The New York herald., 1922-06-26
OSCAR HIRSH WOUNDED
AT RENE DAVIES PARTY

men say she has. Personally I know
nothing but what she told me-
Yes" chimed in Harry Norwood,
that's so. Maybe the party where all
this occurred was down at the Lights
Club. There was the regular Saturday
night party down there. was there
myself. but l must say didn't see the
IIirshes there "
The bringing in of the Lights Club
may split wide the erstwhile calm seren-
ity of Freeports actor colony The re-
porters went to the Lights Club, where
they were received by Frank Forstrom,
the steward Martin Brazil. motor car
agent; Eddie Carr and Arthur DEACON,
actors, and Morris II. Porter. who says
that he is no actor but one OF the
founders of the club nevertheless.
They all were very positive that not
only were the Hirshes not In the club
Saturday night but that neither had been
there for a year. They declared that
virtually everybody in Freeport knew
that Refine Davies had held a party on
Saturday night in her own cottage and
that they were shocked and surprised
and hurt that actors should intimate
that any rough stuff could be perpe-
trated in the Lights Club.
1--WE hate the Eighteenth Amendment
and we love our liquor" they said. "but
not one drop of the stuff can come into
this Lights Club We're sorry. but we're
lawabiding."
At the Hirsh house there was a gen.
eral air of depression. Mrs. Hirsh's
mother, Mrs. Townley. who said she
was an English woman who had lived
in the South and in North Dakota. de-
clared that her daughter and son-in-law
had left the house about eight O'Clock
Saturday night.
Couple Had Been so Happy.
.'Tney left in their car to go just
around the corner to Refine Davies's
party said Mrs. Townley 81 went to
the door with them, telling them how
pretty they looked. They are very fond
of each other and were very happy
Then l went to bed Later they called
me. Then they brought me downstairs
to see my son-in-law, who was sitting
there in the hammock on the front porch.
bleeding. You see the Davieses and my
daughter and her husband have not been
on the best of terms for year and this
was something like a reunion. They
were very happy about 1t and so was L."
Mrs. Townley said that her brother
had once been a candidate for Congress,
but that his name was not Arthur C..
Towniey and that he was in no way
connected with the latter Mr.. Townley's
Non-Partisan League.
Even Chief of Police Hartman did not
have list of the guests at Refine
Dovjes's party. He had heard that one
George Van Cleve. who is described as
IAN author just returned from Europe,
was among those present. But, generally
speaking. those who had been enjoying
Miss Reine's hospitality up un,il the
time of the shooting were not overkeen
yesterday in making public the fact.
Van Cleve is said to have helped Magis-
trate Douras assist Hirsh to the front
porch of the latter's home.
\ 1t would seem that the bullet split
the plate to which were attached Hirsh' s
false teeth. The ruined teeth and plate
were found near the scene of the
tragedy Mr.. Edwards said that Mrs.
Townley told him that Mrs. Hirsh had
come home just before the shooting and
complained of having quarreled with
her husband. Mrs. Hirsh went to bed,
only to arise almost Immediately, slip a
coat over her night gown and fare
forth once more looking for Hirsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Powell of Free
port signed Mrs. Hrsh's bail bond.