The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-01-15
DDCTORDEFENDS
MRS. WALTERS AND
SCORES MARTIN
Says Bronx Prosecutors Atti-
tude Is Cruelest Feature of
Tragic Tangle.
HAS DOUBTS OF PROOF.
Ayers Friends Regarded Cid
dings-Rogers Marriage
Very Lightly.
HAS DOUBTS OF PROOF.

Dr.. William Grant Hague, for two
|sars the physician Of Mrs. Ida
bniffsn Morris walters. under in
dictmsnt for the poisoning Of the two
children Of Lorlys Elton Rogers and
herself, made an appeal for mercy
for the woman to-day. DR.. Hague
has been in the confidence OF Mrs.
walters since the poisoning and has
openly expressed his admiration for
her character.
The position Of the District Attor-
ney toward Mrs. Rogers" he said. "is
the most cruel and deplorable feature
Of this whole sad tragedy. do not
ace how he can say ne has proof that
she desired to rid herself of the chill
: dren as burden upon her life and
were foreordained TO lifelong dis
Grace.
Never have I known a more tender
Snd thoughtfui and devoted mother.
1 remember her saying to a young
/ wife In the reception room OF my Of
Gee: The greatest Joy which can
come to a woman is the birth Of her
children
Because Mrs. Walters Is a woman
Of education and refinement. it is urged
that she Is more TO blame for what
she did than II she had been OF another
type. It is my experience that a wom-
an Of education and refinement Is
more given to introspection and to
mn oSv,v, lao
woman.
"The fact that Mrs. Walters was
again about to become a mother must
be taken into consideration most seri-
ously In judging this case.
Il know something Of the marriage
OF Rogers and Miss Caroline Gid
dings. I know that It was regarded
by their friends as n trial marriage.
The people with whom they ASSOC
ciated regarded the affair lightly.
and l even know the names OF per-
sons who dropped Mrs. Giddings-
Rogers from their acquaintance be-
cause OF their disfavor OF the affair.
s. Prof. Giddings himself. among
friends, laughed at 1t. I only hope
Mrs. Giddings Rogers will be'put on
the stand at the inquest"
When the statement Of the physi-
clan was repeated to Prof. Giddngs,
the brother Of Mrs. Rogers, in his Of
flee at Columbia University, the pro-
fessor was much angered.
What he says" he said. "is abso-
lutely and unqualifiedly false. and
that's all have to say about It,"
Assistant District Attorney McKin-
nery. in the absence OF District At
torney Martin, examined a number OF
minor witnesses in the preparation
OF the case against Mrs. Walters.
Friends Of Lorlys Elton Rogers say
to-day he has almost no hope that
Mrs. Caroline Giddings Rogers will
divorce him and enable him to marry
Mrs. Ida Sniffen Walters, poisoner of
the two babies she bore him.
81 shall be the most surprised man
in New York II my wife sues for q
divorce. one friend to-day quoted
Rogers as having said. Rogers
added. according to the friend, that
Mrs. Giddings- Rogers would do moth
ang to pave the way for his marriage
to Mrs. Walters.
Meanwhile Emory Buckner. coun-
sci for the legal Mrs. Rogers. has is
sued . statement that his client was
deceived by Rogers at the time they
were married. Mr.. Buckner said:
1T IL cruel injustice to say Mira.
Caroline Giddings Rogers was in any
way responsible for the first Mrs.
Rogers obtaining divorce. Before
Miss Giddings would consent to marry
Rogers she got an oral statement
from him that she VAS In no way
responsible for the divorce. AS soon
rs District Attorney Martin has fin
ished his Grand Jury investigation, l
will begin divorce proceedings on be-
half Of Mrs. Rogers"
Mrs. Ida Sniffen Walters Is now
strong enough to walk about
her room In the Lebanon Hos
pitaL On the advice Of the phys
clans Sheriff O'Brien Is preparing a
cell for her in the Bronx County
Jail, to which she may be taken sun
day.