaged by
Geraldine Harris. a little girl who lives
at No. 90 East One Hundred and Nine
tieth street directly across from the
Evers residence. Rev.. DR.. Pelton told
the Childrens' Society agents that the
Randolph child was periodically beaten
by a woman known in tho neighborhood
~ Mrs. Evers.
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v~estigated. Yesterday they got a war
rant from Magistrate Kernochan and
last night they OOH possession OF the
child and arrested E.. Virginia Evers.
CHILD IN COURT SEEMED TO BE
AFRAID OF MRS. EvERs.
The little girl was we'll and warmly
dressed IN court to-day. but she shiv-
cred as she told her story to the Mag
istrate and manifested symptoms Of be-
ing sincerely afraid of the defendant.
Mrs. Evers a fine looking woman wal
richly dressed n wore q lot OF
jewelry. Her home In a fine mansion
and she has automobiles and horses.
Alice Randolph told Magistrate Butt
that she doesn't know who h Is. Al
long as she can remember. she said. sh'
has been cared for by Mrs. Evers.
The first I can remember she .oit
the Court, I'VE lived at the St. George
Hotel, In Brooklyn. : was always with
a governess-Miss Adelaide Hart. My
name was Viola Price and this lady'i
name was Price, too. She told me sh'
was my mama.
about Ave years ago she married Mr.
tEvers Then she told me she was my
real mana's second cousin and changed
my name to Alice Randolph. We lived
in the st. George Hote! a while enc
then moved up here IN tho Bronx.
she began beating me seven year.
ago. She has been beating me two ol
three times a month. She takes me tc
her room. lays me on a bed and beats
me with a riding whip. l guess th<
ln~eighbors a heard me scream. Sh
won't let me 60 out anywhere n tell.
me she will hurt me worse - / tell any
body she beats me-"
certificate signed by DR.. Oils, O,
the Children's society, was put in EVIL
dence. DR.. Gills examined the child las
night at the Eociety's rooms. He sait
he found that her back was terribly
marked and bruised. On the strengtf
Of thts certificate and the story of tn,
child Magistrate Butts fixed bail a
$500.
Later on. while Mrs. Evars was wait
ing to have tho bond arranged. tn
Magistrate mad q personal examina
tion of the back. shoulders and arms o
the little girl. At the conclusion OF thi
euamination he raised the bail 10 go
and later In the day to $1,000.