Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-30
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR
AT CINCINNATI, 0,
Tragedy In Which Georgia Wo.
man Is Killed.
JEALOUSY is SUPPOSED CAUSE

In the Flat Building on Race Street
Tragedy of a Sensational Character
Takes Place-Mrs. Harter, of Macon,
Ga, Found Dead.
Cincinnati, August 29-Mrs. Aman.
da B. Harter aged SO, of Macon, Ca,
was found dead, and Joseph Leonard
Druden, dying in Flat No 7, Norman.
dy building, 519 Race street Sunday
morning.
The discovery was made by frankie
ter of the woman. Hurryfng to the
rooms Of Mrs. Charles E. Bryant, on
the floor betlow, she exclaimed:
"Oh, Mrs. Bryant, please come up
stairs; mamma has been murdered
and so has Leonardo"
Mrs. Bryant rushed upstairs. On
the bed was Mrs Harter, with sheet
wound tightly around her neck and
her head cut in fearful manner
with a hatchet, which, covered with
In the next room, on a sheet neatly
spread upon the floor, Druren lay dy.
ing with a bullet hole through his
head. He expired while Mrs. Bryant
and the child, who was IN love with
him, looked on the scene. The re,
volver with which he had shot him.
self was still clasped in his right hand.
The bodies were sent to the morgue,
and the child, frankie, arrested and
held for the coroner.
The child, FRANKIE, says DTuien,-
fully dressed, knocked at her door at
about o'clock and called to her that
her mother had been murdered. While
she was dressing she heard two shots
and heard the fall of heavy body
She looked into the room and saw
Druien lying ON the floor Some OF
| the policemen are Of the opinion that
Druten killed the woman and that the
note he left was an endeavor to shield
his relatives from disgrace
Druien and the beautiful child. who
Is still in short dresses, were in love
and wanted to marry. This the fos
ter mother opposed. Mrs. Harter
had been dead for six hours or more
when the police and coroner arrived
and Druien had just expired 1t is
possible, as the police believe that ha
killed the woman and then pleaded
with the girl to elope with him. When
she finally refused, he shot himself.
Others think 1t is possible that tha
| er.
Mrs. Bryant and her sister-in-law,
Mrs. MoAndrews, told a story to thd
| police which in no way tended to
clear up the mystery, but rather
| clOgged the machinery of the depart.
ment. They say that at 9:45 last
| night they entered the main hall OF
| the building, where they were accost
ed by strange man Who asked fo1
| Mrs. Harter. He seemed excited and
when they reached the top OF the first
fight of stairs called after them, in.
| slsting that Mrs. Bryant who Is about
the same build and complexion as
Mrs. Harter, was Mrs. Harter The
murdered woman is the wife of Frank
H. Harter, 256 Second street, Macon,
| Ca
Mrs. Harter came here originally
| from Macon, Ga. 1t Is reported that
the girl and her foster mother were
| Jealous of each other on
account of Druien, who came
here originally from Lebanon, KY.
and while employed at the postoffioa
| here rented room of Mrs. Harter.
The theory most credited was that
Mrs. Harter, in a jealous fit, gave the
| girl beating, that Drufen 1nterfered,
strangled Mrs. Harter to death, and
afterwards cut her head into pieces
with hatchet.
After he had cut Mrs Harter's body
in horrible manner, it is claimed
that he wanted the girl to escape with
| him. When she refused to go with
| him, he killed himself by shooting.
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