The Washington times., 1920-06-23

lie SAID something ABOUT IKE that
as we sat down. and | think j mace
some reply, but can't rememb "
what because just at that time we
began to discuss our dinner. and. OF
course. when one is dining at the
Ritz-carlton ones dinner is highly
important
SMILED At EACH OTHER.
after we had ordered-it was Just
light lunch-we danced and In the
crowd once we nearly collided with
Mr.. Elwell and Miss Kraus, and ] re-
member at that time. too. Mr.. Elwell
and Mr.. Won Schlegell smiled again
at each other.
II think saw Mr.. Won schlegell
nod to Miss Kraus. too, but
couldn't be certain, ] know she didn't
respond because ] remember she was
decidedly expressionless, sort OF
wooden faced, every time / caught
sight of her face throughout the
evening.
I'VE danced some more between
courses and the Elwell party did,
too, but we did not come close to any
OF them again. and about $500
but / think it was about then they
left. Mr.. Won Schlegell and ! left
about 945.
I'VE took cab to my apartment
al No. ~ East Sixty-frst street. We
reached my apartment about 10 or
1905, and Mr.. Won Schlegell said
good night. but did not come in with
me. As he left l believe he made
some casual remark about going
home. He lived at No. 22 East Sixty
second street. in the Knickerbocker
Apartments.
81 went TO bed. The next morn
ing ! went down to the Grand Cen
trail Station to take my, train home.
and you could have knocked me oyer
with a feather when heard the
newsboys calling out: All about the
Elwell murder" and ! saw big pic
of the sheet"
WHY SHE SAID Joe"
Miss Anderson poured out this In
one gasp. and ended with:
And that's all ] know"
She explained. in conclusion. that
she spoke OF the slain whist expert
as "Joe Elwell." because that's the
way everybody in New York speaks
of him. He's a character ir the city
a regular man -about-town she added
eral times before in New York. but
| never had been introduced to him.
| she asserted. He had been pointed
out to her first by Won Schlegell. The
Minneapolis girls acquaintance with
Won Schlegell began last February
/ They met. Miss Anderson said. at q
tea given by Mrs. Esther Lee Sutton
Of 726 Madison avenue. Miss An
| derson described Mrs. Sutton as n
| wealthy New York woman, much IN
| terested in music and musicians.
MRS. Sutton asked me to the tea
and as special inducemcnt promis,
| ed to have Minneapolis man there.
Well, ! had been away from home
| since last October and I knew scarce
ly anyone but the Gordons, with
whom / lived. So Of course I was
eager to go.
| II found Mr.. Won Schlegell very
pleasant and a splendid man. It de-
veloped that be was much interested
| IN music, and so we went on various
| occasions thereafter to concerts and
| musicales OF various sorts. and I had
dinner and luncheon with him on
several occasions. Oh, in all. / should
| say ] was with him a dozen times
between February and June. Ours
was a pleasant acquaintance. but
Just an acquaintance"
Miss Anderson was cheerfully in
sistent on this point and laughed at
the hazard that there had been anv
romantic attachment. She continued:
He did not talk about his unhappy
married life. He wasn't the sort of
man who talked about such affairs
He mentioned early that Miss Kraus
was getting a divorce, but that was
no more than honest. He never was
anything but casual. He merely
mentioned that he couldn't get along
with her-but / told you that before
didn't II"
Her smile came frequently in the
course of her story.
STUDIED UNDER sEMBRICH.
Miss Anderson is unusually attrac.
tive. a distinctly Morse type. about
five feet eight inches in height and
stately in carriage. Her hair is
rch brown, and she has quantity
of 1t. 1t threatened to fall at inter
walls while she talked II had been
put UP so hurriedly in anticipation
OF the interview, but the young wo-
man patiently petted and poked II
back into place again and again.
Miss Anderson is one OF Minneap-
oils younger singers. She was born
Y.
and here began her musical career.
Since last October she has been study
ing in New York under Nine. Sem
brich, the famous prima donna, Miss
Anderson was known as "the girl in
black" before she revealed her iden-
tity.
Minneapolis residents acquainted
with Victor Won Schlegell. former Uni
versity OF Minnesota football pliyer,
today recalled Won Schlegell's uni
versity life. They told of his Iik-
able personality, which IL is said was
OF considerable aid to him in coming
to the front in the business world in
New York.
Won Schlegell was graduated from
South high school in 1898 arN entered
the university that fall. He was a
member OF the MinnSsota football
team in 1SeS-o0.
Leaving the university at the close
OF his freshman year. Won SchIegeII
went East and Identified himself with
several promotion enterprises. Later