The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-15
WOMEN NROkNEN HER
Testify as TO Mrs. Georges
Recital of Her Wrongs
AND HER THREATS TO KILL
Alleged Powder-Stained Cutl-
Gle Is Ruled Out

Canton, Ohio, April i4.-During the trial
OF Mrs. Anna George today. numerous
threats by Mrs. George against the life OF
George D. Saxton were testified TO by the
witnesses. Many of the statements were
coupled with Mrs. Georges story of the
alleged wrongs to her at Saxton's hands,
which she told the witnesses in connection
with her threats. All was not smooth sail
ing for the state today. The prosecution
had expected TO introduce a chemical an
alysis of the cutic.e taken from Mrs
Georges hand when she was arrested and
prove thereby that the discoloTatien was
due to powder smoke. The witness was
not allowed to testify. The courts ruling
on this point was based on the fact that
the cuticle was scraped from her hands
while she was under arrest and in the
custody of officers, amounting 10 duress.
and also on testimony that the quantity
was so small as to make an analysis very
difficult. Another disappointment was the
failure of witness TO satisfy the court
that he was qualified TO judge Of Mrs.
Georges writing and to identify letter
which it was sought to prove she had
written.
Additional cross-examination of Mrs.
Mary Finley opened the days proceedings.
This was chiefly directed toward proving
that the witness had been coached for her
direct testimony.
Mrs. Mary Nauman related conversa-
tions of Mrs. George. In one the latter
told of having kept Saxton from entering
the Althouse home by pointing pisto, and
making him come away with her. Mrs.
George asked Saxton if he was ready to
die, and then said she could have killed
him then, but wanted her husband, Mr.
George, to get some of his money first,
Witness also detailed other threas made
by Mrs. George. In cross-examining Mrs.
Nauman, the defense sought TO have her
relate Mrs. Georges alleged grievances.
Witness insisted, however, that Mrs.
George never told her of the wrong which
she claims Saxton inflicted upon her
Mrs. Nettie McAllister detailed CONVEX
sation with Mrs George about a threat
to kill Saxton. about the pistol incident at
the AIthouse home and the threatening
letters. Mrs. McAllister related what Mrs
George said of her grievances against
Saxton. John L. Jackson, a colored jan
itor, testified that Mrs. George often came
to him at the block where he worked and
said to him she would kill Saxton If he
did not settle with her and quit going with
Mrs. Althouse.
Mrs. DR.. Maria Pontius, who made the
search of Mrs. George in the police court
after her arrest, was calledto identify a
package in which she had enclosed the
cuticle scraped from the stained portion of
Mrs. Georges hand. She said Mrs. George
had not voluntarily submitted to the
screaming process. nut that she had not re-
sisted it. She had no counsel then and
was in the presence Of officers.
Prof. Albert d. Smith. of the Case School
of Applied Science, qualified as one expert
in chemistry, but after saying he had
analysed the cuticle, was prevented from
giving the result by ruling OF the court
Charles c. Lloyd, reporter for the Re
pository, testified to two or three CONVEX
stations he had with Mrs. George in which
she threatened the life of Saxton. He also
had heard part Of her grievance against
Saxton.
Perry Van Horn. another reporter, told
of many conversations with the accused
WREN she sent for him to write up her
troubles with Saxton. The conversations
include a number of threats and de@cribe
most Of Mrs. Georges relations to Saxton.
Mrs. Mary Cradle. with whom Mrs
George roomed in the latter part Of 1895.
testified TO two or three threats, and the
defense sought to prove by her own an
swers that she is addicted to the opium
habit.
Miss Matte Grimes testified to passing
Mrs. George about an hour after the
shooting, an dfinding her face flushed and
her manner agitated. Her testimony had
not been finished at adjournment