Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-13
'LIVING must SUFFERI|
THURSDAYS TRAGEDY. SIS
FUNERAL OFBER kelley T0-DAY
Fellow Workbench at the Academy:

Gloom has settled over the homes of
the two families affected by the tragedy
which occurred at No. AT west Duval
street early Thursday evening. when
Lewis Berkeley shot and seriously wound.
ed Mrs Annie Kessler Anderson and
killed himself.
Instead of the intense excitement which
reigned at the scene of the shooting until
after midnight, quiet prevails, and no
thing is left to. remind the world of the
crime save the black and white Grape
which f1utters from the krocker Of the
small frome house. within which lies
the body of the suicide, prepared for bu-
rial.
Behind the closed blinds of the two
homes the scenes are different, for in
each home is Frustrated mother, the
one grieving for the loss and sin of
son, and the other for a daughter who
fingers between life and death.
Mrs. Kessler has been growing steadily
worse since the news was broken to her,
and is too weak to go to see her daughter.
When seen yesterday she was propped
on cushions in a reclining chair anG
showed evidences of having spent a Sleep
less night.
OUT OF HIS MIND
In speaking of the affair she said: Il
think the poor boy must have been out
of his mind. He has not been we'll for
some time and only last Sunday night,
when he was up here. l thought he was
going to faint several times I have
begged my daughter not to be seen with
him SO much, for told her people would
talk anyhow and, she being a married
woman, they would be only too glad to
say things Mamma, 1 don't know many
people, and when I get friend like
to keep him. and she would go with him.
Then she met his mother, and they grew
very fond of each other
In reply to a question as to the hus-
band and when he was last heard from,
she said Il got letter from him about
month ago in answer to one which had
written him telling him that unless he
sent Annie some money she was going to
get a divorce. He said he did not want
her to get a divorce. as he was coming
back soon if she would forget and bury
the past. I have not written to nor
heard from him since. He is a Swede and
when heard from was at Rockport, Mass.
Annie had no business marrying him.
WITH HER TWO MONTHS.
'He has never given her but s35, and
only stayed with her about two months.
She said few days ago that she was
going to write to him and ask for some
money, for winter was coming on, ana
she did not want to be any expense to her
father. She had always said she would
not do this, though I advised her not to,
for 1 had heard that she could get
divorce in three years if he did nothing
for her, and I did not want him to have
any claims, Annie is a strong willed wo-
man, and was always afraid something
would happen. She is not strong and
could not work in a cigarette factory, but
1 told her she might get something else
to do
FATHER VISITS DAUGHTER.
Mr.. Kessler went out to see Mrs. An
derson yesterday and was allowed in
the sick room. He said she was bright
and cheerful. and, with the exception
of a slight pain in the breast. seemed not
to be suffering The father and daughter
did not breach the subject of the shoot
ing, but talked of other things until his
time was up.
The doctors continue to be hopeful since
no bad symptoms have set In. If she
holds her own through to-day, her
chances will be much better.
SAW HER DO .vN TOWN.
Mrs. Myers has nothing to say on the
subject It has been noticed for some time
that Lewis had been respondent and this
was attributed to his inability to marry
Mrs Anderson. with whom he was in
love- 1t is evident that something hap
pened down town Thursday afternoon in
connection with the young woman which
aroused his jealousy and anger, and it is
thought that she went to the house to
explain and make peace.
Berkeley was hard worker and was
popular at the Academy of Music where
he had been employed for the past five
years He had won, by hard labor, the
position of property manager, and was
well paid.
The funeral services will be held from
the house at II o'clock this morning, and
the interment will be at Hollywood. The