The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-02

learned within three years Of her hus-
bands love for another woman. But she
is strong OF will and intense In her de-
vOtion ana she kept that secret to herself.
Now that the revelation has come with a
tragedy she is reported TO he In pitiable
condition
Her brother. Prof. Giddlngs was almost
overcome yesterday when re spoke OF her
and OF her loyalty. lie Is big man.
mentally as well as physically, and yet
II was hard for him 20 keep a grip on his
feelings. He was asked if he or his sister
would say anything In answer to the as
scrtion OF Mrs Ida Rogers that Mrs. Caro-
line Rogers had made a written promise
to release Rogers at a certain time
Professors Voice Chokes.
There was a choke in the professors
voice and his big eyes filed with susplc-
ion of tears as he said:
u can't put myself In position OF dis
'cussing the statements OF u dying woman"
Then-he had been telling of the ordeal
through which his sister was passlng-he
g'came silent under the stress OF feeling.
In a moment he continued:
And my sister Is unwilling to be placed
In position where she must say III OF
any or tho parties In this affair That
the Kind 10 stun she Is made Of"
Prof G.dd!ngs met the reporters in
Kent Han, Columbia University. There
were the usual New Year greetings, with
wishes for happiness. In sharp contrast
with The professor = demeanor. He was
asked FIRST II the report was true that hts
sister had been to see the woman In tho
hospital. lie replied
MY sister has not had her clothes on
since Tue sday, She Is In bed and she IA
nkeIy 10 remain there for many days. In
fact ] fear that unless she comes out OF
the strain that she Is undergoing she will
suffer physical collapse.
Il read TO her this morning a summary
or tho statements OF Mrs. Ida Rogers. az
she Is called. from tho morning newa-
papers, including the statement In regard
20 the alleged written promise that she
made 10 release her husband She said .
Let me alone for a few minutes until I
think II over" went away. and when
I returned she said
"'You may say for me that am not IN
any condition 70 talk AT present. and per
haps ! shall not be at any time willing
to talk, but II have anything to say II
VIII be In statement made, signed and
sworn TO before a notary"
That statement coming from a woman,
had "a crispness that indicated a remark .
able strength OF mind and woman VINO
had Will OF her own, She is described
az % Years oIu Win gray mar, pleasing
eyes and features denoting strength.
Lawyers In Family
Prof. Gddings was asked II his sister
or he had an attorney No" he said
smilingly, mo lawyer has been consulted,
but we have a family full OF LAWYERS,
Two OF my brothers are lawyers and my
son, II, Starr Giddings, IL an attorney in
Atlantic city"
The conversation turned 10 the early
mountaineering between Miss Caroline
CHddlngs and Rogers and then to her
acquaintance with the first Mrs Rogers
In answer to a question he quoted his
sister as saying that she had not met
Mr. Rogers from period before his first
marriage until six years afterward. He
quoted her still further as saying:
Il never met the first MrB. Rogers but
once and then In the presence of other
persons. Mr. Rogers also being present at
the time"
The professor was asked II he ever
had met the woman described as Ida
Snffen Rogers or a woman bearing the
name OF Walters He said he had not
Asked II his sister had ever met Mrs Ida
Rogers he referred the reporters TO the
statement which his sister had authorized
him 10 give out In her behalf. Though
attention was called 10 the fact that the
arsw"-s W rAPard ia tho two women
might DO taken to mean that Mrs. Rogers
had met the woman now in the hospital
he said he had no other information on