Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-06
LIKED ANDERSON
IN PLATON|C Wal,
SAYS MRS. WHITE
She Declares That She Does Not
Believe Anderson Even Intimat-
ed She Was Madly in Love With
Him.

Mrs. William White. whose husband
Tuesday afternoon shot Michael p. An
derson. steward at the Aragon, on the
fifth floor of the Aragon, said Thursday
morning that she is sure Anderson never
made the statement that she was madiy
in love with him, or even intirnated such
thing. She said that her liking for him
was purely platonic.
About 10 o'clock this morning Mrs.
White had an attack Of Mysteries, but
she recovered finely within an hours
time and was In the best Of spirits BY
noon. Dressed in a loose morning gown
that was very becoming. she sat on the
side of her cot in cell at the Tower and
chatted in light vein and laughed as
though she were not at all oppressed.
Anderson is holding his own wei and.
II he suffers no relapse, win be out Of
danger within three days. it is believed.
The doctors say that he now has two
chances to recover where he has one TO
succumb. If he holds his own through
Thursday and Thursday night his chanc-
es for recovery will be more than quadru-
pied. The only danger now seems to
be of blood poisoning, 1t was said on
Thursday morning at the Elkin santa
rum that his condition, from the ma
ture of his wound, could not be BETTER
He is still too III for anyone but his
immediate family to see him.
Wednesday afternoon. before an opera
ton was performed, he made a state
ment to- Captain Beavers. of the ponce.
1t was reported that he then said Mrs.
White was madly in love with him Mrs.
White says that she is certain he could
never have said such a thing, or even
given intimation of 1t.
MRS. WHITE TWICE MARRIED..
W. w. Morton, brother of Mrs. White.
reached here Thursday morning from
: Dixon Springs, Tenn, where he is deal
er in implements. He says that his sister
has been twice married. but was separate
ed from her first husband.
| She was formerly Mrs. Carrie Littleton.
! and then lived in Huntsville, Tenn About
J four years ago she was married to White.
/ and continued TO make her home in Nash
] Vile until about six months ago, when
| she and her husband came here.
! Mr.. Morton has not yet decided wheth-
er or not he will take legal steps to se-
cure his sisters freedom. Paul johnson.
attorney for White, has not naade any ef-
fort to get bond either for White or Mrs.
/ White. He said THURSDAY morning thar
he is sure White viii be acquitted<wlien
tried.
Warrants charging assault with intent
4 to murder were sworn out Wednesday
afternoon in the court of Justice Ridley
against both White and Mrs. White, and
on these warrants they were transferred
from police headquarters TO the Tower.
| preliminary hearing will probably be
1 -
sible.
PROSECUTION UNDECIDED.
Friends Of White, however. are hopeful
that he will not be prosecuted II Ander-
son RECEIVERS. DR.. Charles p. dcNabb.
brother-in-law of Anderson. said Thurs
day morning that If 1t is left to the fam
lily White will be prosecuted to the limit.
| In case Anderson RECEIVERS, however, ev-
| erything will be left to him. He will
cause the prosecution of White, or not, as
he chooses.
STATEMENT WOULD FIGURE.
Should Anderson not recover, the state
| ment he made Wednesday afternoon
| would be the most important evidence in
troduced by the prosecution. 1t has been
put into writing, sealed, and turned over
to Chief Jennings. 1t is the only state
ment that he has made. In talking with
his brother and sister, who are here, he
referred only once to White. He then
asked If he is in jail.
4 Mrs. White will have a trunkful Of her
clothes moved Thursday afternoon or
Friday from the Aragon to the jail, where
she is fitting herself up as comfortably as
possible.
With the exception of the hysterical
spell Thursday morning, she seems to
have been doing very well. Her spirits
are high and her hopefulness runs strong.
She talked Thursday morning Of time
when she lived in Kentucky, and joked
and laughed repeatedly. But she became
very serious when the statement Ander-
son is said to have made was brought up.
He couldn't have said it, she insisted.
why, it's too absurd. Our acquaintance
was purely platonic. I'm sure he never
even intimated such thing"
On the advice of their attorney, Paul
Johnson, neither would talk Of what hap
pened at the time of the, shooting
Mr.. Morton, Thursday morning. saw his
sister at the Tower. He said afterwards
that he knows nothing of a possibility OF
! a separation Of White and Mrs. White
as a result of the shooting.