Evening star., 1922-06-26
OSCAR H|RSH SHOT
BY WIFE At PARTY
Wounded on Rene Davies
LaWi-CIaims Deed Was
Accidental.

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| FREEPORT. N. r., June 26.-Oscar
| A. Htrsh, wealthy former theatrical
producer Of New York. is In a criti-
cal condition at the Nassau County
Hospital and his young wife, Hazel,
| is under arrest, charged with having
shot him following a quarrel at the
| close Of a lawn party given by Miss
Rene Davies, an actress, early this
morning.
The shooting occurred in front of
! the home of Miss Davies, who is a
sister of Marion Davies, moving pic
| ture star. Rene Davies is the former
wl1e OF George Lederer, .theater
manager.
The cause of the quarrel which led
up to the shooting is not known.
Hirsh. who was shot through the
| cheek, the bullet ranging downward
and apparently lodging near his
ed threats of violence by Mrs. Hirsh,
according to Bernard ]. Douras, a
| New York city magistrate and father
of the Misses Davies.
Magistrate Douras, who ran to
Hirshs side Immediately after the
shooting, told Assistant District At
torney Edwards the wounded man
had gasped. She did it. She shot
me. She said she would get me and
now she did it,
Charges Mistreatment.
Mrs. Hirsh. running from the scene
of the shooting. was heard to say,
according to witnesses. "Oh, l shot
my daddy" Later, at the police sta
ton, Miss Rene Davies told the au-
thorities that the accused woman de-
clared that her husband had kept her
a prisoner in their home here for
four days. with little food and drink.
and when he picked on me l didn't
know what l did"
The Hirshs. who had been guests
at the party, left shortly after mid
night A short time later, the guests
including several well known men and
women of the stage and screen, and
magistrate Douras, heard a shot in
front of Miss Davies home. Magis-
trate Douras and George Van Cieve,
a writer, ran to the place where
Hirsh had fallen and say they saw
Mrs. Hirsh running down the street
Magistrate Douras notified the
authorities. and Mr.. Edwards hurried
he learned Mrs. Hirsh had gone to
bed. When she Joined him he said
she had a large cut over her eye and
that 1t was bleeding profusely.
Pleads Ignorance.
"She told me-" Mr.. Edwards said,
that it was all a dream-I do not
know how it happened,
A charge of assault with intent to
kill was lodged against her. After
Mineola, L l., Mrs Hirsh was re-
leased on s2.5o0 bail. Magistrate
Douras in a sworn statement to the
authorities later told of a CONVERSE
ton he had had with the accused
woman.
II ,,-,, ranortoJ that Mrc rjrsb did
not wish to accompany her husband
TO the party at the Davies home, but
that she did so on his insistence.
The Hirshs recently returned from
Europe.
Marion Davies. in whose honor the
lawn party was said to have been
given, tonight denied that she was
present at her sisters home last
night Miss Davies, who also has just
returned from Europe, denied all
knowledge of the shooting.
Husband Claims Accident.
George NJ. Levy, who had been re-
tanned as Mrs Hirsh's counsel. late
bedside of HirsA, said the wounded
man had declared the shooting was
"Mr Hirsh told me-" the lawyer
rents and had much money with him
last night. For that reason, he said
he had taken a pistol with him. He
left the party to rest in secluded
spot in the garden. he told me. where
his wife found him. 7 had been
drinking Mr.. Hirsh said to me. and
my wife frightened me as she ap-
preached. l pulled my gun out of my
pocket and she struggled with me.
In the struggle the gun was acci-
dentally discharged and l was shot"
Mrs. Hirsh accompanied the lawyer
to the hoSpital and 1t was said a
reconciliation had been effected.