Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-11
ARRAIGN SAXTON'S SLAYER
Court Room is Crowded to Witness the
Preliminary Hearing.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO THE CHARGE
Adjournment Then Taken without
Further FormnIity Until Tuesday
Prisoner Looks Unconcerncd
over Her situation.

CANTON, o., Oct. 10.-Anne Il. George,
charged with the murder of George D. Sax
ton, was brought into Justice Reignors
court room today to enter her plea to the
affidavit, charging her with murder. Long
before the hour the court room was flied
with men and women, all anxious to see Mrs
George and hear her plea to the charge
against her. AS she entered the room she
made her way through the crowd and took
seat at the court table She was clad in
plaid skirt OF gray color, and a gaily col
ored shirt waist and a jaunty hat, trimmed
in the seasons style. She looked uncon-
cerned and seemingly did not realize the
momentous question 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 Pomerene was the
first Of the counsel to put in an appearance
and he spent some time in looking over the
criminal code In a few minutes Mrs.
Georges counsel, Attorneys John C. Wery,
Mayor James A. Rice and James A. Ster-
ling, entered the ROOM Attorneys Welty
and Rice took seats on either side of Mrs.
/ George and Attorney Welty held lengthy
conference with her and then asked for the
affidavit. This was given him by Justice
Reignor, and, while it was being examined,
Attorney j. j. Grant, a close friend and
counsel Of the deceased, came in and sat
beside the prosecutor
After reading over the affidavit very care
fully 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 affidavits,
| but that the prisoner must answer for her
| self as to her guilt or innocence. With this
| statement by the prosecutor Justice Reignor
asked Mrs. George IL 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 audible voice, answered mot
guilty"
After the arraignment there was some
| little controversy between the attorneys as
! to the time for the preliminary hearing
Prosecuting Attorney Pomerene desired tc
| have the time for the preliminary hearing
/, set for Saturday on account of engagements
| in common pleas court every day during
| the week. Mrs. Georges counsel insisted or
| having the hearing within the statutory
four days and then named the hour fol
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock, which wa!
| ordered
Mrs. George was then taken back to thu
county jail. ....
/ 1t is asserted the defense will hr
an alibi and that the shots were fired by
man in woman's garb. A postal card date
Springfield, o., October s, addressed to tn
chief Of police Canton, signed X. Y. a. say
ing II killed Saxton and am not sorry TO
it, catch me If you cam has been receive
by Mayor Rice. The coroner resumed tn
examination of witnesses this morning an
the number ON his list indicated that hi
examination will not be concluded for sew
eral, days. 1isT