Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-04-05 | Page 16 | Mix Makes Charge Ex-Wife Shot Him during Family Row

Mix Makes Charge Wife Ex-Wife Shot Him Bun During Family Row Film Star Testifies in Suit of Former Spouse to Collect on Notes for Br my n LOS ANGELES April 5 Tom 5 Tom Mix charges that Mrs Victoria Forde De Do his hii former wife wounded him In the arm during marital difficulties difficulties diff I- I which preceded her postman postman- tal tat suit against him to collect on five notes At the time of the shooting which II he said occurred in March 1924 Mix indicated he accidentally wounded himself I 1 had been down on Main street jumping out of a window onto a gir girden girder gir i der den f for r a film flIrt that was coming out he testified late yesterday under cross examination I had a picture of ot it and brought it home One of ot those gigolos some friend of the the- family picked up this picture and said If IZ I was was was' you ou Mrs Mix I would have my ray husbands husband's head ex ex- ex I didn't like the remark so soI I threw throw him out This angered Mrs Mix Mix he said and she shot at him five times one bullet striking him in one arm and passing through h his shoulder I took the gun away from her he said Mix said at the time of oi his property prop prop- erty settlement in m May 1927 his total holdings were worth approximately and that under the arrangement arrange arrange- ment meat his wife received in cash ash jewels worth furs valued valued valued val val- at and in addition he gave Jave her so she could go to Europe and take her daughter Toma- Toma ama sina with her He kept his Summit drive home valued at and two other houses he said but later when he planned to go to South America to tomake make a film he deeded the two homes to Mrs Mix so she could sell them When the film project failed to materialize ma ma- and he asked her to return the property she demanded Mix said aid he agreed to buy a 50 home on condition he sold the theother other other houses houses placing it in Tomasina's name and as security signed the five notes on which Mrs is suing