New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
TELLS HISTORY OF CHILD.
Mrs. EverS Closely Questioned in
District Attorneys Office.
NAMES GIRLS GRANDFATHER
Mystery of Alice Randolph S Par
entage May Be Solved II He
Can Be Reached.

Mrs L Virginia Evers. also known az
Mrs. White and Mrs. Price who PLEADED
guilty in Special Sessions on Tuesday to
charge OF horsewhipping her fourteen
year-old ward Alice Ranloph Evers was
taken from her cell in the Tomhs yesterday
afternoon 70 the Office Of District Attorney
Whitman for a conference Of two hours
Then she was led weeping back TO her cell
where she will remain until to-morro"
pending her arraignment for sentence. she
is liable TO a year in the penitentiary ana
a $500 fine.
The prisoner was heavily veled and
dressed in black When she drew aside her
veil in the District Attorneys Office she
saw Thomas d. Walsh superintendent OF
the Childrens Society. which has taken
charge Of her ward; Edward Miehlng. her
counsel. and Mr.. Wilmott. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney all Of whom were Interested
to know whye she had pleaded guilty after
giving up all rights TO the child.
Mrs Evers wept great deal but in an
swcr TO many questions put to her she
finally admitted that her ward was born IN
New York City and not in San Francisco,
as she had previously declared. The child
was born. she said. in the New York Nur-
sery and Childs Hospital. at Lexington
avenue and 5lst street, in 1897 Two weeks
after its birth she adopted IT, That would
make her ward fourteen years old instead
Of twelve years, as she had previously
said
II was apparent that Mrs Evers was inn
parting information with reluctance and
also that she was Withholding a number or
facts thar the District Attorney and the
Children's Society are anxious 10 learn.
She finally admitted the illegitmacy Of the
child. but declared that she knew nothing
whatever about the girls father. She said
she did know who the mother was. and
after more questioning she said she knew
who the grandfather was.
After she had went several times when
she was piled with more questions regard
Ing the identity Of the supposed grand
father. she gave the name and address of
a man in Jersey Citp who she declared was
the grandfather. She also assured the Dis
trict Attorney that this man was available.
1t was learned last night that he would be
summoned TO New York to-day to attend
another conference between Mrs Evers
and the same officials who were present
yesterday.
II is believed that Mrs. Bvers pleaded
ward 10 avoid searching examination upon
the witness stand. The District Attorney
questioned her closely yesterday 10 learn
whether she was the mother Of Alice or
Viola Evers. Mrs. Evers wept some more
and protested strongly that she was not.
She would give no other reason for beating
her ward than that the child was untruth-
ful. She still maintained. however. that
the child was surrounded with unusual
comforts. such as could be obtained only at
extraordinary expense.
At this point an official Of the Lincoln
Safe Deposit Company. of No. % East 42d
street. was ushered into the room. He
said Mrs. Evers had a box in the COM
pany's vaults under the name OF Mrs.
White" Mrs. Evers said afterward that
White was her maiden name. There was
talk about money affairs. but Mrs. Evers
gave little information on that subject
District Attorney Whitman wants 10
know why so many letters anonymous and
otherwise, came TO the Rev. De Witt J..
Pelton. the clergyman who "dined with the
Everses several times" and brought the
case 10 the attention Of the Chiidrens So
ciety One OF these said that George w.
Glaze an attorney. knew the right name
of Alice PandoIph'' or ''Viola Price" Mr..
Glaze told the District Attorney that he
acted al one time as attorney in bank
ruptCy case for Mr.. EveTs, and MS client
told him. regarding the transfer of some
bonds. that the bonds were not his, but
the property of his ward Mr.. Evers
confronted Mr.. Glaze Tuesday afternoon IN
the District Attorneys Office and denied
that he ever made the remark. MIR. Evers,
ii was said, was recently in financial diff
iculties.
The authorities are pretty sure they VII
avautualv clear up the mystery Of the
chjld's parentage and the reason for her
cruel treatment at the hands of her guar