Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
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tanned a divorce from his wife IN
Alabama. He made no mention, how
ever. OF another wife. or Of even be
ing in love with another woman.
The elder ANDERSON said he was sat
isfied 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 short distance from The Amer
son home She has two children. VINO
are living with her in Macon. Both
are girls, Vera aged IA, and Cathe-
rine. aged =. He gave his sons age
as II years. and said he had been
railroader for the past p years H.
married a short time after he went
with the railroad.
The aged man was in n state Of
near collapse when he entered the
morgue and gazed on the face Of nus
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.
q never dreamed that he would
come 10 such an awful end as this
walled the heartbroken father. I'm
sure he was not in his right mind
when he did IT, lie had simply brood
cd over his love for this woman until
he became desperate, and his mind
became unbalanced,
u never heard OF this woman be
fore. and have no idea who she u.s.
continued the father. III my son was
married o her he had never inform
ID me He married Miss NanCr 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. MY
q son came to see us in January last
year, and afterward went To New
Orleans
Told of Divorce.
Il never saw my son again untli
8 last october. when ! met him In Au-
susta He told me then that he was
supervisor or a 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. lie made no
mention of any love affair at an lie
also told me he didn't like New or
leans very much, and that he'thoughr
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 10 At
anta by r. l. Harrison. a distant
relative The two viii return To
Narthen SUNDAY morning with the
body of Anderson, and the funeral VIII
take place Sunday afternoon.
UnderIaker Poole Saturday reCeiV-
ed a telegram from Mrs. Lemmie Full
ton, Mrs Amerscn's" sister in Alaga,
Ala, directing him % ship the body
of the dead woman TO Edison, Ga, for
interment. This will be done Satur
day afternoon. No further infnrma-
ton concerning the identity of the
woman was contained in the teie
gram
Married Planters Daughter.
Dispa tches from Tennille Ca. Sat
urday stated that several years ag
ANDERSON was married 10 Miss Name,
May daughter of a well-known plant
er OF that place, and that they have
two children. He has been separated
from neI LOT TWO year :, II was Sdlu'
and she has Instituted divorce pro-
ceedings
six weeks ago according to the
neighbors. ANDERSON disappeared from
the city. leaving a note telling he
woman that she would never see HIM
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
eeks, 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 to Atlanta and XII 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 81 II In some way,
however. and the fetters continued to
come Friday morning she received
a letter from New Orleans warning
her to be careful, as Anderson was
coming to XIII her and the little girl
Statements made by tho woman
and found IN a note that ANDERSON
eft involve another man and an
other woman in the shooting besides
Amerson's other wife al Tennille,
whose identity the police have not
Vet learned The woman. II is under
stood, told neighbors tnat her hus
band had eloped with another woman
and in his note ANDERSON accused the
woman Of allowing the other man to-
come between them.
Throughout the note. which was
found in the pockets OF the dead man
he refers TO the woman as his Wife