The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-31

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Aug. so
Mrs Maud ka!IN "a vampire III
real life'
The woman around whom cen
ters the suicide, OF Charles NC
Gwlre, the bombing OF the resi-
denco OF Oscar I.awlcr and Tn"
sordid tragedy of n ruined nome
and n hrokcn-h hearted husband ~,
by her record, ihc stage vampire
become living personality
Her life study is "A character OF
fascinntion--he fascinatlon--her
power over men OF "A certain type
Men mark the milestones or her
lifc. And these men suffered
william Kafitz, Charles Nc
Gwlre and her other friends and
admirers were drawn to the flame
OF her personality and were
scorched hv the blaze Her hus-
band died. broken hearted. eight
months after she shot him. Nc
Gwire lies in "A suicides grave,
dishonored. and charged with the
bombing ~ the residence of oscar
Iawler and the serious inIuring OF
Mr.. and Mrs IAwlcr. Those other
men whose livcs touched hers are
in troubled waters.
Every Element Present
None OF ne elements OF the
vampire are lacking She had
beauty, she had that mysterious
call that lures men even 10 their
own destruction She livcd-and
loved and laughed and the men
they called her their lady fair"
When the skies were rosy she was
an angel" Denied her will, this
"purrlug tiger cat unsheathcd
her claws and some one paid
Strcwn at the sHlo OF her lifes
pathway lie the men who have
loved her. And IN their fan, as
always has suffering been
brought TO others.
Trouble troublc--love, hate.
revenge. the whole gamut OF pas
slonatc emotions, cnshroud the
career ot Maud Kafitz. And al
ways trouble
Born In Toronto. Ohio. 40 years
ago. she has been characterized
BY her own sister as "a 'wayward
girl" since she was II years old.
Her parents were substantial peo-
pie and she was given education
al opportunities, but failed to take
advantage OF them. Her mother is
said ia be still living in Toronto.
Little In known OF her life up TO
the time OF her meeting william
Kantz in Los Angeles in 1905,
but she had been to California be
fore, In 1900. and there were
rumors Of tragedy in san Jose.
A man shot another man there.
Both are said to have been ad-
mirers OF the then Maud Myers,
Her remarkable influence over
men OF certain type had, as far
ns can be learned claimed Its first
tragic denOumcnt.
KnfItz PuSsioDatcly Woocs.
In 1905 Maud Myers came to
Los Angeles with her parents and
sister. They rented house at
winfield and Westlake. william
Kafltz. who was In the real estate
business. had this house on his
list and called there TO show IL To
prospective buyer. He met
Maud Myers, and his middlcaged
heart throhhed with youth. lie
came 20 sell. lie remained TO
court--and 10 regret At that
time he was about twice her age.
soon after that but she refused
him and he followed the family
the following year when they re-
turned to Toronto. proposed again,
and they were mnrIied In 1905.
coming Immediately TO Los An
geles to. live.
Apparently all went well. or
fairly well. for some years. Mr..
Kafitz complained because his
wife refused 20 bear him children
and there we're stories OF several
quarrels. but on the whole kafits
martial sea was comparatively
unruffled until the death OF his
wlfes father. Mr., Myers always
had told his daughters he was in
moderate circumstances, lie had
settled $1,000 on Maud when she
married Kafitz. but had led hcr