The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-29
Asband Praises Wife
For Killing His Father

the office of Mrs. Marshall to see her.
The young man declared She was a
good woman and her husband was a
hard working man. AS he talked TO
the wife and the kind hearted police
matron the young man broke down and
sobbed o. He told of how Mrs. Garden
hire had ninistered to him and his wife
when their little baby died He offered
any assistance he could possibly render.
Two of Mrs Gardenhire's sons served
their country in France. One OF the
sons was .over there" eighteen months
and saw much service in Germany. The
other son was overseas six months.
Both boys have returned to the states;
Mrs. Gardenhire said II the dead
mans children knew what she knew
thanking her.
''II am going to tell the whole story,
70 the Jury" she declared land will
depend on those men for Justice.
Waited for Husband.
Asked if she wanted lawyer, she
said she would wait until her huspaho
arrived.
She was plainly dressed and her white
face bore unmistakable. evidence that
she had suffered great mental anguish.
Marked traces of the beauty which once
was hers were stamped on her couh-
tenance.
She said she told her husband to go
to his work Tuesday morning ana she
would make everything right. she ap-
peared to be worried ABOUT now heI
husband would feel toward her, but
said she believed he would, stand py
her (This was before his arrival.
Gardenhire is molder and makes
good wages. ,,,
They formerly resided at Nashville.
then at Sheffield and next moved TO
Rome.
l.. here hnV-
ing spent part of his young life In this
city.
When Gardenhire arrived and his wife
learned that he was with her, her lace
frightened. The husband was heart
broken to think that his own 1atner
had betrayed him and the wife OF ms
heart. 1t was charged that the father
took advantage of her When she "dS
weak and helpless.
The husband told Mrs. Marshall ne
trusted his father to protect Mrs. Gar
denhire when he sent her and the chll :
dren to the mountains in order that
she might grow stropg and well IN the
higher altitude. He thought ms owl,
father above every one else, Wou,el
play the part of man ana De heip
and comfort to them.
Blames Father.
''If nv father had had any respect Tor
me and my dead mother he would nave
protected my wife" sobbed Gardenhire.
IT made provisions so he could make Il
crop while they were on the mountain
and told him he could have all he maze
from the crop. l was taking care OF
| all the expenses. | would never nave
| sent nv wife there If /. had not mao
| confidence in my father He's never
| been any father or he would not nave
| done me that way"
Gardenhire said his wife was afraid
| to tell him what had happened.
Gardenhire is a well appearing young
| man. has a responsible position with
| a foundry in Rome and shows That he
| works hard.
His grief was pathetic. Strong man
| that he was, he could not keep back the
| tears that filed his eyes.
| He expressed his thanks to the police
| matron for her kindness to his wife,
saving he had heard of Mrs. Marshall
/ for a long time. He told her his repu-
| tation as a man was good ana she
| could ask anyone who knew hlm:
Mrs. Gardenhire occupied the deten-
| ton room adjoining Mrs Marshalls OIL
fee Wednesday morning.
Tom Gardenhire, the dead man. mas
lived here for many years. He was
| employed by local manufacturing
| plant. A..
: Wann & Son took charge of the
body and prepared it for burial. The
| funeral will be held from the residence
! 3611 Avenue M, East Lake. Thursda!
| at 2:3O The interment will take place
| in Greenwood cemetery.
Two of the five shots fired by Mrs
| Gardenhire entered the mans body.
The. preliminary hearing of Mrs
Gardenhire is scheduled for the FRIDAY
session of police court. She was pc
fore Judge Martin Fleming Wednes'
day, but. as Gardenhire has not beer
buried, the case was passed.
| Attorney w. J. Counts has been re-
! tanned by the family of the dead man
An inquest over the body of Garden
| hire will be held from the undertaklnt
! establishment of Wann q Son, OF
| Mitchell avenue Wednesday Afternoon
| at 4:3O O'Clock. Coroner Jack ODoh'
ohue will preside. 1t is understood tha'
| there were no witnesses to the conVer'
sation leading up to the shooting. bu
| that a railroad watchman saw part o
| the shooting.
Shortly after noon Mrs. GardenhlrS
was transferred to the county jail.