New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-31
DYING, SHE SWEARS
THEY ARE MARRIED
Real Wife Is a Sister OF
Prof. F. II. Giddings,
of Columbia.
RELATIONS KNOWN
TO FAMILY, is HINT
One Child Dead and Another
Fatally Ill Because OF
Suicide Attempt.

Details Of dual domestic arrange
1nent, believed to be one of the most
remarkable ever brought 20 public at
tention. under which. it has been
asserted on unimpeachsble authority,
The husband lived with another woman
with the full knowledge Of his friends.
came to light yesterday in association
with the suicide attempt Of Mrs, Ida
Rogers.
Mrs Rogers. who has sworn that she
IS the wife Of Lorlys Elton Rogers, q
lawyer. on Tuesday gave bichloride Of
mercury to her two children and then
drank of the solution herself. The
death Of one Of the children followed
yesterday.
Involved in the case. as the brother
Of the lawyers real wife, is Franklin
IT. Giddings, Columbia University's
noted sociological authority. His sis
ter, Caroline, married Rogers in 1909,
and has been living with him until re-
Gently in a Riverside Drive apartment
Real Wife Not a Mother.
The real Mrs Rogers is childless,
while in a small house in The Bronx
has been living the woman who has
borne the lawyer two children. Rogers,
although refusing to say whether he
was married 10 the woman and insist
ing that a charge Of bigamy could not
lie against him, last night swore that
he was the father Of the two children.
Many conflicting statements were is.
sued by the lawyer, his wife, the woman
in, Lebanon Hospital, members of the
Giddings family and friends Of the
lawyer and the two women involved.
The most remarkable statement was
made by close friend of Rogers and
of the mother Of his children. The
friend, who asked mat his identity be
kept secret, says that he has been well
acquainted with both for years and is
familiar with every detail Of their lives
together.
"Lorlys Elton Rogers, who married
Caroline Giddines, and Lorlys Elton
Roger. who has been living with the
woman known IS Mrs. Ida Rogers, are
ore end the same man." he stated.
Rogers and Ida have known each
other rincc their childhood. She is a
Southern girl, comes from good family
and is "a college graduate.
"Bu, she is not his legal wife.
Nevertheless, she and Rogers have
been living together with the full
snowledge Of ms friends. Behind that
fact is one Of the most wonderful ro-
mances that has ever been told"
Woman Welded, She Svears.
In her bed in Lebanon Hospital YES
terday the woman known as Mrs. Ida
Roger raised her hand and swore to
Coron,r jerome +. Healy that she wa
married ~ Lorlys Elton Rogers.
ROGERS, refusing fatty TO explain his
relationship 70 the woman. gave his
name al the hospital as L. Rogers and
said tha; he knew his rights as law
yer and would stand on them.
From members Of the Giddings fam
ily came the most emphatic denials Of
knowledge Of the existence Of the sec
ond wcman. Mrs. Caroline Rogers.
seen by Tribune reporter last night
a. the home Of Professor Giddings, 3O3
West 10lth st., said that the affair
had taken her entirely by surprise.
Il can't talk about it," she said. Il
don't know anything about it, and il is
all surprise to me. Yes, read the
stories printed in the papers, but
don't know anything about it. Mr..
Rogers hss not communicated with me
and don't know where he is"
Asked IL she believed Il IL was her
husband who was mentioned as the
head Of the home IN The Bronx, she re-
piled: 81 really don't know anything
about II. can't say any more; you will
nave 70 excuse me-"
She sent word through her sister. I
Ars. Gidd.ngs, that no statement would .
De issued until the return OF Professor .
1iddings from Princeton.
"Profcsfor Giddings IS a man OF big I
mind and BIZ heart" said his wife, "and /
De VIII know what 70 DO
.'"' va NNiiHt touln uOt bfileFes sHc +
-aid, that ko.e had been the head Of
tao households.
To Us he was known a. a home
man she said "Iie Is very well con
nected, We have known his family for
= lumber Of years and he has known
PR Rogers siace boyhood. His father
hao home near harrington, Mass. Al
DD"' tline ne vas partner Of Lewis
etNtFffsnt 'hanlcr, former Lieutenant
'"n'ih"ra on DsEe 5. column
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