The Detroit times., 1912-11-23
"WOMEN'S DUPE"
SHOOTS DIVORCE
and KILLS SELF
Fair Member of Reno Colony
Victim of Lover She
Spurned
"BORN IN LUXURY TO
DIE OF BROKEN HEART"

RENO, New, Nov. 2S.--The coroner
today began an Investigation into the
causes leading To the tragedy at a
bath resort here yesterday when II. S.
Weems, of Baltimore, shot and NOR
tally wounded Mrs. Estele Baggott.
OF Los Angeles, and then killed him,
self IL was stated today that the
woman cannot recover. From letters
found on the clothing OF the couple. 1t
was evident they had met before the
woman came here Nov. IL, apparent
ly to get divorce Yesterday, they
went to the bathing resort together
and took a plunge in the pool Mrs.
Baggot suddenly ran out OF the resort,
crying that she had been shot and fell
with bullet In her abdomen and an
other in her wrist
AS the resort authorities approach
ed the pool, they heard two more
shots and found Weems lying in the
water dead. He had shot himself
through the head. A letter In Weem' g
pocket addressed TO a Los Angeles
newspaper, told OF his relations with
numerous women. He was married
four times.
In his letter Weems, In part, said:
Born In luxury to die OF a broken
heart by my own hands for a woman.
Born In Mobile in 1875, my parents
moved to Baltimore four years later
attended the Bordentown Military
academy, then the New York Military
academy.
Il met a southern girl from Char
lotte and married her against my par
ents' wishes. She went on the stage
with Weber and Fields and died later
Then | met my old sweetheart, Ada
Crosby, the daughter OF a police ser
geant OF Richmond. My parents were
angered and divorce resulted.
Then | met Iva Moore In Wash
ington, the wife of Wasey Edinger
Prior to her marriage | kept her in
luxury, showing with the original
Floradora company, one OF the sex
tette. Later she discarded me.
Then in Buffalo fell in love with
Catherine Wheeler and married her.
Five years later she left me for others.
Distracted. shot her and myself,
and on recovery i was charged with
attempted murder in Buffalo Judge
Marcus let me of with a money pay
ment to her.
Then | divorced her and came TO
California. There ! met Estelle Bag-
gott, who had ruined her husbands
life in New York.
After living as man and wife, and
giving her every luxury, she fell In
with another man in Los Angeles and
left me broken-hearted. Then / went
back TO New York to try to forget, but
could not. | soon returned TO see
her again, having the old love, and to
pay the penalty II ] can only hold
out till | see her die, that she cannot
ruin another life. | have stolen, TAX
en- money on false pretenses TO give
those women what they want, and Is
there no justice?"
Mrs. Estelle Baggott and Christine
s. Barrit arrived In Reno together
from Los Angeles Nov. IL and regis
tered at prominent hotel, where they
have been occupying suites together.
BALTIMORE, Md. Nov. 23.-H. s.
Weems, who shot Mrs. K. W. Baggott
and killed himself In Reno was the
son OF Mr. and Mrs. John G. Weems,
1905 North Calvert-st., this city His
mother volunteered the statement that
the family had expected him to do
had heard he was in California
Besides his parents, Weems is sur
vived by two brothers, John w.
Weems, of Baltimore. and william X.
Weems, OF Norfolk, Va. The mother
will not have the body brought to this
city.