The Bismarck tribune., 1927-10-06
IMMEDIATELY
GIVES SELF Up
TO0FFICIALS
George Remus, king of Boot
leggers,' Follows Wife's
Taxi Through Park
INJURY PROVES FATAL
Woman Leaps From Her Car
and Runs as She Sees Hus-
band Pursuing Her
INJURY PROVES FATAL

CINCINNATI, OnlO, oct. O.-lA)-A
few hours before they were to go to
the divorce court to settle their
marriage troubles, George Remus,
once "king Of bootleggers," shot his
wife. when she tried to escape as he
pursued her through a Cincinnati
park.
Mrs. Remus and her adopted
daughter, Ruth, 10, had left their
apartment early to go to the office
If Mrs. Remus' attorney to prepare
For her divorce hearing before
Judge Charles Hoffman this, MORN
ing. They were riding in a taxicab.
AS the taxi drove down the park
way, Mrs. Remus noticed her hus-
band sitting in his automobile with
a driver at the wheel, the daughter
said.
Follows Wife's Taxi
Remus followed his wife's taxi.
As the cars moved into Eden park,
where the traffic was slow, Mrs.
Remus became frightened and jump
ed from the taxi.
Remus leaped from his car, caught
her and, pressing a revolver against
her, fired one shot into her abdomen.
Her screams attracted people in the
park and she was taken to hospi-
tai, where she died short time
later.
Her daughter accompanied her to
the hospital.
Remus entered his own car and
was driven by his chauffeur to the
police station where he gave himself
up.
Case Pending Two Yeas
Tie d..svrce case has been ksslalug
more than two years. legal delays
having kept it from a hearing.
Before the scheduled start of the
hearing Remus announced he would
act as his own counsel, having prac-
ticed law in Chicago before coming
to this city.
Mrs. Remus filct. her suit in Oct
ober, 1926, just before Remus was
released from the Atlanta, Georgia,
penitentiary where he had been
sent for violation of the national
prohibition law. She charged gross
neglect and cruelty, declaring that
Remus struck her when she visited
him in the prison.
Files Counter Charge
Remus filed an answer and cross
petition, in which he alleged that
she had transfer ed her affections
to a former operative of the depart
ment Of justice, y-ho was instrument
tal in obtaining his conviction. He
charged also that she and this man
had sought to keep him in prison,
and that his wife had taken posses
sion Of his money.
Recently Rcmus sought to rule
Judge Hoffman, off the bench ior
the hearing by filing an affidavit OF
nreiudice and bias on the part OF the
Judge. Remus dismissed this, how
ever, just after Chief Justice &. /.
Marshall of the Ohio supreme court
had set day for hearing the charge
Remus Bitter
Remus was bitter against his
wife. He told police he did not in
tend to let her "get away with what
she is tr; ing. :.
Referring to his wife and Frank
lin L. Dodge, Jr., former depart
ment of justice agent whom he
named as correspondent in his
counter divorce action, Remus de-
clared he had "spent thousands OF
dollars" in an effo-t to find them
together.
Remus' adopted daughter, Ruth,
10. declared that Mrs. Remus had
been in fear Of her husband.
"Mr. Remus has bea.en, mistreat-
ed and threatened my mother all
through her married life.' che said.
"She feared something like this
would happen"
Remus told he police he had lain
IN wait for his wife anu that, he was
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