The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-13

| reached Saxton when he got of his
wheel. Raising her revolver she fred
twice and then walked few PAGES away.
There was a call as if for help. Then
this woman turns around aud walks
back to the body of her victim. She fires
two more shots into his prostrate body.
Not content with this she stnops over the
body and listens to determine if her work
had been well done. There had been n
slight moan but all was now still. Then
the woman walks south, crosses two
vacant lots; goes to a small pathway and
disappears in the darkness. This report
Of the occurrence reached police head
quarters. A search. was at oncs made
for Mts. George. She had taken the
course, think, across West Tuscarawas
street down Dueber avenue up West
South street and then up to the more
central portion of the city. SThe next
thing that is seen Of her is at the law
Office of James Sterling her counsel. She
then takes course down Fifth street
emerges into Tuscarawas street, and
goes to her home. The police are there
waiting for her. They approach her.
Not a word is said. She knows that she
Is being arrested but she does not ask
why. On the way to the city prison she
was asked several questions. She made
no reply to any of them. When she was
al tnd CHI lahn
pressed excitement. Precipitation covered
her forehead. At the city prison talked
with her soon after she arrived. asked
her several questions in a Kindly manner
and for the sole purpose of getting at the
truth. She made no answer save in one
instance when she said: II will talk
when the proper time comes" Her right
hand was discolored by substance
which the state will endeavor to show to
have Eeen powder. Her manner, after
the killing of George d. Saxton, was that
of woman who was conscious Of her
guilt. The testimony will show that for
long time before, and up to and on the
very day she killed Saxton, she had made
repeated threats that she would kill him.
There will be no question, after the
proof is in, but that Annie K. George
murdered George d. Saxtou, and that
she did it with premeditated and deliber-
ate malice. The testimony will show
that she discussed the matter with sew
eral persons, and that she deliberately
planned the murder, talked 1t over aud
even entered into the details as to what
she would do with the revolver after the
crime had been committed. That there
was deliberate and premeditated malice
in her act there can be no doubt. 1t will
be shown that there was not only malice
of deliberate character but malice such
as could enter only into the heart of an
adventures. From the preparations be-
ing made by the defense and from the
plesdings they have filed in the case ]
gather that 1t will be oontended that
there were improper relations between
this woman and the deceased. 1 do not
care what the evidence may be on that
point. There can be no evidence of their
relations produced here that will in the
least justify the act here complained of.
If evidence of their relations is shown
the testimony will also show that what,
ever their conduct may have been in that
regard the conduct of this woman wal
such as to destroy every confidence that
may have b. en- imposed in her by the de
ceased. That is all l desire to say of the
case at this time"
Prosecutor Pomerens's statement was
we'll made and was not altogether a pre-
sentation of the position that the state
will assume. 1t was forcibly made ant
of convincing infection. Not all of the
states hand was shown by any means
and the clever and eloquent prosecutor
left no landmarks along the way for the
defense to follow.
Mr.. PomePene had introduced a pla
prior to making his statements for thu
state, and had minutely explained tn,
street locations and the Althouse prop
erty with reference to the surroundings
He spent some little time with the jury
and the plat after the statement. Fl,
also had described the wounds in tn,
body of Saxtun and had stripped the de
scription of its legal and medical phrase
ology so that the jury could comprehend
1t was yet five minutes to the time O
adjournment when the court stated t.
the defense that it might proceed thel
with its opening statement or wait unit
Saturday morning. Mr.. welty told tn,
court that 1t would take about fifteen
minutes to conclude the statement fol
the defense and that he would prefer ia