Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-13
MRS. Mkt LtY'S BROTHER,
Geo. ID sart"n shot and X He'd at Can; ,nr
O-Mrs Anna o.. George Charged
Nuh the Crim-

CANToS. O.. Oct s -George ID. Sax.
ton, h.other of Mrs William Me-
kinley, was shot dead at 6:lO o'clock
Friday evening in front of the resi-
dence OF Mrs Eva Il Althouse. widow
of the late George Althousc, 81? Lin
coin avenue, where he has presumed
to have gone to make call. Five
shots were fired, three of which enter
ed his body, and Mrs. Annie q. George
has been placed under arrest on sus-
picion of the murder.
His position indicated that he had
been on the step of the Althou>c resi-
dence when the shots were fired Tn,
body was taken to the undertaking
room ami placed in charge Of the cor
oner. Immediately after the autopsy
it will be taken To the home of NJ {.
Barbor, hrother-in-law, where
SaNton. who was unmarried,
made his home. Mr.. Saxton
left the BARRIER home about q 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 Althou>c
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:i5 and
some time later was on wcst-bound
ear, and according Ia the motormau's
story got off at lIaslctt avenue, near
the Althousc home. About ? o'clock
She was arrested and locked up.
Trouble in locating her was due prin-
cipally tn the fact that She moved from
her old home Thursday.
Mrs George is the divorced wife of
sample c. George, who formerly was
a tenant of Saxton in his down town
business block, conducting a Dress
making business Her divorce was
obtained in Dakota and a proceeding
band against Saxton charged thai
SaXton had sent her there to
secure the divorce, the proceed
ing here being a suit for
damages for the alleged alienation 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-
pleading and finally remanded for
hearing on it's merits here. Before
this occurred, and on Wednesday,
a settlement was effected, sax
ton paying George Sl,s2j on
the claim that was set up of
$50. 900. Mrs. George has also hal sew
eral cases against SaNton, claiming
the detention of furniture, the defense
of Saxton being that the articles were
held for overdue rent in the rooms Mrs
Alhouse, in front of whose house the
shooting occurred, several months ago
began peace proceedings against Mrs
George, alleging that her life had been
threatened.
For some time past Mrs. George has
been living at No 1916 West Tus-
caravans street, about five blocks from
where the shooting occurred. Early
in the week she is said to have packed
up her household goods to have them
shipped to her mothers home at
har Dc
been gone she has been living
at the r. MS of Mrs Jake
rberlin il tie same house.
sc left the house ahoGt 2 o'clocl: FRI
-aay mo-a Ing ana d'i ar' return
Wai.e me officers wcre a.tsrrr - Mrs
Oboriin Friday night . ueorge
was seen coming across lot near by.
As she attemptcG t. go around to
get in the back way, she was put I'M
der arrest by the officers and brought
to police headquarters
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, set.
ting in Cleveland last fall, indicted hcr
for alleged improper use of the mails
Mrs George gave bond, and the indict'
ment, SO far as is known here, is still
alive.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-The news Of
the murder of Mrs McKinley's Brother
was received at the white house jus,
about the time that the reception to
the Episcopalian council, in session
here, was about to be brought to a
close. Mrs Mckinley was receiving
with the president during the evening
and was in her usual spirits
Mrs. Mckinley expressed wish to
attend the funeral, and accordingly
hurried arrangements were made
wheI eby she will start for Canton
I Ehortly after Z o'clock Saturday eve
7 ming.
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