Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
MOTHERFIGHTS
ANDSUFFERSTO
GAIN 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. 30-With lineI
Of grlef 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-
tiOn 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,
no 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 TO Savannah
from Wilmington, n. c She left VIII
mington with but a 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 Al 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
fable plight and OF her desire to be up
and moving onward toward the seems
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 a
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
20 "a
Their on, ultimately reaching her des-
tination in time to testify at the trial
of Walters that the child claimed by
the Dunbars 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. At the time | was
caring for the father and mother OF
this man. W. G. Walters. at Barnes
VILE. The parents OF Walters are
both over so years Of age. Walters is
a peddIer but when ] was there he
was at home. He took a great fancy
TO my little boy. The little fellow
seemed to love Walters. too.
Walters Takes Boy Away.
IN early February Walters took
Bruce and went 10 the home OF his
sister at MayhOro :. &. There came
q heavy snowstorm, which bound w
all the roads. Walters telegraphed 10
me and then wrote letter, saying
that as soon as the roads We're cleared
and opened he would return. bringing
my little boy back with him. Thai
was the last ! ever heard Of Walters
and Bruce. until / got telegram ir
April Of last year from newspaper
reen and attorneys in New Orleans
saying that they had found my little
boy and asking that / come to New
Orleans and identify him. They for
warded me a ticket. | left on the
first train south for New Orleans aft
er received it, ! was met at Mont
gomery Ala. by James Thompson
owner OF The New Orleans Item.
When we arrived az New ORLEANS
they carried me hrst TO the home Of &
Mrs Bilbo. where my little boy
Bruce. was STAYING Bruce and an,
other little fellow were playing in th'
yard when we reached the place. Thu
hrst ! saw Of the boy was when h
ran out Of the door 10 join the othe
little fellow in the yard When ! 20
TO the fence ! called him by his name
He turned. recognized me and RAJ
forward 10 meet me. But they woult
not let me have him
But they beat me. They beat M
even after Mrs. Bilbo had sworn tina
l:-le Bruce was given 10 her in July
q month or over before Robert Dun
bar disappeared. She Identified, an,
proved that she was correct. Clothe
-re had made for the child before Au
gust -s when Robert Dunbar disap
rea.eL."