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Show California Venua Shot by Her Lover, Marian Nolan, a young woman who became famous on the Pacific coast In 1803 as tho California Venus, was shot and killed Monday evening by Edward Marschutz, who then sent a bullet through his own brain. The man accompanied the woman to her home, and when they reached the stops they were quarreling. Miss Nolan ordered him to leavo her presence, and he declared de-clared that she should listen to what he purposed saying. She thereupon sttuck him with her umbrella and he drew a revolver. She tried to escape, but his aim was too true. After sur- wm ...w ..u ,.ur .ui. l UC. nilCI OUi veying his deadly work for a moment. Marschutz turned the weapon upon himself. The quarrel was tbe outcome ot a love affair of long duration. Miss Nolan attained western famo just prior to the Chicago World's fair, when she won a beauty contest to determine the inoit perfectly formed woman In California, Cali-fornia, und a statue was modeled according ac-cording to her figure. She later appeared ap-peared on the stage in small parts. Marschutz was a stenographer. |
