The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-11
.Sn)T DOWN BY A WOMAN.
Mrs. McKinley'S Brother
the Victim.
A TlNGLE OF SCANDALS

George sexton. Of Canton, Ohio, Shot
Down by q Woman as he Approaches
the Residence Of q Lady Friend-The
assassin a Divorced Woman-Ses eral
Scandals which Preceded and Led
up TO This Trasedy-The Woman Ar-
rested.
Canton, Ohio, October 7.-George
Saxton, a brother Of Mrs. William Nc
Kinley, was shot dead at 6:10 o'clock
this evening before the residence of
Mrs. Eva B. Althouse, widow Of the
late George Althouse, 319 Lincoln ave-
nue., where he is presumed to have
gone to make a call. Five shots were
fired, three of which entered his body.
Mrs. Anna c. George has been placed
under arrest on suspicion Of the muir
der
Saxton was unconscious when neigh
bors arrived to investigate the cause
Of the shooting and was dead when
the physicians and officers arrived, the
former having expressed the opinion
that death was instantaneous, three
bullets having entered vital spots. His
position indicated that he had been
on the step of the Althouse residence
when the shots were fired. The body
was taken to an undertaking room and
placed in charge of the coroner. I'm
mediately after the autopsy it will be
taken to the home of NJ. c. Barber,
a brother-in-law, where Saxton, who
was unmarried, made his home.
Mr. Saxton left the Barber home
about 6 o'clock, riding his bicycle, and
this was the last seen of him by his
friends
The Althouse home was dark and
locked and the neighbors said Mrs.
A1thouse had not been at home for the
past three days. One of the neighbors
said a woman, supposed to have done
the shooting, had passed back of the
house.
Mrs. George took her supper as usual
at a down town restaurant at 4:45
o'clock, and some time later was on a
vestbound car, and, according to the
liotorman's story, got off at Hazlett
avenue near the AlthOuse home. About
9 o'clock she was arrested and locked
up. Trouble in locating her was due
principally to the fact that she moved
from her old home yesterday.
Mrs. George is the divorced wife of
Sample E. George, who formerly was
tenant Of Saxton in his down town
business block, conducting a dress
making business. Her divorce was OBJ
tained in Dakota and a proceeding,
later, filed in local courts by the hus-
band against Saxton charging that Sax
ton had sent her there to secure the
divorce, the proceeding here being
suit for damages for the alleged alien
alton of the wife's affections. This case
has been through all the intermediate
courts and was passed upon by the
state supreme court on an inter-plead-
ing and finally remanded for hearing
on it's merits here. Before this occurred,
and on Wednesday, settlement was
effected, Saxton paying George s1,S25
on the claim set UP Of $4,000 for dam
ages. Mrs. George has also had sew
eral cases against Saxton, claiming the
detention of furniture, the defense of
Saxton being that the articles were
held for overdue rent on the rooms.
Mrs. Althouse, in front Of whose
house the shooting occurred, several
months ago began peace proceedings
against Mrs. George, alleging that her
life had been threatened.
Mr.. Henry Bedeman, residing at No.
1909 West Third street, about 200 feet
from the Althouse residence, said:
81 was in the Boron grocery store
when I heard two shots from a re-
volver and saw the flash from the
mouth of a gun. I went Immediately
to the door of the store and after
about two minutes had elapsed I heard
two more. Before I heard these, how
ever, I saw a woman or some one
ad in INC 01n
from the Althouse steps, rather slowly,
then turn around and go back again.
| At that time I heard the two more
| shots. This time the woman started
| to run. She left the pavement and ran
| up a vacant lot next to Mrs. r. NJ.
| Quinn's residence. We men then went
across the road and found Saxton lying
| there"
Mrs. George maintained perfect self
| control when arrested and refused to
| make statement.
1t is common talk that Mrs. George
made frequent threats Of taking Sax
| toms life. Many of these threats are
| said to have been sent through the
mails and the federal grand jury last
fall indicted her for alleged improper
| use of the mails. Mrs. George gave
| bond and the Indictment, SO far as is
known here, is still alive.
Sample c. George, the husband, is
| reported to have been secretly mar
| ried in Wheeling over a year ago to
Miss Lucy Graham, Of Alliance. AS
soon as George got his damage money
| from Saxton, he announced his sec
ond marriage. Mrs. George claims
| Saxton deceived her and deserted her
| for another.
Washington, October THE presi-
dent, Mrs. Mckinley, her sister, Mrs.
| Barber. and others, will leave here
tomorrow night to attend the funeral
of Mrs. McKinley's brother at Can
ton Monday. The president will pro-
ceed to Omaha from that point, join
ing the party leaving here Monday
| morning.