Mansfield mirror., 1920-07-01


"Women Of Her Type Always Have ;
Lot Of Men Friends"
ent. They'll be here any minute anC
probably they'll want statement from
you"
Very WE'LL" said the doctor, "Il
wait"
AS we waited the three Of US chat.
ted about the crime and about the
dead actress. From the conversation
learned that at the height of her me
teoric career on Broadway Daisy Lutan
mad become the wife of the young son
OF very rich family His parents in.
sisted that she had trapped him into
matrimony and after long legal wran-
Cling she had been divorced about a
| year ago. She had received a large
sum In settlement. and this with her
| earnings as an actress enabled her TO
| live in luxury.
Hadn't she a sweetheart now" 7
| asked.
Better make 1t plural" sneered the
doctor. Women of her type always
have a lot of men friends"
No men ever came to see her here
I'm positive of that" said Mr.. Wick.
"of course not" said the rector sar.
castically. "The reputation of the
Granddeck apartments must be pro-
tected at all costs"
As we talked two dpt activeS in nlain
clothes arrived. They viewed the body
and proceeded TO question the doctor
How was this woman killed."
by a revolver shot right through
the heart"
"Who Is she:"
"Daisy Lutan. the actress"
"Who did it?"
1T must have been burglar" In
terjected Mr.. Wick. "My theory Is
that she came in Unexpectedly and
found him at work"
"Who found her?"
These gentlemen" said the doctor.
Including both Mr.. Wick and me with
wave of his hand.
The detectives turned 70 Mr.. Wick
first.
"Tell us about IT," one of them d.
rected.
MY name is James Wick" he began
as If he was reciting familiar lesson
u am the superintendent of the
Granddeck apartments. I was In the
elevator about half m hour ago when
] heard a woman screaming and then
the sound Of the shot. took ont nv
revolver and got off at this floor 70 IN
veStigate. At the door found Mr..
Nelson. He. too, had heard the
screams and the shot and thought they
came from this apartment. took out
my pass key and We went in"
"Were there any signs of the bur
glarT asked the other man.
mo. we looked all through the
apartment and found no one"
"Was anything mIssing:"
! waited with bated breath to hear
II Wick would tell Of having found the
wall safe open. II he did not felt it |
would be conclusive evidence that
there was something he was trying TO |
conceal.
Il didn't notice anything missing"
he said glibly. 81 wouldn't know. any |
how. ! don't know what stuff she had
here"
"Who would know"
"Her maid might. She's ont now.
Generally she's home by eleven
o'clock"
"Dld she keep only the one sorvant?' |
"Only the maid and chauffeur"
"Then she was all alone In the |
apartment"
"Yes. She'd gone ont all dressed mp
about seven In her own car. She came |
home unexpectedly in hired taxi not |
more than half an hour ago"
ibid she come home alonef"
"Sure sls' was alone. Al least the |
hall boys told me so. did moi see her |
come In. myself"
More and more 7 was convinced that /
Wick was lying. I was sure he knew |
far more about affairs than he was ad. |
mitting. Why did he keep harping |
on the fact that Miss I.utan bad come |
in "unexpectedly" What means had !
he Of knowing what time she was OK |
pected home? Furthermore he said he |
was In the elevator when he heard the |
screams and the shot. did not he. |
lleve II would have been possible for |
the sounds 10 have carried that far. |
The walls were al dcadened and the |
room wher" the tragedy had taken |
pInce was at the back Of the house |
many feet distant from the elevators. |
! wondered If the burglar had not been |
In the place with Mr.. Wlck's conniv.
ance, while he stood guard outside. AS
he heard me coming he might have
taken refuge In the elevator. And
why did he have his revolver go con,
reody?
The detective who had been ques-
tiOning Wick turned to me.
"Who are youf"
"SnaldinR Nelson"