The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-28
Mrs. Anna e. George, Charged
With Murder
Of Geo. d. Saxton, Brother of
Mrs. Mckinley,
BY JURY.
1t Took Nearly "a Hours to
Reach q Conclusion.
Verdict Was Returned at 1O:42
This Morning.

Canton, O., April 2S.-Mrs. George en-
tered the court room at 1875 a m. She
was accompanied by her sister. Mrs. St
Clair, and Mrs. Milligan, friend.
The jury entered at 1912. The ver-
dict is not guilty.
Before the verdict was read the court
cautioned the audience that there must
be no demonstration. In spite of that
there were loud cheers the clerk read
the words, Not guilty
A score of women rushed to Mrs.
George and shook her hand. Congrat-
ulations were also extended to her at
torneyS.
She worked her way to the jury box.
took each juryman by the hand and
gave them word and nod of thanks.
Then the court said she was discharged
and released the jury.
Mrs. George remained in the court
room for some time after the verdict
was announced, acknowledging the con-
gratulations of her friends. She then
went to the Hotel Conrad, a block from
the court house, in company with Mr..
and Mrs McElenery, her cousins, who
have been with her during much of the
hearing, and at 12:45 was eating dinner
with them at the hotel. The jury were
out just twenty-three hours and forty
five minutes and during that time twen-
ty-tWO ballots were cast. After the jury
reported it was said that the first or
preliminary ballot was taken at 1880
hour after they had been closeted in the
jury room. This ballot showed four
jurymen favOring a verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree and eight
jurymen for a verdict of not guilty, or
an acquittal. AS the story goes the Sec
Ond ballot was taken at p. and re-
suited the same. This was also true of
the third ballot taken As minutes later.
The fourth ballot was taken and the re-
suit is said to have been two for guilty
in the first degree and seven not guilty,
ono f.rc 7arr Il
slaughter. At 4 p. m. yesterday the
fifth ballot was taken with eight for not
guilty and four for manslaughter. This
was the result of all the succeeding bal
lots up to the fourteenth ballot at
o'clock this morning. The fifteenth bal
lot was taken at 4:05 O'Clock, resulting
in nine for not guilty and three for
manslaughter. The sixteenth ballot
was not taken until 6:15 o'clock this
morning when the verdict stood eight
for not guilty, three for manslaughter
and one for assault and battery. At
S:45 the seventeenth ballot was taken.
the jury returning to the eight for not
guilty and four for manSlaughter. Forty
minutes later the eighteenth ballot was
taken showing ten jurymen for not
guilty and two for manslaughter. The
nineteenth ballot was taken at $3.50 a
m. resulting in nine for not guilty and
three for manSlaughter.
At 10 a. m. the twentieth ballot was
taken showing eleven for not guilty and
one for first degree murder.
1He same result was ODIalnGd the
twentyfirst ballot. The twenty-second
and last ballot was taken at 1922
o'clock with an unanimous vote of the
twelve men being that of not guilty.
A number of women acquaintanceS
called on Mrs. George in the parlor of
the Conrad hotel and a number of
travelling men introduced themselves
and offered congratulate Juryman
Miller was one of the callers and to him
Mrs. George expressed her warmest
thanks saying she had known him as
her staunch friend from the first A
number of cOngratulatory kilograms
were delivered to her. To a reporter of
the Associated Press she said she would
go to her old home in Hanoverton to-
morrow and visit her mother Mrs. Luz
cida Ehrhart, for a few days. Then
she would go to Canton to gather up
her belongings and arrange for the fu-
ture. AS to the future she said she had
no definite plans as yet. She has been
| invited to go to the seaside for an ex-
tended vacation during the summer,
and she said she would probably accept
the invitation.