The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-23
KILLS LAST LOVE
HI. s. Weems Believed Women
Had Ruined His Life.
So He Shot Sweetheart and
Killed Himself.
LEAVES LETTER TO PRESS
Tells of EVentfuI and Unhappy
Life in Bitter MiSSive.
Shoots Mrs. BaggOt to Prevent
Breaking Other Hearts.

Reno, New. Nov. 23.-Shooting
Mrs. Estelle w. Baggot of Los An
geIes and New York through the
wrist and abdomen and inflicting
probably fatal wounds, H. S Weems,
son of a wealthy Baltimore family,
turned his gun to his temple at
Moana Springs, just outside of Reno,
and instantly killed himself.
The tragedy occurred at the baths.
weems hired three private baths the
woman occupied one ana the man
another. After bathing, Weems'
naked came from his dressing room
+o find the woman drying herself in
the bathing room. As he shot sne
ran out into the open air, was caught
and brought back to her dressing
room by Frank Murray, manager OF
the baths, who. as ne WTaPPeo ne5
in a sheet, heard third shot ana
running out found Weems lying lace
down in the water, dead
In long letter addressed to the
San Francisco Examiner, containing
sensational details of his life, Weems
tells of marrying four women and d.
vorcing three, the first one dying.
weems left a letter addressed TO
THE Press of New York, IN whlch
he declared he was born in luxury TO
die of a broken heart by his own
hand for a woman. He SAID ne was
born in Mobile, Ala, in 1876, ana was
taken by his parents to Baltimore
when four years old. his parents
still reside there. He says he mar
ried Catherine Wheeler in Buffalo, N
v and Following marital troubles five
wears later, he shot both her and him
self Neither was seriously wounded;
weems was tried on an attempted
murder charge, but got OH with
court order compelling MIN 10 pay
her s25 a week for year. Later ne
secured a divorce and came to Cali
fornia, where he met Mrs. Estelle
Baggot, who, he says, had ruined her
husbands life in New York. AFTER
living with her a few months, he says,
q Los Angeles woman induced Mrs.
Baggot to leave him. He says he
went to New York ten days ago in
the hope that he could forget the
past. but found he could not and re-
turned west
He Tells His History.
The following letter was left by
weems, addressed to the press of New
Born in luxury to die of broken
heart by my own hands for woman. |
No truer saying than "a 1901 fool there
st was born in Mobile, Ala, in 1875 |
Reared in luxury and at the age or |
four my parents moved from Mobile to /
side. At the age of was sent Bor-
derstown Military academy, where L
remained for two years, then being
sent to the New York Military acad-
envy, it being the desire of my parents
that I go through West Point under
the appointment of Governor Frank
Brown of Maryland. Being a good
looking, military framed chap, 1 left
college and moved to New York, where
7 met a beautiful southern girl from
Charlotte, Nd.
ct married against my parents
wishes but had little trouble in max
ing a living, she going on the stage
with Weber & Fields at the old Mu-
sic hall, against my wishes. We were
both young and enjoyed admiration.
Unfortunately she soon fell i'll and 1
was forced to take her to her home.
After regaining her health she desired
the same old life and I yielded to her
desires, so we started from New York
via Nashville, Tenn, where she took