The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1899-03-29
THE WAGES Of SIN
IS DEATH"
FOR THIS YOU SHALL DIET SHE
sAID.-AND HE DIED.
Will the Courts Of Ohio Punish Mrs
George for Killing Mrs. PreSi-
dent McKinley's Brother
THE TRAGIC END OF A "MAsnER.'

"For this you shall de-" said wo.
man to man aud the man died.
Now, the woman is going TO be tried
for murder, aud half the country will
hang upon the verdict, for the man who
died was the brother-i n-law Of the Pres.
ident OF the United States, and the wo-
man who killed him Is the most beauti-
ful woman in Ohio, tays the New York
Journal.
George ID. Saxton was shot in Canton,
o., October 0, 1893. Mrs. Annie George
is going ~ be tried for his murder on
April 4.
Public sentiment in Ohio has been
gradually working to q pitch Of great
excitement.
George D.Saxton was one OF the rich.
oct and most prominent men in Canton.
His father was deep in politics, and his
sister married William Mckinley over
twenty years ago.
He was great, big, strappinF, good.
looking, rudy blonde. He had .
ready fund Of surface good humor, and
he could tell q goood story with any
man in q good storytelling state, but no
man who knew him liked him, and no
honest woman who had heard the story
Of his life spoke to him.
It's an ugly story, and one that will
not miss much when Mrs. Georges at.
torneys get their turn at telling it in
open court.
The best friend that q, gorge Saxton
ever had. told him time and again, that
some woman would kill him some day,
and that the jury who tried her would
release her on the Plea Of justifable
homicide.
Women always liked George Saxton.
The first woman who seriously cared
for him was little Allie Shoffer the belle
Of Canton. Little Allie Shoffer was
radiant blonde, with great soft, brown
eyes, alight with gentle kindness, and o
mass of shining hair, the color Of ripe
wheat in the sunshine.
Her father was O fine old French gen.
tleman of the old school, full Of the
srsnde air, and simply radisting genial
delight at the Joy OF living.
Little Allie Shoffer was the prettiest
girl in town. Everyone loved her. She
was an intimate friend Of George Sax.
tons sister, and George Saxton fell in
love with her. Everyone was delighted
when their engagement was announced.
She was too happy. George Ssxton
did not care to see women smile. 1t
bored him. 30 he began to neglect her.
He took other women out. Allie Shot
fer smiled wistfully, but she said moth.
ing.
Little Allie Shotfer began to droop,
as lilly droops in close room. But
she would not hear one word against
the man she loved.
One night papa Shoffer persuaded
Allie TO 60 TO the theater with him.
They sat in box.
just as the curtain rose George Sax
ton came into the next box. He had o
woman with him. The woman was not
over.young, and she was gaudily dress
ed, and her hard face was painted.
Around her neck was foolish. little
gold chain and locket, which Allie Shot.
fer had given George Ssxton as a be.
trotbal gift.
Allie Shoffer turned a. white as death.
Her great, soft eyes blszed. Before
her father could speak to her, she lean.
ed over and sna,ched the chain from the
woman's neck.
Then she fell in dead swoon.
Her father carried her home. Her
people tried to reason with her, and told
her to rejoice OF the escape that she had
made, but Allie Shoffer turned her
white face to the wall-and died.
All Canton went to pay the last tri-