Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-19
Pastors Children Blame Their
Mother for His Dual Life
With Soul Mate.

Refusing to aid in the prosecution
Of her preacher husband, Rev. j. w.
Foster, who was arrested with his
soul mate" Mrs. Maude Dean, at
No. 81 Walker street, the minister's
wife Monday ignored summonses
served by the police, and according
TO all indications will not appear as
a witness when the cases are called
in Recorder Broyles court Tuesday
So far as his wife and children
were concerned, there was no secret
| about the relations between Foster
and Mrs. Dean according to a state
ment made by Charles Taft, Stone
wall street druggist. son-inlaw of
the minister who resides at No. $50
Gordon street, where Mrs Foster and
| her seven children are living.
THE children mean to stand by
their father" added Mr.. Taft. "They
| i
| the nagging of their mother drove
their father to desperation and at
tribute his downfall to her constant
| quarreling.
| Wife Not to Prosecute.
| While | can't speak authoritative
| ly for Mrs. Foster, l can say she Will
not prosecute her husband for his re
lations with Mrs Dean. | might add,
too, that the children will do all they
can to relieve Mr.. Foster Of his pras-
ent embarra ssment, for they feel that
but for the prosecutions Of his wife he
would never have transgressed."
Saturday night when the minister
was released on bond he went to his
home at No. $50 Gordon street and
spent the night and Sunday there
We'll. | suppose you might say we
had little scene" said Mr.. Taft in
answer to an inquiry as to the re-
ception the minister received. Tine
children Were glad 10 welcome him
back home. Mrs. Foster-well, she
didn't appear to be so glad.
"Mr. and Mrs. Foster haven't lived
happily together for twenty years"
the SON law continued. Things,
however, did not reach a crisis until
o. few years ago when he met Mrs
Dean in Texas. Until that time my
father-in-la law was a model husband.
TO tell the truth, ! do not see how
he lived through what he did. He
was in torment from morning until
night, and his children knew it, too
Knew of Pastors Attachment.
I'VE were aware of his attachment
for Mrs. Dean two years ago. In
fact, when we came to Atlanta at
that time we, the Fosters. my family
and Mrs Dean all lived in the same
| house Mrs. Foster knew then that
her husband was in love with Mrs.
Dean. Mr.. Foster virtually has been
separated from his wife for the past
two and a half years.
Il know that ne means to sue for
divorce as soon as he comes out OF
his present trouble, but | have never
! heard MN say whether ne lHleHueu
marrying Mrs. Dean. He has told me
that he would have made appica-
tlon for a divorce long ago but for
the unpleasant notOriety it would en-
tail upon his children"
When a Georgian reporter called
at the Foster residence Monday Mrs
Taft and the preacher we're up town
| together.
Inquiry at the apartment of Mrs
Dean, No, 81 Walker street, revealed
the fact that she had not been home
since she was released from the po-
lice station under 5000 bond Saturday
night All her effects have been I'M
touched since she and the minister
fell into the hands of the law. Moth
Ing concerning her whereabouts could
he learned from her ueighbors.
NOT "SOUL MATE" PASTOR