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- In 1934 Edmee wrote a book - Flaming Sex: A book with a Moral. She was sentanced in January 1931 to five years "rigorous" imprisonment for shooting Mme Gastaud and was released by a special Ministers decree, after two years of her sentence, which included 18 months in solitary confinement, She then returned to London. It was reported that prison had completely changed her life. In place of her former butterfly existance she now finds happiness in a quiet life and in good works. A few weeks before her trial she had applied for a jockeys licence in Paris and had made plans to become a film star.
The Milwaukee Sentinal 28th Dec 1935;
You have no head but a great heart, remarked the French judge to Lady Edmee Owen during her trial in Paris for shooting four bullets from her pistol into Madame Gastaud. Lady Owen had given herself soul & body to Dr Gastaud, distinguished French physician, in whose sanitarium she had been taking treatment to reduce her weight. But When Lady Owen demanded that Dr Gastaud divorce his wife and marry her, he refused and told her the romance must end. Her Ladyship loaded her automatic, called at Dr Gastauds home, was prevented from entering by the doctors assistant and the commotion brought Madam Gastaud to the Door, who said "so you are Lady Owen! Well I have something to say to you" Lady Owen replied with the bullets which wounded but did not kill her victim. Edmee was sentenced to five years imprisonment which she served in in Haguenau Prison for Women, but with her wealth and influence secured a parden after serving a little more than half the time. She was the attractive young widow of Sir Theodore Owen, a rich English rubber Planter, much older than herself, who left her his fortune in addition to the $1,000,000 worth of Jewelry he had bestowd on her.
During those years in prison Lady Owens "great heart" was stirred by the misery of her women companions behind the bars and her many kindnesses to them were appreciated by their friends. in the criminal world of Paris
In a time magazine article In 1938 it was reported that she turned up in Manhattan and gaily prattled to newshawks about her madcap life, Highlights 1) a prison term for shooting a french doctors wife; 2) a romance with the late mysterious octogenarian Munitions Maker Sir Basil Zaharoff; 3) a trip to British Honduras to call on an unknown man who had written her a letter. I was very eccentric explained Lady Owen.
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1896 - 1983 (86 years)
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