Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-20
GRUDGE AGAINST FAMILY.

GRUDGE AGAINST FAMILY.
Anderson seems to have blamed
his wife's family for her separation
from him Saturday afternoon he
went 20 33 Hull street, where his
wife lives with her brother and
mother. and threatened them. About
& o'clock be went back Neighbors
So - #ma drmmk and. had Two nie-
tolls He slipped into the house and
hid.
Exactly what happened when he
was discovered is not clear. Mrs. Nj.
Zahn, the mother, Mrs. W. ]. Zahn,
wife OF, the head of the house, and
Theresa Zahn, wife of the man in
hiding, were in the house. w. j.
Zahn was at his garage on Marietta
street, which is operated under the
firm name of Drennon & Zahn.
Anderson Expenditure on the three
women when he was discovered
and beyond that nobody is clear. Mr..
BufOrd, who lived nearby on Luckie
street, and who was passing the
house with his wife en- route to call
at the home of a friend, ran into the
house.
When the shooting was over. Mr..
BufOrd lay dead in a corner of the
hall of the house. Mrs. NJ. Zahn
was shot through the head. through
the lungs and beaten over the head
with some blunt instrument, presum-
ably the butt OF one of Anderson's
pistols. She died later at Grady hos
pital. Mrs. W. ]. Zahn was shot
through the cheek. Her wound was
dressed at Grady hospital.
AS Anderson came out of the
house, ". J. Zahn, on his way home
to supper, met him. Anderson shot at
Zahn and ram Zahn pursued him,
overlook him in a nearby yard. took
the pistol away from him and shot
him. He died a short while later at
Grady hospital.
ANDERsoNs RECORD.
During the year, 1915. Anderson was
arrested a number Of times on various
charges The police records show the
following:
On April 2s. 1915. he was arrested on
a charge OF drunkenness and disorder
" conduct
On May /. 1918. he was arrested on
the same charge
On May II. 1913, he was arrested on
a charge of disorderly conduct
A few weeks later he was arrested on
a charge Of disOrderly conduct and the
word "demented" was also put opposite
his name on the docket.
On October Il. 1915. he was arrested
on the charge Of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct
On November 3. 1915, he cut his wife's
hand ar the meeting in Grant Park. and
as a result OF that affair ne was sent
70 the insane asylum at Milledgeville.
The Zahn's were looking for trouble.
anderson. as stated above. went TO the
house in the afternoon and threatened
the three women. They called W. J.
Zahn over the telephone at the garage
J. W. Maddox. police commissioner. hap
uened to be in the garage at the time.
lie at once called police station and or
dered call officers to 30 to the Zahn res
idenCe- officers went, but Anderson was
gone when they got there
Later he went back. got into the house
unnoticed. and concealed himself. Mrs.
w J. Zahn went into her mothers
room, turned on the light, and found
Anderson hiding behind a trunk He
rose and opened fire on her. wounding
her in the cheek Then he ran into an
other room, where his wife and Mrs. NJ
Zahn were talking together As he en-
tered this room he again opened fire
His wife ran out Of the room. passing
him. and escaped Mrs. NJ. Zahn was
shot twice and was beaten over the head.
her skull being fractured
r. Z DrennOn, the business partner
of ". ]. Zahn,- lives near the Zahn
residence Hearing the shooting. and
suspecting that Anderson was killing
the family. he ran into the house. As
he entered he found Anderson with a
pistol in each hand. shooting like a
mailman He turned and ran out OF the
house to get help as he was unarmed-
Meanwhile. Rev c. r BufOrd. who
lives on Luckle street near the Zahn
residence happened TO pass the house
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