Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-06-26 | Page 2 | Former Play Producer Shot

I FORMER PLAY PRODUCER SHOT Young Wife Arrested for Deed Following Party Given by Actress PRBBPORT, N v. Ju0 8. Oscar A. Hirh, wealthy former theatrical producer of New ork. Ifl in n critical condition at the Nns:m county hospital, and his young wife Hazel. Is under arrest, charged with having shot him following a-rel a-rel at ho close of a lawn party flV-en flV-en by Miss Rene Pavlep, an actress. . arlv Sunday morning. Th" shooting occurred In front of the home of Miss Davles, who Is a titer of Marlon Davie motion picture pic-ture star. Rene Davles la the former wife pf George Lederer. theatre manager. man-ager. The raue of the quarrel which led up to the shooting is not known. Magistrate George J. Douraa, father fath-er of the Missen Dnvlcs. who ran to Hindi's side Immediately after the gh 00 ting, told Assistant DiatriCt Attorney At-torney Bdwarda the wounded man had gasped. "She did It. She Bald she would get me, and now she did It " Mrs. Hindi running from the scene of the shooting, was heard to according to frttneesea: "Oh. i shot my daddy." Later, at the police po-lice station. Miss Rem- Davles told the authorities thut the accused woman wom-an declared that her husband had kept her a prisoner In their home here for four days "with little food r.d drink, and when he picked on me I didn't know what I did " The Hlrhs. who had been guests at the party, left shortly after mld-n mld-n ght. A short time Inter the guests, including several well-known men and women of the stage and screen, and Magistrate Douras. heard a shot in front of Mi's Davles" home. Charge of assault with Intent to kin waa lodged againat lira. Htrsh and -she was ent to Jail at Mlneola, L. I. Mrs Hirsb was released on $25,000