Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-19
GAY ADVENTURES
SEEKS TO MURDER
Spurned In Love, Shoots Walter
Mum, : Noted French
Sportsman.


Paris, Dec 16.-Further compiled.
lions have developed In the sensational
shooting affairs OF Thursday night In
which Mrs. Barnes, an American wom-
French sportsman, were the principals.
Mrs. Barnes, 1t now turns out. was shot
twice by Mumm before she shot him.
She brought her revolver into action
only after she had been badly wounded.
Every effort had been made by the
Mumm family to suppress information
In connection with the scandal.
Mrs Barnes, 1t is said. has not left
France. az was at first stated. but Is
in private hospital, where she is re-
ported to be in dangerous condition.
spurnsd, She Shoots.
According to one version given In the
newspapers today, Mumm and MIS-.
Barnes went about together every
where during the last year and Mrs.
marry her. Differences, however, arose
and Mumm declared his intention OF
breaking OF his acquaintance with her.
This was ON Thursday night, and the
tragic shooting scene followed imme-
diately after. Mumm, in spite Of his
wounds, was able to leave the house
without assistance. He asked to be-
driven to hospital and on his arrival
sent for his brother, to whom he re-
lated tho details OF the tragedy. but
refused to call in the police. The
brother, however. went to police head
quarters and requested that Mrs.
Barnes be expelled from France.
Warrant 10 issued.
1t is understood warrant has been
Mumm's condition becomes worse the
warrant will not be put into effect,
Henri Mumm, brother of the
wounded man, In response to a request
for statement, said:
In a At of jealousy. the lady shot
collar bone. His condition Is not
grave. Don't ask me anything more. ;"
Walter Mumm. 1t appears from the
police commissioners report. attacked
the woman during violent quarrel
and kicked her in the face and neck.
Whether he fired at her has not yet
been established, but she was SO badly
injured that four doctors were called
by the servants in the house and they
attended her for an hour after Mumm's
departure
Within a short time after the ply
sicians had left. a man called at the
fiat and with the cook. who was the
sole witness OF the shooting, helped
Mrs. Barnes down the servants stair
way into an automobile.
Can't Find Mrs. Barnes.
Mrs. Barnes. the man and her cook
then drove off and no trace OF them
has since been found by the police,
who believe she was driven to san-
atarium in Paris. They are searching
all these establishments systematically.
The antecedents Of Mrs. Barnes have
not yet been definitely established by
Police Commissary Landel. who was
In charge OF the situation. She was
not registered at the United States con-
sulate and she seemingly had no ac-
quaintances in the American colony
here.
She described herself to trades peo-
pie IN the vicinity of Passy, where she
lived, as an American, and Walter
Mumm's acquaintance who had met
her were told that she was from the
United States.
Mrs. Barnes departure from her fiat
took place at about 9 O'clock on FRI
day morning. Dwellers in the same
apartment which is situated IN the
aristocratic quarter near the Avenue
Du Bots De Boulogne. were awakened
at z o'clock in the morning by fright
full uproar In the Barnes apartment
Excited shouting, the smashing of fur
niture and wild cries were succeeded
by three revolver shots. Then the
janitor saw Mumm leave the house and
shortly afterwards Mrs. Barnes serv-
ants summoned several doctors from
| the neighborhood.
with Mumm at the races where she at
tracted attention by her beautiful toll
cites.
IlLL FATE PuRsUEs ALL
OF "DEATH FILM" PARTY
st. Louis. Mo-, Dec. 16-The shoot
ing OF Walter Mumm in Paris, France
marks the eighth tragedy centering
around airmen who participated in
1910 III the aviation and balloon meet
held In st. Louis. A motion picture
was at that time taken OF the promi-
nent men at the meet. Mumm was
IN the picture. as We're several other
| balloonists and aviatCrs who have
since been killed. Col Theodore Roose.
in the film, which has been termed
the death film
Mumm was aid to Alfred Lablane
In the international balloon race, which
started in ST. Louis in November two
| years ago.
The other airmen who have beer
killed are: Ralph tombstone, Tony
| Won Phul, Jacques Faquer, l.. WEIGH
Arch Hoxsey, Lieut.. Hans Gericke anl
Theodore Schaeck.
NEAR MuRDEREss HAS
HAD TANGLED CAREER
New York, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Mari
Barnes. involved in the Mumm shoot
ing affair in Paris, is a native of Penn
sylvania. and in 1910 married George
Fl. Creel, a millionaire Chilean. She
instituted divorce proceedings againsl
him in France last year, but there is nc
record here that the divorce was
granted.
The woman's first husband wa.
Henry David Barnes of Baltimore
| whom she married at 15 Three year.