Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
TRIPLE SHOOT
/ ING BY WOMAN
Mrs. Carl q. Anderson Kills Step
son, Wounded Self and
Husband.
WOMAN LIES IN COUNTY JAIL.
Tragedy was Result Of Nights Quar-
rel and Later Agreement Of
Husband to Leave the
State.
WOMAN LIES IN COUNTY JAIL.

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ing night of quarrels and misun
derstanding, ending in an agree
ment to separate from her husband
Mrs. Carl ". Anderson shot and
killed a son of her husband, latel
fired the bed under which she hid
the body, shot her husband, and
then after walking a half mile turn
ed the gun upon herself, inflictine
a slight wound. Today the woman
lies in the county Jail at Audubon,
wailing that she cared too much FOR
husband to part from him, and that
she thought 1t better that they all
die together, the husband lies on a
bed of pain at the home of friend
near town, while the blackened and
almost unrecognizable remains Of
the son, Victor, lie in the morgue
here.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson will
live, neither being seriously injur-
ed. They have been married four
years. The boy is the son of for
mer marriage of Mr.. Anderson.
The trouble between the husband
and wife started Thursday night
when Mr.. Anderson attended a
dance at the home of Claus Peter
son. to which he refused to take his
wife. He spent but few minutes
at the dance, INDUCED in couple
of dances and then left for home.
The wife, in the meantime, furious
at this conduct. left home and start
ed for the dance on horseback. She
arrived there after her husband had
left and remained at the Peterson
home until the early hours of the
morning.
When she left she was escorted
by number of her friends, the
avowed intention being to 'get ev-
en- with the husband. A quarrel
ensued, and someone called Sheriff
H. Greet of Audubon. He went to
the home and in jangle, which
lasted from o'clock until long af-
ter daylight, an agreement was
reached. Mrs. Anderson promised
to leave the home for the day, the
husband in the meantime taking
his wagon and son and quitting the
country.
Sheriff Greet accompanied the
woman to town, to the home of
Chris Nelson. Mr.. Anderson follow
ed to town little later to wind w
some business affairs before leaving
the state as he had agreed to.
While he was still in town, and
while the Nelson family were at
breakfast, Mrs. Anderson returned
to the home, and finding the g.
year-old son of Mr.. Anderson in the
home, shot him.
She then secreted the body of the
boy beneath bed in the upper
chamber. A few minutes later her
husband returned to the house and
asked for the boy. The woman
turned the gun upon him, and in
fiicted slight wounds. He started
running towards Kimballton. Mrs.
Anderson then went to the second
story, fired the bed under which the
body of the boy was secreted and
also set fire to the furniture in the
lower part of the house. She then
walked part of the way to town,
turned the gun upon herself and
inflicted slightA flesh wounds.
Sheriff Greet was on the way to
the home at the time, and after ar
resting the woman and placing her
in the hands of medical attendants,
he went. to the house and helped in
the attempt to rescue the body of
the boy from the flames The fire
had gained great Roadway, howev-
ell, and the body was badly burned.
Mrs. Anderson was then taken to
Audubon, where she was placed IN
jail.
Later in the day information was
filed against her by County Attor-
ney Hal Mantz She is charged with
the murder of the son and with as
SAINT with intent IN kill unon the