Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-02
cRAzEp eY JEALOUSY, MRS. CARL
u. ANDERSON KILLS srEPsoN,
WOUNDS HUSBAND AND SELF.
TRAGEDY FOLLOWS NIGHTS
QUARREL OVER DANCE
Husband Agrees TO Leave State But
Infuriatsd Woman ealks Plan With
Gun-kilIs Boy and Fires Homo to
Cover crime-Latsr Wounds Hus.
band and Attempts Own Life.

KimballtOn. Sept. 2.-FOloWlnS
hight of quarrels and misunderstand-
ings ending in an agreement to separ-
ate from her husband. Mrs. Carl ".
Anderson shot and killed a son of her
husband, later fred the bed under
which she hid the body, shot her nus
band. and then after walking a half
mile turned the gun upon herself. In
licting a slight wound. 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 II better that they all die
together: the husband lies on a bed OF
pain at the home Of a friend near town,
while the blackened and almost un-
RECOGNIZABLE remains of the son. Victor,
lie in the morgue here.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson will
live, neither being seriously injured.
They have been married four years.
The boy is the son of u former mar
riage of Mr.. Anderson.
Trouble Started Over Dance.
The trouble between the husband
and wife started Thursday night when
Mr.. Anderson attended a dance at the
home Of Claus Peterson, to which he
refused to take his wife. He spent but
few minutes at the dance. INDUCED
in couple of dances and then lett LOT
home The wife, in the meantime. FUR
ious at this conduct. left home ana
started f.. the dance on horseback
She arrived there after her husband
had left and remained at the Peterson
NV
morning.
! When she left she was escorted by
number Of her friends. the avowed
intention being to get even" with
the husband. A quarrel ensued. and
someone called Sheriff Fl. Greet. OF
Audubon. He went to the home, and
in a jangle. which lasted from o'clock
until long after daylight, an agreement
was reached. Mrs. Anderson promised
to leave the home for the day, the nus
band in the meantime taking MS
wagon and son and quitting the coun-
try.
Sheriff Greet accompanied the wom-
an to town. to the horne of Chris Nell
son. Mr.. Anderson followed to town
little later to wind up some business
affairs before leaving the state as ne
had agreed to.
Woman Kills Stepson.
While he was still in town. and
while the Nelson family were ut
breakfast, Mrs Anderson returned to
the home, and finding the s-year-old
son OF Mr.. Anderson in the home, shot
him.
She then secreted the body ot the
bow beneath a bed in the upper cham
Der. A few minutes later the husband re-
turned to the house and asked for the
boy The woman turned the gun upon
him and inflicted slight wounds. He
started running towards kimbailton.
Mrs. Anderson then went to the second
story. fred the bed under which the
bodv of the boy was secreted and also
set fire to the furniture in the lower
mart of the house She then walked
part of the way to town. turned the
gun upon herself and inflicted slight
flesh wounds.
Sheriff Greet was on the way to the
home at the time. and after arresting
the woman and placing her IN the
hands Of medical attendants. he went
To the house and helped In the attempt
IN rescue the body Of the boy from tn"
flames The fire had gained great
Roadway. however. and the body was
badly burned.
Mrs. Anderson was then taken 20
Audubon where she was placed IN
Jail.
Later In the day information was
filed against her by County Attorney
Hal Mantz. She is charged with the
murder Of the son and with assault
with intent to kill upon the husband.