The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
INSANITY PLEA
Will Be Entered by Counsel For
Mrs. George.
Everything Points to That Line
of Defense.
WAY is LEFT OPEN
By Rulings Of the Court For
Such a Course.
Testimony Regarding Previous
Relations to Be Admitted.

Canton, o., April 1S.-In the trial of
Mrs. Anna George for numbering Geo.
d. Saxton, the state rested before the
adjournment of court last night and the
defense began today with its long list
of witnesses. The state closed with the
examination of Mrs. Mary Baron, who
lived in the residence of Mrs. Althouse.
The defense will try to get Mrs. Alt
house herself on the stand, but will not
indicate whether Mrs. George will take
the stand. There is a strong intimation
that the plea will be temporary or emo
tional insanity, superinduced by the
wrongs said to have been suffered by
the defendant. The state failed to get
the threatening letter admitted as evil
dence, the prosecuting attorney making
a final effort for it's admission before
resting it's case. Meanwhile the court
admitted in the cross examination all
testimony bearing on the relations be-
tween SaXton and Mrs. George, dating
back in the SOS.
Miss Louisa Susky in all essential
points corroborated her sister about rec
ognizing people at the steps of the
Althouse residence from across the
street. She said they were in a posi-
tion where the assassin could only have
gone south without passing them.
Mrs. Mary Click residing next door
to the Althouse home, testified that a
light from her window shed light on
the Althouse steps and also to having
seen Mrs. George parading in front of
the Althouse place several nights and to
an alteration there between Saxton
and Mrs. George.
The defense asked for three of the
state witnesses for additional cross eX-
animation and two were thus exam
ined and the third will be as soon as he
be found. The first of these was
Attorney Werntz, who was asked to tell
of Mrs. Georges flushed face, excited
manner and emotional demonstrations
whenever the SaXton matter was under
consideration.
Charles r. Frazier was expected to
say that it was dark about the place
that when his hat fell off he had to
light a match to find it, but he denied
the story.
The remainder of the session was con-
SumeI threading depositions for the de-
fense. The dispositions read were those
of Abraham Goldberg and Jacob F.
Goldberg of Detroit, who formerly were
tenants in the Saxton block. They were
in regard to the friendly relations be
tween Mrs. George and Saxton and to
the former going to South Dakota where
she got a divorce from Sample c.
George.
The opening hours today were devo-
ted to the reading of dispositions taken
in Sioux Falls, Canton, South Dakota
and Inwood, Ia. These covered Mrs
Georges residence in South Dakota
when she went there to get a divorce
-
were made to some matter and there
was a great deal of controversy be-
tween attorneys The dispositions read
may be summarized as follows:
Charles NJ. See1y testified that during
the winter of 1891 and 1892 Mrs. George
stopped at his hotel in Canton, S. D.,
and that Saxton came there for a week.
They were on friendly terms and were
often seen together.
r. E. Rudolph testified to having rep
resented Sample c. George in the di-
vorce case.
Cashier Brown of Canton, o., cashed
several checks from Saxton, for Mrs.
George.
Robert Hunter and T. F. Ronayur OF
Sioux City testified that Saxton and
Mrs. George registered as man and wife
al the Booge House, Sioux City, Ia.
February 16, 1892, and occupied the same
room. The signature was afterward
cut out of the register.
Lesly NJ. Foote, clerk of a hotel at In
wood, Ia, had cashed checks from Sax
ton to Mrs. George.