The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
MRS. ROGERS AIDED BY
=. ALTENIST FOR STATE
Unexpected Admissions by Psychopathic Head Of Belle
vue Hospital Help the Accused-Case Ex-
pected to Reach Jury To-day.


VI A'cnas . gregory heao VI 'he
p~sych0pathic ward at BetleVue fospi'ai'
moved the sensation of Yesterdays ses.
.,o, T., ,,. 40. -, Az. Ida Sp,ren
"' -
walters Rogers' on tria' IN, 'he brohN
Supreme Court for poisoning her baby
son
r,a . ... ,. ,r,s ana
u ""' was "e'''e" =" eN'"'" ~"
their testimony closed the case me
states rebuttai ended AT 800 r. NJ.
This morning comes the. summoning up,
ana me 'a'e Vi "rs' I'ose'S 'r'o"'''
W" :" !" "' ~
'me To-Day
Or. Gregory had been summoned by
the state as an expert to prove that
e. -. ... -, tho ,,r,o 80 III.
WIS ''e' ""' "".--,
poisoning. In answer 10 u nspo.ne,icaI
uues''o" ITO" :. - aSa..s ,.a,
the ACT OF 'ne aecuseu' I've ~ ua.
IN MS OPINION she was sa'e. ou' VIC"
Lewis ~StuyVesaht ohan,er. . ~ ue-
fence go' up anu .nuuueie" a. mn
iiaNe you e.e. Nno"u 49, ILL,
ana you say ma. W - ur a.
all our years " eNres,..' rW,oa
- ttn- a.. a.. Garsthln nnnnn In
her children IN ,ne horr.o.e ninnn IN
whicn .neSe '"''"'e" ""e " """
was sane: - A.. atlanta, ., ,oy.
Ne,'r, s"u "e e
never known one ,h ..mo
tie was say.ns "o,c a,v" r,tr nn,.
inc when p'S,r''. wv a.a.n.n,
ing the sur oi un's'es' Wv
IN tne jury, Ju.npeu W .v,,.
come now ne snou.e 40. wi,
women ieau,ns w ~ - -. 80
woman was ieau'ns nave oeen ~"
XII the'r 'h''ureh u" MI"
o'hers'
witness "i'"o"' rec
In the cross-examination OF DR..
moned by the defence. Mr.. Martin
brought OUT nat VI. !iaim'"onu ~ ~n
serving 'he accuseu w''.o.' 80 ~ -
Later MT. manner reieIl@u " tn's, .
ing Dr. hammond 10 eNPia'h '"S' ""
II was ..
y knew 'his was an no"es, 'ase.
aid Or. Hammond l knew 'ne! were
poor. ! saw that Tue accuseu Mas d
anu at,er eAa'hi"'"s ",
! agreed TO TESTIFY wltnout the usual
enumeration.
II op)ect! cried 'he pistrict ~.
torney. "fure W
: - I'N'
We'll. SAID the mild hammered JUS
tice Tompkins, in his fatherly manner
YOU brought II on yourself you KNOW
iou brought out the fact.
Or. HAMMOND mad a real good trle
with the District Attorney. His mia
blue eyes snapped with glee before ne
got through. First by holding to his
opinion that Mrs. Rogers was insane
when she killed her children. and then
! ny describing her mllldE IN long nedl-
cal terms that Mr.. Martin mad TO ask
To have explained. he got his questioner
talking so loud that he felt OBLIGED to
protest.
please do not annoy me by shouting
at me-" he begged Mr.. Martin.
Three Othes A~1ienists.
The defence summoned onlv on. alien
,,, uhf,s ,he s,ats bnd ,brcc pr Greg.
n, No. Era,t W pnh.rtson .n.c;,is,
U'u atsa.sas ,ron, Dons.x.,, Hos.
~ nms ne IT. - S,hiann Nod M
~. ",s.ring house for mental detectives
az .ne 10 ny Pnhar,son bo,h assorted
the womah was sane when she killed
her children-asscrted II so patty and
promptly that Mr., Chanler said he didn
think il worth while 20 cross-eNamine
do YOU mean Mr.. Chanler began
one Nnct Ut. ftpt'TlN'n was WI NV
stand. that a mother who has been un-
rcinittinely devoted. who suddenly ana
horribly Kills her children-that that
doesn't of necessity indicate INSANITY!
1T does not said pr. ttooertsoh' =.
Il won't bother with the witness
said Mr.. chanler, throwing up MS hands
The defence needed the ray or sun
shine afforded by Or. GregoryS admls'
sion, for on the whole the day seemed 10
go badly for them. And Mrs. Rogers
and her husband seemed to ieei ~ iot
a reporter. coming suddenly upon then
during the noon recess. found them IN
tears.
The morning began pretty well, Mrs
Rogers, who seemed the day before sc
dazed and scared, car M into the cour'
room with "A more assured step. instead
Of sitting rigidly upright, as on Monday
she leaned back in her chair. SPOKE
sometimes TO the assistant counsel VINO
sat near her. and once turned and
thanked a woman friend VINO hahoeo
her a little bunch Of flowers.
Many WOnsen Testify.
r a., ,.,,r.ss WAS Mrs. n Lero,
"e Eel No,dav that her rc,
Sea' ~ ~ povers made her com,
gar" ROW Indenendence. NO. tc
49, =, 80 hain her Mrs Sea was called
nau AN ~ i'm Mrs Rogers"