Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-18
MRS. GEORGES DEFENSE.
limitations that it Will be Emotional
Insanity.

lnllmatl0nS that 1t Will be Em0ll0nal
Insanity.
THE COURT HAS ANNOUNCED
THAT TESTIMONY BEARING UP
| ON THE RELATIONS EXISTING
| BETWEEN MRS. GEORGE AND
| SAxTON, DATING BACK IN THE
! EIGHTIES, WILL BE ADMISSI-
BLE-THIS, OPENS THE DOOR
| FOR MANY INTERESTING DE-
| TAILS-THE STATE HAS CLOSED
ITS DIRECT TESTIMONY.
Canton, Ohio, April 1.-THE State
concluded its direct testimony against
Mrs. George this afternoon. There was
strong intimation to-day that the
| line of defense would be temporary
emotional insanity. This came when
/ the bench announced that the testi-
mony bearing on the relations between
the accused and Saxton dating back as
| far as the eighties would be admitted,
if insanity is to be the defense. 1t was
| further admissible, he said, on the
grounds of generalization, and also be-
cause the State has shown some Of
| these relations.
| This decision practically opens the
| doors for all of what has heretofore
been regarded as doubtful testimony.
The defense is now permitted to show
all of the relations existing between
! Saxton and Mrs. George, and this will
| involve the litigation in which Sample
| G.. George, the former husband, is con-
| cerned.
! 1t is further inferred that the ruling
will permit the State in rebuttal to go
| into similar testimony regarding the
| former life of the accused, and the eff
| feet will be to materially lengthen the
proceedings.
The third week of the trial began
| to-day. AS many of the corroborative
witnesses will not be called it is expected
! that the prosecution will conclude it's ex-
animation of witnesses to-day and then
| the defense will begin with a list of wit
| nesses that will continue the case
| through next week.
| The principal witnesses are yet to be
heard. They are the two widows in the
| case-Mrs. Althouse and Mrs. George.
The State has been searching for Mrs
Althouse, but she has not been found
| So far as public curiosity goes there is
| more interest taken in the anticipated
| appearance of Mrs. Althouse than in Mrs
| George taking the stand in her own de-
| Tense. The defense has not outlined its
| theory, but it is generally expected that
| there are several surprises in store for
| this week, and especially ii the examna-
| ton extends to all the alleged wrongs
| Mrs. George claims to have suffered after
| deserving her husband for Saxton.
| Mayor Rice is expected to testify re-
| garding the story of Police Sergeant Hes
| Ter, who said the mayor told him where
| to find the revolver with which the muir
der was done. Although Mrs. George has
| been in Jail over six months, she is pass
| ing through the ordeal with composure
] Former Police Officer Hester, who found
| the revolver and who was introduced Sat-
| urday, was rigidly cross-examined by Mr.
| Welty to-day. He again denied that he
has sought to have reward offered for
! the finding of the weapon. The court
| ruled out all testimony, previously Of
| fered, tending to show that Mayor Rice
had been counsel for Mrs George
| The revolver was offered and accepted
in evidence. The threatening letter iden-
| titled by Postoffice Clerk Barr, was Of
| fered and ruled out for the present by the
court on the ground that it had not been
| shown that the accused put it into cir
| culation or gave it to any one.
| Miss Augusta Susky. a milliner, who
lives near the scene of the tragedy, tes-
| titled to having been in a position where
| no one could have left the Althouse steps
| except to the south without being seen
| by the witness.
| In the redirect examination Miss Susky
| said that standing on the opposite side
| or the street from the steps of the Alt
house residence she could and did recog-
| nize men. Her sister, Louisa Susky, sub
| Stimulated her testimony
| Mrs Mary Click, residing next door
| to Mrs. Althouse, testified to having seen
Mrs. George in front of the Althouse home
| on several nights, and to an alteration
| there between Saxton and Mrs. George
| final but unsuccessful effort was
made to get before the jury the threaten
| ing letter on which Mrs. George was in
| dicted in the United States court for an
improper use of the mail. The State then
| rested -
The defense asked for three of the
| States witnesses for additional cross
examination. Attorney Werntz was asked
| to tell of Mrs. Georges flushed face, ex-
| cited manner and emotional demonstra-
| tons whenever the Saxton matter was
under consideration.
| Charles R. Frazer denied that it was
| so dark about the Althouse place that
when his hat fell off he had to light a
match to find it.
i The third witness will be examined as
| soon as found.
The remainder of the session was con-
| stunned in reading dispositions of Abraham
and Jacob f. Goldberg, of Detroit, former
tenants In the Saxton block, in regard to
the friendly relations between Mrs. George
and Saxton, and TO the former going to
South Dakota, where she got a divorce
| from Sample c. George.
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