South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-05
NURSE In LOVE
NOTE SHOOTING.
WILL RECOVER.
Peggy Beal, However, Wants
to Die-Glad She Killed
Welfare Worker.
SAYS "HE DESERVED 1T"
Women Come to View Body
of 1.-The Perfect Lover
Scent Other Romance.

KANSAS CITY. No. June 4. -
Peggy Marie Beal, nurse OF Spring
field. Ill. and Dayton. O.. who Sat
urday shot and killed Frank war
ren Anderson. war veteran and de-
partnnent store welfare director. be-
cause he could not marry her and
th en- wounded herself. will get well.
doctors a. the city hospital believe.
The young woman, told Sunday
that she stood a good chance 10 re-
cover. turned her face 20 the wall.
I want TO die" she said
Then she beckoned TO a nurse.
I'm not sorry / shot him." she
gasped He deserved H. I did
right 10 shoot him. should have
killed him before I did"
AT Miss Bears request. visitors
were barred from her room Sunday.
Physicians Sunday night said that in
spite OF a bullet through her lung
Miss Bears chances OF recovery are
good and that her condition has I'M
proved
Meanwhile Anderson. whose body
awaits directions from relatives in
Ccllingswood. y. j.. was not without
visitors. Women came 20 see the
body OF the man. declared by Miss
Beal 20 have been the perfect low
er" the man. VINO according 70 the
girl. boosted 20 her Of his cOnquests.
told her so women loved him and
declared:
Peg, I'm devil love no wo-
man"
A possible echo OF another ro-
nance was seen by the police Sun
day in the story OF a woman who
called by telephone to the hotel
where Anderson and Miss Beal had
lived as man and wife This tele-
prone call came the night after the
tragedy and the woman asked for
Mr. or Mrs. Anderson" The hotel
clerk told her what had happened
and the woman screamed.
Dead" she cried, ooh. no. I can't
believe II"
She asked where the body had
been taken and Sunday a woman
about 80 years or age. who refused
20 give her name. asked 20 see the
body. She said she had been n
friend OF the dead man had
:Inown him IN department well
fare work She was permitted 90 see
the body. gazed at 1t a long time
and shuddered.
How could she?" she exclaimed
and added. What devils women
are" Then she left
Letters from Anderson's father in
CollingswoOd, y. J.. found after
death spoke OF woman referred TO
As "B" who might be folio wing the
young man.
Never Ovearseas.
Anderson. it Is Indie ated I'm his pa
pers. was an officer IN the air serv-
ice during the war He was never
sent ovearseas, apparently but he
prized his army experience greatly.
Actually denied any service more
exciting than campaigning in behalf
OF ls5erTy bond drives. the aviator
department store employe solaCed
himself after the war by writing ro-
names In one o. these the hero
was an army flyer. who achieved
undyinE fame during the war and
fell I'm love with a girl who sCOrned
him because OF his fathers wealth
But the flyer found her at last. Iiv-
ing IN the South Seas where she
had fled 20 escape his attentions
and they ruled together IN a king
dom Of romance. tropical beauty and
uudving love. Letters from Ander-
son 20 Miss Beal spoke OF the posi-
hinty or honeymooning IN the South
Seas
But the romance 81 Anderson ana
Marie Beal ended IN hotel bed
room IN the gray Of the dawn, in an
atmosphere noc Of tropical birds and
flowers. but or changing trolley cars
taxicabs and rumbling trains. An
derson. according 20 the girl. had
lContinned on rage twnl