South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-13
EMMA LIMERICK
DENIES TRUTH
OF FIRST YARN
Woman in Love Tangle Con
tradicts Original Story of
AndersOn's Murder.

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came and put his arms around me
and said mama, ] love you. he came
between us and now I have got my
revenge said Mrs. limerick in the
affidavit made at the police station
a few hours after Anderson was
killed.
Denies Statement.
"Now YOU will not have me. and
I am without support. Anderson IS
dead and YOU will go to the peniten-
tiary." Mrs limerick said in her
police station statement. Mrs. Eme-
rick denied yesterday afternoon
saying this
Mrs. Emerick's account yesterday
afternoon of the shooting at POPS
w. Orange st. was similar to the one
given by Edward Hemmiger She
said that AtyeO entered the room
where she. Hemmiger. Anderson and
her three children were sitting after
she had unlocked the door to let
him in. She said that Atyeo talked
to her and Hemmiger and the chill
dren. but that he did not say any
thing directly to Anderson. although
both Atyeo and Anderson directed
remarks at each other through what
they were saying to her.
Mrs. limerick said that Atyeo
passed around some chewing gum,
and that he read a letter from Ruth
Emerick's father after the letter
had been handed to Anderson and
read by him. She said that after
Atyeo had sat there perhaps Is
minutes. she went over to him. and
standing between AtyeO and Ander-
SON. asked Atyeo what he wanted.
and that Atyeo answered that he
wanted his clothes She said that
while she was standing there AndeT-
son caught hold of her dress and
tried 90 pun her aside. asking her
il anything was the matter. She
said that she replied that there was
not.
Threw Gun Away.
Mrs limerick testified that Ander-
son pulled her dress a second time
and repeated the question. She
said that size again told him that
there was nothing the matter. Mrs.
limerick then testified that Anderson
got uP from his chair saying:
"I Will set him. She said that
Anderson lunged toward Atyeo.
putting his right hand in his pocket.
she said that Atyeo then got up
from his chair and fired AZ Ander-
son. She denied that AtyeO shot
Anderson AFTER the latter had
turned
In her statement at police head
quarters Mrs limerick said that she
had thrown the revolver used by
Atyeo in killing Anderson in the
clubhouse vault because she was
afraid nc might Kill her and the
children. The defense objected to
the introduction Of the statements
made by Mrs. limerick at the police
station a few hours after Andersons
OATH but Judge Funk ruled the
statements were competent evidence.
Prosecutor JeNison spent several
hours yesterday in cross examining
Mrs limerick. The prosecutor Of
fered in evidence letters written BY
Mrs. limerick 10 Anderson. asking
him for money One Of the letters
said that she was in urgent need Of
funds. The letter said that both
Hemmiger and Atyeo were out OF
work and that there was no money
with which 20 pay the rent at 2025
w. Orange st. She admitted 10 hav-
ing received money from Anderson,
but she said that she paid IL back to
Anderson.
objected To AtycO.
Mrs. limerick also testified TO nu-
merous threats against Atyeo's life
By Anderson. She said that on one
occasion Anderson told her that he
was going 20 the Studebaker cor
poration's plant. where Atyeo work.
ed. 10 get that dago." Mrs. Eme-
rick said that Anderson told her
that he could easily escape BY leav-
ing the door OF his automobile open
and the car engine running while he
got Atyvo
Mrs. limerick recalled ano,her
occasion when Anderson wanted TO
go I'D stairs at the limerick home
and "cet" Atyeo. She said tia. there
vver other occasions When Anderson
threatened Atyeos life She said
that she had told A.yeo Of An7cr-
sons threats.
Mrs. limerick tes. led that An
ders.u Objected 90 Atv,o remaining
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