Show fAIR TURNS GUN ON cUlS Walter Waiter of Wine Firm Is Seriously Wounded by So Socially Socially So- So daIly Prominent and Wealthy American in French Capital ATTEMPT MADE TO HUSH UP THE AFFAIR Wounded Man One of Group in Picture Taken at St. St Louis Aviation Meet in 1910 0 Sev Seven n of Whom Have Been Killed P pARIS ARTS Dec Dc 13 A A sensation was cd hero today when it became bemo be be- came mo known that Walter 1 Mumin a n well known sportsman and member of a prominent family connected with the wine wIno tra trade e had been shot Thursday r night and seriously wounded by An nn American woman No o arrest has been made and no charge has been ecu preferred against anyone for the shooting It is understood un Un- er that the family desired desired de de- de sired to keep the thc fact of tile the shooting shooting shoot- shoot ing from becoming known but the public prosecutor has begun an investigation in in- of the affair on an nn alle allegation allegation gation by ty that his assailant was a n wealthy American woman of social prominence The woman oman it is understood left Franco France this morning The PoUt Petit ParIsien In Its version of or ortho tho the shooting shooting- of ot M. M lumm says that his assailant who It understands 3 is a tool a sumptuous apartment apartment- in the thc Rue Rho Des Bolles Dolles In the Pass Passy quarter early t this year ear YonD Young and nd Attract She TV was as S young ung and attractive and provided with Ith good Introductions soon began hogan to entertain extensively Among her most frequent visitors according to the newspaper was Walter Last Laet night says sas tho tile Petit Parisien while whilo M. M was calling on the thc w woman man a hot dispute sprang up bet between between be be- t tween cen him and his hostess hostes who suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly losing her control of ot h herself seized a revolver an and fired tired twice the bullets striking him In th the and tho rl right ht lung Desperately frightened at tho consequences consequences con eon sequences sequence's of or her act tho the woman hastily hast hast- tl fly ily sent for a doctor tad and M. M Mumin's rother who ordered the removal of ot the tho wounded man mun to a private hok- hok pital at The Tho woman TOnIan left Idt for tor London Friday morn morning I n gM g. g OIl M lumm's family did their utmost to hush up UI the Incident lJ by refusing to prosecute te Inquiry IN It Opened to the Howe or the matter came ears of ot the public pios of office rico and although no charge had been heen mado made Examining Magistrate Boucard was Instructed in instructed In In- to open an nn Inquiry That of official ot- ot went wont to tho the ho hospital to take M. M Mumin's deposition but ut tho the judicial au authorities authorities au- au have o not yet decided what course they will take The story of or tho the shooting l leaked out through M. M r. r trainer canceling canceling can can- celing tho eng engagements for M. M f. f horses horse at tho Autell races Friday aft aft- The Tho explanation given was WIlS that M M. had been Injured in an automobile accident Tho The truth soon became known and the affair thereafter thereafter there there- after was 1 the ab absorbing topic I In n clubs and salons In D Death Deeth th Film St. St Louis LouiE Mo 10 Dec 13 The 1 The shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing of ot Walter In Paris France marks marle tho the eighth tragedy centering around airmen who participated in the avla aviation lon and balloon meet held in St St. Louis in 1910 A A motion picture waat was waa wasat at that time taken of or the prominent men at tho the m meet ct Mumin was In tho the picture as wore were seven se other othor balloonists and aviators who havo have since been killed CoL Theodore Roosevelt Roose also occupied a prominent place In the tho film which has been t termed tho death film rUm was t aide to Alfred AUred Le Blano mano manon in n the international balloon races which started In SL St Louis In November oember two years ago Le k Blanc Blano and In the Isle Ilc do Franco the French en entry entry entry en- en try In tb the ev event nt landed In n Continued On Page PaJe 11 11 Column 5 S. S FA FAIR DIVORCEE 10 sr SHOOTS MilliONAIRE Continued From Page Pane 1 Ontario 75 miles mUes from the starting point after being In the air thirty thirty- seven hours bourn Those who have been killed and who wore were present at tho the 1910 aeroplane meet and the tho International balloon race in St. St Louis are arc Ralph Johnstone Ton Tony Von Yon Phul Jacques aure aure A. A L. L Welch Arch Hox- Hox soy Hans Gericke and Col Theodore Theodore Theodore Theo Theo- dore |