The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-08
SHOT DEAD BY 4 WOMAN.
MRS. MKGxLEY'S BROTHER MGR
DERED IN CANTON.
George u. saHton Slain From Ambush
supposed Murderess Grass
Widow, With Whom the Victim
In said 20 Have Been Intimate.

CANTON. o, Oct 7.-George .. Saxton.
brother al Mrs. President Mckinley. was
shot dead at $40 o'clock this evening in
front OF The residence Of Mrs. Eva =. Alt
house. widow Of the late George AiIhouse.
3ls Lincoln avenue. where he is presumed
to have gene 10 make q call. Five shots
we're fred three Sf which entere! his body.
Mrs. Anna &. George has been placed un-
der arrest On suspicion Of the murder.
saxton was unconscious when neign5crs
arrived and began investigating the cause
C the shooting. and was dead when the
physicians and officers arrived. the phys.-
clans having expressed the opinion that
death was instantaneous three bullets
having entered vital spots The position
of the body indicated that he had been on
the shots were Aired. The body was taken
TO an undertaking room and placed in
charge of the coroner. Immediately after
the autopsy II vii. be taken - the home
OF ". c. Barber. a brotAer-in-Iaw, where
MIR. saxton. who was unmarried. made his
home.
MT. saxton let, the Barber home about
6 o'clock. riding his bicycle. and this was
the last seen of him BY his friends The
Althonss home was dark and locked. and
the neishbors said Mrs Al,house had not
been a; home for the past three days.
one OF the ghbors said woman, who
was supposed to nave done the shooting,
had passed back OF the house. Mrs. George
took her supper usual at downtown
restaurant at AS o'clock. and some time
later was on a wes,-bcund car, and ac-
cording. 10 the motorman, A. Story, got
home. About o'clock. she was arrested
by the police officers and locked up. The
trouble in locating her was due principally
10 the fact that she moved from her old
home yesterday.
Mrs. George Is the divorced wife OF
Sample c. George. who formerly was a
tenant Of Saxton in his downtown bust
ness block. conducti1x dressmakiug
business. Her divorce was obtained IN
Dakota. and proceeding later filed in
local courts by her husband against Sax
there to secure the divorce. tho proceed
ing here being suit for damages for the
alleged alienation Of the wifs's affections
This case has been through all the inter-
the state supreme court on an inter-
pleading and finally remanded for hearing
Oh It's merits here.
Before this occurred. aud on Wednes-
day a settlement was effected. Saxton pay
ing George Sl.s23 on the claim set UP OF
$4,000 for damages. Mrs. George mas also
had several cases against SAXON. claim
ing the detention Of furniture, the defense
of Saxton being that the articles were
held for overdue rent in the rooms. Mrs.
Altheuse, In front Of whose house the
shooting occurred. several months ago be-
gan peace proceedings against Mrs George.
alleging that her life had been threatened.
For some time past Mrs. George has
been living at No. 1915 West Tusca a was
street. abcut HSc 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 10 her
mothers home at Hanoverton. Since her
goods have been gone she has been living
at the rooms 81 Mrs. John Oherlin In the
same house. She left the house this morn
ing and did not return. While the off,
GERS were talking to Mrs. Oberiin tonight,
Mrs. George was seen coming across a lot
nearby. 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 seem
ell to be self-possessed and refused 10 talk.
She said she would talk at the proper
time.
Mrs. George was then taken into the
women's department. No weapon was
found on her. The skin OF her hands was
seraped, and Will be analyzsd to see
whether there are any traces OF powder
on them. she was locked up to await a
hearing.