The herald., 1898-10-08
five SHOTS ARE FIRED
THREE STRIKE MRS. M'KINLEY's
BROTHER
DEATH IS INSTANTANEOUS s.
The Usual Woman in the Case With
Rather More Than the Usual
Complications
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special wire.
CANTON. Oct 7.-George d. Saxtom,
brother of Mrs. William Mckinley was
shot dead at 6:1O o'clock this evening IN
front of the residence Of Mrs. Eva B. Alt
house, widow of the late George Althouse.
3l9 Lincoln avenue, where he is presumed
Ito have gone TO make call. FIVE snotS
were fired, three Of which entered his body.
Mrs. Anna c. George had been placed
under arrest on suspicion Of having COM
mitted the murder. Saxton was uncon-
scious when neighbors arrived and was
dead when the physicians and officers ar 4,
rived the physicians expressing the opiil-
ion that death was instantaneous, three
bullets having entered vital spots =.
The position of the body indicated that
he had been on the step. Of the Althouse
residence when the shots. were fired The
body was taken TO an undertaking room
and placed in charge of the coroner. I'M
medlately after the autopsy it will pc taken
to the home of NJ c. Barber, a bfother-in-
law, where Saxton, who was unmarried,
made his home.
Mr.. Saxton left the Barber home about
Is 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 fer the past three days. One
Of the nighbors said woma who was sup
posed to have done the shooting had passed
back of the house. Mrs. George took her
supper as usual at downtown restaurant
at 4:45 o'clock, and some time later was on
westbound car, and, according to the
motorman. got off at Hazlett avenue, near
~ oh
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 is the divorced wife Of Sam
uel c. George, who formerly was a tenant
Of Saxton in his downtown business block,
conducting dressmaking business. Her
divorce was obtained in Dakota, and pro-
ceeding was later filed IN the local courts
b. the husband against Saxton, charging
that Saxtcn had sent her there to secure
tho divorce the proceeding here being a
suit for damages for the alleged aliena-
tlon of the wife's affections. This case has
been through all the intermediate oourts
and was passed upon by the stat > rene
court AID finally remanded for ing On
its merits here /
Before this occurred, and on ednesday,
settlement was effected, Saxton paying
George $685. on the claim set up of $4,000
! for damages. Mrs George has also had
several cases against Saxton. claiming the
detention of furniture, tho defense of Sax
ton being that the articles were held for
overdue rent for the rooms. Mrs. Althouse,
in front of whose house the shooting oc-
Cured. several months ago began peace
|proceedings against Mrs George, alleging
that her life had been threatened
While the officers were talking to Mrs
Oberlln in whose house Mrs. George lived.
Mrs. George was seen coming across lot
near by. AS she attempted to go around
the house to get in the back way, she was
put under arrest by the officers and
brought to police headquarters When she
was brought into the station she seemed
perfectly cool an dabsolutely refused to
talk Mrs. George was taken into the
women's department. No weapon was
found on her. She was locked up to await
hearing.