The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-23
Silent and Morosc Mrs. Gertic
Anderson Says She Only
Shot to Save Self.
QUARREL WAS OVER AUTO
j. M. Anderson Comes From
Sapulpa to Get Car Which
Mate Says Is Hers.

Silent and murose, but not weep
ing or hystcricaL Mrs Goruc Andcr-
son. who slew her ostraurcd hu8-
band, John H. Anderson. when he
threatened to XIII her IN her little
costume shop at llAia East Third
street Saturday morning Sat in her
cell AT the Tulsa county JAIN last
night, refusing To make any state
ment about tho tragedy about her
self or about the man she killed.
Tho only statement that Mrs
Anderson has made was 10 the Of
f.cer at the time of her arrest
Handing the officcr the empty re-
NOlycr she said
Il shot him because he was try
ing to choke me 10 death"
II was / 20 O'Clock In the morn
Ing when Third street was crowded
with shoppers. that the reports of
five pistol shots from the second
floor VI the Holland building rang
out Crowds poured out uf Hotel
Tulsa, just across the way. and from
nearby office buildings, almost
blocking traffic on the street
Pdtrolman j, r. Jones aud sheriff
James Woollcy were the FIRST Of
ficcrs 10 arrive. When they entered
the room where the shooting uc-
CURED they found Anlcrsou's dead
body stretched on the floor with u
bullet hole squarcly between the
eyos, one wound In the head. an
other under the LETT ear and a fourth
through the left breast near the
heart Five shots were fired, but
only four took effect
Mother Overheard Quarrel
In an adjoining room. whore Mrs
Anderson lived. was her mother, who
told the officers what had preceded
ths shooting and OF frequent threats
that had been made Ivy Anderson
against the lfe OF her daughter.
Mrs. Anderson was taken to tho
county JAN soon after the shooting
and a charge or murder placed
against her.
The body Of Anderson was re-
moved to the Mitchell Fleming un-
dertaking rooms TO await an inquest
which viii probably he held today.
Efforts were being made last
night to locate the faucr and a for
mer wife of the dead man, who are
thought TO rcide In Davenport, Iowa
Anderson came TO Ialsa about
four years ago and FOR time con.
ductod the agency for the Maxwell
automobile on South Main street
lie held clerical position for "a
time in one Of The local banks and
AZ ono lIuo conducted a bank al
k!cfcr Okla More recently no has
hocn engaged as an oil stock sales
ma& for the ftrkville on Corpora
uon OF TINS city, operating from Sa-
pulpd
Saturday no tehphoncd his wife
that no w,ua coming over to Tulsa TO
get an automobile. which Mrs. An
dcrson claims was her own property
lie appeared at the masquerade shop
conducted by his wife few hourt
later. The couple began to quarrc,
at Once and the shooting followed.
shot with His Own I'istnl.
Anderson wus shot with his own
pistol. 1t was stated by Judge I'D
Warren, who. with J L Ward of
Texas, had been engaged to defend
Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs Anderson has been married
before and with her former hus.
band at one time operated ihclrrl
cal company. which appeared az one
of tho local thoa'crs
Mrs Ross. the mother Of M An
dcrson, Judge Warrcn says has, re-.
sided in Tulsa for tho past co years
and she and her daughter were iu
good ClrCumS'luCcs until Anderson
ran through their money The
KOsses came 20 Tulsa from Kansas
city whore they are well Enowu.
Mrs Anderson is a tal blonde. O'
attractive appearance. despite an in
jury which caused The loss OF ono of
her eyes
The And"rsons separated about a
year ago, ana TO earn a livelihood
MIN, Anderson established tho cos
tune shop In which the CaEedy oc-
CURED n Is charged that ro~ lho
past four or five months Audeuor
has been living with another woman
In SAuuIua