Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
SON SEEKS THIRD PERSON.:
SURE HE'LL CLEAR MOTHER

Declaring That his mothers own as
sertious prove absolutely that she did
not fire the shots that sent Jerry APP
peIbaum to his death Claude Hender-
son. son Of the accused woman in the
Tower. is in Atlanta today to bend his
every energy in the fight to set her
free
From his mothers lips in the jail
last night young Henderson was the
first to receive the womans meager
story Of the Dakota hotel tragedy since
she entered the cell The story was
virtually the same as that she told The
Georgian the day OF the tragedy. The
ad left the Tower with her protesta-
tons Of innocent ringing in his ears
To-day he said he knew she was blame
less OF any part in the killing
Mamma cid not shoot jerry Appel
baum hc said positively. Il had never
believed her capable of the shooting
and she has confirmed my belief
have explicit faith in her She tod
me she did not shoot him. and if she
SAYS she didn't that settles it, She
didn't
Arriving in Atlanta without COM
municating with his mother, young
Henderson was denied admission to the
Jail until he went to the offices Of her
attorneys Visiting the Tower late in
the afternoon, he was admitted to the
little cell, where Mrs. Appelbaum has
been confined since the morning she
was taken from the hotel, Historically
protesting her innocence.
My mother told me at once that she
did not shoot her husband he said.
You know how | loved him. Claude,
she told me You know | couldn't have
done it,. / can't disbelieve what she
says ! know she il innocent, and
am going to help acquit her"
Facts Prove innocence"
Henderson. Who is an alert young
chap Of seventeen. spent the greater
part Of the night going over the details
OF the shooting. He went first to the
Dakota hotel, taking in the situation
quickly.
Mamma had to run down ~ steps
to reach the hotel clerk" he said. after
he had gone through the halls of the
hotel from the third floor room, whore
the shooting occurred, when the
clerk got to the room he found Mr. Ap.
pelbaum still alive with a bullet wound
in a vital organ. MIR. Cohen, in the
next room, heard two shots in rapid
succession. Then he heard somebody
running and after a little a third shot
How do you get around all that? OF
course my mother is innocent the facts
alone prove her so. Then her word is
not to be doubted. She says she Is
innocent and she is"
The boy was confident after he had
studied a diagram Of the hotel that a
third person fired the shots. He as
serted that the detectives should find
and question the person who had oc-
cupied the rooms near the Appelbaum
chamber
Seemed Very Happy.
In discussing his mothers relations
with Appelbaum, he said
Il lived with them "A short time in
Charlotte four month ago, and they
seemed to be very happy. My mother
loved him devotedly. There was no
deceit no affectation about her love.
She was so wrapped up in him that
she lived for him alone. Her love was
so strong that ii demanded absolute
command Of his affections
That was her fault. She hved him
too much. He was not worthy of the
single affection she bestowed upon him
He was inconsiderate and selfish. He
took all she gave him. and gave but
little for what he received.
Appelbaum Love Struck.
while didn't know much about Mr.
Appclhaum. | could never bring myself
to like him very well. | tried hard to
like him for mothers sake, but
couldn't be enthusiastic