New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
OPEN VEINS TO
SAVE WOMAN
In ROGERS CASE
Physicians in Desperate
Effort to Curb Poison
and Foil Death.
ANOTHER WIFE"
ACCUSES LAWYER
Story of New Claimant
Doubted, Despite SObS
at Hospital.

at Hospital.
Physicians attending Ida Snifen
Rogers" who poisoned herself and
her two children with bichloride Of
mercury, performed am operation yes
terday afternoon. in the hope Of saw
ing the life OF the woman. Two veins
were tapped. quantity Of blood WIN
drawn and "a like amount Of saline
solution injected iu 70, place. ne
operation. which was directed ny INC
doctor, OF Lebanon Hospital. assisted
by Dr. ~. O.. Hague. Mrs. Rogers
family physician. was decided upon
after consultation with pr. Parker
Symcs. o. &tl Park az.
Ur. Syms said la,cr that no nope
for the woman's recovery could be
held out earlier than Tuesday. a weeN
after the poison entered the system
4 moro serious operation, that OF re-
moving the outer membrane from the
Kidneys. had been considered early
yesterday. The minor treatment when
was given was the result OF an exam
nation disclosing that the KdheNs
Lad not yet been affected by the mer..
curry. and that nothing would be gained
by the aforementioned operation.
Lorlys Elton Rogers and Anne
ROcQuemore Rogers, his divorced "lie'
were a. the hospital throughout the
afternoon and both appeared extremely
nervous while the doctors we're az
work.
According 70 information said 20 have
been furnished Professor Franklin II.
GiddinCs by a man whose name is
withheld. Ida SnilTen Rogers was once
married 10 Arthur ". Walters. who
came 20 New York from Louisville. AZ
that time she was interested IN art
and sculpture.
After her marriage 20 Walters, II -
said. the couple were invited TO a party
az the home of Rogers. who was living
with his first wife near Suiiern. Rc-
cordinC to the report, Rogers fascl-
mated the young bride, and an attach
ment sprang up between them. soon
after Walters and his wife separated,
and a divorce followed, in 1912. Wal
tiers Is said 10 be married 10 another
woman, and is now living somewhere
in New Jersey.
Another wife" Appears.
Hospital routine was thrown INTO
confusion al 2:30 yesterday afternoon
by the appearance Of woman VINO
claimed 10 be an additional VIE OF
Rogers. She gave her name as MIS-.
Mamie Ockenden. and asserted tnaI
Rogers had married her under the
name Of Ockenden on March ., lSO"'
She also said that the dying woman
was her niece and that her real name
was not Ida Rogers, but Ida GREG. ne
woman, who was about nifty years old'
was accompanied Dy another woman
who looked 20 be about thirty a7d gave
tho name Of Nora Smith.
Mrs. Ockenden. ls she STYLED her
self. entered the hospital with her com
parion and approaching the desk IN
ouired for Ida Sniffen Rogers. Az
FIRST she told the clerk that she was
the woman's cousin and snNously
sought information a 10 her condl-
ION.
some one uaoficially volunteered
that the poison victim was sinking,
rhereupon both women burst into hys.
terical weeping. They were prevailed
upou 20 sit down and remained quiet
for few minutes. Suddenly the elder
woman made dash for the door.
Closely followed by the other, she ran
from the building and down The steps,
10 Westchester ar.
Standing Oh the corner, she pro.
claimed that Roger was her husband
and denounced him as a heartlcss VII
Jain. After some persuasion she agreed
.o return 20 the hospital and confront
Tie man who she declared had wrecked
the lives OF many women.
Both women created a stormy scene
IN the corridor. Loudly demanding that
they be taken TO the bedside Of Ida
Rogers. u was then that the younger
woman said that She was stepsister
of Ida.
I'm response TO repeated requests
Rogers sent a man whose name was
aid 10 be White 10 interview the
woman. He listened to TRADE di-
rccted against Rogers and himself, but
refused 10 make any reply TO the
charges hurled az his principal or TO
comment on the matter 20 other ques-
TONERS.
Mistake in Identity.
The story told in AN incOherent man
ucr by the women made ~ clear 10
those who have been following the al
fair that 10 was a case of mistaken
identity The woman SAID that Rogers
had been a sergeant in the army, mo-
TIC picture @NAhAf a A'eAA 'N'-NN ~
tor. a prizefighter and q lawyer. Ac-
cording TO her account he must have
been am unabridged edition OF DIR.
Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde"
Mr.. Ocken1en said that She lived al
362 81. AIMS av. and Nora Smith gave
Chicago as her home. However, a chauf-
feur who happened 70 come In asserted
that Nora smith lived in Alexander av.,
The Bronx Both women refused to
leave the place until Informed that
Rogers had left by side door. Then
they rushed 20 the street and did rot
return.
From Professor Franklin II. Giddings
some of the history Of his sister, Mrs.
Caroline Giddings Rogers, second "lfe
of the lawyer was learned Prior 70
her marriage she was a teacher az Lyn-
den Hall. in Poughkeepsie. On the
death Of her father, in 1894, she went
10 live with her mother in Great Bar
rington. Mass.
In 1901 she and her mother went 20
Chicago. where they made their home