Evening journal., 1898-10-08
A CANTON TRAGEDY.
Charles Saxton Killed by a
Jealous Woman.
aE WAS MRS. M'EINLEY'S BROTHER.
Alleged Murderess Had Made Many
Threats Against snxton's Life.
Dead Man snia 20 Have Ruined
ana Abandoned Her.

! CANTON. o., oct. 8.--Georgc Saxton,
a brother OF Mrs William Mckinley,
was shot dead at 6:1O o'clock last even
Ing before the residence of Mrs. Eva B.
Althouse, widow of the late George
7Athouse. 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 arrest
on suspicion of the murder.
SaXton was unconscious when neigh
bors arrived to Investigate the cause
Of the shooting and was dead when
physicians and officers arrived. the for
mer having expressed the opinion that
death was instantaneous. three bullets
having entered the vital spots His po-
siton Indicated that he had been on
the step OF the Althouse residence when
the shots were fred. The body was
taken to an undertaking room and plac-
ed in charge Of the coroner.
Immediately after the autopsy it 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 6
o'clock, riding his bicycle. and this was
the last seen of him by his friends. The
/ Althouse house was dark and locked
and the neighbors said Mrs. Althouse
! had not been at home for the past three
I days. one Of the neghbors said a wo-
man supposed to have done the shoot
ms had passed back of the house.
Mrs. George took her supper, as usual,
at down town restaurant at l:45 and
some time later was on a west bound
car and, according to the motorman's
story, got off at Hazlett avenue, near
! the Althouse 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 Thursday.
Mrs. George is the divorced wife of
Sample C.. George and was formerly a
tenant OF saxton in his down town busi-
ness block conducting a dressmaking
business. Her divorce was obtained in
Dakota. and proceeding later fled ia
1 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
wife's affections. This case has been
through all the intermediate courts and
was passed upon by the state supreme
court on an interpleading and finally
remanded for hearing on its merits
here. Before this occurred and on
Wednesday a settlement was effected,
Saxton paying George s1.S25 on the
claim set up of SEQ 900 for damages.
Mrs. George has also had several
| cases against Saxton. claiming the de-
tentlon Of furniture. the defense of Sax
ton being that the articles were held for
overdue rent.
Mrs. Althouse. in front Of whose
house the shooting occurred several
months ago began peace proceedings
against Mrs. George, alleging that her
life had been threatened.
Henry Bederman, residing at 1909
West Third street. about 200 feet from
the Althouse residence, said: "I was in
the Boren grocery when / heard two
shots from a revolver and saw the flash
from the mouth of a gun. went inn
mediately to the door Of the store, and
after about two minutes had elapsed I
heard two more Before / heard these,
however, / saw a woman or some one
dressed in woman's clothes go away
from the Althouse steps rather slowly,
then turn around and go back again.
At that time I heard two more shots.
This time the woman started to run.
She left the pavement and ran up
vacant lot next to Mrs. r. NJ. Quinns
residence. We men then went across
the road and found Saxton lying there"
For some time past Mrs George has
been living at 116 West Tuscarawas
street, about five blocks away from
where the shooting occurred Early in
the week she is said TO have packed up
her household goods and to have ship
ped them to her mothers home at Han
TH Iar ..I,.
has been living at the rooms of Mrs
Jacob Oherlin in the same house She
left the house about Q o'clock yesterday
morning and did not return While the
officers We're talking TO MEs Oberiin
Mrs. George was seen coming across "a
lot near by. AS she attempted 70 go
around the houses TO get in the back
way she was put under arrest by the
officers and brought to police head
quarters When she was brought into
the station she seemed to be self pos
sessed. Mrs. Gorge was taken into the
wOmen's department and an examina-
tion was made. Nothing was found on
her The skin of her hands was scraped
and will be analyzed 20 see whether
there is any trace Of gunpowder on
them. She was then locked up 70 await
a hearing
IL is common talk that Mrs George
made frequent threats TO take Saxton's
lie Many Of these threats are said TO
have been sent through the mails and
the federal grand jury. sitting in Cleve-
land last fall. indicted her for alleged
improper use Of the mails Mrs. George
gave bond and the Indictment. so far as
Is known here. is stil alive.
Sample c. George. the husband, is now
reported TO have been married 10 a
: second wife for more than a year. He
is reported married in Wheeling TO Miss
b Lucy Graham Of Alliance. and the mar
riage was kept a secret until after the
. settlement with SaXton. AS soon as
, George got his damage money from
: Saxton he announced his second mar
, riage.
Ms. George claims Saxton deceived
her and deserted her for another.