Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07

latter told him then that he Had OBJ
tanned a divorce from his Wife H
Alabama H. made no mention, how
ever OF another wife OF Of even be
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 vas re-
sponsible for his deed
Wife and Children in Macon.
He said Amerson's wife 'u Macon
was formerly Miss Nancy May
daughter of prosperous farmer OF
Washington County, whose home VS.
hut 2 short distance from the Amer
son home. She has TWO children, VINO
are living with her in Macon. Both
are girls, Vera aged "A, and Cattle
rine aged :. He gave his son = az"
as Il Years. and said he had been q
rsilroader FOR the past 81 wears. H.
married short time after he went
with the railroad.
The aged man was IN state OF
near collapse when he entered the
morgue and gazed on the face of MS
dead son II was the nrst time me
had seen the son since last OctoScf-
when they met by chance in Augusta
and when Anderson informed his IA
Their that he had obtained divorce
in Alabama ANDERSON nod 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 heartbrolten father I'm
sure he was not in his night mtuu
WREN he did II. He had simply brood
cd over his love for this woman until
he became desperate, and his mind
became unbalanced.
Il never heard Of TINS woman be
fore. and have no idea who she is.
continued the father. IT my son was
married O her, he had never inform
"a me He married Miss Nancy Nav
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 90 New
orleans.
Told of Divorce,
II never saw my son again. until
last October, when ! met him in Au-
eusta He told me then that he was
supervisor OF a railroad in or near
New orleans. He also said he had
been divorced from his wife in Ma
hama. hut 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 telc-
gram last night informing me or this
terrible affair
ANDERSON was accompanied 10 At
lanta by T. l. Harrison, distant
relative The two viii return to
Narthen SUNDAY morning with the
body OF Anderson. and the funeral will
take place Sunday afternoon.
Undertaken Poole Saturday receiv-
ed a telegram from Mrs. Lemmie Full
Ton, Mrs. Amcrson's" sister in Alaga,
Ala, directing him ship the body
OF the dead woman 70 Edison. Ga. for
interment This Will 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 Teunilie, Ca, Sat
urday stated that several years ago
ANDERSON was married to Miss Nancy
May. daughter OF well-known plant
er OF that place. and that they have
two children. He has been separated
from her for two years, II was said,
and she has instituted divorce pro
ceedings.
Six weeks ago. according to the
neighbors, Anderson disappeared from
the city, leaving note telling he
woman that she would never see him
again The woman al the time told
the neighbors that ANDERSON had left
with another " oman, with whom ne
had been in love for several months.
After ANDERSON had been gone a few
weeks the woman began TO receive
letters from him, asking for a recon
citation She replied that she never
wanted 10 see him again. His letters
then became threatening, and in one he
Is said 70 have declared he was COM
ing TO Atlanta and XII both the Won
an and her child
Moved to Hide From Him.
Mrs AmerSou fearing for the lie
of the little girl. then moved TO the
house at No. 81 Trinity avenue ana
tried to keep her address a secret,
The man learned of it in some way,
however and the letters continued 60
come. Friday morning she received
a letter from New Orleans warning
her 10 he careful, as ANDERSON was
coming 10 KIN her and the little girl.
Statements made by the woman
and found in note that ANDERSON
left involve another man and an
other woman in the shooting besides
ANDERSON other wife at Tennille
whose identity the police have not
Vet learned The woman. II is under
stood, told neighbors that her hus
band had eiuped 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 10 the woman as his wife