The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-23
Martindale, Day After Whipping Wife,
Fires EDe Fatal Shots in Her Body
Waves Examination; Wants No Attorney
Murderer Had Been Before
Judge Fleming for III Treat
ment Of Wife-Was
Out on Bond.
RUSHED TO COUNTY JAIL
Says, Il Cant Live With Her,
but Won't Let Any
body Else"

Waving examination before
Squire J. j. Bork Thursday aft
crnoon shortly after he had shot
and killed his wife in the James
building, A. H. Martindale, a
shoemaker, was committed to
the county Jail without bond.
The grand jury will convene
again on Oct. 20, and one of the
first duties of the inquisitorial
body will be in the investigation
of the sensational crime.
Trouble for Some Time.
There hav been differences between
the young man and his wife for some
time. He charges that she has not
been true to him and names another
man as the alleged home despoiled. II is
claimed on the other hand that he has
repeatedly beat her and mistreated her
and that she has left him on more than
one occasion because of conditions, only
70 return and try TO keep the home 60
ing
= Attorney o. W. Reeves, by whom Mrs
rapher. will assist Atty. Gen. G. w.
Chamlee and w. F. McGaughy, assist
ant attorney general, in prosecuting the
wife slayer.
When Martindale, learning of a peace
warrant that had been sworn out
against him. and denying his identity
10 deputy sheriff who approached him
TO serve the warrant. went to the at
torney's office. Mr. Reeves was in
court. Word of the shooting quickly
reached the lawyer and he hurried to
his office, where he learned more of
the horrible details
Peace Warrant Sworn Out.
Mrs, Martindale had been fearing
h that something might happen. and her
A fears were responsible for the peace
4 warrant being sworn out Wednesday
before a local magistrate.
n She was characterized as a young
3woman of unusual business ability, en-
fergetic and worthy and was well liked
4by employees in the big office building.
So far us could be learned. her hus-
Rband has not been to her office before.
Separated Two Months.
N Martindale did not appear to be re-
gretful. 1t was learned that he and
fis wife have been separated for about
1.-TWO months. Mrs. Martindale was a
daughter of Red Linster formerly
employed by the Chattanooga Brewing
~ Squire j. j. Bork committed Martin
dale TO the county bastile without bond.
Atty. Gen. George w. sChamiee hurried
to the sheriff's Office and at once be-
gan an Investigation OF the crime.
n, Martindaie talked freely about the
differences that ended in the terrible
%tragedy and said he did not want to
Remploy q lawyer, saying. they could do
what they wanted to with him.
Alleges Correspondents.
Aeeordlna 70 Martlndale': story
he and hls wife went to Macon q
yeah or 90 ago to reside, and while
there his wife met NOAH" Dodson,
news butch. When they returned
to Chattanooga Dodson followed, he
claimed, and still sought to pay
sattentions TO her.
fMartindale said he met Dodson and
his wife on the street about month ago
and administered beating to the
alleged home despoiler.4
The young man said when they moved
rshe stirred up strife and made bad
Had Scrap Wednesday.
On Wednesday afternoon Martindale
was In the Br1sbin- Heibeck store on
East Eighth street. and, encountering
h his wife in the store, he attacked her.
4 patrolman Harris, traffic officer at
Eighth and Market streets, was APP
pealed to by one Of the men in the store,
and arrested Martindale on charge
of disorderly conduct. The defendant
made bond for his appearance In police
court Thursday. When he appeared be-
fore Judge Martin Fleming Mrs. Mar
tindale was not present to prosecute.
The defendant made no denial that
he had trouble in the store, claiming his
wife was buying collars for another
man. The Judge was Informed he
struck her several times.
Martindale intimated to the court he
had had lots OF trouble and said he
had not been living with his WIFE 1t
was limited there was another man In
the case.
J. On the strength OF Martindale's state
ment Judge Fleming ordered that his
wife be summoned to court Saturday
morning, the case having been contin- !
ued to that time: .s.... r....d.u
afternoon MartIndaIe stated that
after he appeared IN court no
learned a peace warrant had been
sworn out. He explained that when
asked him II he was MartIndale he
informed the officer Il was HE
brother they were looking for.
HAD WANTED TO MAKE PEACE
AeeVrcInO TO .,,, his ; ID :.S .b =
troubles between his wife, his
mother. In law and himself tonight,
but upon learning OF the peace
Warrant he became frightened. He
and the killing followed. Four shots
were fred.
Matindae is a well-appearing young
man, about 20 or "a years Of age. He
has been employed at the Vanderstoop
shoe shop.
The shooting created wild excite
ment In the James building, and re-
ports of II spread like wildhre.
When he was before Judge Fleming
Martindale was quiet and cool and had
'he appearance OF being peaceable and
orderly He was nicely dressed.
The body OF Mrs. Martindale was re-
moved to Wann's funeral residence on 4
Georgia avenue to be prepared for
burial. Crowds thronged the place 10
get a glimpse Of the body,
Hit Five Times.
All four OF the shots took effect In
Mrs. Martindale's body. according 20
information at the undertaking estab-
lishment One OF the leaden missiles
entered her heart, two penetrated the
body just above the left hip and one
entered the left arm, Three OF the |
shots appeared to have been fred froN
the front, somewhat to the side. II was
not determined at first from which d.
'rection the shot that struck the arm
was fired