The New York herald., 1921-08-07
ROW over summons
IN TELLEGENS suit
Geraldine Farrar's Lawyer
Denies Diva Was Served
With Papers.
PROSECUTION AROUSED
Actors Attorney Asserts
Five Were Present When
She Came Home.
SENSATIONS PROMISED
Interesting Allegations to Be
SENSATIONS PROMISED
Interesting Allegations to Be
Made if Defendant Proves
Pugnacious.

aration which the actor says he De-
gan on Friday by serving copy of
the complaint ON Mrs. Tellegen. In
fact, they were not sufficiently visible
to be asked for further information.
The word at the home of the soprano.
20 West Seventy-fourth street. was,
She is not here; nobody is here" At
210 West Ninetieth street, the apart
ment house in which Miss Farrar pro-
vides home for her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Farrar, it was, She comes
here sometimes but not to-day"
Lou Tellegen. who came TO the city
on Friday night from the shack at
Long Beach where he has been study
ing his lines for new play, sent word
from his room in the Carlton yes
terday morning that he was too sleepy
to talk. In the afternoon he and his
secretary left the hotel in a motor car.
Up TO late last evening they had not
returned.
1t had been suspected that he might
60 up to the Farrar home in West
Seventy-fourth street and make one
more effort to recover his clothes, which.
his lawyer complains, have been kept
from him by the simple method of deny
ing him admission to the house. But
Lou Tellegen was not to be seen in
West Seventy-fourth street yesterday.
His attorney, Harry M. Steinfeld of 140
West Forty-second street, explained that
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matter FOR formal appointment and that
he. Mr.. Steinfeld. had sent a letter to
Miss Farrar's attorney. Alvin Inter
myer, suggesting that Mr.. Untermyer
telephone Mr. Steinfeld tomorrow and
name day on which Mr. Tellegen could
be sure Of getting into his wife's home
without finding the lock turned against
him.
TeIIegen "Not Here"
Mr.. Untermyer, Ii was reported. went
to Saranac Lake for the week end. Miss
Farrar was said to be visiting friends
in the country. The front door of Miss
Farrar's home is of glass behind a stout
iron grill. In the grill was stuck yes
terday morning a letter waiting for the
postman to come along. 1t was ad-
dressed to Mr.. Lou Tellegen. 20 West
Seventy-fourth street. On the envelope
mot here" had been pencilled by some
one in the house.
Mr. Steinfeld repeated yesterday that
the summons in the separation suit had
been legally served, although he was
not certain that 1t actually had been
read by Miss Farrar or opened by her.
Mr.. Untermyer denied on Friday that
any paper at all had been served on the
singer. Mr.. Steinfeld professed indigna-
tlon because Mr. Untermyer had re-
ferred to the lawsuit as fake pro-
ceedings"
I'VE are now waiting to see what an
swer the other side makes" Mr.. Stein
field said last night at the Hotel Ostend.
Far Rockaway. Our course depends
on what attitude they take. If they are
pugnacious we are going right to 1t.
No papers have been filed. Under the
law none has to be filed in Westchester
county until the beginning of the trial.
That Is the reason for starting the pro-
ceedings in Westchester county. The
ground for the suit Is desertion. There
are interesting allegations. OF which
can say nothing at this time"
Mr.. Steinfeld said that he had received
no notice of the separation suit which
Miss Farrar Is believed to have been
contemplating when her husband swung
into action first. or the allegations
likely to be made In the wifes suit there
has been no public hint.
They Surrounded Car.
Mr.. Steinfeld said that he had five
witnesses ito the fact that the summons
in Mr.. Tellegen's suit were legally served
on Mrs. Tellegen." AS he told the
story there was quite process serving
party in West Seventy-fourth street on
Thursday night. In the party Of FIVE
persons marshalled in the interest OF
Mr.. Tellegen was woman who lives in
the block and who. although unknown to
the singer, knows her well by sight Ac-
ccrding to Mr. Steinfeld this woman. the
man who was to serve the summons and
three other men stood most of the
evening at the northwest corner Of
Seventy-fourth street and Central Park
West, where they had a good view OF
the front of Miss Farrar's home. The
lawyer says they saw Miss Farrar leave
the house at S:55 p. NJ. In an auto
mobile numbered New York 106914. She
was with three other women and a man.
The party returned according to the
official time table OF the evening, at IL 30
i. M. The party of process servers
surrounded the car as If they were 1--WE
worshippers trying to get a close up
view Of the operate star.
The presence Of a woman In tho group
hclDed TO make this seem the case The
supposed Miss Farrar was wearing
small piak hat and a tiger skin motoring
coat, according to the amateur banditti
The woman who knew Miss Farrar
stepped forward. and as the story Is
told, standing beside the car said "Is
this Miss Farrar?". The singer. looking
quickly AZ her and seeing only an anony-
nous admirer, answered pleasantly,
Yes. ! am Miss Farrar," and was step
ping out Of the automobile when the
strange woman said, II have a letter for
you"
with that. says the lawyer. the man
Wno had the summons IN the separation
suit quickly thrust Il at Miss Farrar
Tho latter did not take II, but quickly
jumped out OF the car and hurried into
her home. calling out to the supposed
admrer as she did so THAT was very
nice Of YOU" The envelope containing
tho summons fell from Miss Farrar's
lap to the floor OF the car. The process
server picked II up and handed II to an
elderly woman In Miss Farrars party.
who. he was told was her mother, Mrs.
Sidney Farrar. the man with her being
her husband.
Mr.. Steinfeld says that the envelope
touched Miss Farrar, this constituting
service within the meaning OF the stat
ute.
Whatever has come about 70 disturb