The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-27

trial, the reversal being based on the de-
cision Of the court referred to.
Mr.. Grant contended that that was q
very different case than the one at the
bar here. He oOntended the fact that in
the Barberi case the accused admitted the
homicide and pie eided emotional insanity
in mitigation, while in this case the
emotional element is interposed but Incl
dentally, while the commission of the
homicide by the accused is denied. He
ir sisted that the cases were not parallel
and that the decision in the Barberi case
should not have weight in this case.
After the discussion If the law pyint
he desired to present, Mr.. Grant turned
to the jury and eloquently and with
forceful diction told the story of the
killing. He told Of the quietude Of the
neighborhood when "murder, rsd-handed
murder, thrust itself upon the scene"
Mr.. Giant then referred touchingly to
Saxton. He said he had observed the
clouds gather about the life of Sexton
and had seen them grow darker and
darker. Only few days before the
hon iclde, the case of Sample G. George
against George d. Saxton had been set
tied, and Saxton thought his troubles
were at an end
81 went to him." said Mr.. Grant,
"and said to him, George, it is all
settled-it is all at an end-give me your
hand, old hoy"
Mr.. Grant continued in his argument
and said that there could be no doubt
but that that murder was committed
by Annie X. George"
Mr.. Welty objected to ttis statement
and asked that 1t be taken down and
placed in the record, or be withdrawn.
The court said that counsel should pre-
face such a statement by saying that the
evidence pointed to that conclusion.
Mr.. Grant proceeded and told of the
excitement of the people of Canton when
lone of the most prominent citizens of
the city had been shot down" and said
that the officers did not look into the
Althouse residence nor did the public
look anywhere but where Annie E.
George might be found.
"The public suspected who killed
George Saxton," said Mr.. Grant "and
there was no necessity for looking for
any one else."
Mr.. Welty objected to this statement
and declared that tits defendant was not
tried on that ground.
~ shall take occasion to say to the
jury" said Judge Taylor, "that this
women is not to be convicted on suspic,
ion. She Is not to be convicted simply
because shewas indicted"
Mr.. Grant then took up the evidence
of @. G. Lloyd and of Mrs. Finley and dis,
cussed the theats Mrs George is alleged
to have made. He then took up the
alleged threats made to Attorney W. o.
tribute for his action in this case. He
said he was an honorable and upright
man who in the presence of an appalling
crime, did not withhold the truth.
That portion of the testimony of Mr..
Werntz that referred to an alleged con-
Versation with Mrs George, in which she
is alleged TO have said she would take
two guns and throw one at his feet and
make the claim of self defense, was made
the theme of an argument in which Mr..
Grant referred to how she loved him. He
said she not only wanted to kill him, bur
to make it appear to the world that he
as murderer at heart and was himself
about to commit murder when he vas
cut down.
NJ. Grant took occasion to pay his re-
spects to Policeman Charles Dickerhoff
in referring to the evening before Sax
tou's death, when the policeman and
Mrs. George visited the Saxton block to
see him.
Mr.. Grant had but become we'll started
when court ad adjourned to O'Clock.