The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-03

good about it Miss .Normand came down and Joe took her over tn' Courts (Courtland Dines).
 ,,He left me there," interrupted Court at all; I left the car and climbed the steps alone. Court an swcred the door. Edna was there. Come on, you" said. Step into where
 Court said he didn't want to go anywhere, so I went in.'
 Here Mrs. Burns resumed her in- terrupted narrative.
 Joe came back and resumed tear ing down the tree" she related. "He was very nice about 1t. He got broom and swept the tinsel off the floor. He made many trips up and down the stairs, carrying the shiny things up to put them away. About 6 o'clock Court called up on the telephone. I told him Mabel ought to come home; that she was i'll and had to undergo an operation for appendicitis on the following day and that I would send Joe after her.
 Its early yet Court said, then he added All right. but don't forget my Christmas package. That was all that was said about Mabel coming home. As for the Christmas package, it was one I had fixed for Court-a pair of military brushes for him from me-" At this point Mrs. Burns narra- tive disverged decidedly from the insists that during the telephone conversation with Dimes, Mrs. Burns held her hand over the transmitter and told him (Kelly) that Dimes had said he would not permit Miss Nor- mand to leave his apartment. When I heard that I ran past Mrs. Burns and up the stairs to Miss Nor and put it in my overcoat." was the | explanation Kelly made to the police: O o o
 Denies KeIly's Story.
 Mrs Burns declared that Kelly's statement was not true.
 "He did not run up stairs" she said. "He could not go up stairs without passing right by me and he certainly did not do that. He was just as calm as anybody could be. gave him the package and he left as he usually leaves the house." Miss Normand also disagreed with Greer's account of what happened at the telephone and immediately after wards.
 What business has the man got in my bedroom anyway" she ex- claimed heatedly. Now that is the truth-and if it isn't l hope 1 drop dead. That man has been in my room only twice-once to fix my curler and once to fix an electric plug of some kind. How should he be so familiar with my room as to know where to go to get anything"
 When the interview closed police detectives still clung to their theory that Greer. or Kelly as he was known in the Normand household, must al, ,ira Nnrman6 from afar. after the manner of many film fans, and probably sought employ ment with her in order to be near her; that he was a silent lover, rear ing to betray his infatuation but feeling it his duty to watch over and protect his employer, ana thae he imagined himself performing heoric deed when he drew the pistol and shot Dimes.
 Dimes Will Recover.
 Surgeons attending Dimes predict ed he would recover from the bullet wound.
 Kelly freely admitted the shooting, according to the police, even go- ing out of his way to bring them the pistol and announced:
 "I just shot a man..
 Dimes, Miss Normand and Miss Edna Purviance were spending the afternoon and evening of chilly New Years day in the Denver mans apart ment here when Greer appeared and insisted that Miss Normand leave with him. He had been sent to take her home, he told police. 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 toward the door.
 But Dimes got up and started to grab bottle" Greer is said to have told the police. "and that's where the trouble started. l just shot him. l was so nervous the darn gun kept on shooting. It fired three shots, l think, and jammed."
 Both Miss Normand and Miss Pur- viance were much distressed over the shooting. Police found them at the apartment endeavoring to render first aid to the injured man. The young women were held for questioning and
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