The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-11

'ss,ss serESAAs'.A& Louis RoSsnbsrg
spoke OF the sixteen months since her
husband. Lefty Louie"-his wife de-
mics that the nickname was ever his
went to the Sing Sing death house
fPr tho murder Of Herman Rosenthal.
Mrs. Rosenberg had no tears. no
wringing Of the hands. no stage emo
tons. A great tragedy 10 bare Of
trimmings. The man whom . woman
has loved utterly for three golden
months 10 taken from her arms, con.
victed Of murder. and told that he
must die. And he 10 twenty-five
and she II nineteen. A Situation
like thiA has nothing to do with the
sobs and signs Of childish grief.
sUooEsTe THE CHILD IN MAN.
NER AND APPEARANCE.
Yet. In herself. Mrs.. Rosenberg Il
curiously suggestive Of . child. No
ono Of her pictures conveys this i'm
preston. In them she looks much
older. much moro sophisticated than
she seems to the person sitting across
the table from her. She has . slight.
youthfully curved figure and she II
not tall. Her hair. honey coiored and
curling. nuns around her face and
10 pinned closed to her head In small.
flat coils. The couture 10 popular
among high school girls.
In her chalk white face her small.
kA go
looks incredibly red. Her eyes are
rather small and some color between
gray and blue. She 10 an uncom-
monty pretty girl. with something
soft and appealing and young In her
prettiness. some nameless quality
that reminds one Of kittens and
babies.
This 10 not. in . woman. inoompat-
ible with much knowledge OF the
world or with q sslf-reliant shrewd-
ness. I am perfectly aware OF that.
But II 10 bound to convey an I'M
precision Of guilelessness to the casual
observer. ~
HAS NEVER HAD ANY DOUBT OF
HIS INNOCENCE.
saw Mrs.. Rosenberg In the home
OF her parents. at No. 2se Grand
street, where she has lived since her
husband went away" She had been
In Albany the day before. and she
goes there again to-day.
"louis 10 innocent" she de-.
elarsd eravsly. "That 10 why
cannot believe hs will die. J have
almost lost hope in mon. But
do not think God will lot them
kill him."
"You have never had any doubt OF
his innocence7" ! ventured.
"Of course not" and the red lips
curved In q smile. q scornful one
'When we were at Rockaway Beach
q year ago last summer saw his
name mentioned In the papers In con-
nection with the case. asked him
about II, and he told me exactly the
same story then which he tells now
He might have been free II he hat
not stuck to the truth.
"Ho was oUereo vVV'VV 70
make . false confession. Hs has
had other Offers. " no had only
admitted doing what No dldn't do
his lite would not now b In peril.
And do you think that In the very
hour Of death no would lls 70 The
rabbits, who hsvs been % good TO
himf"
A. she talked nor curiously tintet
, eyes stared vaguely In front Of her
: They are her most unchildish fea
, ture. II isn't that they dash or burr
! or pierce or do any Of the things nov
|. elists arrange for eyes In moment
: OF grief and despair. But In then
there 10 something dead and cold
Q They made me feel that they wer'
2 already looking through the Litti
4 Green Door.
you have worked hard for YOU
husband" I said. -tf;i, -
|: Everything ! could think 81 Do.
y jnAi hava dena. AlenA J. assnesA