New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-23
LIVELY DAY FOR ARTIST
Arrested for Beating Woman;
Held for Attacking Photographer
WIFE TALKS OF VAMPIRE
Woman, Who Refused 10 Press
Charge, Said To Be Noted
New Orleans Beauty.

George II Barrett. 4 native Of Virginia,
now living ar 10. q West 57th street. was
held Yesterday after 4 busy day in the DO
lice courts for Special Sessions bv Msgis
trate McOuade He was charged with hav-
ing struck q woman early yesterday morn
ing at Broadway and 55th street Later
he was charged with having attacked a
newspaper photographer who had tried 10
take a picture OF him and a woman after
the first case against Barrett had been
dismissed
Patrolmau Butter Of the West 18th street
station. heard woman screaming Al
Broadway and 9th street, and according
10 his story no found Barrett standing
over her with q cane IN his hand. Despite
their protests he arrested them both.
In the West side court Barrett said that
he wa- Edgar r. smith. that the woman
was his wife and that nobody should have
nterfered with them The charge Of as
saut upon the woman was dismissed in
court al hor request When they left the
court newspaper photographer attempted
TO gel 4 picture Of them. Near by was
q second photographer Who vas ready TO
snap them.
The first photographer. punched him and
smashed his camera with a cane Then
Barrett tried 10 get away, but q crowd was
at his heels and he was soon put under
arrest When the case came up in court
the second photographer was on hand with
photograph Of the attack. Magistrate
McQuade thought this was sufficient evil
dence 10 hold him on an assault charge.
Through this photograph the identities
of the prisoner and his companion was
learned. Mrs. Barrett said her husband
was a portrait painter and a member OF
The Christian Science Church. She said
the woman with him was Mrs. Ivan Du-
mont. the wife Of a lumberman of New
Orleans. Her present address is No. %
East oath street Mrs. Barrett branded the
woman as a vampire" and said Barrett
was unable TO repel her advances
Barrett is said 10 have inherited consid-
cradle money. but lost much of it through
unfortunate speculatons.
New Orleans Sept. Mrs. Ivan Du-
mont. Of New York and New Orleans, did
not make her first bid for uotOrety to
day The accusation Of her being van
pire" may have been "A shock 10 her. but IL
did not fall upon absolutely unaccustomed
ears. according to police records here.
In New Orleans, eighteen months ago, she
took part i'm an episode which shook 10 its
centre society here. by calling on police
man to arrest i'm Canal street, Just after
she emerged from the largest department
store in the city. the wife Of a prominent
citizen. who carried gold bag, which Mrs.
Dumont said had been stolen from her.
The accused woman proved SIN" h'd
bought the bag from a lcweller, TO whom
il had been sold boy Horace Newman, an
Acquaintance Of Mrs DumonL
The police refused to let the case against
Newman drop. and he was arrested and
prosecuted lie said he had given Mrs.
Dumout the bag, and simply had taken 1t
away from her I'm her testimony az the
trial. which excited widespread attention,
she declared Newman had called at her
fat on business. and that he had no other
acquaintance with her.
For years Mrs Dumouts beauty has
made aer q conspicuous dgurc here. She
sin is young and has had large circle
of admirers wherever she has been. H"r
husband is Edgar t. Dumont member
of an aristocratic Southern family OF Mo
bile. 4 hrother-in-law, Colonel Robert "
Dumout. of Nonilo. is commander Of the ls'
Regiment. Alabama National Guard. I'd
gar r. Dumont has been engaged in tho
lumber business I'm New Orleans and Pas
caGoula, Miss