New-York tribune., 1911-11-24
SAYS GUARDIAN BEAT
HER WITHOUT MERCY
Well Known HorSeWoman OF The
Bronx Faces Charge. OF
Twelve Year-0Id Girl.
PARENTS UNKNOWN TO HER
Lived in Hope That Some Day
She Would Find Father and
Mother-Defendant Calls
Story Preposterous.

Apart from her story that Mrs f. Vir-
ginia Evers had frequently beaten her
mercilessly, little Alice Randolph. who
will try to prove her charge to-day in
the Morrisania court. is most anxious to
have the mystery of her parentage and
the whereabouts Of her parents. if they
are alive cleared up TO her satisfaction.
Mrs. Evers who was arrested on
wednesday evening and had to spend
some time in the Bronx Park station be-
fore her husband. Frederick w. Evers,
head ot a large furniture house, fur
nishcd bail of $500 for her. is a well known
horsewoman of Fordham Heights. She is
about thirty years old.
In support of her charge. Alice, who is
twelve years old, will exhibit a body and
arms which are covered with alternate
stripes of black and blue According to
her story, Mrs. Evers has beaten her
savagely for years, the last time, few
days ago. with a dog whip. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Evers say the charge is prepos-
tcrous. Friends of the latter were in
expressibly shocked when they heard of
her arrest on a warrant issued by Mag
istr..te Kernochan. Magistrate Butts
also was shocked but In a different way.
After hearing the child's story he in
creased Mrs. Evers's bail to $1,000.
Mrs. Evers lives at No. 54 East 190th
street, The Bronx. Alice Randolph is
her ward. The child says she has borne
four or five different names in compli-
ance with the whims or caprice of Mrs.
Evers. She calls Mrs. Evers "aunty,"
but whether she is related to the girl
Mrs. Evers and her husband yesterday
refused TO say.
Patiently hoping against hope that
something would turn up to change
her home and protector" Alice said
she had borne the beatings suffering in
silence until Tuesday, when. on the way
10 attend Public School 33, at Jerome
avenue and 1SSth street. she met her
dearest little friend. Geraldine Harris,
also pupil Of the school.
"Oh, Geraldine, I can't stand it any
Ionger," said Alice. It's awful! What
will | do?'
Minister Starts Investigation.
After listening silently to Alices story
Geraldine whisked her off to the parson-
age of the Rev. De Witt L. Pelton. rec
nf EnfsennaI
Church, at Jerome avenue and 19Oth
street He was "thunderstruck" at
Alice's recital He called in his wife, to
whom Alice showed the marks on her
back from the dog whip.
DIR. Pelton Immediately communicated
with the Children's Society, and two Of
ficers were sent out 10 investigate the
case. on Wednesday they called at the
school and the child repeated her story
I'm the presence of the principal. Later
they learned from Mr.. Pelton that neigh
bors had heard the screams of a child
in the Evers home
The officers then submitted their evil
donce To Magistrate Kernochan. and
unon obtaining the warrant Agents
p,rclav and Butts arrested Mrs. Evers
Their afIidavits were accompanied by a
certificate signed by DIR. w. Travis Gills
the society's physician, who said the
ohiId's body bore evidence of many beat
,nes Alice said she never had told any
ono about the beatings before, as she had
foared the consequences of doing so.
In the Morrisania court yesterday Mrs.
u,,ers was accompanied by her husband
and her lawyer. w. j. Redrick' OF No.
o5s Broadway. The agents gave their
case briefly. Mr.. Redrick asked for an
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