The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
SAW MRS. GEORGE
Witnesses Testify to Seeing
the Woman
Accused of the Murder of
George ID. Saxton
IN THE VICINITY
Of Where the Tragedy Took
Place That Night.
Jury Ordered Not So Read the
Newspapers.

Canton, O., April 11.-When the hear
ing of Mrs. George, charged with the
murder of George D. Saxton, was re-
sumed today, John A. Shanafelt, who
previously testified to seeing Mrs.
George leaving a car a block from Lin
coin avenue just before the shooting,
was called for additional cross examina-
ton.
Jesse Taylor, a street car employe.
testified that he saw Mrs. George get
on car about ten minutes before 6
the night of the murder.
Yesterdays proceedings were devoted
to proving the death and the cause
thereof by medical testimony, and to
tracing the movements of Mrs. George
and Saxton just before the tragedy to
the vicinity of the shooting.
Drs. A. B. Walker, F. D. Brant and
A. c. Brant, who made the post mortem
examination under instructions from
the coroner, were the medical witnesses,
each explicitly corroborating the other
and testifying that of the four shots
which penetrated Saxton's body two
were harmless, but that third was
such that death must have resulted.
though the patient might have lived
twenty-four hours; that the fourth sew
cred a large artery, and that the pa
tient could not have lived more than
three or four minutes after such a
wound. The point was emphasized in
cross examination that the bullet inf1ict-
ing this last wound was not found during
the autopsy and the doctors could only
estimate that it was of the same size
the others. Frank NJ. Wyant treas
urer of the Wrought Iron Bridge COM
pany, testified to seeing Mrs. George
about half an hour before the murder.
James Shelter, a street car conductor,
testified that she went on car on
which he was riding and left the car at
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the scene of the tragedy, having passed
her rooms by three or four stopping
places of the car.
John A. ShanafeIt, secretary and
treasurer of Canton Steel Roofing COM
pany. testified to having seen her leave
the car at Haslett avenue.
All of these said she was dressed in
dark clothing, and two of them thought
her dress was black. She also carried
a dark cape.
William Coffin, treasurer of the Grand
opera house, testified to having seen
Saxton start from the Saxton block on
a bicycle a short time before the Shoot
ing. Saxtons clothing on the night
of the shooting was offered in evidence,
but because one of the witnesses
thought there are now more holes in it
than when he last saw it, the vest will
be barred unless it is eSta blished that
there has been no change made in the
garment, which is supposed to have
been in one of the county vaults ever
Before adjournment the jury was or
dered by the court not to read the news
paper accounts Of the trial in connection
with the usual caution to avoid preju-
dice.
Today Samuel Howenstein, another
street railway man, also testified to
seeing Mrs. George on the car The de-
fense sought to show that the car was
too late to reach Lincoln avenue in
time for the tragedy. Judge Mccarthy
testified that about 5:35 on the evening
of the tragedy, Mrs. George called on
him and wanted permission to call on
SaXton at his block. He told her nom
injunction against such a call was still
in force and asked her not to go.
M. J. Hogan fixed the time of hearing
shots at 6:10. Harry Noble and his wife
tanitors and elevator operators, said
Mrs. George tried to get in to Sterling's
office a o'clock the night of the muir
der but found the door locked. Police
man Pierce told of the search of Mrs
Georges room and of her arrest.