The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-08
Mrs. McKinley's Brother Shot Dead
By Woman.
SUSPECT UNDER ARREST
SAYS SAxToN, THE MURDERED
MAN, DECEIVED HER.
Her Husband Had Sued Saxton For
Alternating His Wife's Affections
and Saxtou-Compromised the Suit
Mrs. George, the Suspect, Re
fuses to Talk and Is Locked Up.

a brother of Mrs. President Mckinley
was shot dead at 6:10 this evening ir
front of the residence of Mrs. Eva B
Althouse, widow of the late George Alt
house. 319 Lincoln avenue, where he is
presumed to have gone to make a call
Five shots were fired, three of which
entered his body. Mrs. Anna C. George
has been placed under arrest on sus-
picion os the murder.
SaXton was unconscious when neigh
borS arrived and began investigating
the cause of the shooting, and was
| dead when the physicians and officers
| arrived, the physicians having express
ed the opinion that death was instan-
tsneous. three bullets having entered
vital spots. The position of the body
indicated that he had been on the ster
of the Althouse residence when the
shots were fired.
The body was taken to an under
taking room and placed in charge of
the coroner. Immediately after the
autopsy it Will be taken to the /ome of
NJ. c. Barber. brother-in-law, where
SaXton, who was unmarried, made his
home
Mr.. SaXton left the Barber home
about O'Clock. riding his bike, and
this was the last seen of him by his
friends. The Aithouse 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. VINO was supposed to
have done the shooting, had passed
back of the house.
Mrs. George took her supper as usual
at a downtown restaurant at 4:45
o'clock. and some time later was on a
West-bound car, and, according to the
motorman, A. Story, got off at Hazlette
avenue, near the AlthouSe home. About
o'clock she was arrested by the DO
lice officers and locked up. Trouble in
locating 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, who formerly was a
tenant of SaxtOn in his downtown busi-
ness block, conducting a dressmaking
business. Her divorce was obtained in
Dakota, and proceeding later filed
in local courts by the husband against
SaXton, charged that Saxton had sent
her there to secure the divorce, the pro-
ceeding here being a suit for DAMAGES
for the alleged alienation of the vife's
affections. This case has been through
all the intermediate courts, and was
passed upon by the state supreme court
on an interDleading, and finally re-
manded for hearing on its merits here.
HUSBANDS CLAIM SETTLED.
Before this occurred. and on We'd
nesday, a settlement was effected, Sax
ton paying George 1,S25 on the claim
set up of $4,000 for damages. Mrs.
George has also had several cases
against Saxton, claiming the detention
of furniture, the defense of Saxton be-
ing that the articles were held for over
due rent in the rooms.
in, AF
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 at No. 1916 West Tuscara-
was street. about five blocks away from
where the shooting occurred. Early in
the week she is said to have packed up
her household goods to have them
shipped to her mothers home at Han
Overton. Since her goods have been
gene she has been living at the rooms
of Mrs. Jake Obarlin, in the same
house. She left the house at 9 O'Clock
this morning and did not return. While
the officers were talking to Mrs Ober-
lin tonight Mrs. George was seen com
ing across a lot nearby. As she at
tempted to go around the house TO get
in the back way she was put under
arrest by the officers and brought to
police headquarters When she was
brought into the station she seemed to
be self-possessed She was given a
chair and one of the officers took a
small cape which she carried and
placed it on the table.
REFUSED TO TALK.
was present. pulled his chair in front of
her and said:
Mrs. George, where were you about
o'clock?"
Mrs. George called Turnkey Becherer
and whispered something in his ear.
She spoke to the prosecuting attorney
and he told her that ne could not grant
1er request. The question as to her
at the hour named was
repeated: She answered in perfectly
calm and quiet tone:
Pardon me, sir; 1 will talk when the
proper time comes"
Did you go out on the street cars
about that time?"
There was no answer to the question
Il viii say to you, Mrs. George" said
he prosecutor, that if you had moth |
ng TO do with this, we will not detain |
7ou a moment"
There was no answer and the prose- |
,utor said:
DO you know why the officers
brought you here?"
No answer.
DO you know that Mr.. Saxton is
lead?"
There was nc answer, save a slight |
of the lips.
Mr.. Pomerent then said: TT has
'een said to me that you threat
ned tG kill him. Is it true?"
To this and several other questions
-sked the woman returned no reply
whatever.
Mrs. George was then 5aken into the
department. No weapon was
ound on her. The skin of her hands
vas scraped. and will be analyzed to
ee whether there are any traces of
owder upon them. She was locked up
o await hearing
1t was common talk that Mrs. George
Tould make frequent threats of taking
axton's life. Many of these threats
re said to have been sent through the
nails and the federal grand jury, sit
ing in Cleveland last fall indicted her
Or alleged improper use of the mails
Irs. George gave bond, and the indict-
tent, so far as known here, is still
live II
Sample C. George. the husband, is
ow reported to have been married TO
second wife for more than a year
lie is reported married in Wheeling to
Iiss Lucy Graham of Alliance, and the
larriage was kept. secret until after
le settlement with Saxton. As soon /
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