The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-02
GRDl)RS Girl LOST
MyStriousIy Disappeared in
Kansas City Missouri.
RECENTLY PLAYED HERE
WiIber-Kirwin Comedy Co.
Suspects Foul Play

Kansas City April Miss Anna Cas-
seHe, on of the chorus girls Of the Wilbur
Kirwin opera company which is present
ing Jack and the BeanstaIk,'' disappear
ed in Kansas City last Sunday under my
sterious circumstances, and detectives
from the local police department have
beeen assigned to look for her. The search
was instigated yesterday afternoon by
Miss Susie Kirwin. one Of the proprietors
of the Wilbur-K irwin company, and Ben
H Atweu, business manager OF the COM
pany, who came 70 Kansas City from Lin
coin, Nebraska. for that purpose.
The circumstances under which the
young woman disappeared seem to pre-
clude the possibility that she has remain
ed away from the company for week Of
her own free VIII. and Miss Kerwin and
Mr.. Atwell fear that she has met with
foul play. So much worried was Miss IIir
win about the missing girl that she called
in Mr.. Atwell, who travels ahead Of the
company. and came TO Kansas City to see
If some trace could not be found Of her.
Miss Casselle disappeared about ; o'clock
booked for an evening performance at
Leavenworth, Kansas. but had no matt
nee. All the afternoon was thus left open
nearly all the company boarded an cleo
trio car and came TO Kansas City TO at
tend the matinee at the Grand. After the
performance Miss Casselle and two other
chorus girls from her company went TO
Eighth and Walnut streets to return to
Leavenworth. While they were waiting
for a car Miss Casselle suddenly walked
away, saying as she did so:
III be back il a minute. girls"
She disappeared around a corner and
that was the last seen Of her by her
friends The other girls after waiting on
the corner so long for her TO return that
they were late for the performance and
were fined, took car for Leavenworth
After the performance that night, the
company hurried aboard a train for Lin
coin, where a weeks engagement was to
be begun Monday. Miss Casselle had not
yet joined the company. but no especial
alarm was felt as it was thought that she
would follow the company to Lincoln. or
at least telegraph. The idea that she had
voluntarily left the company was not en-
tertained as her two trunks and a valise
were still with the company's baggage,
and she came to Kansas City wearing no
wrap but a light Jacket, leaving her
heavy cloak with a roommate.
The opera company begins return en-
gageren IL LeayenwCIth tonight. and
Miss Kerwin. who has spent week q
worry because Of the missing girl, deter
mined to stop here an. begin search for
the lost member of the company. Mr..
Atweu called at police headquarters yes
ter afternoon and had a conference with
Chief Hayes, after which ojcers were as
signed TO investigate the case.
Miss Casselle's home is in Quebec. She
is French-Canadian. and is said to be
very pretty. She is Of a pronounced bru-
nette type, is about five feet four inches
tall and is described as being Of a trim
build" When she disappeared, she wore
a dark. tailor-made gown. She is % years
old.
Practically all of Miss CasselIs stage
experience has been with the Wilbur-Kir-
win company which she Joined three years
ago. Mr. Atwell says,that she never be-
fore caused the company any trouble and
for that reason he and Miss Kirwin are
unable to account for her disappearance
except on the theory that she has fallen
into the hands of INSCRIPTIONS persons
whom she took to be friends. They say
that her devotion to her work was such
that she would not willingly inconven-
fence the company by absenting herself
from the chorus Of which she was an I'm
portant member
Mr.. Atwen and Miss Kirwin viii remain
IN Kansas City today. and viii aid the
police as much as possible in their search !
for the girl. The Wilbur Kirwin com
pany played an engagement in Kansas /
City last season. at which time Miss Cas- |
selle was a member Of the chorus.
Miss Casselle played in this city two
weeks ago with the Wilbur Kirwin com /
pany and made 2 considerable number of /
friends here. The company IS coming !
back to Wichita for another weeks en-
ga cement some time during the present /
month
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