The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-08
MURDER IN CANTON, 6. George D.Saxton, a Brother of President McKinIey's
 Wife, the Victim.
SHOT DEAD ON THE STREET
MRS. ANNIE c. GEORGE ARRESTED
 ON SUSPICION.

Saxton Was About to CalI-Former
 Husband of the Suspected Woman
 Had Brought Suit Against saxton for
 Alienation of Wtfe's Affections and on
 Wednesday the Case Was Settled, Sax
 ton Paying the Husband S1, ,sa5-NErs.
 George Had Threatened Snxton's Life
 and Also That of Mrs. AIthouse-Jeal-
 ousy May Have Been the Cause.
 Canton, O., Oct. 7.-George D. Saxton a brother of Mrs. William Mckinley, was shot dead at 6:1O o'clock this even ing before the residence of Mrs. Eva B. Althouse, widow of the late George Althouse, 319 Lincoln avenue, where he is presumed to have gone to make a call. Five shots were fired, three of which entered his body, and Mrs. Annie c. George has been placed under Saxton was unconscious when neigh bors arrived to investigate the cause of the shooting and was dead when the physicians and officers arrived The doctors expressed the opinion that death was instantaneous, three bullets having entered vital spots. His posi- tion indicated that he had been on the steps of the Althouse residence when the shots were fired. The body was taken to an undertaking room and placed in charge of the coroner. 1m- mediately after the autopsy it will be taken to the home of M. c. Barber, brother -in-law where MT. Saxton, who was unmarried, made his home.
 a Mr. Saxton left the Barber house about 6 o'clock, riding his bicycle and this was the last seen of him alive by his friends. The Althouse home was dark and locked and the neighbors said Mrs. Althouse had not been at home for the past there days. One of the neigh bors said woman supposed to have done the shooting had passed back of the house. Mrs. George took her sup per as usual at a down town restau- rant at 4:45 and some time later was on westbound car, and according to the motorman's story got off at Hazlett avenue, near the Althouse home. About 3 o'clock she was arrested by the police officers and locked up. Trouble in To- eating her was due principally to the fact that she moved from her old home yesterday
 Mrs. George is the divorced wife of Sample c. George, and formerly was a tenant of MT. Saxton in his down town business block, conducting a dressmak ing business. Her divorce was obtain ed in South Dakota and a proceeding later filed in local courts by the hus- band against Saxton charged that Sax ton had sent her there to secure the divorce, the proceeding here being suit for damages for alleged alienation of the wifes affections. This case has been through all the intermediate courts and was passed upon by the state supreme court on an inter-plead- ing and finally remanded for hearing on it's merits here. Before this occur red, and on Wednesday,, a settlement was affected, Saxton paying George s1.S25 on the claim set up of $20,000 damages. Mrs. George has also had several cases against Saxton claiming the detention of furniture, the defense of saxton being that the articles were held for overdue rent on the rooms
 Mrs. Althouse, in front Of whose house the shooting occurred, several months ago began peace proceedings against Mrs. George, alleging that her life had been threatened Gripman Charles F. Rittenhouse said to re- porter: Mrs. George got on to my car at the square and rode west as far as Hazlett avenue, where she got off. l do not know where she went, for l took no particular notice of her. She disap- peared quickly somewhere.'
 A young man by the name of Homer residing five houses south of the Alt house home on the opposite side of the street. said: q heard only two shots fired and saw no one. I rushed imme- diately to the place and found George Saxton upon the pavement. That is all that I know of the affair"
 Henry Bederman, residing about 200 feet from the Althouse residence said: "I was in the Boren grocery store at 314 Lincoln avenue when l heard two shots from revolver and saw the flash fro mthe mouth of gun. 1 went 1m- mediately to the door of the store and after about two minutes had elapsed heard two more Before l heard these. however, I saw woman, or some one dressed in womans clothes, on away from the Althouse steps rath- or slowly, then turn around and go back again. At that time l heard the two additional shots. This time the woman started to run. She left the pavement and ran up vacant lot next +o Mrs. R. Nj. Quinn's residence. We men then went across the road and found Saxton lying there"
 For some time past Mrs. George has been living at No 1516 West Tuscara- was street, about five blocks away fror, where the shooting occurred. Early in the week she is said to have hacked up her household goods and to