The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-08
BROTHER OF
MRS. N 'K|NLEY
George D, SaxtOn, MysteTiOus|y
Murdereda at Canton, Ohio,
WOMAN SUSPECTED PARTY
Mrs. Anna C. George Arrested
Charged With the Crime.
SHE THREATENED SAXTON'S LIFE
Refused to Say a Word About the
Case When Questioned.
STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST HER
It Is Said That Saxton Alienated Mrs
Georges Affections From Her Hus-
band and Sent Her to Dakota
to Secure Divorce.
Refused to Say a Word About the
Case When Questioned.
STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST HER

Canton, o.. October 7.-George D. Saxton,
a brother of Mrs. William Mckinley, was
shot dead at 6:1O o'clock this evening, in
front of the residence of Mrs. Eva B. Alt
house, widow of the late George Althouse,
No. 319 Lincoln avenue, where he is pre-
sumed 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
neighbors arrived and began investigating
the cause of the shooting and he was dead
when the physicians and officers arrived
the physicians having expressed the opinion
that death was instantaneous three bull
lets having entered vital spots. The posi-
ton of the body indicated that he had been
on the step to the Althouse residence when
the shots were fired. The body was taken
to undertaking room and placed in
charge of the coroner. Immediately after
the autopsy 1t will be taken to the home of
M. c. Barber, brother-in-law, where Sax
ton, who was unmarried, made his home
MIR. 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 home was dark and locked
and the neighbors said Mrs. Althouse had
not been at home for the past three days.
One of the neighbors said a woman sup
posed to have done the shooting had passed
back of the house. Mrs. George took her
supper as usual at a downtown restaurant
and some time later was on a westbound
car, and, according to the woman's story
got off at Hazlette avenue near the Alt
house home. About o'clock she was ar
rested by the police officers and locked up
Trouble in locating her was due principally
to the fact tnat she moved from her old
home yesterday.
Mrs. George Divorced
Mrs. George is the divorced wife of Sam
pie G. George, who formerly was a tenant
of Saxton's in his down town business
block, conducting a dressmaking business
Her divorce was obtained in Dakota and
proceeding later filed in local courts by
the husband against Saxton, chargeN that
Saxton had sent her there to secure the
divorce, the proceeding here being a suit
for damages for the alleged alienat on of
the wife'A affections. This case has been
through the Intermediate courts and was
passed upon by the state supreme court
on an inter-peading and finally remanded
for hearing on it's merits here. Before this
occurred and ON Wednesday, a settlement
was effected, Saxton paying George 81 1926,
on the claim set up of 200 for damages.
Mrs. George has also had several cases
aga nst SaXton, claiming the detention of
furniture, the defense of Saxton being that
the articles were held for overdue rent
in the rooms
Mrs. Althouse in front of whose house the
shooting occurred several months ago. be-
gan peace proceedings against Mrs. George
alleging that her life had been threatened.
Gripman Chase Rittenhouse, of car No.
21, said to a reporter:
Mrs. George got on to my car at the
Square and rode west as far as Hazlette
avenue where she got off. I do not know
CHI far Il fool orfs rlar
notice of her. However 1 know 1t was
Mrs. George and that she got off at the
avenue. She disappeared quickly some
where
Mrs. Beerman's Testimc.iy
Mrs. Henry Beerman. residing at 1909
West street. about 200 feet from the Alt
house residence, said:
'I was in the Boron grocery when I
heard two shots from revolver fired and
saw the flash from the mouth of the gun.
/ went Immediately to the door of the
store and after about two minutes had
elapsed l heard two more. Before l heard
these, however, / saw 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 1 heard two more shots. At this
time the woman started and ran. She left
the pavement and ran up vacant lot next
to Mrs. r. M. Quinns residence. We then
went across the road and found Saxton
lying there"
For some time past Mrs. George has been
living at No. 1916 West Tuscarawas street.
about five blocks away from where the
shooting occurred.
She left the house about o'clock this
morning While the officers were talking
to Mrs Oberlin tonight Mrs George was
seen coming across lot near by. She at
tempted to go around the house to get in
the back way and was put under arrest by
the officers and brought to police headquar-
ters When she was brought into the sta
tion she seemed to be sef-possessed. She
was given chair and one of the officers
took a small cape which she carried and
placed 1t on the table. Prosecuting At
torney Pomeroy, who was present, pulled
his chair in front of her and said:
"Mrs. George, where were you about
o'clock?"
Her Request Not Granted
Mrs. George called Turnkey Decher and
whispered something in his ear. He spoke