Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-23
MRS. HOPP IN love
WITH HER SLAYER
SENT MANY LETTERS
Young Divorce, Shot in New
York Hotel by Hardness,
Called Him dearest Hus-
bandp
ospeeIal Dispatch to The journal,

Raymond Hardness. the Sea Cliff, L. L.
real estate dealer. A bundle of letters
is now in Coroner winterbottoms pos
session.
Hardness, whose wife and 3-year-old
child live at Sea Cliff, admits he shot
the woman. hut that it was an accident
The coroner was thinking about admit
ting him to bail yesterday when he got
the letters. AS a result he was commit
ted to the TombS without bail for As
hours, WHILE detectives are working to
clear up the case.
The letters are full of messages of love
and affection and in each one Hardness
is addressed as MY own darling hus-
band" although they show that Mrs.
Hopp knew all about his circumstances.
While Coroner Winterbottom has not
made UP his mind about the shooting,
Coroners Physician Weston declared
that it was "a murder. pure and sim
pie" He pointed to the powder marks
in the woman's left ear, also to bruise
under the left chin and to another on
the left upper arm. In his opinion the
weapon was within half inch OF the
woman's ear when it was discharged
Hardness says the gun was at least six
inches from her ear when it went on
MET ON TRAIN.
Hardness me. Mrs. Hopp last October
ON a railroad train. According to his
own story it was case OF love at first
sight Up to that time he had been
living happily with his wife and their
three-year-oId baby. He is well con-
nected. His father is a decorator, in
business at No. So Fulton street, Brook
lyn. His uncle, Williams Hardness, was
tax commissioner in Brooklyn some
years ago. He is interested in several
banks.
Mrs. Hopp is the daughter of ]. Allen
Fegley, of Lewisbure, Pa, newsdealer.
Seven years ago she was married to
Louis G. Hopp, of Pittsburg. They
separated soon after. A son was born
Of the union.
Mrs. Hopp came to this CITY on July
1 and registered as Mrs. Hardness at
the York There she was Joined by
/ Hardness. She had been here continu~
ousIy with the exception of two days,
when she went to her home in Penn
sylvaIiia.
Last Wednesday Hardness met his wife
by appointment at the Pennsylvania
station, not far from the York, where
Mrs. Hopp then was. Husband and wife
went to Brighton Beach, went in bath
ing and had dinner together They
parted long after dark, Mrs. Hardness
returning TO Sea Cliff. while Hardness
returned to Mrs. Hopp.
Husband and wife talked matters
over earnestly Hardness told her of
his infatuation for Mrs. Hopp and
promised to return to his wife and
child, begging them to forgive him. 1t
lis understood Mrs. Hardness agreed to
give him another chance, and it was ar
ranged that he should go back to Sea
lCliff early this week.
SON LIKES HIM.
Among the letters which the coroner
took possession of at the West Thirty
seventh street station after they were
found in Hardness room, was the fol-
lowing. dated July 8:
my own Darling Husband: l was
so very much pleased and surprised
this morning when received three let
ters from you. I wish I had been there
Saturday to have dinner with you.
l. Fegley talks about you great
deal and he is very fond of you. /
think he showed you that he liked you
when he was IN New York. Yes, 1 know,
dear heart that Sunday is a very lone
some day for you, and I hope there will
not be many more lonesome Sundays
for you.
GLAD you received your clothes from
Sea Cliff. 1t is just a week since l
went to New York and met you at the
station. 1 am sorry we wasted so
much time in going to the Bronx park
but both the kids have been there SO
they never need to be taken there again
if they should visit US
III. is very considerate. She wants
you to give up the estate so that you
will not be able to claim what is yours,
and also if you went pack to her and
left her again that you would not have
anything when you left her"
will be so happy when you can
send for me for good You
asked me if I ever get as lonesome as
YOU do i think 1 do, dear heart for
I get more lonesome than 1 care to
tell / miss you so much, but 1 am
ratient for 1 do not want to burden
YOU with myself until you are able to
have me. If we both have patience
we will soon be together for good. l
am so glad you wrote in your letter
this morning that you were going to
be happy with me. I know shall be
. very happy with you. ="
i with all my love, hugs and kisses,
your own true and loving wife
FLORENCE DARKNESS.
MISSES HIS KISSES.
An earlier letter, written May IL
last. is as follows:
Ny Own Darling Husband: Was
surprised very pleasantly this MORN
ing by receiving two letters from you.
You are dear. good heart for writ
ing to me so soon. am feeling real
~ we'll today. Felt bad coming home
yesterday. and am very lonesome and
! miss you more than 1 can ever tell
you.
1 am glad I came to New York, dear
) husband. i hope you will always be
as gentle as you were during my visit
TO the York You seemed more like
, yourself. Dear heart, tonight will be
the second night I have been away
] from my husband. Missed those good
J night kisses you gave me and miss be-
/ ing in your arms.
Hope you soon learn to know that
you are the only man 1 love and have
= any eyes for. 1 love only you and l
! am and have been and will always be
true to you. 1 am very sorry I wrote
: those unkind letters. Hope some lay
: you will destroy them. Hope that u.
= will get a divorce and we can get
: married Know we would both be
. | more haDpv I certainly will always