The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-12

against Mrs. Annie z. George, accused
of numbering George D. SaXtop. Her
preliminary hearing was commenced in
Justices court and number of wit
neSseS against her We're examined.
None have yet been called in her be-
half and it remains to be seen whether
she will be held to answer before the
higher courts. She probably will, for
the evidence thus far pretty clearly
establishes that she was in the vicinity
of the tragedy about the time it oc
Cured and that she had made threats
against the life of SaxtOn. Not only
the little Justices office, but the hall
way and sidewalks leading to it We're
jammed with the eager crowd that was
anxious to hear the evidence and see
how the accused acquitted herself.
The hearing opened with eight wit
nesses present for the state and three
for the defense, Mrs. Oberlin, from
whom Mrs George rented her room,
Mrs. Althouse, il front of whose home
the tragedy occurred, and George
Brown, uncle of the accused, being the
people called for the defendant.
Court adjourned tonight with five
witnesses for the state examined and
the sixth ready for cross examination.
Percy Van Horne, a newspaper re-
porter testified that Mrs George had
sent for him about six months ago to
tell him about some troubles she had
had with Saxton, during which she had
pointed sun at him. At that time
she had said that she wanted ii written
UP and written right. She gave her
version of the occurrence and said she
would shoot SaXton if he did not keep
his promise to marry her after the case
brought by her former husband was
settled. Van Horne testified that since
the killing he had interviewed Mrs.
George, but that she had refused to dis
cuss their previous interview.
The testimony of the other witnesses
examined brought out no important
facts
Mr. Saxton's estate will be admins
tered upon by the probate court as
usual He was regarded as a man of
means and owned considerable prop
erty in the city. He maintained a busi-
ness Office in one of his business blocks
and until his papers there are looked up
and prepared for the court the admin
istration of the estate will not be COM
menced.
MKINLEY'S ATTITUDE.
Regarding the conference which took
place at the Barber residence Monday,
at which Judge McCarty, Prosecuting
Attorney Pomerene, the BARRIERS and
the president and Mrs. Mckinley were
present a close legal friend of the fam
lily who also formed one of the party
says: 1.-The prosecuting attorney called
upon the Barber family including Mr..
Mckinley, to learn what their disposi-
ton was in regard TO taking part in
the prosecution of Mrs. George. Mr..
Mckinley, speaking for himself and
the family, said that the family would
not appear as prosecutors Of the case,
but that they we'll understood that the
officers had a duty to perform which
they, did not intend to interfere in. In
the course of the conversation a gentle
man present suggested that it might
expedite matters if the case could be
hurried by calling a special grand jury
and urging a speedy trial President
Mckinley answered that he had no
desire upon the subject himself and
that he knew of no reason why the
defendant should be treated any differ
entity from any other under like cir
Unless there was special
reason for expediting the proceedings
he saw no reason to hurry matters, that