The Portland daily press., 1898-10-10
THREATENED MANY TIMES.


New York, October SIT is surpris.
ing thing the George woman has not
killed Mr.. Saxton before. She has shoa
at him repeatedly. She is not only beau.
tiful, but very shrewd."
This statement was made today by Mrs.
Henry E. Fife, cousin of Mrs. Mckinley,
who has just left the White House, where
she and her husband were ON visit a
few days ago. They went from Canton
to Washington and are thoroughly fa-
miliar with the scandal which has just
ended in Mrs. MoKinley's brothers death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fife are now at the Man
haitian hotel, where they are the personal
guests of Proprietor Hawke. Both were
greatly shocked when they rend the news
in the morning papers announcing the
death Of Mr.. Saxton, bat were not great
ly surprised.
To reporter Mrs. Fife said:
"Mrs. George has been annoying sax
ton for long time, and this is not the
first time she has attempted to kill him.
Only few weeks ago on Lincoln avenue
she intercepted him as he was bound for
Mrs. Althouse's home, where he was ez-
pected. She raised such row that the
whole neighborhood was aroused and
patrol wagon summoned, but by the
time it got there Mrs. George, very
shrewd woman, had disappeared.
Mr.. Fife here interrupted with the re-
mark:
"Nrs. George is not only very beauti-
full woman, butt very bold and very
shrewd woman. don't believe that they
will have much mercy for her.
ssMr. SaxtoD always went about attend-
ing to his business. He evidently did not
fear violence from the hands of Mrs.
George He was large man, weighing
21O pounds, and cared absolutely moth
ing for nelghborhood gossip.
"About 9p. M, three months ago, in
Lincoln avenue,' Mr.. Fife continued,
"Mrs. George was seen to fire three shots
from q revolver at some one across the
street. While no one knows positively,
at Saxton.
Judge Day represented him in the suit
Mr.. George brought against Saxton for
the alienation of his wife's affections.
President Mckinley was also familiar
with the details Of the case."
i, In recalling the history of Canton's
greatest scandal, Mr.. Fife said:
"While Mrs George had her dressmak-
ing establishment and living rooms on
the second floor of the Saxton block it
was said that Saxton became intimate
WIN nsn He haa his rooms on the same
floor. The entrance to his rooms was
down narrow hallway, which was open
at the upper entrance.
'.Mrs. George annoyed him 30 much
that he had door built in at the upper
end of the hallway, making a double
barrier. She would come and pound on
the outer door until in sheer desperation
he would be forced to open it,
81 went to Saxton's door one day to
see him on business. She was pounding
on the door when i got there induced
her, however. to step down the hall un-
til could get in to see Saxton."
"Mrs. Althouse, the woman to whom
Mr.. Saxton was paying attention. said
Mrs. Fife. "has had very tragic career.
She is also very beautiful, and about 30
years old. Her maiden name was Best
'She married chemist named Nish-
man, but doubling her fidelity. he enc
night placed his brother on watch at his
house-"Mr Fife broke in and said:
"Mr. Nighman thought his wife was
too friendly with George W. Althouse,
an employe of the post office. Nighman
got divorce and the woman married
Althouse Althouse was killed soon af-
ter that near the spot whore Saxton was
shot. He was riding q bicycle and
wagon ran him down."
DEaTII OF RTCKSPORT MARINER.