New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-19
CUTTING WATCHES STAGE.
SEEKS MRS. JONES THERE.
4 Woman Like HerJSeeR an Brook
Ian Tuesday Night.

The suggestion that the missing Mrs h. Leroy
Jones might have returned 10 the stage was fol-
lowed last night by q rumor thai she had joined
the chorus of The Man from China at the
Majestic. Robert L. Cutting. who reported the
affair to the police the theatre through the
entire performance with Detective Carey, Of the
Central Office At the end they were inclined TO
discredit the story
Mr. Cutting sat in a box, and kept his glasses
riveted on the chorus while it was on the stage.
In internissions he crossed through the lobby TO
man in an opposite box. who was also intently
watching the stage
Toward the close of the performance it was ru-
nored that Mrs Jones had seen her friends
watching for her. and refused TO on, but was
hiding in her dressing room. Mr.. Cutting the de-
tective and a man said to be a cousin of Mrs.
Jonez but whose name was not learned, waited at
the stage door for some time after the play, but
said they got OF the woman. The de-
tective said he believed there was nothing TO the
story.
1t was also suggested that of the people
connected with the theatre might be aiding Mrs.
Jones TO keep from being found Mr.. Cutting said:
We'll they had bettermOt try any funny business
with me-"
He declared however. that he did not believe
that there was truthiin the rumor, and thought
il press agent yarn
Robert Splitter of No. 49 Central Place Brooklyn,
employe of the Mortgage and Realty Company,
OF No IA Montague-st.. telephoned TO Robert L.
s2g fbe ne e Te3 seen b
fore who answered closely the description Of Mrs.
Jones She walking back and forth near No.
1885 about O'Clock in the evening. She seemed
excited. he said and a moment later started down
No ], 20 AS he came along he heard her ask the
way Cold-st.. and she Immediately started in
that direction. He said she weighed between ll5
and l25 pounds. a little than five feet
She answered the description in the papers closely
all but her clothing.
He had then read the papers. but yesterday
he impressed with the likeness when he
Mr. Cutting at once. He said Mr.. Cutting seemed
much impressed. but had not called on him since.
Detectives who Investigated Mr.. SptzeT's
story declare that the clew Is worthless
Several theatrical managers along the Rialto
think they have had interviews with Mrs. Jones.
One rumor comes from the Knickerbocker
Theatre, where a stenograp her in Mr. Perleys
office says that a woman answering TO Mrs.
Jones's description wanted position in a road
company, but would not take place in the city.
A similar story comes from Oscar Hammer
STEMS Office. Mr.. Hammerstein says that about
a month ago he had two interviews with per-
who said she society woman and
when he refused 10 engage her she offered him
letter TO Daniel Frohman. and that Mr. Frohman
later said that she had called on him. Mr. Ham
merstein thinks It may have been Mrs. Jones.
Another rumor was that Mrs. Jones had dined
Tuesday night at the Manhattan Hotel. An
employee Of the hotel called up Mr.. Cutting and
said that a woman corresponding to the deSCrp-
tons Of Mrs. Jones. and wearing heavy black
veil, had taken dinner alone there, and that
attention had been called to her by her agitated
manner and by the fact that few go
alone to that hotel.