The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-16
TRIAL oF MRs. GEORGE.
The Prosecution Produces Eye-Wit-
nesses to the Shooting.

CANTON (O), April 15.-Attorneys
for the State regard this as their red
letter day in the trial of Mrs. George.
They produced eye-witnesses to the fir
ing of two shots which took effect in
Saxton'S body. One of these claimed to
have identified Mrs. George positively,
and the other testified that the woman
she saw do the shooting closely re-
sembled Mrs. George, whom she knew
only as she has seen her in the court
room
The State also qualified a witness on
Mrs. Georges handwriting to identify
letter which they want to introduce in
evidence. They want to prove that
Mayor Rice as counsel for Mrs. George.
told him where to find the weapon she
sent him after
The George trial opened this morning
with Miss Hattie Grimes on the stand
for cross-examination. She explained
that she especially observed Mrs.
Georges flushed face when she passed
her an hour after the murder had been
committed, because she Ghe witness)
had heard of Saxton's death and had
been told of some of the relations be-
tween Saxton and Mrs George.
Policeman E. E. Willis was called to
say that Mayor Rice was Mrs. Georges
counsel the morning after her arrest,
but the evidence was excluded.
Mrs. Oberlin with whom Mrs. George
ro"med, described Mrs. Georges APP
pearance and when she left the house
the morning of Saxton's death.
Mrs. Christine Eckroat presented
startling testimony She said she went
to her window on the night of the MUIR
der, after hearing two shots. and saw a
person bending forward who fired two
shots toward the ground, and then ran
away through a vacant lot. She identi-
ned the person as Mrs. George. Witness
said she had previously often noticed a
woman walking in front of the Althouse
residence, whom she later learned was
Mrs. George. Mrs. Eckroat is the first
witness claiming to recognize the per-
son who did the shooting.
In cross examination the defense
sought to show that the witness did not
know Mrs. George we'll enough to iden-
tify her, and that it was too dark for
anyone to recognize a person across the
street.
Mrs. Eckroat, on cross-examnation
said she had been using morphine for
nine or ten years, but for the last six
months only took it every other day
She said she had always done her
houseWork and managed her household.
MRS. Laura Huwig of Cleveland a
daughter OF Mrs. Eckroat, testified 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. Althouse's brother. Best
said she was at her home between the
hours of and Z o'clock on the night
of the urder.
Police Sergeant VIM. J. Hasler told Of
a conversation he had with Mrs. George,
in which she talked of having Saxton
and Mrs. Althouse arrested. She told
him they could get into the house
through the coal hole. He said that on
Monday morning after the murder he
found revolver at the corner of High
and South streets. He was not allowed
to tell Why he looked there for it, but
had previously said in interviews that
Mayor Rice, who was Mrs Georges
counsel, had told him where it was, and
sent him after it, but that on second
thought he decided not to give the
weapon to the Mayor, because he might
get into trouble. and he told the Mayer
he had not found it. Later he gave 1t
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 had 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.
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