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with his wife. Hearing the connection,
he ran into the house and was shot
through the heart.
When Anderson ran from the house,
he left brand new IS Caliber revolver
lying on a table in the sitting room. 1t
contained four empty shells and two
unfired cartridges.
Evidently he carried the other pistol
with him, as he had one in his hand
when W. J. Zahn met him, and it was
this pistol that the brother-in-law took
away from him and killed him with
Wild excitement prevailed in the
neighborhood. Police officers rushed to
the scene in automobiles and on motor
cycles. Grady hospital sent its auto am
balances at top speed. Neighbors rushed
in ana out of the house.
Theresa Zahn, who escaped without a
wound. was in mysteries. So was her
sister-in-law. Mrs. W. J. Zahn, who was
wounded i'm the cheek. Mrs. NJ. Zahn,
with her fatal wounds. was unconscious
Anderson. lying in nearby yard with
bullet through his head. was uncon-
scious W. ]. Zahn was in a state of
terrible agitation.
In the midst of all this tragic scene
nobody saw the body of Rev. G. r. Blu
ford until a policeman searching the
house ran across il lying potionless in
a corner of the hall.
Anderson and Mrs. NJ Zahn were
rushed TO Grady hospital and died in
less than an hour. Mrs. W. J. Zahn.
also carried to the hospital, had her
wound dressed and left. Theresa Zahn
went TO the hospital and returned home
with Mrs w. J. Zahn.
w j. Zahn was taken to police sta
ton. was questioned. and was released.
The police considered his killing of An
Ierson as a plain act of self defense.
Cornoer Donehoo reached the scene of
The tragedy in short time and decided
20 hold an inquest Sunday morning.
MIR PI-FORD'S SAD FATE.
Mr.. Buford's death was tragic beyond
expression. Forgetting his own danger,
and rushing into the house where the
madnsan was spreading death. he left
his wife panic stricken on the sidewalk.
She waited i'm suspense for his return
not knowing that he had fallen a victim
TO a bullet intended FER some one else
almost as he entered the house.
When her husband did not return and
the excitement within the house be-
came more terrible every second Mrs
Buford ran to the house of W. c. Hol-
lingsworth. 1s4 Simpson street. and
begged Mr. Hollingsworth to go and md
out about her husband.
Mr. HolIingsworth hurried TO the
Zahn home only to find that Mr. Buford
was dead He carried back the news to
the broken hearted wife and she was
removed to her home in a PROSTATE con-
dition.
Mrs Buford's Homecoming was made
the more pathetic by the presence of her
four children who had been made iath-
erless by a madman's bullet. Huddling
together on the porch in the darkness
they wept as il their little hearts would
break. Neighbors came in and did all
that was humanity possible to minister
to the mother and children.
Immediately on receiving the news of
Mr. Buford's death every Presbyterian
minister in Atlanta and a great many
other ministers FASTENED to his home
and Joined with the neighbors in efforts
to console the grief-stricken family.
Mr.. Buford's children are James, age
sixteen; Frances, age fourteen; Evelyn,
age twelve. and G. r. Jr.. age ten. He
H. also survived by two brothers.
Messrs Leslie and Howard Buford, of
Franklin, Tenn. where Mr.. Buford for
merly lived.
The body of Mr.. Buford was removed
to the chapel of Harry G. Poole and up
to a late hour last night the funeral ar
rangements had not been completed.
On the way. to Grady hospital Mrs.
NJ. Zahn recovered consciousness for a
few moments and asked the inferno in
the ambulance if Anderson had been
killed. The inferno told her that he
was shot and seriously wounded. Mrs.
Zahn then said that If she died. she
wanted her property divided between
her children.
Mrs. Zahn was a widow sixty years
OF age. She was born I'm Germany and
came to this country thirty-five years
ago. She was a member of the Sacred
Heart Catholic church and was much
interested in church and charity work,
being a woman of active habits, driving
her own automobile. She is survived
by two children. w. ]. Zahn, who is
forty years old. and Miss Theresa Zahn
Mrs Anderson). who is thirty-five
years old.
The body of Mrs. Zahn was also TAX
en- to Harry G. Pooles chapel and flu
neral arrangements will be announced
later.
II. Claude Anderson was about forty
five years old. He married Miss Zahn
about fifteen years ago At that time
he was employed in the railroad bust
ness He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Paul Hutchinson. of 1873 Hunntcutt
street. His body was taken to Poole's
chapel and funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
The sitting room at the house at 33
Hull street is on the second floor at
the head of the stairs. The door of the
room was drilled clean through with a
bullet, another. was lodged in door
panel, blood being smeared over the
face of the door. A bullet had ricoch-
cited against the wall and down at the
face of the base board had lodged.
ri a..
on the dining room table was a heavy.