The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-30
FOSTER TELLS Of ASSOCIATION
v||THN|DANAN WHO SLEW HIS WIFE
TEsTIFIEs IN CRIMINAL COUH'
OF HAVING KNOWN ALLEGED
MURDERESs FOR II YEARS.
Recites Their Meeting IN Vd''ooo
Places and the Fight Between
the Women.


Us Mrs. Mary Anderson charSeo VIZ
shooting Of Mrs lane Foster ~ ""'N
inc the slate in the Criminal '"".
and while Prosecuting Attorney - ~
'NIcErr is conteuding Il deGrt" oi ''i"'
der ,,,,
DR.. Thurman GiIl"spy testified |li"'
hr was called about 5 o'clock III '"e
morning 10 attend Mrs. Jane fCS'f'
land thai she WAS removed TO INV
Ohio Valley General HoSplta! Mnu 't
her family physician. DR.: W. ~ H'''o'
took charge OF the case.
nr. DaIby was called and tcSlllleo
as 10 her condition and the cause VI
her death. being hrmmorhHGt oue
10 the wounds received in htE ''sh'
lung. He also was present al an au-
!,opsv held in Cooer-HenlI company
undertaking abliShmfnl.
prs. E.. W. l'lfur and Jnhn f.
Marschner. county physician. were
called and told Of the autopsy anu
iidpn1ifbrd the body Us being mat VI
Mrs Jane Foster.
Officers Parrish and O'kecf" were
called and testified with regard I" inc
arrest of Mrs. Mary Anderson. 'hell
.o.,imory hrin" more uf matter OF
form.
Foster Testifies.
The PRINCIPAL witness Of III" cay
t WAS 4. &. Foster. husband or me de-
ceased woman. Baltimore Il ONO
ward conductor. Foster stated 'h"I
he first met Mrs. Anderson near the
PENNSYLVANIA station probably eleven
years ago. miStaking her for person
he knew. TIE TWO became acquainted
and went for Il car ride 10 the nome
of Molie Loncbottom. he knowing the
place from hcarSay and there the TWO
secured a room. remaining Tor
couple of hours.
According ~ Fosters testimony
she came 10 his office III the old yards
Of the B. d O.. railroad unknown 10
him and after a short talk the TWO
walked toward The u. Il q. station
he returning Ia his work and she go
ing away to parts unknown 10 him.
Mr.. Foster then stated that on sew
eral occasions. upon appointment. He
met Mrs. Anderson AMI at one time
visited her while sh" was IN WISH
10 her people in GAINESVILLE and there
remained a couple Of days.
Couple Meets Mrs. Foster.
4 mcctinc in bridgeport WAS also
told Of by Mr.. Foster and upon ms
meeting Mrs. Foster came nnon the
scene unknown to either of them ana
while Foster and Mrs. Anderson were
talking on street corner, Mrs. An
derson saw Mrs. Foster first and
said here she is now. Albert. do not
let her harm me-" Foster tried 10
catch his wife but according TO his
statement she was too quick for me
and the next hr knew Mrs. Anderson
was down and when he turned to
catch his wife again she TOD was
down. An officer came and starte"
Mrs. Anderson to- Wheeling on a
street car and Mrs. Foster entered
the automobile Of her son-in-law and
was next seen by Foster 1T home.
Comes Through Window.
At another meeting Of the two wo-
men. he testified. was when he was
in The home of Mrs. Anderson. she
looking for his hal, and all of sud
den the window sash WAS heard lot
crash 10 The floor Of tho room where
he was and the ncy; thing was the
temperance of Mrs. Foster coming IN
through the window. His hal WAS
found and Mrs. Anderson opened the
door anu Mr. and Mrs: Foster lelt
for their home. Mr.. Foster said his
wife WAS moi of many words. but AT
each OF these meetings after Il ut
Il, talk he had promised his wife TO
he good boy"
Night Of the Shooting.
ON Tho night Of the shooting. ME.
Foster testified that he went 10 the
home of Mrs. Anderson about twelve
oclock and talked Il while before re-
firing in the bed with the son Of MIS-.
Foster, who is about IL years Of age,
being tired hr went Ia sleep ana
knew nothing of the happenings OF
1.-The house until H. WAS awakened by
: Mrs. Anderson putting her hand I'M
der his pillow. saying after beng
asked BY him what she was after. that
she was after her pockctbook.
AT this time. Mr.. Foster testified
that he told Mrs. Anderson that he
heard someone coming down the steps
! TO her door, and she assured him to
keep quiet and remain where he was
which he did.
Foster Heard Gun Shots.
As his testimony goes further. he
said that The next thing II" heard was
Nfr.- A ndnrsnU
came running into the room with il
gun in her hand. and he asked what
she had done and she replied that
she did not know and that he had bet
, ter get his clothes on and get out
of the place. which he did, according
TO his testimony. and went home TAX
ing the shortest way known to him.
Foster says that he is 81 years old
and that his wife WAS about i months
his elder Three children, all grown
being their only children.
/ Foster was on tho stand when
court adjourned and was being Qurs'
toned by Attorney Doyre and his
Testimony was not changed but very
little and In places where his mind
was little off he WIS reminded of
facts that he admitted To but nothing
other than those in the first OF his
testimony.
The court room was crowded WIFI
eager spectators and when court ad-
juurned al o'clock until Q o'clock III
thr morning a sigh Of relief was
, heard
IN hn
room with her attention directed III
the witness being questioned, but at
times carried on Il short conversation