South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-24
ATYEO BOUGHT
WEAPON AFTER
THREAT, SAID
Tells Officers That Anderson
Had Threatened to
SECT Him"

| Get Him"
| CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNED
bis aunt. Mrs. c. " Crow, 500 F.
! Pennsylvania av. According 10 Mrs
! Crow, Anderson left her home on
1 Monday morning, Dec. I3, and had
/ been visiting his mother. Mrs Jes-
| sic Finney, at Argus. A sister. Mrs
John Conner. of Chicago. also sur
| wives him.
The body was taken to the Me
Gam funeral parlors and will prob
| where burial will be made in the
! Maple Grove cemetery.
| Quarrel Old One.
According to the story of Mrs.
/ limerick, who was present at the
time and who attempted to stop
AtyeO, the quarrel was one of long
| standing and that both men had
threatened each other. This morn
ing when AtyeO called il was ap-
parent that he was in an ugly tenn
per. The entire household. which
included Henninger and Mrs En-
| ericlS's three small children were in
the room, Anderson was sitting
near the stove with Atyeo to his left
ana SllRnLly IN the rear
Mrs limerick pleaded with Atyeo
u leave the house until he could
/ !, ptrol his temper. She had scarce
| : finished speaking when he jump
ed from his Choir drew a pistol
| from his pocget and leveled il at
Anderson, who also leaped to his
feet.
Tries to Block Shot.
Mrs limerick stepped between
! them but Atyeo swept her aside and
opened fire, all four of The shots
striking his vict;m IN the side and
/ back as he twisted and began fall
iIg. Henninge- caught him and low
cred him to tho floor where he was
founu lying face downward when
officers Parker and Devos, Asst.
Chief Cassidy and Sergt. Of Detec-
Chief KoczOrowsld arrived.
| Atyeo calmly elected the empty
shells from his pistol and refilled II.
Mrs. limerick snatched it from his
, hand and threw il into the back
yard. The police found Il where she
told them she lad thrown it,
AtyeO Their resumed his seat IN
the chair a few feet from where An
derson lay and waited for the police.
Atyeo was taken to police head
quarters and placed in a cell. Cor
| OneF OIullpdthtT was Etl4tu anu
tenn orary inquest was held.
| Anderson is a prominent politi-
clan having been instrumental in
several mayoralty campaigns in
! Minneapolis and was a candidate
for the legis, ature there at one time
He is also a labor leader and ar
bitrator and IS said to have been
one Of the principal speakers who
were factors in defeating William
Lorimer for United States senator.
His home is at Argos. Ind. Mrs. G.
NJ Grow, 522 Pennsylvania av., is
a relative.
Monday night Mr.. Anderson was
unanimously chosen campaign man
ager for George w. Beyers. repub-
lican candidate for mayor. When
Mr. Beyers was first notified Of the
death Of Anderson he was asroun,.
ed He said that he knew nothing
Of Mr.. Anderson's connection with
| Mrs. limerick and was OF the OpiniO:
that this was not the basic reason
for the shooting He said:
"AIr. Anderson was & man of
sterling character so far as I knew
him, and had many friends. He was
we'll known through the middle west
through his political connections
and had just taken over the reigns
of my campaign and was going tc
be my chief of police if my cam
paign was successful"
Sees Different Motive.
II cannot help but believe" Bey-
ers continued. that there Is some.
thing back Of this matter other thar
a mere case of jealousy and an
sure that something nore viii be
found. Mr.. Anderson was a brill.
/ | liant man and an orator Of repUta-
81 L. LIZ, In, in
' trial circles for arbitrating many
labor questions"
Woman Seeks Divorce.
X Mrs. limerick told the following
story:
I left my home at Nappanee
Ind, when I married Franl
limerick, who is now in the Michi.
! gan reformatory. where he was sem
; | when found guilty of attempting K
3 poison his sister. I have divorce pro.
= cpcdings under way in court now.
j. met both Mr.. Anderson and Mr.
0 Atvco several months ago. Mr.
Atyeo roomed and toarded here
r where I am keeping house for Mr.
:, Heminger. Some time ago he was
g laid off at stud bakers and refused
= TO get work elssw her. He was or
dered to leave ard Mr.. Anderson
q began rooming here Both men pro-
= fesscd their love for me and quar-
e reed On numel JUS occasions and
= threatened eacl other repeatedly
= Both said they would get the other
b. I told them both that if one ever
killed the other fyr me. neither one
T would get me-"
[. Grows HyStcrical.
n At this point in her narrative Mrs
Z Limerick became hysterical and
j gathered in her arms her three
= children who were sObbing and
: / crying. The children were in the
room when the shooting took place.
o Continuing Mrs. limerick said:
}. Mr.. Anderson was good to me
8 and my children. Two Of the chill
dren are sickly and he was going
/ 20 have them treated by a physician.
I never believed that the jealousy
! Of the two men would reach this
s stage. I snatched the pistol from
Atyeo after he had fired and threw
= il awav to keep him from turning
, il on the rest Of Us or on himself"
Guard Prisoner.
II Atyeo VINO says he came from
. Rottomville. o. is % years old. i've