Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
BALL IN HIS HEART
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restrict it to gender. I never saw such
one thing which makes me SO hopeful.
She is the kind that won't give up-won't
die
She was not allowed to talk about the
the shooting, the doctors refusing to let
even her father see her. When DR.. Fleg-
enheimer arrived with the ambulance she
Immediately recognized him. and said:
Don't you know me?"
Upon his answering in the negative,
she replied: You ought to- Don't you
remember Annie Kesler?" She went on
to ask If she was fatally injured. and
upon being told that she would have to
be moved to a hospital. she said: 81 don't
want to go to the Almshouse.
DR.. F'legenheimer then asked if she
had any friends, intending to learn In a
delicate manner If she had the means
to go to private hospital. She in1me-
diatey grasped his meaning and said:
"Oh, if you mean have I any money.
no.. Just do anything that is right
Three hours and a half after the shoot
ing her physician. DR.. Franklin. went up
to see her and upon his entering the
room she smiled and held out her hand to
MIN. her Vitality IS WouuSA4uA'
Deserted by Her Husband.
Mrs Anderson. or, as she is known IN
Richmond, aud has been called In this
article, Miss Kesler, IS the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. P. H Kesler. hoster at Tenth
street engine house, and lives with her
parents at 6O2k east Broad street. She
went to Norfolk about two years ago
to work in restaurant and while there
married foreigner named V. Anderson
who was in the navy. Last June, year
ago, he deserted her in Richmond and
has not been heard from since. The de-
serted wife has written to the Navy De-
partment in Washington several times.
but she has never received an answer.
She has always gone by the name OF
Miss Annie Kesler. though her marriage
was no secret and she signs herself Mrs.
Anderson.
She is an unusually pretty woman,
with gray eyes and dark brown hair.
and always dresses in the latest style.
She is about 30 years of age.
Yesterday afternoon she left home
dressed in a becoming white gown and
carried a, blue parasol It was remarked
at the time that she looked even pref
tier than usual She was accompanied by
her aunt, Mrs. Fisher, and went TO the
Iatter's house. and then proceeded to
IT,.
Instead Of returning home she decided to
go to see Mrs. Myers. whom she knew
vary well. and Of whom she was very
fond. calling to see her frequently.
Thus it happened that she was SO Tar
from homo and at'the house Of the young
mans mother. Her family, which IS COM
posed of two sisters, a brother ana the
mother and father, have no other ex-
PLANTATION to offer.
Calls Berkeley Crazy.
Mr.. Kesler. in speaking of the tragedy,
said. .I can think Of no cause for the
strange act except that the young man
was crazy. We have not known hlm long.
He first came to our house with my
brotner-in-law, Mr.. Fisher, with whom he
worked. Recently he has come quite Of
ten. but always to see the family and not
to see Annie, who was married did
not know he cared anything about her
The injured woman is as shrewd as she
Is pretty, and in answer to question
asked as to the cause Of the shooting.
she said: Don't you know think that
people who do these kind of things must
be crazy
She was then asked If she thought
Berkley was crazy, to which she answer
ed: "Oh, yes. He used to get crazy some
times Then, as though following the
trend of thought, she said: Il thought
a jealous woman was the worst thing on
earth. but a Jealous man." then she
shook her head.
Nothing further could be learned from
her except few expressions of her sor-
row for her mother and father.
Berkley was the son of Mrs. Myers by
her first husband. He was about q years
old, and was employed as property mana
ger OF the Academy of Music. AS far as
know he had no bad habits, and did not
touch liquor. The whole story was. he
had become infatuated with a woman
eight years older than himself, and was
Intensely jealous. They were frequently
seen together by people in his neishbor
hood So constantly that neishbors
thought them man and wife.
Yesterday afternoon he met her down
town, either with some one or at place
which aroused his Jealousy and angeI.
and apparently he planned murder and
suicide and went home to prepare for
last desperate work.
At early hour this morning the young
woman was doing well and was con-
scious.
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