Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-19
CHILDREN Of
FOSTER ARE
|. D Y Al
Blame Mothers Nagging for Pas
tors Attachment Which Landed
Him in Court.

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 Ga Walker street, the minister's
wife Monday ignored summonses
to all indications will not appear as
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, a Stone
wall street druggist, son-in-law OF
the minister, who resides at No. 5s6
Gordon street, where Mrs. Foster and
her seven children are living.
"The children mean to stand by
their father" added Mr.. Taft. They
think. and 1 think with them, that
, the nagging of their mother drove
tehir 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, / 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 og his pres
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.
well, l suppose you might say we
had a little scene" said Mr.. Taft in
answer to an inquiry as to the re-
ception the minister received. The
children We're glad to 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 in law continued. Things,
| however. did not reach a crisis until
q few years ago when he met Mrs.
Dean in Texas. Until that time my
| father-in- law was a model husband
| To tell the truth, / do not see now
| he lived through what he did. lie
was in torment from morning until
| night. and his children knew 1t, too.
Knew of Pastors Attachment.
| 1--WE 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 half years.
| "I know that he means to sue for
! divorce as son as he comes out OF
| his present trouble, but | have never
heard him say whether he intended
marrying Mrs. Dean. eli has told me
! that he would have made applica-
ton for divorce long ago but foi
| 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 were up town
| together.
Inquiry at the apartment Of Mrs
| Dean, No. "a 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 UNI
touched since she and the minister
| fell into the hands OF the law. Moth
ing concerning her whereabouts could
| be learned from her neighbors.
| NOT soul MATE" PASTOR.