Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
MOTHERF|GHTS
ANDSUFFERSTO
CAIN LOST BOY
Mrs, Julia Anderson Working Her
Way From South Carolina to
Columbus, Miss.
LAYS CLAIM TO KIDNAPPED SON
Found in Destitute Condition at
Depot in Savannah, Where
She Had Been Two Days.

SAVANNAH, Sept. 2O-With lines
of grief about her mouth and eyes,
Julia Anderson. of Barneswell, S c..
who claims to be the natural mother
of the little boy now held as Robert
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Dun
bar, of OpelOusaS, La. whose kidnap
ing and alleged recovery was the SEN
sation of the hour when it occurred
has been found in a destitute condi-
ton in Savannah, on her way to Co
lumbus, Miss, where she expects to
participate in the fight for the pos
session of the little boy as a star
witness and one of the principal par
Elephants when W. c. Walters now
held in jail on the kidnapping charge,
is brought to trial in December
According to the woman, Walters,
who is a peddler. kidnapped her little
boy, Bruce Anderson, at GAINESVILLE,
in February 1912. seven months be
fore the kidnapping of the Dunbar
child Walters is being prosecuted by
the Dunbars, who allege it was their
little boy whom he kidnapped. The
child is now in the possession of the
Dunbars, and is claimed by both them
and the Anderson woman.
Without Funds.
Mrs Anderson came 10 Savannah
from Wilmington, n c. She left Will
mingtOn with but few cents above
her railroad fare to Savannah. She
was then under the impression that
the case against Walters was to have
been called for immediate trial When
she arrived in Savannah she was
wholly without funds. For two days
and nights she remained at the Union
Station, without eating or sleeping
Too proud to tell her story, the wom-
an did not know which way to turn
for advice or help. She was practi-
Cally In a starving condition when
her plight was finally discovered.
The evident distress of the stranger
finally attracted the attention of the
matron at the station and the police
officer on duty there. They inquired
into the cause of her appearance of
worry and, breaking down, the Wom-
an sobbed forth the story of her pit
liable plight and of her desire to be W
and moving onward toward the sCens
Of the impending battle for the Gus
tody Of the little boy,
Associated Charities Help.
Touched by the story of the woman
and convinced of her evident SINGER
ity, the station officials directed Mrs
Anderson to the Associated Charities
where she was provided with food and
shelter. and where arrangements were
finally made for funds to send her
little farther on her way. Mrs. An
dersOn has gone from here to Jesup,
where she expects to secure work II
is her purpose to work her way from
there slowly across the State as fast
as she can accumulate enough money
to purchase railroad fare a little far
Their on, ultimately reaching her des-
tination in time to testify at the trial
of Walters that the child claimed by
the DunbaTs as their Child is her own
baby
The fate Of the Dunbar child is
strangely interviewer with the disap-
pearance of her own child, and she
says the boy taken from the peddler,
Walters, and identified later as Robert
Dunbar, is her boy, Bruce.
MY little boy, Bruce, disappeared
in February, about the first of the
month, last year . the time l was
caring for the father and mother Of
this man. w c. Walters, at Barnes
vile The parents of Walters are
both over so years of age. Walters is
a peddler, but when l was there he
was at apme, He took a great fancy
to my Httla boy. The little fellow
seemed to love Walters, too.
Walters Takes Boy Away.
in carly February Walters took
Bruce and went TO the home of his
sister at Mayboro. S. c. There came
heavy snowstorm, which bound up
all the roads. Walters telegraphed 10
me and then wrote a letter, saying
that as soon as the roads were cleared
and opened he would return, bringing
nv little bov back with him. That
was the last ! ever heard of Walters
and Bruce, until I got a telegram in
April of last year from newspaper
men and attorneys in New Orleans
saying that they had found my little
boy, and asking that I come to New
Orleans and identify him. They for
warded me a ticket. I left on the
first train south for New Orleans aft
er | received it. l was met at Mont
gOmery Ala, by James Thompson,
owner of The New Orleans Item.
when we arrived at New Orleans
they carried me first to the home of a
Mrs. BilbO. where my little boy,
Bruce was staying. Bruce and an
other little fellow were playing in the
yard when we reached the place The
first I saw of the boy was when he
ran out of the door to join the other
little fellow in the yard. When I got
: the fence called him by his name.
Te turned, recognized me and ran
forward to meet me. But they would
not let me have him.
But they beat me. They beat me
even after Mrs. Bilbo had sworn that
kItie E-3ca was given to her in July,
a month or over before Robert Dun
bar disappeared. She identified, and
proved that she was correct. clothes
she had made for the child before Au-
gust %, when Robert Dunbar disap-
peared."