The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-06
.,x.srtoSAL TRAGEDf'
corn.S Henson. of Chattanooga N'''' -
'''' - vert of the -aine GUY

).rr,,r,rANOOGA, TENN, co. ' -
~ I5a,,san president of the Cl'lleuS -,
~ ii,Tr.l.,,t Germany. and one OF tle me-
anu - men in Chattanooga i'la.,,
ppl,a ard commercial circles tl.'9 .bo
80 shot and killed j. =. - az
,.,oIi-l,novn insurance man, ''9 mons
Iarre family. and with .on -.. The
.,,rorohout this section Oh e'u"'.s I'm
liz Tonight is agog with eAc,' -
coneeouence of the sensa tlD..I' ,fter .
Tho shooting occurred snol"' ono of
o'clock. The killing was uV"' p'.hardson
,,aseenee. elevators In the ieO'a. ,,n
block. the largest once O1'''''
city. n... oro AIR Henson
tfs wife for divorce. nahi"7 -
~ coreepondent ON account .,.ned
,'.,,oinenre Of AN the parties eOi,e e,,'..,,t
~ weakened the livelest ih,,i ~
w, ongendered the most bitter lee, Ne.
@ ,1',' stoutlv maintained that W
~, I'm undulv intimate WIN W
t1oneon and Vert as stouug u.' -,
- - tho filing of the bill TOR uiF0iD.
49, ,,,.in+e5 a card in the ne"Sl,"t
,i.,ouncins Henson as "a llaI 49, 3D.,
u,,piator. Henson replied r'i'1' tbo
cbar~os Through mutual Ille"u' -
auckland and wife the divorce
irge were withdrawn. the hu7Da"' -,
ins' .,s, ,he wife and children
ing 10 no t,.. costs Of the divorce suit.
w. friends claimed this eNoheia'
him. but Henson continued ~ -.
that ne was guilty OF the UNDUE u''i''''''
- fau, weeks ago the centenary
,1,,hodisf church. of which Mr. Vert N"33
- comment member. placed him on ui1l
Lorore n Jury Of seven OF the Gnu -
,,o,,b,rs Five voted for coh'lclluu
adultery and two for acquittaA h'
.,.,corainulv expelled from the chui'"
,ro-da,, the tragical chapter OF the u'
fortunate affair was enacted BUN r,,,i
have been avoiding one anothet' sri,fs
~ the CONSEQUENCES Of meethH' [
afternoon Henson had business VAIN U'
bant.'s attorneys on the fourth MOOT %,
tho Richardson block, and after lliii7i''.
b,sin..ss started down 10 make MS
nom the building AZ he reachei Wv
second floor below, Vert, in comp
with a young attorney, entered ln' e,
votor. thus the men met face =" i.i
for the first time since tho chui'n ',',,,,
Between the first floor and inc
the shooting occurred. alma, tho
Henson SAYS he intended iehl"".
elevator as soon as bee TecoguiD'u ''
new passenger. but exit was inteil' - -
with bv men entering lie iurtheI '''''''s
.hot in I'M, descent ne thoueht he o'1e'''N
Vert reaching for weapon
that may be. ere the elevator
tho ground Henson began 10 shoo'' 1T
inc two bullets while the elevator wac ~
motion The last shot was fired lost as
rbe elevator reached the grouhu n"o''
one shot entered Werts right breast
and passed through the nth rib ranging
a. me ieft and passed through the edge
If right lung and through the base OF the
hort The second struck LAWN THOMAS.
n Young attorney. INJECTING "a flesh wound
i'm the arm. Vert died fifteen minutes
after he was shot
The widest excitement prevailed and
I'm loss than ten minutes thousands sur
rounded the building.
The banker. after he had done th'
! shootine. fed ia Mild excitement N"e
nm the stairway to the attorneys offices
| vhere later he waived "a preliminary hear
inr He is m the office OF the JILL to-hlsh
| arl will probably be given n prelimll-..
hearing tomorrow. Werts clothes gay
EVIDENCE Of the fearful mistake unde
| which Henson was iaborirs. The ON
weapon on the dead man was an inais
| ninoant pen-knife, and it was unop .Aeo
| Tine victim leaves wife and six chnhfen
was about hfty years of age anu "'
/ lived iu Chattanooga twenty years