Evening star., 1898-10-08
story of the Shooting.

George Saxton, brother of Mrs William
Mckinley, was shot dead at 6:I0 O'clock
last evening before the residence of Ms.
Eva B. Althouse in Canton. Ohio. Five
shots were fired three of which entered
his body. The dispatch from Canton an
nouncing the murder. says:
Saxton was unconscious when neighbors
! arrived to investigate the cause of the
shooting and was dead when the physicians
| end officers arrived the former having CA
pressed the opinion that death was in
stantaneous, three bullets having entered
the vital spots. His position indicated that
ne was on the step to the Althouse resi-
dence when the shots were fred
Mr.. Saxton left the house of his brother
in-law, Mr.. Barber, about q O'clock riding
MS bicycle, and this was the last seen OF
him by his friends
The Athouse home was dark and locked
and the neighbors said Mrs. Ahhousc 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 pa ss,.l
back of the house.
Mrs. George, the woman accused of the
murder, took her supper as usual al a
downtown restaurant at 4:45 and some
time later was on a west-bound car. and.
according TO the motorman's story. got of
at Hazlett avenue near the Althouse home
About 8 o'clock she was arrested by the
police officers and locked up. Trouble in
locating her was due principally to the fact
that she moved from her old home yesier-
day.
Who the Woman IL.
Mrs George is the divorced wife OF Sam
pie c. George, who formerly was a tenant
of SaXton in his downtown business block
conducting a dressmakng business. Her
divorce was obtained in Dakota. and pro-
ceeding later filed in local courts by the
husband against SaXton charged that Sax
ton had sent her there to secure the Gi-
Vorce, the proceeding here being a suit for
damages for the alleged alienation of tho
Wlte's affections. This case has kcar
through all the intermediate courts and
was passed upon by the state supreme court
On an fnterpleading and finally remandeI
Tor hearing on its merits here. Before this
occurred, anl on Wednesday, a settlement
was effected, SaXton paying George 81 S2J
on the claim set up OF $4,000 for damages
Mrs. George has also had several cases
against SaXtCn, claiming the detention cf
fLtnitu:e, the defense of Saxton being that
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
For some time past Mrs George has been
living about five blocks away from wherr
the Shooting occurred. Early ia the week
she is said 10 have packed up her house
hold goods and 10 have shipped them 10
her mothers home at Hanoverton. Since
her goods have been gone she has been
living at the rooms OF Mrs. Jake Obcrlin,
in the same house. She left the house
about O'Clock this morning and did not
return While the officers were talking to
Mrs. Oborlin tonight Mrs. George was seen
coming across a lot nearby. AS she at
tempted to go around the house to get I'm
the back way, she was put under arrest
by the officers and brought to police head
quarters. When she was brought into the
station she seemed to be self-possessed.
Refused to Answer Questions.
She refused to answer any of the ques-
tfons asked by the police officials. She
was taken into the women's department
and an examination was made. Nothing
was found on her. The skin Of her hands
was scraped and Will be analyzed TO see
whether there are any traces of gunpowder
on them. She was then locked up to await
q hearing.
1t is common talk that Mrs. George made
frequent threats of taking Saxton's life
Many of these threats are said to have
been sent through the mails, and the fea-
eral grand jury sitting in Cleveland last
fall, indicted her for alleged improper use
Of the mails.
Mrs. George gave bond, and the tndict-
ment, so far as is known here, is still alive
Sample c. George, the husband is now
TO have been married to a second