Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-19
DIVORCED WIFE KILLS HER
FORMER HUSBAND AND BRIDE
Iudap Godbee and His Bride Are Killed By Divorce
-MiIlen Post Office is the Scene Of Double
Tragedy

MilIen. Ga, Aug. 18.-Judge W. ).
f,odbee was instantly killed and his
hrido of a few months mortally wound
.ad today on the streets of Mlllen, by
.Tudga Goddess divorced wife, M.
Edna Perkins Godbee. The divorced
wife then returned quietly to her home,
where her arrest followed later.
Mrs Godbee died this afternoon at
z o'clock without having regained
consciousness.
Story of Killing.
Mrs. Edna Perkins Godbee, the di-
vorced wife of Judge Godbee, county
commissioner of Jenkins county, and
one of the best known men in this
section of the state, walked down the
streets of Millen this mornin, appar
emily en- route to the postoff1ce. From
another direction came Judge Godbee
and his wife, to whom he was married
after having been divorced. The trio
met at the entrance to the postoffice,
and without warning Mrs. Godbee,
the Divorce, pulled 3s-calibre revol-
YER from her handbag and began
shooting at the Judge and his compan
ion.
Turns Gun on Mrs. GOdbee.
Almost instantly Judge Godbee fell
upon the pavement He had been shot
three times, one shot penetrating hil
arm, another entering his back and a
third going through the back of his
head and coming out of his mouth.
Naving mortally wounded her former
husband, Mrs Godbee turned the re-
volyer upon his wife and shot her
three times. Although Judge Godbee
died instantly, his wife was still alive
at noon today She was then in tn ,
Estell hotel, where she and her hus-
band had been boarding, and her life
was despaired of at that hour. She
was shot three times
Exhibits Rare COOIness.
After the shooting, during which she
had exhibited rare coolness, Mrs. God
bee, the divorced wife, placed her re-
Volver in her handbag and walked ap-
parently without undue haste, to her
nome not more than two blocks from
the postoffice and the scene of the
shooting. Here she was found a few
moments later by Sheriff M. G. John
son, of Jenkins county, and placed un-
DER arrest on the charge of murder.
She is now in Jail without bail, pend
ing an investigation.
Judge Godbee was married three
tunes. His first wife died a few
years after they were married, and he
then married Miss Perkins, the sec
ond Mrs. Godbee, who was today such
prominent actor in the tragedy.
After living together for some
years, there arose differences that
could not be reconciled, and Mrs. Cod
zee sued her husband for divorce,
winning her case.
COlminatiOn of Romance.
leW years ago, Judge Godbee,
while visiting at Beach Island. N c.,
met young woman about e5 years OF
age from Pennsylvania. He became
very much attached to her and a shorr
'''ne ago they were married He
brought his third bride to Millen to
i've and the couple engaged board at
TIE Hotel Estel, where they were liy-
ing TAen they started to the postoffice
this morning.
NO one in town suspected Mrs. Cod
Oee the second, and who had divorced
Tue Judge, had any feeling of resent
n' even for the Judge and his ne v
"''e' until the terrible tragedy of to-
USy at the postofice. The judge had
"'ed here for long time unmolestea
y MS former wife, until after his re
cent marriage.