The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-08
A CANTON SENSATION.
Brother Of the Presidents Wife
, Murdered on the Street.
A DIVORCED WOMAN SUSPECTED.
She Is Mrs. Sample G. George, and
George Saxton, the Murdered Man,
Had Been Charged by the Husband
With Aiding Her Divorce Case.

She Is MIS-. sample Z. George, and
George saxton, the Murdered Man,
Had Been Charged by the Husband
With Aiding Her Divorce Case.
Canton, o., Oct s.-George Saxton,
a brother of Mrs. William Mckinley,
was shot dead at 6:1o o'clock last even
ing before the residence of Mrs, Eva
A. 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. Anna
Z. George has been placed under ar
rest on suspicion of the murder.
Saxton was unconscious when neigh
bors arrived to investigate the cause
of the shooting and was dead when the
physicians and officers arrived, the for
mer having expressed the opinion that
death was instantaneous, three bullets
having entered the vital spot. His po-
sition indicated that he had been on the
steps to the Althouse residence when
the shots were fired. The body was
taken to an undertaking establishment
and placed in charge of the coroner.
Immediately after the autopsy 1t will
be taken to the home of M. C. Barber.
a brother-in-law, where Saxton, who
was unmarried. made his home.
Mr.. 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, supposed to have done
the shooting, had passed back of the
house.
Mrs. George took her supper. as
usual, at downtown restaurant Mt
4:45, and some time later was on A.
westbound car. and according to tho
motorman's story got off at Hazlett
avenue, near the Altbousa home. About
o'clock she was arrested by the po-
lice officers and locked up. Trouble
in locating her was due principally TO
the fact that she moved from her old
home on Thursday.
When Mrs George was taken to the
police station she seemed nerfectIv self
possessed. She was ouestioned nv
Prosecuting Attorney pomerent who
assured her that If she could show she
had nothing to do with the Saxton
shooting she would not be detained for
a moment. She refused 10 answer
questions, declaring in a perfectlv calm
and quiet tone. pardon me sir.
will talk when the nroner time comes"
Mrs. George was taken info the wo-
mans department and an examination
was modn Noibinp ,vos found an her
The skin of her hands was scranad and
will he ana1vzod to see whether tbora
is anv trace of punnowder on tbam
She was then locked nm 70 await n
hearing
Mrs Ceoree ,s the divorced vifa of
samnIe q Georpe who Formerly was
tenant of sayton in his downtown
business block conducting q dressmak-
Ing husiness Her divorce wac obtained
in Dakota and n nrocseding ,o.ar 6,ad
in local courts bv tho husband against
saxton charged That soxton bod cont
her tbore to eec,re tho divorca tho
hare hoinr a srit for don,-
a ces ror Tho oI,eead ol,an,tion ~ +ho
wife's affections This case bas benn
through al, tho interrodioto cour+s .,d
was nassad unon hv tho state sunramo
court on on irtar-n,e,a dive ,nd fnoII,,
for hearing on ito merits
hcre Rofore this occurred and IN