Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
Mrs. Elton 7. Darden Denies
Intimacy With Man Her
Husband Slew.
UNCONCERNED IN FATE
OF MATE AND VICTIM
Prisoner, After Night of Tor
nent, Tells How He StaIked
Goddard for Days.

4 chain Of complications and denials
today cloud the tragic story of the
Killing Of c. NJ. Goddard a young
stone cutter of Stone Mountain, who
w.s shot to death in the Union pas
.engar station, in Atlanta, by Elton T..
pardou The slayer invokes the plea
ut the unwritten law.
I'm his cell at police station, Darden
tells story of having stalked God
daud for days and days, declaring that
the man he killed had broken up his
home and was too intimate with his
wife
Mrs Darden, who has not lived with
hen husband for months, exhibited no
grief at the news Of Goddards DEATH
and smiIingly denied the charges made
by her husband. against whom she and
her children are embittered
Goddard's mother, aged and timid.
nao came from Stone Mountain today
to view his body, sobbed out her faith
i'm her son and in his innocence of the
charges made by Darden, whom she
branded DIS an migrate.
Eager to Question Slayer.
We have fed him and helped him
when he was starving" she said And
now he has done this. I don't want
ro see him hung; but oh. 1 would like
go ask him few questions"
Gaining his nerve after a restless
night during which he walked his cell
like q Gagged animal. or else tossed and
rolled on his cot Darden today was
almost careless. He refused to see
lawyer and expressed relief at the
news of Goddard's death
His young daughter, Mrs X. c.
Pearce came to his cell to see him
This morning, alone Of his eight chill
dren Another visitor was a man in
the garb Of a priest, who refused 10
g.va his name
warrant for Darden's arrest on the
charge Of murder will be sworn out be-
fore Justice of the Peace Ridley, that
course having been decided on in lieu
NJ fne inquest. Because there We're
eFe7ttnesses to the shooting and to the
n0 ents preceding, no inquest will be
held.
One of the witnesses, Policeman Mi
lain. viii testify that Goddard and Mrs.
paEdan were together just before the
shooting and that she ran when her
husband appeared in the crowded wait
me room with a revolver.
Three brothers and two sisters Of
Goddard appeared before Coroner Don
.-'7 This afternoon and said they
would push the case against his slayer
o5raen seems careless IS to his fate
vi. is a great relief" he said to po-
men who bore him the information.
\ -reat burden has been lifted from
nr soul"
HE sought to compose himself and
paused a few seconds. Then he con-
#rsed.
Thank YOU" he said simply You
AVE relieved me from the fortunes of
...- Ii is all over now; it is imma-
."TfI TO me what happens"
'1rden refused the proffer Of his
-...nd TO bring a lawyer for a confer
Death News Quiets Him.
The prisoner, a prepossessingl man,
'-a says he is a graduate Of two
great universities, walked his cell
se-essly last night, his nerves plain
II overwrought and his reason appar-
entity on the verge of destruction. But
71 the news that Goddard was dead
brought to him he quoted and
E7d freely to policemen.
lie told a story of how he had stalked
r"1Gard for days, watching him, with
|- knowledge that he had made ap-
atments with Mrs. Darden he said.
barden declares that he had nerved
self to the point of deciding to kill
DIS wife, the man and then himself
nut mad been swerved from his de
Ign by an impatient impulse which
7lsed him to give them the alarm
aen he found them together
watched Goddard yesterday, "
Continued on Page Five.