Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-19
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.
Mrs. George Arrai9ned for the Muir
der Of George D. Saxton.
ENTERS A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.
The Defence VIII Undertake to Prove
an Abb - Claim a Man In
WOman's Clothing Did
the Deed.

Canton, O., October 12.-Anna E.
George, charged with the murder of
George ID. SaXton, was brought into
Justice Reigner's courtroom Monday
to enter her plea to the affidavit
charging her with murder. Long be-
fore the hour set the courtroom was
filled with men and women, all anx-
ious to see Mrs. George and hear her
plea to the charge against her.
Mrs. George was clad n a plaid
skirt of gray color and a gray shirt
waist and a jaunty hat trimmed in
the seasons style. She looked uncon-
cerned.
The eyes of everybody in the court
room were upon her as she gaZed
about the room. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Pomerene was the first counsel
to put in an appearance and he spent
some time in looking over the Grim
inal code of laws.
In few minutes Mrs. Georges
counsel, Attorneys John C. Welty,
Mayor James A. Rice and James A.
Sterling, entered the room.
Attorneys Welty and Rice took seats
on either side of Mrs. George, and At
torney Welty held a lengthy confer
ence with her and then asked for the
affidavit This was given him by
Justice Reigner, and while it was be-
ing examined, Attorney j. j. Grant, a
close friend, and counsel of the de-
ceased, came and sat beside the prose-
cutor.
After reading over the affidavit very
carefully, Mrs. Georges counsel spent
some time in looking over the GRIM
inal laws, and then Attorney Welty
said they were ready for the arraign-
ment. 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 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 prosecu-
tor, Justice Reigner asked Mrs.
George if she was guilty or not guilty
to the charge made against her in the
affidavit. Mrs. George. while SEEM
ingly not disturbed in the least, but
in a very weak and scarcely audible
voice answered, Not guilty"
After the arraignment, there was
some little controversy between the
attorneys as to the time for the pre-
liminary hearing.
prosecuting Attorney Pomerene de-
sired to have the time for the prelim-
mary hearing set for Saturday, on
account of engagements in the COM
mon pleas court every day during the
week. Mrs. Georges counsel insisted
on having the hearing within the stat
utory time, four days, and then Prose.
cutor Pomerene named the hour foI
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, which
was ordered. Mrs. George was ther
taken back to the county jail.
While the law is taking its course in
the prosecution of Mrs. George, so faI
no special assistance to the prosecut-
ing attorney has been announced as
coming from the family, and it is not
believed that, so far as they are con-
cerned, they will in any way endeavo1
to add to the usual agencies of prose
cutting criminal cases in the courts
here.
1t is claimed that the defense will
be an aljbi, and that the shots were
fired by q man in woman's garb. A
postal card dated Springfield, o..
October 8, addressed to the chief oil
police, Canton, signed X. Y. H., say
ing, II killed Saxton, and am not
sorry for it. Catch me if you can,
has been received by Mayor Rice.
Tomorrow the state will be called
upon in justices court to present the
evidence on which it is expected tc
hold Mrs. George to the grand jury
for the murder of George d. Saxton
The preliminary hearing will be heli
at the same time, and if the evidence
holds her, a special grand jury is like
lu 10 Ha LODI 10 toll ha
An indication that the defense will
not make fight in the lower court!
is the fact that they have summoned
but one witness, George Brown o
Hanoverton, Mrs. Georges uncle.
The coroner spent the day examin
ing witnesses. He took the testimon,
of Mrs. Althouse, in front of who's
house the tragedy occurred. Mrs
Althouse testified: 81 was not a
home Friday night when the shooting
occurred. had not been there from
Monday evening, except on an erran
during Wednesday. l was takins
care of a sick mother-in-law. MI
Saxton, for all know. may have rid
den out to the house that night to sc
if was at home, as he did not knoN
how long might be away. He ha
gone there before in my absence an
attended to the bird and other thing
about the house. He had a passke
that opened the door. He attende
to the bird and the flowers at tn
house this summer while / was away.
Russell Hogan, neighbor boy, tie!
titled to having seen what appeare
to rbe a woman fire several shots an
then walk away through vacant 10
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