The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-06
ROGERS'S PLAN
TO LEAVE CITY
LEDTOTRAGEDY
COmmon-law Wife Tells of
QuarTcls and Fear Of
Losing Love.
SOME HOPE NOW HELD
OUT FOR HER RECOVERY

Mrs Ida Walters Rogers told yes
terday Of the disappointment that led
ner 10 seek death for herself and
her two children born out Of wedlock.
She related to three persons in Lebanon
Hospital, where she Is improving from
bchloridc Of mercury poisoning, the de-
tails Of her sorrow and the attempt
at self-dcstruction that, httet together,
show the motive for her act.
To her physician. Dr. W. q Hague.
whom she regards as her stanch friend
and counsellor, and who in turn reported
her story to the District Attorney, she
related again part of the story Of the
alleged refusal Ut Mis-. Caroline Gid
dngs Rogers to give her husband, Lor-
lys Elton Rogers. his freedom.
She told OF her keen disappointment
over that refusal and Of going herself
to plead with Mrs Caroline Rogers FOR
the release Of MIR Rogers So he could
become publicly the father uf the two
children who tho woman IN the hos
pital joyfully thinks are still alive.
Her peadings met with refusal. on
top of that came an attitude of dis
pleasure on the part Of Rogers toward
her. Finally she learned that Rogers,
who had lived with her steadily for
three months In The Bronx, while his
legal wife was living alone in Mountain
View, ~ j., had decided to accompany
the real Mrs. Rogers To Chicago to
visit his wifc's rich uncle q. +. Fuller,
81 years old.
saw Happiness VANISHING.
Mrs Ida Rogers knew Rogers was
apparently In financial straits knew that
Mr.. Fuller was likely to remember the
real Mrs. Rogers In his will. and felt that
the decision Of Rogers to so to Chicago
was probably the beginning OF the end.
81 saw my happiness coming To an
end" she said II saw the last hope
vanishing OF being married tn NIr Rogers
and thus giving an honorable name to
my two children and probably another
baby to come. Mr.. Rogers had been IN
different for several weeks and his atti-
tude cut me deeply. | had tried in vain
TO get Mrs Rogers to release him and
then had come quarrels. We had "a quarrel
the night before | took the poison and
the next morning after he had told mo
he was going away and leave me alone.
So l could not go on any l-nger.'
II was learned that Rogers, preparatory
to his expected trip to Chicago, had paid
the rent OF the Hat at 22i West 18TH
street for IA month in advance. Mrs, Ida
Rogers knew that.
District Attorney Francis Martin OF
The Bronx, who will have TO try Mrs.
Ida Rogers for murder In the event Of
her recoverable does not know her
babies are dead--salled on the woman in
the afternoon. To him she VS. not as out
spoken as she had been to DR.. Hague.
Mr.. Martin was met at the door of the
patients room by Rogers, debonair and
self lossessed. Rogers sought 20 be pres
ent [ the interview hut he was curty
ordered from the room by Mr.. Martin,
who said
''why. you are not even the husband
OF this woman. / want YOU to understand
distinctly that you are here merely by
sufferance of the authorities, and that I
will have no Interference from you in
any conversation have with Mrs.
Rogers"
Admits Marriage tn walters.
To the District Attorney Mrs Rogers
admitted frankly that she had been mar
ried to Arthur NJ Waite = and assured
him that she had obtained a divorce.
How long has Rogers lived iu The
Bronx asked the District Attorney
"Ony three months" Mrs. Rogers re-
piled after considering her answer care
fully. She went on To- say that only dur
ing that time had he lived entirely with
her but that prior to that time Rogers
simply had called upon he- in the after
noon. remaining for dinner.
Now, these children OF whom Mr.
Rogers is the father -" started Mr.
Martin, but the woman firmly said
"Wel pass that over, If you please.
love Mr., Rogers and am sorry TO
have to caused him so much trouble
But am not sorry for that fellow"
replied Mr.. Martin contemptuously You
mr. "A | EAsp
est sympathy. lie need not be con-
sidered"
We'll, was TO blame" the woman
'n sSST a, an! replied tho ps,ric, At.
torney. II have the greatest contempt
for him. and think he ought to be
punished"
Presently Rogers appeared and, calling
Mr.. Martin 10 the door, said:
II would like to suggest that my wife
IL not very strong and your interview
may tire her needlessly."
you. why have the greatest con-
tempt for YOU" exclaimed the District
Attorney. land I think your suggestion
is impertinent. Now get away from here
and don't bother me-" Rogers disap.
peared
II am going into this AFFAIR from every
possible angle" said the District Attorney
later land | intend to prosecute Rogers
II his acts come under the law
MIS-. lud rogers talked freely To Dr
Herman Raglan, the visiting physician at
the time Mrs. Rogers was taken to the
hospital. lie administered the treat
ment that helped bring the woman around
into her present condition, described In
the hospital records as fair"
Tells Poisoning Details.
"When | decided to end it all" she SAID
81 went TO Lorida nrst. ] dissolved on,
tablet OF bichloride in an ounce OF water
and tried 10 get her to drink il from d
glass. She is so tiny | could not get hel
to take IT, Then | fed It to her with
spoon, but she kept splitting it out
Finally l gave her Dig mouthful anC
she almost stranged, getting much of Il
In her lungs. SO ! knew afterward thai
she would get well
Then ! ground another tablet and
rolled II In sugar. I called TO Jackie
who was playing with his Christina,
toys, and asked him if he wanted som,
candy. lie nodded his head and whcr
he had eaten II all he cried for more
But he soon became very sick.
II took the three remaining tablet
t22h grains) myself. When | returno,
from the kitchen, where ] had takoi
tho tabletS with glass NJ uutay