The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-22
So CentraI's President Asserts in
Response to Divorce Suit.
IT WASN'T MRS. JACK HORNER

Makes Attack on the Cult Which at
One Time Claimed All His Family
But Himself. Ill Will Inspired
Wife's Suit, He Declares. Coup
ling of Mrs. HOrner's Name With
His Was Mere Instrument in Cam
paien Against Him by the TheOsO-
phists of His Family.
Declaring that the dragging of
Mrs Horner's name into the case is
cruel outrage without parallel, and
that the real reason for the suit
against him is because he would not
bow his neck to the yoke of Theoso-
ply, Major j. F. Hanson, president
of the Central of Georgia Railway,
has med his answer in Fulton SUI
peri0r court to the divorce suit of
Mrs. Hanson.
1t is one of the most interesting
court papers that has been filed in
some time, and is graphic through
out While Major Hanson first an
swers Mrs. Hanson's suit paragraph
by paragraph, he includes in the pa
per a supplemental answer, which
tells how Mrs. Katherine Tingley,
Theosophy and the Universal Broth
erhood are alleged to have torn his
family asunder. This story is one
of real human interest. While ag-
gressive and emphatic in denial of
charges against his good name there
is a touch of pathos in it and an
effort to excuse the actions he
charges to the Theosophist members
Of his family because of fanatlclsm
under an evil influence, hypnotic or
otherwise.
Major Hanson declares that his
family was happy and united until
about ten years ago. when Theos-
ophy entered as an element OF dis
cord. Because he would not en-
brace that belief nor furnish funds
for it he declares a campaign was
waged against him by the plaintltf
to crush him.
The bill filed by the plaintiff, u
says Major Hanson against this de-
PENDANT in her suit for divorce
shows in every line, every detail and
as whole that this action was in
Spired alone by i'll will"
While practically every paragraph
OF Mrs. Hanson's petition is denied
some are declared to be unqualified
ly and absolutely untrue" while 9TH
ers are branded as "recklessly and
absurdly untrue" The charge that
Mrs. Hanson was forced to retreat
once while Major Hanson shook his
hnger in her face is denounced as
untrue as relating to that or any 9TH
er occasion.
One Admission.
There is one admission in the an
SWer, and in this Major Hanson says
IL probably is true that he called the
plaintiff liar.
For" he explains, defendant
was confronted with so many false
statements of his position and other
wise provoked and goaded at times
10 such an extent that on more than
S~S'toAOAS AO AAAt'NS
oI strong language, pressed as he
was beyond the limit of human en-
aurance. However, defendant never
IalIed, as soon as he reflected on
what he had said, to right the wrong
mat had been done as far as this
could be righted 10y the most hum
OIe and abject apologies.
IN telling of the alleged drawing
away, one by Gee, of his family and
VI The singular change which came
over them Major Hanson uses posi-
i've language regarding the cult. He
gives it as his belief that Theosophy
IS modern form of paganism, and
graphically recites how the Theoso-
phlst members of his family added
10 the zeal of new converts the ar
T,ogance, intolerance, aggression and
Digotry of fanatics and sought to lead
OF drive into Theosophy every one
around them"
First, Major Hanson's son, Wal
Ter, Joined the cult, followed by his
Youngest daughter, Mrs. White, and
by his wife, and then for time,
by his eldest daughter, Mrs. R. Y.