The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
my BABIES" is
SINGLE THOUGHT
OF MRS. ROGERS
NearnesS Of Death Fails to
UnSeal Lips Concern
ing Identity.
SENDS ROSES TO CHILD
SHE THINKS YET LIVES

SHE 1HlNhS ! Ell IlN rs ,
with poison slowly tearing away tho !
tissues Of her body Mrs. Ida Rogers,
proud that As the common law wife OF ,
Iorlya Elton Rogers, she mas borne him
two caildrcu, lay yesterday in her room
IN Lebanon Hospital ready with smile
for death that Sin knows may come
q. any MON mt. Ia, hcr dark brown
,yca vcry resting eagerly on tho door
through whicn sAr was hoping that the
r'tu ,hon she calls hu~hlnd would APP
pear boa-.ug her babies Tor her TO fondlc
with mothers Kisses.
sac does not know that Lorida. the
hshv girl is dead and that little John
i. -. a coma Shs thinks both arc doing
,plsndidiv Nd tina, her husband is wetch.
lu- over th,n lovingly in the ward below.
Sac 'aks OF ;h"m constantly, and yes
t.-dtv .ue directed IN" nurs" to 20 ont
.-l alt % bouuu"t Of roses 70" each
,iil1. hey were the kisses tt't che wa
s-rdtrg to tive li'tj, olts.
Thus. VIII her eyes n,cd VITA love
To- hrl husband every time I've enters the
rco.u and always ready with question
sf.cr question about the babies. she passcs
the hours slowly YET calmly. the express.
son on Arr face taxing on a more refined
knd spiritual aspect
secret Carcfuiiy Guarded.
Tlus aac ts surrounded and guarded
% tr, secret 81 her re7l ldeu:it" may
n. become Known to the world. Not
fr,t size rs ashamed Of having lived with
Eog.rs and Borne him children. not that
sle is ashamed that her love Tor Rogers
slcuil br spread broadcast. but that hct
Yns he 10 bs
sake of relatives. that Rogers may be
.av.d from further questions.
The vcu Of secrecy II being held around
!s- tn her small bare little room. -
wat fourth home, perhaps may not
~. dragged into the linolight Though
Tie woman insists that her maiden name
vas Saifgsp IL was said on excellent au-
tlority that she was married before. At
least she vert ~ times, the same au-
thor'tt holds, under the name Of Mrs. Ida
Waters or Walters
None Of her Immediate relatives has
VISITED he- except IN tho greatest secrecy.
IN fact u is not believed that any person
,rer than a cousin has been NJ her
bedside. nut . former husband is re-
ported 10 be In the city OF suburbs though
no definite trace Of him has been obtained
and two brothers OF hers arc said to bc
IN the Government service.
II is regarded as likely that .nforna-
h,caus. she Is eager that they be not
:od yet ~ her tragic condition. AZ any
rt'e, Rogers. aided by wealthy fri'-ls
who cont uually telephone 10 him at the
Hospital are using every effort to protec-
'ao woman aud to prevent her full story
from reaching the public.
clue Given by Jsnitor.
A man has been found WIN says he
know both Rogers and Mrs. Ida Rogers ::
;ha, ne knows the woman posed under
the name OF Waters or Walters. That
.act IS partly subst1ntiated by the janitor
at the apartment house at 1881 University
avenue, where Rogers and the woman had
small Nat until last October That
man remembered wildly having seen a
t'uuk bearing the namc of Mrs. Ida
Waters or Walters. The report thai the
r.man was married hSL been known to
Mrs. Caroline Rogers, the second wife, for
some time.
friend of tho former husband OF Mrs
la Rogers Is said to spend great dea
~ time with Rogers in the hospital, and
20 have followed the wishes OF Rogers IN
hiding her Identity from the public. Al
though Mrs. Rogers, the legal wife and the
sister Of Prof. Franklin n, Giddings ot
Columbia. has not been near the hospital
- tslcphoned the former first wife Of
Rogers visited the hospital again yester-
day and '" too. showing the entire his
Ia.
~ VI i''s'''s 1881 wv ""'"' u MY
S'',I -,- -, A.. ,,.,
.N"'.n'nEN No retil'S ol 'ne "oo '.1
=" ''' E9unG woman ~ tS"kerS ar vi
'l'" Nn't''F hPgtrS .''iS''H N'Hl',,
Ue- IN the nome PROVIDED Tor htr pS tn'
rcportc-i INST husband is merely a matter
OF conjecture, for the man himself is keen
ing i1 the background
Rogers IL reported to he ready TO DC
everything in his power to savo tho little
hoy and to restore tn" mother 10 health
he has consulted experts on btchlorid'
poisoning and has oven suggested an op
Grafton for the mother.
'hinh "perh""" ""p''
Tive rurgcons and physicians however
h1y. .,,rsea cha, IN oporution would h,
hop.'ess and ,hat tho woman must even
malIv succunb lust az the little boy. /; !.
fr.-n, ,u "a d,,.
D.s,b fror, bicnlorlde of mercury poi,
amin, ,,o,,,ns In +u,o w,ys--the uorfora
,,, 80 ,t,, s,.,b h,' ths ,cId and IN
POISONING OF the system ny Tue ""'iO' "