The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
ROGERS TO WED
W0M AN HELD
FOR POISONING
She Forgets Peril of Trial for
Killing Babies in Dream
of Being Wife.
GRAND JURY TO HEAR
WITNESSES TODAY


WITNESSES TODAY
Mrs. Ida Snfrcu Rogers expects soon
10 nc welded 80 Loriys Elton Rogers. the
father OF her two babies who were killed
los the poison she gave them. The woman.
now under police guard ia Lebanon Hos
TItl. accused Of homicide, because shc
fcd hichluride OF mercury to the children
and took the poison hyI self in despair of
ever becoming the wite OF Rogers. IL re
ported by friends To- have been promised
by Rogers that he will marry her ~ soon
as the way ls clear
That statement. made ON the eve of
the converting OF q, aud Jury In Bronx
county that liz expected to iudict the
woman twice for murder, came last night
from persons close to Rogers and sup
posed to be in q position to speak au-
fhoritauveiy for him.
rogers and the woman, confident that
sho will be acquitted Of the charge OF
killing her babies, plan to start life anew.
'Che woman has been told Of the deter
rluatiuu of Mrs. Caroline Giddings
-1orers, the legal wife. to get a divorce
and thus set the lawyer free to do as
b, nlcises in selecting new wife. The
complaint In the divorce case, IL Is eN-
pectcd, viii he served by Thursday and
the wheels Of Justice probably will move
quickly In divorcing the couple.
Talks Of Living In Little Flat.
The outlook in the way Of earning liv-
I'M looked dark FOR Rogers yesterday.
Vile and theatrical engagements have
been made TO the two. Rogers having
p en- an actor and the son OF q tamous
actress hut Mrs. Ida Rogers shook her
head when the subject was mentioned.
"l will take in washing before I would
DO that she il quoted as saying. I'VE
win I've I'm q small Hat, the cheapest we
can Z, t. and we will get along somehow"
m connection with the report that
Rogers and the woman Will be married
came the report Of defence by Rogers
OF his part In the tragic tangle. He as
Ferts that he did not steal MIS- Ida Rogers
fr M hor former husband. Arthur VI. Wal
forF. row engaged In the mining business
IN Arkansas
Mrs Walters and I came TO under
stand one another after / had been mar
r'ed second time Rogers Is quoted by
n friend rs saying. ~ found that my
marriage had been disappointment aud
. saw hat Mrs. Walters was not happy.
We had a sort Of communion of interests
and ve came to love one another.
"But ! did not drag her from her hus-
Da.tr home. I wen. to Walters and eN-
rlalned the whole situation TO him. I
roI0 u.m that I loved his wife and that
,ac loved me that I hoped he would see
some way OF giving Der up and that I
would marry her as soon as I could get
a divorce"
wife Promised Release, lie says.
l.og-rs was quoted as saying that he
confessed the whole situation TO his wife.
Ms. Caroline Giddiugs Rogers. and that
ne got from her promise 10 release
hin ON October | last. After that day.
Rogers says .-- went TO live all the time
w'tp Mrs. ida Rogers In The Bronx.
The prom i'e OF Rogers to marry the
woman In tho hospital, friends OF Rogers
say, has Orightened her despite her grief
on earning Of the death OF her two
babies and me charge OF homicide gainst
her. ON the other hand. District At
torney Francis Martin of The Bronx has
been warned to be on the alert lest the
woman again attempt to kill herself
Word has been sent to him that tEC
Sim which followed her hystercal grief
ON earning the death OF the babiesi
is not determination TO fight for her
lite nut determination to end II all
al the first chance.
. That Is why Mr.. Martin caused q
double guard to he placed over the
woman. lie has one policeman constantly
un duty at the window i'm the woman'e
bedroom and another always on guard
90 the door. These men have strict IN
structions TO see that the woman does
not try to end her life, and also to pre-
vent the smuggling into her room Of any
thing that might he useful for that pur
poeo.
Orders TO Turn Rogers Away
The police also have orders TO keel
Lorlys Exon Rogers away from tn
womans bedside District Attorney Mar
tin has forbidden that he be permitted I,
see her under any circumstances. Despit
those orders, however, reports reached
the outside that Rogers was spendini
hours with her yesterday. When tina
report was carried to Mr.. Martin h
promised rigorous Investigation to-day
Il do not want Rogers to be with IN
woman because I feel he exercises
wrongful influence over her." said Mr.
Martin" and because he has no righ
20 he with her Ne Is not her husband
Hc represented that he was her attorney
hut The woman told me that Abraham
Levy was her attorney"
Mr. Martin limited that there Nigh
develop still another reason for keepin
rogers from the bedside of the woman
hut he would not tell what that was.
The District Attorney was busy all da,
yesterday working out the details OF tn
evidence that he will present to the Gram
Jury to-day in connection with the poison
irg of the two babies of Mrs. Rogers
one point to which he is devotng muc
time .s the mys cry surrounding the pur
cnase Of the bichloride of mercury tablet
that the woman used. She is reported {
have told Or. w. G. Hague, her physician
that the nurse ordered them jus; betor
the last baby was born.
Rogers is reported to hav, told Mr.:
Rogers when he found them in the hous
to throw them out
Druggist Is Questioned.
Tic tablets are said to have been bougl
a. drug store IN BoscObel avenue, TIL
RrouX. The druggist named told IN
District Attorney last night that he Ill