U.S.A. SHOOTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1924, Page 3

U.S.A. SHOOTING.

MUVIK kTAI!S INVOLVED. «Uti'lU,U,lA,'! A.sO X.2. caiii.k association. N L'A YOU K .lan. 2. A message from Los Angeles stilt* .• the infill nation in a chnulleur lo.' his ldm actress employer, and jealousy ol her wealthy acquaintance, iiceordiug to the police were the motives prompting doe Kelly, a.fas Dree, to shoot ( ourthiiid Dili's, in the pi esc in e ol two cinema stais, .naiad .Normaml and Kdint Pm viiinee. Surgeons to-day predicted that Dines would recover. .Miss .Normaml stated Dines and -Miss J’urvianee were engaged. .Mabel Norm.mil's explanation ol the shooting contradicted the statements of the i haull'eiir. who said that be lire at Dines when Uie latter refused tn let the eliauli'eur take .Miss Xormaiul away idler being insulted. .Miss Noriiiaad and her hmisekec[.er denied the statellients credited to them by the chauffeur. .Mis-. Normaml says when the chauffeur arrived at Dines' apart- • incut, she went into an inner room to hook up Ldun Purvianee’s dress, preparatory to going out to dinner. She board three shots, rushed hack, and found Dines wounded. The chauffeur fled. He gave liimsdl up to the police. Aliss Normaml ridiculed tin l suggestion that the cimiilleiir was jealous. Ho was merely her servant, aim was treated as much Aliss Normaml said she thinks tin (Auuifi'onr is insane. Statements made by Musses Nurmnnd and T’tuviaiide, and by Dines, indicate that the trib were having a good-natured nrgumciifl a- to whether Afiss Normaml wanted) to go home and rest, or join man veiling outing. Aliss Pini'iaiKe revolt led that she is engaged to many bones. The party was a family alfair, ail which little drinking was dolie.y Tin trio agree Uuu the ehautfeiirif is insane. Dines thinks the chnufLptmr was inlineneed by nard 111 off Mir was once Jpj'awmed for sin,ding a pair ol rubber beds from a enbl.hr. Me- Normaml was admitted to tbe hospital on eilf * nesday-night suffering from a nervous ■ break-down and a mild case of appendicitis.