The Washington times., 1922-10-01

a reporter, said:
IT didn't know who Peggy
Marsh was until a few weeks ago
when she wrote me that she
wanted me to put together an
Apache dance number for her for
the coming cabaret engagement
at Atlantic City. She. and her
husband came up at that time
and after making a contract
with me they returned to New
York leaving Miss Marsh's little
boy here in charge Of a maid.
Last Thursday night while I
and a friend. Mr.. Jordan, Of New
. York, were out on the dock fish.
ing we heard a hail from the
lake and there were Peggy and
Johnson. having come across in
rowboat We spent the even
ing going over their dance num-
ber. At 1880 o'clock most Of
us retired.
There were several people here.
most Of whom are being trained,
either physically or for dance work.
At IL o'clock heard a scream from
Johnson's room. Then there were
sounds which led me to believe a
fuss was in progress. hurried UP
to the door and Peggy ran to me,
explaining:
my God! Bud has shot him.
self
JOHNSON ON FLOOR.
Bud was lying there on the
floor, bleeding profusely. He told
me that his revolver had been acci-
dentally discharged while he was
putting it away. Being a physical
director, knew what to do. has
tily tore up the bloody night shirt
he was wearing and after washing
the wound with iodine, bound him
up. I was glad to see that the ball
had exited from the back, leaving a
clean wound.
"Then tried to get doctor
from Lyon Mountain. eight miles
away. / drove my motor boat over
to Merrill's landing and learned
that the doctor was on a vacation.
Then I phoned DIR. Thurber at
Brainardsville. He drove up to
Merrill's Landing and we started
back in my launch. The fog was
thick as pea soup and we were
soon lost. I had to abandon the
motor boat in a weed bank and
jump into a rowboat. DIR. Thur.
ber heard the boys story and was
quickly convinced that the shoot.
ing was an accident. Because Of
the fog 1t was next morning before
we could set out for the boat land
ing, where the trail started.
1--WE had to start back for the
trail in two rowboats because our
launch was still aground. We had
dan rowed the boat in which the
wounded man lay while / handled
the oars on the boat containing
Peggy. little Tony and the maid.
There was still much fog, but by
skirting the shore we finally man.
aged to reach Merrill's Landing.
We procured a car and then I tele-
phoned DR.. Mcdonald at the Platts-
burg hospital asking him to get
ready for the operation.
COULDN'T LEAVE CAMP,
People wonder why didn't ac.
company Johnson to the city. II
was because I couldn't leave my
camp for that long a time. have
a number Of young children there
who were left in my care for physi-
cal training. 1t wouldn't have
been right to them.
II don't know what become Of
Johnson's gun after the shooting.
II Peggy's maid says I still have
It, she is mistaken. AS far as
know it was packed up and taken
along to Plsttsburg. l have
fine collection Of guns and revol.
vers here but I don't allow any.
one to monkey with them. 1t was
therefore not my revolver with
which johnson was shot.
Il did not see any sign OF any
friction between Mr.. and Mrs. John.
son while they were here, they
seemed ideally happy and were
bending their energies toward
learning the dance act I had pre-
pared for them.
please have the American cor
rect the impression that there
might have been a wild party 60
ing on here. There are SO many
knockers in the land that I was
not surprised to hear Of the drunk
en- party theory. won't allow
intoxicants on my place. I have
lived all my life without them. Dur.
ing the years when Broadway's
calciums were turned full on me
1 was drinking nothing stronger