The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-13

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News Democrat man was informed Of a
wordy alteration which took place be-
tween Mrs. George and Mr.. Saxton the
previous evening near the Althouss
home in Lincoln avenue, and which was
overheard by neighbor On the evening
in question Mr.. Sexton and Mrs. Alt
ouse, wife of the late George W. Alt
house, had been out for a moonlight
bioS Gle ride. AS thsy approached the
residence on their return and dismounted
from their wheels, Mr.. Saxton was
suddenly confronted by Mrs. George who
had revolver in her hand pointed
directly at bis heart. She was within
reach with the deadly weapon aid Mr.
Saxton grasped 1t and took it from her.
He did not go into the house but left
in company with Mrs. George. The
News-D Democrat reporter called on Mrs.
George at her apartments, 536 South
Walnut street, the day following the
episode. She was very talkative on the
su bject and expressed her wish that the
affair might be reported to Mr.. Saxton' q
diScredit. During her conversation with
the reporter upon the matter Mrs. George
said:
"I will not stand by and SEQ George
Saxson going with othey women. He has
promised to marry me just as soon as
the case instituted against him by my
former husband for damages is settled,
and if he fails to keep his promise 1 will
kill him."
There was an earnestness with the
threat which made the reporter feel
uncomt Portable, thuogh he ventured to
advise her to resort to no such means,
and referred to the penalty.
"I'll do it," she repeated, "if hang
the next day, and I do not think any
jury on Jarth would convict me when
they know what 1 have suffered at his
hands"
The interview on that occasion ter
minated after Mrs. George gave the par
ticulars of the affair.
At the morgue the crowd became so dense
that traffic on the street was impeded. The
news of the horrible affair had spread
with lightning rapidlty and the morbidly
curious surged about the undertaking
establishment in an almost impenetrablt
mass. Within lay the dead man. Al
the request Of Coroner McQuate ar
autopsy was being held. DR.. Il. D.
Brant skihfully welded the knife. DR.
A. @. Brant held the note book while
Drs. A. B. Walker and D.. W. GAM o.
Massillon ably assisted. Dire. j. f
Marchand, &. J. March, John P. d,
Witt and Maria Pontius were interested
witnesses to the post mortem. TIT
condition of the remains was carefully
subscribed by DIR. &C. Brant to be as fol
lows; A 88-caliber bullet grazed tn,
skin on the left side of the breast, OK
ending Ave inches along the surface ant
striking point near the collar bone
passing up and out. A superficial wound
Another bullet struck right side of tn
breast, three inches above nipple an,
came out two inches above. Both o
these bullets makirg these wound
dropped form the garments as they wer
removed from the dead mans body.
, A third bullet entered the left side a
point about six inches above the biz
, penetrating the abdominal cavity an
seveIing several large blood vessels
causing severe internal hemorrhag,
q filling the abdominal cavity with olotte
a blood, The bullet causing this woun
a could not be located.
The fourth bullet plowsd its way b.
tween the fifth and sixth ribs on the lei
side, four inches from the nipple. 1t OIL
= through the lower lobe of the left lunl
perfo rated number Of intestines an
was located under the liver. Death W,
almost instantaneous, caused by IL
bullets entering the left side.
From the circumsta noes it is surmis,
that Mr.. Saxton was mounting the sta
leading to the Althouse home when
% was suddenly accosted by the person wi
% did the shooting. He evidently had pa
o TALLY turned when the first shot struC
% q vital point. Another bullet W
" lodged In his body and he fell heavily @
IS the embankment He was SO hard b
!. that In his gasps for breath part of II
u contents of his stomach was thrown u
y IL Is conjeotured that the superfici
9 wounds were caused by the last sho
% fred. That is, after he had fallen fro