The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
PUTS BLAME
ON THEOSOPHY
Major Hanson Answers
Wife's Petition.
RELIGION BRINGS TROUBLE
Peace and Harmony Reigned Before
1t Came.
Central Of Georgia President Mikes
Reply In Divorce Case--Never
Made wife sleep I'm Cold
BatA Room.

Atlanta, Sept. 14.-Theosophy IL
blamed by Major J. +. Hanson. Presi-
dent OF the Central Of Georgia Rail-
road, for the marital troubles which led
his wife, Mrs. Cora L. Hanson, 10 prihs
suit. recently. for divorce.
Mrs. Hanson charged cruelty, neg
iect and too much attention on the part
of the Major. to MIRA Jack" Horner,
now Mra James Mcvicker, beautitui
young society woman OF New foIk,
Major Hanson filed his answer today
In the Superior Court of Fulton County.
It contains twenty-one pages OF print
ed matter and categorically denies each
of his wife's charges.
He says:
Further answering plaintiffs bill.
defendant AYERS that until theosophy
came in, as an element Of discord, he
had a united and happy family. The
osophists of defendants family soon
added to the zeal Of new converts the
arrogance. intolerance. aggression and
bigotry Of fanatics and sought to lead
or drive everyone around them into
theosophy The defendants house at
Macon soon became the headquarters
tor this character of work in the city.
Defendants refusal to entertain the
idea even of becoming a theosophist,
because he regarded 1t as modern
form Of paganism, caused the first
. change In plaintiffs feeling toward
him When every effort to force de-
PENDANT to bear the burdens OF tneoso-
ply by putting up money for the UNI
versal Brotherhood scheme had failed.
the plaintiff. with one other member OF
his family. resolved 70 attack him In
such q way that public defense would
be Impossible and destroy him.
Formerly Were Kind
Before members OF defendants fam
fly became theosophists they were kind.
considerate, respectful: afterwards they
opposed in every conceivable way the
wishes Of the defendant
Defendant does not believe that this
cruel and unjust treatment by members
Of his own family was due to any nat
ural perversity on their part, blu. that
It was due to the fanaticism resulting
from the acceptance by them OF
strange religion"
Discussing the connection of Mrs.
Horner with the case. Major Hanson
says:
Defendant denies that he ever be-
came infatuated with Mrs. Homer. but
says that he and plaintiff (Mrs. Han
SOM were friends of Mrs. Horner, both
having known her intimately since the
spring Of 1905. The dragging of Mrs.
Horner's name into plaintiffs suit
against defendant for divorce Is NOT
only q cruel injustice TO tnat lady Dus
Is a cruel outrage without parallel
within defendants observation"
The answer goes on to- narrate that
Mrs. Hanson went to visit Mrs. Horner
after her divorce from Mitchell Horner
and on her return tod Major Hanson
many things that he had never Known.
He expressed his sympathy and sug-
gested that Mrs. Hanson write Mrs.
Horner of their continued friendship
and confidence and invite her to visit
them whenever she desired.
Claims Witt IL Jealous.
s"To defendants amaze.nent, plaintiff
Jumped up and swinging her arms in
the air, wild with passion or excite
ment, and said: That would never do.
would never consent Tor her to visit
u.s."
Major Hanson thereupon informed his
wife that as a friend of Mrs. Horner
and a man of honor he felt that he
would endure extreme consequences
before he would reflect upon her by
closing his doors against her Just when
she was entering upon a crisis in her
career. He denied that he had ever
suggested that Mrs. Homer should
come to live with them. He denies that
he was much with Mrs. Horner in New
York in June, 1907. and asserts that
Mrs. Horner was in Europe at that
time.