Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-08
WOMAN'S FATAL RAGE
Directs the Hand That Sends to
Eternity Mrs. William Nc.
Kiniey's Brother.


BY Mrs. Anna C. George. Whose Husband
Had Obtained Damages from Her Vic
tim for Alienation of Affections-Trag-
edy Occurs at the Presidents Ohio Home
and the Apparent Ferpetrator Is Ar
rested, but Refuses to Answer Questions.
Canton, o., Oct. S.-George D. Saxton,
q brother of Mrs William Mckinley,
was shot dead at 6:1O o'clock last even
ing in front Of the residence of Mrs. Eva
3. Althouse, widow of the late George
Althouse, 319 Lincoln avenue, where he
is presumed to have gone to make a
call. Five shots were fired. three of
which entered his body, and Mrs. Ana
c. George has been placed under arrest
on suspicion of the murder. Saxton
was unconscious when neighbors ar
rived to investigate the cause of the
shooting. and was dead when the ply
sicians and officers arrived. the former
having expressed the heopinion that death
was instantaneous. three bullets having
entered vital spots. His position in
dicated that he had been on the step
to the Althouse residence when the
shots were fired.
Case of Alienation of Affections.
Mrs. George was traced from the
restaurant where she took supper to
the vicinity of the Aathouse residence at
the time of the murder. and later ar
rested and locked up.
Mrs. George is the divorced wife of
Sample c. George, who formerly was a
tenant of Saxton in his down-to town bus
iness block, conducting a dressmaking
business. Her divorce was obtained in
Dakota, and a proceeding later fled in
local courts by the husband against
Saxton charged that Saxton had sent
her there to secure the divorce, the
proceeding here being a suit for dam
ages for the alleged alienation of the
wife's affections.
Other Features of the Matter.
This case has been through all the in
termediate courts, and was passed upon
by the state supreme court on an inter-
pleading and finally remanded for hear
ing on its merits here. Before this oc-
CURED, and on Wednesday. settlement
was effected. Saxton paying George ST.
S25 on the claim set up of $40. 900 for
damages. Mrs. George has also had
several cases against Saxton, claiming
the detention of furniture, the defense
of Saxton being that the articles were
held for overdue rent in the rooms.
Mrs. Althouse, in front of whose house
the shooting occurred, several months
Mrs. George. alleging that her life had
been threatened.
Woman Refuses to Answer Questions.
When Mrs. George was questioned by
the prosecuting attorney she seemed to
be self-possessed. She was given a
chair. and one of the officers took a
small cape which she carried. and placed
1T on the table. In reply to the first
question she said she would talk when
the time came She would reply to no
more questions. 1t is common talk
that Mrs. George made frequent threats
OF taking Saxton's life; many of these
are said to have been sent
the mails. Sample c. George,
the husband. is now reported to have
a second wife more than a year
ago, and kept the marriage secret until
after the settlement with Saxton. AS
soon as George got his damage money
from Saxton he announced his second
Mrs. George claims that Sax
ton deceived her and deserted her for
another