Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-09
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ing in love with another woman,
The elder ANDERSON said he was sal
isfed his son had been driven temp
orarily insane by jealousy and that
this condition Of his mind was re-
sponsible for his deed.
Wife and Children in Macon.
He said Amerson's wife in Macon
was formerly Miss Nancy May,
daughter OF prosperous farmer OF
Washington County, whose home Is
but a short distance from the Amer
son home. She has two children, who
are living with her in Macon, Both
are girls, Vera aged IA, and Cathe-
rlne. aged T. He gave MS sons age
as Al years, and said he had been
railroader for the past y years. IL
married a short time after he went
with the railroad
The aged man was in a state Of
near collapse when he entered the
morgue and gazed on the face OF ms
dead son II was the first time he
had seen the son since last october,
when they met by chance in Augusta.
and when Anderson informed his ia
Their that he had obtained a divorce
in Alabama. ANDERSON bod never
lived in Atlanta, but had been here
frequently. his father explained,
Sure He Was Insane.
Il never dreamed that he would
come 10 such an awful end as TINS
walled the heartbroken father. I'm
sure he was not In his right nina
when he did IT, He had simply brood
ed over his love for this woman until
he became desperate, ana his mlnd
became unbalanced.
Il never heard Of this woman be
fore. and have no Idea who she 49,
Har..r w a ~
married o her. he had never inform
ed me. He married Miss Nancy May
in Washington County about twenty
years ago, and has two children by
her. They separated about eighteen.
months ago, and the mother and
children are now living in Macon NV
son came to see us in January, last
year and afterward went to New
Orleans
Told Of Divorce.
Il never saw my son again until
last October. when | met him in Au-
gusta He told me then that he was
supervisor OF q railroad In or near
New Orleans He also said he had
been divorced from his wife in Ala
hama, but said nothing OF having
been married again He made no
mention OF any love affair at all He
also told me he didn't like New or
leans very much, and that he thought
OF going to South Carolina to work
never saw him again. or heard from
him again, until | received a tele-
gram last night informing me of this
terrible affair"
Anderson was accompanied TO At
lanta by T l. Harrison. a distant
relative. The two viii return to
Warthcn Sunday morning with the
Ia.
take place Sunday afternoon.
Undertaken Poole Saturday receiv-
ed a telegram from Mrs. Lemmle Full
ton. Mrs Amcrson's" sister In Alaga,
Ala, directing him to ship the body
Of the dead woman to Edison, Ga, sor
interment This viii be done Satur-
day afternoon. No further informa-
ton concerning the identity of the
woman was contained in the tele-
gram.
Married Planters Daughter.
Dispatches from Tenniue. Ga Sat
urday stated that several years ago
Anderson was married to Miss Nancy
May. daughter of "A weii-known plant
er OF that place. and that they have
two children. He has been separated
from her for two years, It was said.
and she has instituted divorce pro-
ceedings.
Six weeks ago according to the
neighbors, ANDERSON disappeared from
the city, leaving a note telling the
woman that she would never see hun
again. The woman at the time told
the neighbors that ANDERSON had left
with another woman, with whom he
had been in love for several months.
After ANDERSON had been gone few
weeks. the woman began TO receive
letters from him. asking for a recon
citation. She replied that she never
wanted TO see him again. His letters
then became threatening, and in one he
is said to have declared he was COM
ing 10 Atlanta and XIII both the wom-
an and her child.
Moved to Hide From, Him.
Mrs. ANDERSON. fearing for the life
OF the little girl, then moved TO the
house at No. 81 Trinity avenue, and
tried to keep her address a secret.
The man learned Of it in some way
however. and the letters continued to
come Friday morning she received
a letter from New Orleans warning
her 10 be careful, as ANDERSON was
coming 10 kin her and the little girl.
Statements made by the woman
and found in a note that Anderson
left involve another man and an
other woman in the shooting besides
Amerson'S other wife at Tonnilc,
whose identity the police have not
vet learned. The woman. Il is under
stood, told neighbors that her hus-
band had eloped with another woman,
and in his note Anderson accused the
woman Of allowing the otheH man to
come between them,
Throughout the note. which was
found in the pockets OF the dead man,
he refers 10 the woman as his wife.
though he made no mention OF the
daughter The note follows:
En- route to Atlanta from New Or