The Washington times., 1901-12-29

| the stage rom the dress circle where
she was seated. but was dissuaded from
doing so by the ushers. saw her to
speak to for the first time that after
| noon. After the show when she passed
the stage entrance. / raised my hat
The next night / finished my local en-
gagement and left the city. During the
year that have been absent from Wash
lngton | received any number of letters
from her. she having asccrtained my ad-
dress by looking up my route in the
Clipper
Told Her Not To Annoy Him.
Upon my arrival in this city last
Sunday l also found several letters await
ing me. and during the past week she
has sent many notes to the Regent Ho-
tel where l stopped. In answering some
Of these letters. | told her that did not
want anything to do with her. On Mon
day night saw her personally for the
first time since my arrival in this city. at
the stage door. she having sent note
in to me beforehand. At that time told
her that / didn't think we should have
anything to do with each other. but even
that failed to satisfy her.
II saw her again Wednesday al the
stage door, and this time noticed she
talked rather queerly.
Threatened TO XIII Herself
In some of her letters she threatened
to do away with herself should I not see
her, but | thought she was merely fool
ing. I did not know what happened to-
night until informed Of the affair by some
one on the stage, after my act was over.
leave tonight for New York City. where
shall rest for a couple OF weeks
Lozelle denied emphatlcally having had
more than a passing acquaintance with
the girl. He said she had attended every
performance during the past week and
had sent so many notes to him that he
had posted the stage doorkeeper not to
let her in.
The stage manager. who is a friend of
the young gymnast corroborated Lozelle's
statements last night. saying that he had
gone to the stage entrance yesterday af-
ternoon when Miss Benner called, and in
formed her that the actor. had left the
theatre. Miss Benner appeared to be
greatly disappointed.
showed Dead Girls Letter.
Lozelie had number of letters from
Miss Benner in his pockets. which he will
ingly displayed. All had been received
this week. Some of them were OF a de-
cidedly pathetic character and appealed
TO the young man TO let her see him, il
only for a few minutes. The letters were
written on the theatre paper. One OF the
notes was received yesterday afternoon.
1t read:
Dear Lozel1e: 1t is I, Lou. your
friend. Just see me for a few minutes. |
am sure you Will never regret It. and |
Il rk.v- oe /
your friend, LOU"
Tried to Avoid Her Yesterday.
A reporter for The Times learned that !
Miss Benner had been at the stage entrance !
at 4:3O o'clock, stating she had an engage |
ment to meet Lozelle there at that hour. !
on being told that he had gone. she went |
to the front of the theatre to ascertain Z
whether he had left the theatre by the /
front way. LoZelle. through the kindly |
Offices Of the stage carpenter, and con-
trary to the rules OF the theatre, had |
made his exit by the front door. explain
ing that he wished to do so to avoid the
Foung woman.
IL front OF the theatre Miss Benner
stated 10 disinterested person that she
produced package OF twenty-seven let
produced package Of twenty seven let
ters, which she alleged were from bin.
She also had three photographs OF Lozelle.
She was advised that if Lozelle had de-
parted by the front door that il was evi-
IDENTIFY with desire to avoid her.
Her next act was in all probability the
purchase of the carbolic acid, which she
procured at the Le Droit Park Pharmacy.
l901-19O3 Seventh Street. To a reporter
for The Times Mr.. r. NJ. Criswell. proprie
tor OF the pharmacy, stated last night that
his register showed that Miss Benner had
purchased the two ounces of carbolie acid
iome time late in the afternoon. He knew
Miss Benner. and was shocked when he