The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
MANIAC FIRES DEADLY SHOTS John Anderson Runs
 Amuck. KILLS WOMAN, WOUNDS oIHERs Terrorizes a Whole Block in IIIiacis
 City. PIanser Ar,-. Hinssis s.A Hs.ts Down Persons wAs Ha4 B.- frieassd Hin--.rAsa HS Commit. Suicide.
zILs WOMAN, WOUNDS oIHERS

Aurora, H.. April s.--John Anderson. q plumber whose mind had been af- fected. became suddenly violent todax and armins himself with two plstole, . shot gun and three bomba which he fastened to his person by nzeans of harness. started out to kill the in- habitants of city block in which hs said malicious gossip concerning hIm- self had been circulated.
 He killed one woman. narrowly miss- ed slaying her husband, wounded ar,- eide 2 ',
 The dead:
 Mra John Mcvicker. shot through the heart as she ran toward q room where her children were playing.
 John Anderson. committed suicide by blowing on head with shot gun.
 The Injured:
 Mrs John Beiford, flesh wound ana broken arm from Sistol buliets.
 John Acvtcker. scalp graxed by bui-
 Anderson terror,sed the entire sqaere. the inhabitants of which hs mad announced his intention to annf- hilate. That his already wcaksned mind had completely given way was obvious. Doors were locked and bar red and women and children fied to cellars and attics as soon as they exw the maniac walking along the street. serutinizlng the different houses as ig undecided where to begin. The block In which he purposed working devas- tation 10 bounded by the railroad and First and Second streets.
 Ills first stop was at the home of Mrs. Mcvicker, probably nfs oldest and best friend Mrs McvIcker and her husband had repeatedly befriendad Anderson. who was widower. They had received him at their home and had nursed him when i'll.
 shoots Woman Dea6.
 With q pistol in each hand Andsrs brazed Mr. Mcyickers' scalp. Mrs. Mevickers ran toward the Kitchen. where her four children were ulayinx. In order to protect them. She fntY Hea2 across the threshold with bulIst throngh her heaxk v.s ss
 Apparently sAtisasd. Anderson lefs sss s ,css plsse ,,s asd proeesdsd to ilas home Anaefspn's fesentmsnt vas eanters4 ah Beiford whom he accused. apparently without 8 shadow of rsAson. Of circh- isting slanderous stories about him. Mrs. Beiford and her mother. Mra Amanda Minton. eighty years old and blind were alone in the house.
 Anderson opened Ire with his pistof on Mrs. Belford One bullet Inflicted flesh wound and another shattered her arm and she fell to the floor.
 Mrs. Hinton. hearing but not seeing. rose from the couch on which she had been resting and began groping her way across the floor. ;, The maniac. however. paid no attention to her. By this time the nelghberhood had become alarmed and mon were Katherink oes- side. Anderson walked 10 the window and peered out Then he returned ke the center of the room. picked up his shot gun from the table on which he had placed 1t. and blew out his brains.
 Mrs. Minton. in moving biindly about. had returned to the couch just as Anderson,s body fell across it-
 To the faet that he feii on this yielding surface Is due the failure af the bombs strapped to his person to explode. They were home made and it is believed were carried hy Ander- son In order to make sure of hts own death in case of accident to other weapons.
 . 1t was an hour before the people In the neigh borhood caimed down sug- ficisntly to unlock doors and windows and emerge on the street.