The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-03

Los Angeles, Cal.-Surgeons attend
ing CORTLAND S. Dimes, 34-year-o oil
operator and club man of Denver, early
today predicted he would recover from
a bullet wound police said was infict-
ed last night by Joe Kelly, aHas H. A.
Greer, chauffeur, to Miss Mabel Nor
mand, screen actress, whose SO CALI
bree pistal is said to have been used
in the shooting.
Kelly freely admitted the shooting
according to the police, even going out
of hiss way to bring them the pistol
and announce: II just shot a man."
Dimes, Miss Normand and Miss Edna
Purviance, mtoion picture actress, were
spending the afternoon and evening
of a chilly New Years day in the
Denver mans apartment here when
Kelly appeared and insisted that Miss
Normand leave with him. He had
been sent to take her home, he told
the police.
Refused To Go Home.
An argument is said to have arisen,
and Miss Normand at first refused to
go home. Then she changed her mind,
according to the chauffeur and allowed
him to lead her to the door
"But Dimes got up and started to
grab BOTTLE" Kelly is said to have
told the police, "and that's where the
trouble started. l Just shot him. /
was so nervous the darn gun kept on
shooting. 1t fired three shots 1 think,
and jammed."
Both Miss Normand and Miss Pur-
Vance were much distressed over the
shooting. Police found them at the
apartment endeavoring to render first
aid to the injured man. Both of the
young women were held for question
ing and later released after affection
ate scene in the receiving hospital
where Miss Purviance rushed over to
Dimes cot and implored him not to
die. He assured her he would not die.
The surgeon had said the wound in his
left lung would not prove fatal.
Visits Victim at Hospital.
Miss Normand also looked in up
on Dimes at the receiving hospital and
shook reproving finger at him with
the words: 'T'm not going to play with
you any more. Look at the notoriety
I'm going to get out of this"
Later the three were confronted
with reports that Miss Purviance and
Dimes were engaged; though no one
intimated that this had anything to
do with the shooting.
A detective lieutenant asked Kelly
after his arrest whether it was in
fear of his own life or desire to prot
tect his employer that he shot Dimes
at was fear for my own life, said
- L TN
ing to take that bottle and smash me.
1 shot him to protect myself. He
didn't make much fuss about it, but
l saw what he was going to do all right.
He was just going to do it nice
and easy" q
Sick With Appendicitis.
"Mabel Normand is sick with APP
pendicitis," he said, "and should be
in the hospital tried to get her
away from Dimes and he would not let
her go; and when he interfered with
me l took out Miss Normand's pistol
which ! took from her home, and
shot him.
Dimes version of the affair was
somewhat different. "We were sitting
in the apartment chatting" he said.
eve had a few drinks and Kelly came
in and interrupted us. He demanded
that Miss Normand leave, but she in
sisted on staying. Then ne whipped
out a gun and shot. l don't know any
reason why he should have tried to
get me- as / positively made no hos
tile move toward him."
After all parties to the affair had
been questioned the Misses Normand
and Purviance were released; Kelly
was booked at the city Jail on a charge
of assault with deadly weapon with
intent to murder, and preparations
were made to remove Dimes to
private hospital