The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-16
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fHUUNU UUUIlIl
CONTINUED from First Pase.,
coverias In the Lafayette Hotel and
elsewhere.
Although Penfield. still shoulderiag
the burden of an extensive law prac-
tice in Washington, re,nains. silent. his
friends say he 10 not at all satisfied
with the outcome Of hisa Domestic
CUB and social circles sss.s * tire. c.t,e.
New York; Boston and Washinston
case. Eugene w. ons 10 "authoriia-
tive" vice president Of the. United
Fruit Company, and. through his MAJ
rage In 1904 with Bessie Preston, Is
hetr-presumpttve to the presidency of
the famous shipping orgapization and
the. millions OF Andrew W., Preston,
seyenty.six-year-old president and
founder Of United Fruit.
Out of a. mass Of gossip and conjoc-
! ture this solid ybasis of fact has been
arrived IT by Representatives of The
Times In Boston, Washington and this
Lofty :, 49, n -sE~1 tfs
I Ong arrived. in Washington on q
csrtaln, evening in October 1890. and
registered at the Hotel Raleigh un.
der his own name. At the same
time he engaged rooms at the l.afay-
cite, under the name OF u. Walker
Owen" the initials corresponding
with his own name and bis baggage
initials. go,
Together In Hotel.
Mrs. Penfield, who had been q
guest the previous summer at the
tOng sumner home In Swampscott
and at the New Ocean Hotel. called
At the Owen" apartment in the
evening. - .'.
A close friend Of ons told aZrep.
resentative Of The Times today:
1T IL true ong registered under
an assumed name. 1t III also true
Lafayette. But she called TO con-
suit him as an attorney about q pro-
fessional matter. There was abso-
lutely no improperly In the visit"
/ However, Penfield. d derectlvs, and
at least one friend. appeared at tho
Lafayette, and something approaching
q 'raid". occurred.
Then began the scandal which haJ
been; whispered about "under cover"
In the social circles Of three cities
Tor fourteen months. Pentield never
lived with his wife after that. Pre-
viously his relations with Ong had
been close In both business and q
social way.
Ong. in his capacity as general
manager of the United Fruit Com
pany. had control over the move
ments Of Penfield, the shipping con-
Germs Washington counsel. - go
Penfield figuratively saw red"
after the Hotel Lafayette. raid" He
recalled that he had Often received
wires from ong, reading. twill be In
your office Friday morning" and
that on Thursday evening previous
the ordinary course Of his domestic
affairs would not run smoothly.
He recalled the occasions upon
which !Ons had given him I'"asslgn,
ments out Of town" And in his
mind formed ideas and beliefs that
eliminated b the New York confer
ence, where. Hnfield insisted upon
the presence Of Mrs: Ong .
Here Penfield, It is said. has pro
duced affidavits, not alone concern
Ing the Hotel Lafayette episode. but
about incidents at the Ong SUMMER
home at Swampscott and elsewhere
Here also two women, tense and
Mrs. Ong cried. 1t is said:
81 believe In my husband. He b
still my husband"
Here also Penfieid. IN addition to
his demand that Ong obtain martial
freedom, and marry Mrs. Penfield
arranged to obtain a sum of money
whether 100000 or $4,000, ac.
counts differ-which was promptly
turned over to charity.
Then IT was arranged, or at least
90 developed. that Mrs Penfield go
to Reno and get divorce on con-
ventionaI grounds. This the young
matron did.
After the decree was granted, she
and her mother Widowed year be-
fore through an automobile accident)
departed for the fatter-s home IN
Omaha. Since, II has been rumored
that Mrs, Penfield has visited Boston
and, Washington.
Friend Pities Mrs. Penfield.
A former friend Of Ong, who has
since turned against him, said today:
Mrs. Penfield was left IN horrify-
ing position. Her mother II In mod
crate circumstances She got no
slir1ony., She has received no help
from other sources to which she
thought she could legitimately turn.
Her position is pitiable." ~ a,.,~
When Mrs. Penfield began her suit.
Penfield. 1t Is said, was in Reno.
Later he visited the home OF former
Judge Walter Ong, father OF Eugene
Ong. in Pasadena, Cal. and con-
suited him frankly about his family
difficulties. The upshot Of these con-
fsrences Is unknown.
What 10 known is that Walter PEN
field is still practising law In Wash
ington and living at one OF his clubs;
that Ong and Mrs. Ong are living with
their three children In Brookline; and
that Mrs. Penfield and her mother are
caring for little Virginia Penfield.
, Meantime, club and social circles
Of New York, Boston, and Washington
are still .buzzing with gossip and won
dering;
What nextf'