The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-21
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triumph of having the White House
! accept her invitations.
That raid, which for fourteen
months was hidden from the public
came on q night when Ong had reg
istered at the Lafayette as sc.
Walker Owen" Penfield, a friend
and a detective went to the "Owen"
suite. They found Mrs. Penfield there.
Then came the whispering of scan
dial. Penfield no longer took assign
ments, as in the past. from Ong.
which assignments, he since has as
serted, were conveniently arranged
by Ong so that Penfield would be out
Of town on certain occasions. Pen
field recalled that his wife and Ong
were often in each others company
at the Ong summer home in Swamp
scott.
Demanded He Wed Her.
In that momentous conference here
Penfield, his face white with rage, his
clenched fist, pounding the table, de-
manded of Ong:
You must marry my wife! My
suspicious have been confirmed. Now
I do the decent thing. You have robbed
her Of a name. Now give her an
otherp'~
| A large sum, said to have been
500, 900 and by others $50, 900, was
paid to Penfield. He at once turned 1t
over to charity. Then began the Reno
proceedings. Penfield was in Reno
at the outset. Then he FASTENED to
| the home in Pasadena, Cal. Of Judge
Walter Ong. father Of his erstwhile
associate.
The decree was obtained. The Ongs
took up the residence in Brookline
with their three children. Penfield
is living in an exclusive Washington
club. Mrs. Penfield, her friends say,
has received no alimony and is today
far removed from the brilliant social
and financial contentment that q
| little more than a year ago were at
her command.
Silent Through Ethics.
She insists her visit to the "Owen"
apartment was to consult Ong pro-
| fessionally. Ong corroborated this in
his statement to a Times reporter,
saying:
Mrs. Penfield wished to consult
me as q lawyer in a matter I am
barred by professional ethics from
discussing" -
He went on:
"As man to man, / assure you
there never was the slightest impro-
priety. Mr.. Penfield was in a mad
state of jealousy. He made false
charges that L had made a studied
attempt to win his wife. He in
stanced motor trips to Rhode Island.
My wife always was on these trips
why didn't he make his charges
openly and legally? I am the victim
of a man insanely Jealous Of q beau
tiful, chaste young wife,
AS for Mrs. Ong, this is her atti-
tude:
I'VE have kissed and made up. It's
all over. We are happy as can be.
don't blame anybody-certainly not
my husband. When Eugene was con.
fronted with this awful thing there
was only one thing to do--stick to
him, hold to him, believe in him. That
was easy, because / loved him.
Love Conquered Pride.
Public opinion cannot make me
change my opinion OF my husband
in this affair with the other woman
Eugene is a wonderful man! My
heart is free. It's an Iged-old story,
and I've almost forgotten 1t. So far
as we're concerned 1t never happen
ed.
II am happy my love for my hus-
band was stronger than my pride.
Otherwise another family. would have
ben ruined"
But in Boston the bankers and the
business men feel such things with
Indignation. Their anger has been
transformed into words. Their words
have been translated into action. And
that action has taken the form Of the
resignation Of a man who, short
time ago, was looked upon as pros
pective leader of one Of the greet Ger
tiopa ~ Anerica