Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-14
Whereabout of Walter De-
Mumm Wounded by Paris
Woman Unknown.
WOMAN IS WOUNDED.
Beautiful Blonde Divorce, Mrs. Ma
rie Van Rensimer, Said to be known
as Mrs. Creel.

Paris, Dec. 14.-Walter DeMumm
the wealthy clubman, ,aeronaut, racing
man and kinsman of the famous wine
makers, who was said to have been
shot by a beautiful blonde divorce
from New York, known here as Mrs
Marie Van Rensimer Barnes, but
whose real name is Mrs. Creel could
not be located today.
At Neuilly Hospital, where news
paper stories said the wounded man
was taken it was positively denied
that he was there. Other hospitals
made similar denials. H. DeMumm,
brother of Walter DeMumm could
not be found, and friends of the
DeMumm family were discreetly ST.
lent.
There was a rumor that Mrs. Bar
mes was shot twice by DeMumm be-
fore she shot him and that she her
self was lying dangerously wounded
in soma hospital. There was no con-
frmation of this.
La Patrie's account of the affair
said that DeMumm was seriously hurt
and might not recover. Other journals
said that his wounds were not danger
Gus because of the toy-like size OF
the revolver used by Mrs. Barnes.
Friends of Mrs. Marie Won Ran
sinner Barnes. or Creel, say that the
young American did not give up her
;s1..,1, rtanoras apartment when she fed
to London, but merely locked ite, re
tanning the key.
1T is doubted very much If Mrs.
Barnes, as she calls. herself here,
would be prosecuted if she returned
to France, for the De Mumms family
Il was known, would not relish the
notoriety of a criminal prosecution
II. DeMumm, brother Of the wound
ed man, today was busy trying to
hush UP the scandal. and it was De-
lieved that the woman would not
be molested.
The versions of the affair in the
cafes. on the boulevard, and In the
newspapers, for all Paris was talking
of little else, varied considerably IN
details, but all of them agreed that
the wealthy DeMumm spent a consld-
cradle part of his nights and days
in Mrs. Barnes apartments, IN the
Rue Das Bellies Feuilles, in the fash
ianable Passy district and that she
frequently made weekend visits with
him to his Rheims villa.
People talked. The talk reached
the ears of H. DeMumm and the
other Mumms. They demonstrated
with Walter DeMumm and ne agreed
TO break off with the fasclnatelng
American. That is, he agreed with
his relatives and himself, but appar-
entlv he overlooked the beautiful
Mrs. Barnes while he was settling the
status of their future relations.
He called on Mrs. Barnes IN her
anartn,ent some say in the afternoon,
some say at night and told her that
their relations were broken off. Mrs,
Barnes was not complacent. She did
not acquiesce. Then she poured 1orth
q torrent of protest and denunclation
and punctuating her remarks WITH
two bullets from a jeweled revolver
that she took from chiffonler. De-
Mumm fell with a bullet in his ao-
domen and another in his breast.
Mrs Barnes Historically summoned
u DeMumm and doctor and then
fed to London. DeMumm was placed
in a private hospital. The bookings
of his race horses were cancelled
and it was given out that he had been
injured in an automobile accident.
Mrs. Barnes right name is MRS
George H. Creel, Jr. She is TIE
daughter of Mrs. Edward van Rens-
rier, of New York and recently was
divorced from Creel, wealthy young
South American. She is 25 years old,
and when Is was married to David
Barnes, of Baltimore. She divorced
hi mwhenshe was IS. and has child
who is now 8 years old.
Walter DeMumm is 27 years Old
was in America at the time of the
1910 international balloon races.
Paris. Dec. 14.-Walter DeMumm