New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
REMUS, BOOTLEG RULER, MURDERS
 WIFE ON STREET
EX-C0nViCt Of Atlanta Shoots Mate as She Rides to the
 Divorce Court
SPRINGS FROM MACHINE,
 PRESSES GUN TO SIDE

1 operation At Hospital Fails To
 Save Woman's Life-Hcr Adoptcd
 Daughter, Ruth Tells Story of
 Frcnzicd Flight and Fatal Shoot
 inS-Bcgin Search For Weapon as Slayer SuIrcnders.
 Cincinnati, Oct. tPl-Mrs. Inc gene Remus died In a hospital hero today from a bullet wound inflicted by her husband, George Remus once king Of the bootleggers," a few hours before her suit for divorce was to have been heard
 Mrs Remus was en route in q taXicab 10 the office of her attorney Tor conference over her suit for divorce due for q hearing today when she met Remus in another car in q park, Remus followed her and becoming alarmed. she jumped from her taxi when traffic slowed her progress and started to run.
 Springs From Auto
 Remus sprang from his machine ! and grabbed her, Pressing a revoly- i CT 10 her abdomen he fired one shot. !. Mrs. Romus' screams attracted other | motorists who took her to the hos pital where she died few min- i utes after an operation was per formed.
 In the confusion Remus left tho scene and a short time later while detectives were searching for him, he walked into the central police station and surrendered.
 County authorities said an infor- nation would be drawn at once, charging Remus with first degree murder.
 Bitter Against Wife
 Romus was bitter against his wife. ic told police he did not intend 10 ct her "get away with what she is rying."
 Referring 10 his wife and Frank in l.. Dodge, department of justice I gent whom he named as co-respon- lent in his counter divorce action, {cmus declared he had spent thousands of dollars" in an effort to nd them together.
 Remus adopted daughter Ruth, 9. at the hospital, while prepara- he; ITS. Remus declared that Mrs. Re lus had been in fear of her hus- and
 Mir. Remus has beaten, mistreat- 1 and threatened my mother all trough her married life" she said She feared something like this ould happen,'
 She said Remus was greatly eX- | tied and cursed as he turned the II un on Mrs, Renus The daughter II as in the taxi with Mrs. Remus t' nd saw the shooting. q
 Wanted For Her o Rcmus told the police he had lain n
 wait for his wife and that he was \ 'iving the car when he followed the xxi into the parkway. D The daughter said another man a as driving the car but she did not u cognizo him She said she recog- Il zed the car as one that was for IF erly used by one of Remus chief e eutenants. and close friend in his fl 'otlegging operations. ol In charge of Detective Sergeant H ooley and squad of detectives, b, amus was taken 10 Eden park 10 ht -enact the shooting. The detectives doubted many parts
 his story. Rcmus said he had a, rown the revolver into the Eden or rk drive. He took the detectives al verdi hundred feet from the place tn c shooting actually occurred. No di ice of the weapon vas found. kr Remus said he did not know what SC came of his automobile. He said sh )meone" after the shooting, drove fri n as far as the Pennsylvania sta dr n from which he took a taxi to on lice headquarters.
 Sergeant Dooley said he believed ho oellIlt Ilill MlO UlONt ct tu' illlt' tlt the shooting also took Remus tC re, y hall. if The detectives began a search for tio driver of the car. +b,
 Was Leading Lawyer. tb, Chicago, Oct. R-G-orge , mus who shot his wife in Cincin- na. i today was for many years far ding figure in the legal profession nr, ohicaso' i"e woman ne shot Ha s the former Mrs. Jmogene Ines. an Evanston divorcee. The first intimation Of Remus' no, 'ndship with Mrs. Holmes was tbe
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