Bloomington (IN) Tetlephone, Dec 26, 1899, p. 1. NOTE: There was a
lengthy article about this case in the previous edition, Dec 22, I think.
But as it had no genealogical significance, it was not included here. In
brief, Mrs. Anderson had a daughter, Mrs. Waggoner, that was not well. The
daughter's husband, Mr. Waggoner, lived elsewhere and wanted to marry
someone else. Mrs. Anderson wanted the land the daughter lived on so, with
the help of her son-in-law, Watson, they decided to kill the daughter. One
day when the daughter's husband came for a visit, the mother gave the
daughter rat poison. When the daughter didn't die quickly enough, one of
the others smothered her.
70-YEAR OLD WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER
A Bloomfield dispatch says of the Waggoner wife murder investigation:
"After Waggoner had submittied his statement, Judge Moffett fixed the bond
of Mrs. Anderson at $4,000, and he remanded Watson back to jail. The court
was moved to some extent in admitting Mrs. Anderson to bail on acount of
her age, over 70, but she will not likely be able to file a bond. If she
is guilty as alleged by Waggoner, the motive lay in a desire to rid herself
of a burden. Watson was a hired man and Waggoner, if implicated more than
he has admitted, wanted to marry another woman, which he soon did after his
wife's death. The case will be called for trial at the February term of
court. The interest therein is very great. There are few willing to
believe that the mother is guilty as charged, but yet, in view of the
testimony submitted, she may have difficulty in establishing her innocence.