New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-06

This is the true story OF the boyhood
life Of Lorlys Elton Rogers. Gaunt
with suffering. he is sitting huddled in
a chair at Lebanon Hospital or pac-
ing the floor with nervous tread. He
tries to work out the situation, TO ana
I'VE his position. But his thoughts run
, in circles. lie can find no answer TO
the questions tumbling through his
brain.
And the reason that he cannot solve
his puzzle is that. think as he will, he
cannot act. hTere is nothing he can
do. He must wat-as he has waited
/ for more than n week-for a woman to
die. Perhaps she will not die. In any
event. he waits.
/ Women have been a dominant infu-
ence in the life of Lorlys Rogers. No
man ever was engulfed in stranger,
more complicated trouble. Twenty feet
/ from the room which he haunts lies a
woman. the kind all turn to look at on
the street Not that there is anything
/ bold about her. She is just striking.
/ Tall, Of splendidly proportional figure,
with blue eyes and fluffy brown hair,
/ just verging on the gold, Ida Sniffen
| Walters is beautiful.
Ten days ago few people had heard
of her. To-day the world knows her.
/ Little by little il has come out-a re-
fined, educated girl. happy home with
a good husband; a false friend, inhdel-
! ity, divorce, shattered hopes and, final
| ~, cruel and unnecessary tragedy.
II has been told how Rogers stole
her away from her husbands home,
how he became the father of her two
II II Tclr | nd
in the anguish Of her soul, when the
man could not or would not set her
and them right in the eyes OF society,
she chose death with her babies.
Then the waiting began. The baby
girl went irst-then Jack. A week
has passed and Lorlys Rogers has
found waiting hideous.
His a Remarkable Character.
In spite Of his broken career, Rogers
has rung true to the underlying note
of selfshness which has governed his
life. His is a remarkable character.
He plays the game Of safety first,
unconsciously. He is a lawyer and
knows the value Of silence TO guilty
man. Compared with him the Sphinx
is garrulous. A glimpse into his ante
cedents should tell something. Ger
tainly. environment and training
should explain the prominent traits
in any one. But do they in the case
Of Lorlys Rogers?
He was born in 1870. His mother
was Charlotte Thompson. his father,
Lorraine Rogers. When Lorlys came
into the world there was no better
known actress on the American stage
than Charlotte Thompson. She start
ed in the most famous productions Of
the day. and her work IN East
Lynne" then one of the most popular
dramas. endeared her TO The hearts OF
the people Of the South. Lorraine
Rogers. at the time of Lorlys's birth,
was manager Of the old Brooklyn
Theatre.
Both of the parents were upright,
honorable, faithful TO their marriage
vows and altogether respected. Per
haps the chief trait in the characters
of both was generosity. coupled with
charity. That is what makes 1t hard
TO account for the thread OF selhsh.
ness that stands out in bold relleI
in Lorlys Rogers.
Those who were close 10 the family
in the old days recall the wonderful
mother love of Charlotte thompson
Rogers IOT lNG SUM- rum NANA4lf
necessity, she was separated much OF
the time. And the strong, deep aifec-
ton of the father Lorraine Rogers, for
his boy: his hearty, active interest IN
his sons welfare should have sent any
man through the world with feeling
of fervent gratitude that he had been
so blessed.
Was Not Spoiled Child.
Lorlvs Rogers was not spoiled. All
of his early intercourse with his par
ents show that. To be sure, any rea-
sonable desire on his part was graft
fed But with whatever indulgence
there NAV have been went suggestion
of frmness that could not be mistaken,
and it was limited only by the gentle
love Of the mother
Intimate friends Of Charlotte Rogers
remember how she dotted on her boy
When she was away from him on tour
with her company her waking thought
was for Lorlys's letter, and too often,
far too often, she suffered disappoint-
ment.
Ueadstrong as a child when he was
in the care of a woman IN Sufern,
Young Rogers first showed marked in
dications of self-love and thoughtless-
ness for others when attending Char
lier Institute, a private school, at los