The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
CAUSED A SENSATION
TESTIMONY HRoUeHT OUT ny THE
PRoSECUTYoN IN THE TRIAL
OF MRS. GEORGE
SAW THE PRISONER SHOOT

SAW IHE PhlSUN LII SdUUI
Mrs. Christine Eckroat Recognized
the '.Ferson in RInck"-Mrs.
Laura Thought Mrs. George the
Woman Who Fired Fatal Shots
FINDING of Pistol Which Is
Said to Have Dealt Death.
CANTON, O., April 15.-Attorneys for
the state regard this as their red letter
day in the trial of Mrs. George. They
produced the eye-witnesses to the firing
of two of the shots which took effect in
SaXton's body. One of these claimed to
have identified Mrs. George positively
having fired the shots, and the other
testined positively that the woman she
do the shooting closely resembled
Mrs. George, whom she knows only as
she has seen her in the court room. The
state also qualified witness on Mrs.
Georges handwriting to identify a let
ter which they want to introduce in evil
dence. A third point which pleased the
state WIS the admission of police Off
Ger who found a revolver, although he
was not allowed tc tell how he found it,
to the full extent of the details asked
of him. They wanted to prove that May
Rice counsel for Mrs. George, told
him where to find the weapon and sent
him after it.
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY
Mrs. Christine Eclzroat said she went to
her window on the night of the murder,
after hearing two shots, and saw a per-
son bending forward who fired two shots
toward the ground and then ran away
through a vacant lot. She identified the
person as Mrs. George. Witness said
she had previously often noticed a wom-
an walking in front of the Althouse resi-
dence whom she later learned was Mrs.
George. Mrs Eckroat is the first wit
ness claiming to recognize the person
in black"
Mrs. Laura Huwig, of Cleveland, testi-
fled as an eyewitness, to the firing OF
two shots. She described the person who
fired them and said from what she had
seen of Mrs. George since, the defendant
resembled the one she saw fire the shots,
in figure, carriage and general appear
ance.
Jay G. Best and his wife were called
to testify as to the whereabouts of Mrs.
Althouse at the time of the tragedy Mr.
Best is Mrs Althouses brother. Best
said she was at her home between the
hours of and the night of the muir
der. Two other witnesses testified that
the railroad switch east of Lincoln ave-
nue. was not much used by pedestrians
The defense had introduced this switch
in cross-examination, apparently as
route over which Mrs. George might
have travelled in that vicinity after get
ting off a car at the time of the shoot
Ing.
The docket on the injunction of Sax
ton forbidding Mrs. George to enter his
block on the ground that she had vio-
' lated that injunction, was excluded
Michael Barr, the postoffice clerk, who
yesterday failed to prove his capacity
for identifying Mrs. Georges handwrit-
ing. answered other questions today
which made his Identification of a letter
admissible, and this will be formally Of
fered after the defense has had oppor-
tunity to read 1t.
MRS. GEORGES PISTOL.
Police Sergeant William j. Hasler told
OF conversation he had, with Mrs
George, in which she talked of having
SaXton and Mrs. Althouse arrested. He
also testified to taking charge of Sax
toms body the night of his death, and of
the police work on the case. He. said
that on Monday morning after the muir
der he found revolver at the corner Of
High and South streets He was not
allowed to tell why he looked there for
1t. but had previously said in interviews
that Mayor Rice who was Mrs Georges
counsel had told him where it was. and
had sent him after it, but that on sec
ond thought he decided not to give the
weapon TO the mayor, because he might
get into trouble, and he told the mayor
he had found it. Later he gave it to the
prosecuting attorney and told him his
story. He went to Mrs. George. in Jail.
and told her he had found the revolver
that she hid at the corner of South and
High streets-the one Rice had sent him
after-and he asked her what to do with
it. She told him to see Mr.. Welty, her
attorney. and then come back
The revolver was offered and identf-
lied, and the bullets found in Saxtons
body shown to be of the same. caliber
The cross-eXamination was under way
when court adjourned until Monday.