The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-08
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER
A Brother of Mrs. Mckinley Shot
Down in the Street.
A WOMAN UNDER ARREST
Mrs. George Says She VIII Talk whsu
the Proper Time Comes-saxtou
Was Charged With Helping
Her Secure Divorce.

Canton. Ohio. Oct. 1.-George d. Sax
ton. a brother Of Mrs. President Nc
Kinley. was shot dead at $40 this even
ing In front OF the residence OF Mrs.
Eva Il. Althouse. widow of the late
George Althouse. 319 Lincoln avenue.
where he IL 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 murder SAX
ton was Unconscious when neighbors
arrived and began investigating the
cause Of the shooting and was dead
when the physicians and officers ar
rived. the physicians having expressed
the opinion that death was instantane-
Gus. three bullets having entered vital
spots. The position of the body indi-
Gated that he had been on the steps to
the Althouse residence when the shots
were fired. The body was taken to an
undertaking room and placed in charge
OF the coroner. Immediately after the
autopsy IL 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 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.
Althouse had not been at home for the
past three days. One Of the neighbors
said woman who was supposed to
have done the shooting had passed
back Of the house. Mrs. George took
her supper as usual at a downtown
restaurant at 4-45 o'clock and some time
later was on westbound car. and ac-
cprIfnC N A
of at Hazlett avenue. near the Ait
house home. About . o'clock she was
arrested by the police officers and
locked up. Trouble In locating her was
due principally TO the fact that she
moved from her old home yesterday.
Mrs. George IL the divorced wife Of
Sample c. George. who was formerly a
tenant OF Sections In his downtown bus
mess block. conducting a dressmaking
business Her divorce was obtained In Da-
kota. and proceeding later filed in To-
cal courts by the husband against saxton.
charged that Saxton had sent her
there to secure the divorce. the
proceeding 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 in
terpleading and finally remanded for hear
ing on its merits here.
Before this occurred. and on Wednesday
n settlement was effected. Saxton paying
George si.2s5 on the claim set up for $2Dooo
damages. Mrs. George has also had sew
eral cases against Saxton. claiming the
detention of furniture. the defense of Sax
ton being that the articles were held for
overdue rent on the rooms. Mrs. Althouse.
In front of whose house the shooting oc-
CURED. several months ago began peace
against Mrs. George. alleging
that her life had been threatened.
For some time past Mrs. George has
been living at No. 1.5i6 West Tuscarawas
street. about five blocks away from where
the shooting occurred. Early in the week
she is said to have packed up her house
hold goods to have them shipped to her
mothers home at Hanoverton. Since her
goods have been gone she has been iiv-
Ing at the rooms of Mrs. Jake Oberlin In
the same house. She left the house at
o clock this morning and did not return.
While the officers were talking to Mrs.
Oberlin tonight Mrs. George was seen
coming across a lot near by. As she at
tempted to go round the house to get In
the back way she was put under arrest
by the officers and brought to the sNation.
She said she would talk at the proper
time.
Mrs. George was then taken into the
department. No weapon was
found on her. The skin of her hands was
scraped and will be analysed to see
whether there are any traces of powder
upon them. She was locked up to await q
hearing