New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Is Nllrsed
By Wife; Denies
She Shot Him
Woman Held in SO. 900
Bail Says Affair Was I'm
fortunate Accidcni. De-
spite Alleged Admissions
Seek 10 Avert Inquiry
Few Drinks Served Guests.
Says Refine Davies. but
Wounded Man Had Flask

Nffn bullet hole III MS IlEL- cnefn
and a badly damaged set OF false teeth.
Oscar Hirsh. Of Fracport. /. l.. WHO
was shot after a party given by Refine
Davies Saturday night. returned 20 his
homo yesterday from Nassau Hospital
and is being rurscd back % health by
his wife. Hazel, who IS under $4,000
bail on the charge OF shooting him.
You don't think ] am damn 1901
enough 60 come back home TO wiie
who shot me-" Mr. HiTsh Us quoiea
by George NJ Levy, his wifc's counsel,
a. saying. II ms. wi,,e was inc KIND
of woman who would shoot me, do YOU
think she would deserve any shielding :
certainly would not attempt % SHE d
her If she had done anything of the
kind" 40.
Mrs. Hirsh is equally sure she didn't
shoot her husband.
"It i, silly." she said. Nor anyone
n think would do anything 20 harm
my hushand. Our relations have been
TOO close. My husb-ad knows that !
was not responsible N any way Tor ms
being shot by trying 20 save nm
"Nr. Hirsh Is back from the hospital
and living home the same rs usual ana
am doing everything ] can 20 hui p
him back to full health. trust thst
the public will excuse me- from max
ing any further statement at this time
ns Il must realize the nervous condi-
ton that | am placed in by reason Of
this unfortunate accident
Mrs. Hirsh attended a hearing IN her
case before Police Judge Alb!n \.
Johnson in Freeport yesterday. she
wore n blue Canton crepe fioek, a BLACK
tageta hat with q heavy vel ara a
black rye. Her case was continued
until THURSDAY.
Another pistol was found yesterday
on the lawn near where Ny. lliTsn was
20 mysteriously shot ard Dir. Edwards
intends to subpoena all the guests a.
Miss Davies's party before the grand
Jury and find out II be can now 80
many pistols came 10 be lying around
and how Mr.. Hirsh's teeth came 10 get
sl0t out so suddenly.
Miss Davies herself is 10 be called
as n witness. Mr Edwards -aid. Among
tho others whom be- wants 10 TESTIFY
are Magistrate Bernard J. Douras, o.
this city. Miss Davics's father, who
made an affidavit SUNDAY that Nr.
Hir,h accused his wife immcdiaiel-
after the shooting and that she cried
alternately that she had shot him and
that she had not; Arthur Van Cleve,
writer. who was az the party and
Montgomery Millbank. a WOO. mer-
chant, who Is a neighbor o. Miss
Davies.
According 70 ,he police Mr Hlrsh
has admitted that both tho pistols
found or his front lawn we're his' bnt
declines 10 tell how they got there.
Mss Davies gave out statement
last NIGHT through her attorney, Fred
cr;ck +. Goldsmith. OF 1870 Broadway.
She was afraid from statements tnat
had been made that some one might
get The idea that q was rough party
M ner house Saturday night. y wasn't
not at ell. II was just Little party
for her father and some OF their
friends. ,,,
Davies. ",hat a great quantity Of liquor
was consumed b. thc guests. Few
drinks were served, IL is true, and as
FAR as could perceive. nobody was
undcr The influence Of liquor. have
few bottles OF light wine In the house
and nothing else was served.
"Nfr. and Mrs. Hirsh came rather late
IN the evening and I noticed that hs
offered some one present liquor from
a flask he brought with him. lie
seemed 70 be under the influence OF
liouor a. that time.
Miss Davies said her sister. Marion
Davies. was not present Her sister,
r.hel Davies, was there. she said, as
were another sister. Rose. and the lat
,er's husband. Mr.. N1n Cieve.