The New York herald., 1922-06-26
Freeport Stirred and Holly
wood Recalled as Actors
Discuss Mystery.
CONFLICTING TALES TOLD
Magistrate Douras Tells of
Aiding Victim-Marion
Davies Not Present.

In the early hours of party at
Refine Davies's cottage in Freeport,
Saturday night. Oscar A. Hirsh.
dealer in electrical appliances. left
His wife discovered his absence and
set forth to find him. The Hirshes
live but 200 yards from the Davies
cottage. Fifteen minutes after Mrs.
Hirsh left to retrieve her husband the
series of screams.
George Morton Levy Mrs. Hirsh's
lawyer, says that neither his client nor
her husband know who fired the shot
He says that both admit it might lave
been either of them. At all events
Hirsh was taken to the Mineola Hos
pital with a small caliber bullet in
his jaw and Mrs. Hirsh was locked up
in the Nassau county Jail charged with
assault and attempt to kill. Late yes
terday afternoon she was released in
$4,000 bail and the doctors decided
that Hirsh might go home to-day, in
aemuch as the wound was not at all
serious.
Such is the bare outline of the most
recent Long Island shooting. A hum
dred and one stories were told yester-
day by actor friends OF Miss Davies.
who is the sister of Marion Davies,
the motion picture actress, and daugh-
ter Of Magistrate Bernard j. Douras
of New York city. And although the
shooting, by TIE merest chance, did
the victim thereof but little injury,
nothing in recent years has stirred up
Freeport as did this climax to Refine
oavies's party.
Hardly had the shouting and the
tumult died than lawyer representing
Marion Davies the more famous moving
picture actress. sister of Refine. tele-
phoned newspapers saying that his
client had not attended tn, party. Free
port gossip. not always reliable. had 4.
that Marions return from Europe had
been the inspiration for the merrymak-
ing.
Tales Differ In Details.
Magistrate Douras was there. He
tells story that is alike In substance
but different in detail from that told by
Mrs. Hirsh and her husband to Mr.. Levy
and retold by Mr.. Levy to the reporters.
At all events the Hirshes have not per-
mitted the shooting to separate them.
The moment the wife was admitted to
bail by Justice of the Peace Neu OF
Lynbrook. according to Mr.. Levy, she
rushed to the hospital She brushed
aside nurses and internes who would
have restrained her.
She threw herself upon her bandaged
husband and together they plunged into
hysterical crying, Mr.. Levy says.
Dear, cried Hirsh. according to Mr..
Levy, "Ill never drink again. Never
so long as 1 live will I drink hooch
again See what the booze did to me
Why. might have shot you as well as
myself, think OF that? Believe me,
shall never have booze in the house
again. I'm through with the stuff. Not
even In the house."
Just who attended the party remains
something of a mystery. There was a
cordial reception for all who called at
Miss Davies's cottage yesterday, but
very little tangible news. Miss Vernon
Davis. who said she was no relation
OF the Davies girls. seemed to be the
hostess She said that she was never
so truly amazed In all her life MS she
was when all the reporters appeared and
began asking her about the party and
the shooting.
THE very idea" said she, "of all
these questionsi There was no party
In this house last night that know of.
and believe me, I'd know. because
live just across the street and I'd have
been invited. Why. Refine is In Europe,
think. Let's see whether can find
that postcard received from her from
Europe not long ago.
Later on Miss Davis said that Refine
Davies was in Canada.
AT any rate she is out OF town" was
her ultimate word
Mr.. Levy simplihed matters by say
ing that RENE Davies called at the jail
In Mineola to see MRS Hirsh during the
afternoon and Magistrate Douras clear
ed away more mystery by declaring
that there was a party. and that he
helped get Hirsh to the front porch OF
lis home after the shooting. Added to
hat comes a statement made to Assist
Int District Attorney Edwards by Refine
Davies herself
Reception Committee on Duty.
At any rate and despite the absence
Of llaison between Miss Davis and Miss
Davies. the friends of the latter who
formed the reception committee to re-
porters OF the cottage yesterday after
noon remained utterly loyal and cheer
full.
Some OF the members OF the reception
committee remained In the dining room
around q table garnished with cocktail
nsasses and bottles. Others sprightly
young wonier with calm faces and
total absence of dIffidence. posed upon
the lawn while photographers snapped
cameras and compliments.
Amt we getting like HollywoodT'
grinned one OF the young ladies.
In order that such facts as were to
be extracted from the fearful snari Of
ro.xfu..I D.~~ IT..