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Show SHOOTS WOMAN THEFUUIOIDES H. S. Weems of Baltimore Author of Double Tragedy In Reno Divorce Colony Ileno. Nov., Nov. 22. Shooting Mrs. Kstelle W. Uaggot of Los Angeles An-geles und Now York through tho wrist and abdomen and Inflicting probably fatal wounds. H. S. Weoms son of n wealthy Baltimore family, turned his gun to his tcraplo nt Mo-nna Mo-nna Springs Just outsldo of Reno, this afternoon and Instantly killed himself. Tho tragedy occurred at tho baths. Weems hired thrco private baths tho woman occupied ono and tho man anothor. Aftor bathing, Wcoma carao from his dressing room to find tho woman drying herself In tho bathing ba-thing room. As ho shot sho ran out Into tho outer air, was caught and brought back to her drosslng room by Frank Murray, manager of tho baths, who ns ho wrapped her in a shcot heard a third shot and run-Ing run-Ing out found Weoms lying faco down in tho water, dead. In a long lottor addressed to tho San Francisco Kxamlnor containing sensational details of his llfo Weoms tolls of marrying four women and divorcing thrco, tho first ono dying. Weems left a letter addressed to "Tho Press of Now York," In which ho declared ho was borno In luxury to dlo of a broken heart by his own hnnd for a woman. Ho said ho was born In Mobile, Ala., in 1S7G and was taken by his parents to Baltl-moro Baltl-moro when 4 years old. His parents still rcsldo thoro. Ho says ho married mar-ried Cntherlno Wheeler In Buffalo, N. Y., and following marital troubles trou-bles flvo years later ho shot both her and hlmsolf. Noltho- wn3 seriously serious-ly wounded. Weems was tried on an attempted murder charge, but got off with a court order compelling ' him to pny hor ?25 a week for n year. Later ho secured a divorce and camo to California, whero ho met Mrs. Estello Uaggot, who, ho says had ruined her husband's llfo In New York. After living with her a few months, ho says a Los Angeles Ange-les woman Induced Mrs. Baggot to leavo him. Ho says ho went to Now York ten days ago In tho hope that he could forgot tho past, but found ho could not, nnd returned west. |
