The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-11
Was Stylishly Arrayed and Pleaded
Not Guilty.
MURDER OF GEO. SAXTON
PRELIMINARY HEARING SET
FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
Alleged Murderess Was Unconcerned
and Did Not Realize the Gravity
of the Situation-President and
Mrs. Mckinley Attend Saxton's
Funeral-Services Were Brief.

Canton, O., Oct. 10.-Anna E. George
charged with the murder of George D
Saxton, was brought into Justic,
Reigner's court room today in the Gus
tody of Constable Charles Henry, t
enter her plea to the affidavit charging
her with murder. Long before the
hour the court room was filled with
men and women all anxious to see Mrs
George and hear her plead to the
charge against her. AS she entered
the room, assisted by the constable
she made her way through the crowd
and took seat at the court table. She
was clad in a plaid skirt of a gray
color and a gaily-colored shirt waist.
and a jaunty hat, trimmed in the sea-
! sons style. She looked unconcerned,
and seemingly did not realize the mo-
! mentouS question to which she was
soon to make answer to the court.
| The eyes of everybody in the court
room were upon her as she gaZed about
the room. Prosecuting Attorney Pom
creme was the first of the counsel to
put in an appearance, and he spent
some time in looking over the criminal
code of laws.
In few minutes Mrs. Georges coun-
sci, Attorney John c. Welty, Mayor
James M. Rice and James A. Sterling,
entered the room. Attorneys Welty and
Rice took seats on either side of Mrs.
George, and Attorney Welty held
lengthy conference and then asked for
the affidavit. This was given him by
Justice Reigner, and while it was be-
ing examined, Attorney ]. j. Grant, a
close friend and counsel of the de-
ceased, came in and sat beside the
prosecutor.
After reading over the affidavit very
carefully, Mrs Georges counsel spent
some time in looking over the criminal
laws, and then Attorney Welty said
they were ready for the arraignment.
He said they desired to waive the
reading of the affidavit and enter a
plea of not guilty to the charge.
Prosecutor Pomerene said that they
had a right to waive the reading of
the affidavit, but that the prisoner
must answer for herself as to her guilt
or innocence. With this statement by
the prosecutor, Justice Reigner asked
Mrs. George if she was guilty or not
guilty to the charge made against her
in the affidavit. Mrs. George, while
seemingly not disturbed in the least,
but in very weak and scarcely au-
dible voice, answered, Not guilty"
After the arraignment there was
some little controversy between the
attorneys as to the time for the pre-
ney Pomerene desires to have the time
for the preliminary hearing set for
saturday, on account of engagements
in the common pleas court every day
during the week Mrs. Georges coun-
sci insisted on having the hearing with |
IN the statutory time (four days., and !
then Prosecutor Pomerene named the |
O'Clock, which was ordered. Mrs. !
George was then taken back to the |
county Jail.
SAXTON'S FUNERAL.
The funeral services over the remains |
of George D. SaXton, held at the NJ. c. |
Barber residence at o'clock this morn
were conducted by Rev. o. B. Milligan,
Iastor of the First Presbyterian
church. the home church of the Sax
tons. assisted by the Rev. c. F. Man
chester, pastor of the First Methodist |
church, with which President Mckinley
is associated, in the presence of the
relatives and nearest friends A quar-
Eette touchingly sang a hymn at the
opening. Rev. Milligan read a selec-
ion of scripture and DR.. Manchester
offered prayer There were no remarks
made by either clergyman.
When the services were over the
anily took their places in the carriages
n tne nrSt carriage were President and
Mrs Mckinley and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ c.
5aroer. other relatives and near
friends, including Webb c. Hayes, fol-
owing in other carriages. Many people
gathered about the Barber residence
md all along the route which was
AIKEN by the funeral cortege to West
lawn cemetery, where the remains
we're consigned to their last resting
llace in the Saxton family lot Here
he usual service was read by the offic-
ating clergyman.
OF CONFIDENCE.
To the many floral offerings sent to ]
he president and members of the fam
" have been added a flood of tele-
rams and letters from symDathizing
rlends in ali parts of the world. Among
he messages received was a cablegram |
I coincidence to the president and the
amlly rom the American peace COM
1issicners in Paris. Messages were
lso received from nearly all of the '
'merican diplomats and representa-
ives abroad. The diplomatic corps at {
Washington has been particularly gem {
rous IN expressions and tokens of /
ymDathy to the president and to the
11ilcted family. In his brief walks
pout the city for exercise as well as
ccut the house, people of all classes, i
orklnemen and business and profess '
lonaI men have everywhere given to {
ne president expressions of deepest
and coincidence Some among
ne most frequent and most sympa-
1etic callers AT the house have been
volunteer soldiers of the army Z
ant TO Cuba, several hundred of whom
re here on furlough.