The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-08
A CANTON SENSATION.
Brother of the Presidents Wife
t. Murdered on the Street.
A DIVORCED WOMAN SUSPECTED.

She Is Mrs. sample G. George, and
George Saxton, the Murdered Man,
Had Been Charged by the Husband
with Aiding Her Divorce Case.
Canton, o., Oct S.-George SaXton,
n brother of Mrs. William Mckinley,
was shot dead at 6:1O o'clock last even
ing before the residence of Mrs. Eva
A. Althouse, widow of the late George
Althouse, 319 Lincoln avenue, where he
is presumed to have gone to make
call. Five shots were fired, three Of
which entered his body, and Mrs Anna
C. George has been placed under ar
rest on suspicion of the murder.
SaXton was unconscious when neigh
bors arrived to investigate the cause
of the shooting and was dead when the
physicians and officers arrived, the for
mer having expressed the opinion that
death was instantaneous, three bullets
having entered the vital spot. His po-
sition indicated that he had been on the
steps to the Althouse residence when
the shots were fired. The body was
taken to an undertaking establishment
and placed in charge of the coroner
Immediately after the autopsy it will
be taken to the home of M. 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.
Althouse had not been at home for the
past three days. One of the neighbors
said woman, supposed to have done
the shooting, had passed back Of the
house.
Mrs. George took her supper, as
usual, at downtown restaurant at
4:45, and some time later was on a
westbound car, and according to the
motorman's story got off at Hazlett
avenue, near the Althouse home. About
9 o'clock she was arrested by the po-
lice officers and locked IN Trouble
in locating her was due principally to
the fact that she moved from her old
home on Thursday.
When Mrs. George was taken to the
police station she seemed perfectly self
possessed. She was questioned by
Prosecuting Attorney Pomercnt, who
assured her that If she could show she
had nothing to do with the SaXton
shooting she would not be detained for
q moment. She refused to answer
questions, declaring in Il perfectly calm
and quiet tone: Pardon me, sir; I
will talk when the proper time comes"
Mrs. George was taken into the wo-
mans department and an examination
was made. Nothing was found on her.
The skin of her hands was scraped and
will be analysed to see whether there
is any trace of gunpowder on them
She was then locked up to await a
hearing.
Mrs. George is the divorced wife OF
Sample G. George, who formerly was a
tenant of SaXton in his downtown
business block, conducting a dressmak-
ing business. Her divorce was obtained
In Dakota, and a proceeding later filed
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
wfe's affections. This case has beer
through all the intermediate courts anC
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 or
Wednesday, a settlement was effected
Saxton paying George s1,S25 on the
claim set up of $4,000 for damages
AS soon as he had settled the case
George announced that he had beer
married for more than a year to Mis-:
Lucy Graham, of Alliance, o.
Mrs. George has also had seVera
cases against Saxton, claiming the de
tentlon of furniture, the defense of Sax
ton being that the articles were helC
for overdue rent in the rooms.
Mrs. Althouse, in front of whose
house the shooting occurred severa
months ago began peace proceeding!
against Mrs. George, alleging that he
life had been threatened
It is common talk that Mrs. Georg,
made frequent threats to take Sax
tons life. Many of these threats arr
said to have been sent through tn,
mails and the federal grand jury sit
ting in Cleveland last fall indicted he
for alleged improper use of the mails
Mrs. George gave bond and the indict
ment, so far as known here, is still
alive.
Mrs. George claims SaXton deceived
her and deserted her for another