The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-14

bat Afterwards Abandonea Her.
CANTON. April is.--wliElam r. Cook
was on the stand today in the George
trial and his ero<ss examination. inter-
rapted yesterday by adjournment, was r.
sisrned. Nothing important developed.
Attorney Lorin c. Wise testified to ses-
Ing Mrs George get on q car on which
he was riding the evening Of the tragedy.
and to seeing her leave the car y, Haxiett
avenue at o'clock.
w. o. werntx, an attorney for Mira
George in n number OF cases before the
tragedy. was called 10 testify as to what
Mrs. George said to atm OF her alleged
contempt for crime on the Monday before
the criiaae. He claimed the privilege oe
secrecy between client and counsel Tho
defense made The same claim and had
witness relate the case In which he was
concerned. The state claimed there could
be no confidential relations on a contem.
plated crime. and some controversy fol-
lowed II was sought by the state to
show by this witness that Mrs. George
detailed TO him plans for the murder. and
asked him as to how they would do IT,
Judge Taylor's ruling was la efrec, that
counsel cannot be employed In relation
TO the commission OF crime, and without
such professional employment there can
be no professional confidence.
A Funeral or = Wcdaing.
After the decision, Mr.. Werntx said In
answer 20 the states question:
,stk~
said she was going out 10 the Althousa
residence to raise hell with Saxton. I
told her not TO 60, and she said she would
not 40.
she said she had a ss-caiiber revolver
In her trunk. She had bought II In Chi
cago. She did not say what she was going
10 do with IT, She did not say what she
paid for IT,
II had another conversation with her In
my office. The afternoon Of that day, She
said: When the suit for damages for
alternating affections brought against Sax
ton by Sample G. George Is settled, there
will be funeral or wedding
sShe asked what effect II would have
on the suit Ii she killed Saxion. told
her the result might be the same, but Il
she was Eoing 10 kill him she had better
wait until the case was settled She said
II she shot him she would make "A good job
OF it,
What did she say she would do with
the revolver"
'sse asked II II would be good plan
10 have two revolvers throw one a, his
feet and shoot him with the other. told
her In view Of the threats she had made
against Saxton. no one would believe she
had killed him In seif-defense''
The answer as IN what the witness told
her was objected 10 and stricken cut.
"she asked me how IT would do 10 shoot
him in the back and throw the revolver
away"
Another conversation Is 10 be fxed by
this witness II the state succeeds in -.
tahiishing the date. which could not b
dona today.
saxten Furnished the Money.
in cross examination witness sasa Mra
George had told him tn the course OF
the conversations that saxtan had prous.
ised 10 marry her as soon as she got a
aIsorce from her husband. ana that ne
hal persuaded her to est divorce. fur-
nlsning money With Witch she went 10
Dakota - Get The divorce: that after ,hts
he had abandoned har. prosecuted har
ana had her arrested. that she .as .es,
without a nome: that she had sera-
rated from a husband whom rhe loved un-
III saSfon aiifnasea her affections sno
also fasa that after these occurrences gax.
ton hAi hsf NICE, him In pttssburg. where
they settled their differences ard each
agreed 30 withdraw all actions pending.
thAs she kap1 her agreement, hait fha. he
bad n7f. falling 70 dismiss an in JUNCTION
agniss. her visiting his block. to give her
bays property ia the city worth ts.os and
&c sagporf her until ha seisied With her
fasfaer faRi and on pending suft ani
tfsen rsaffy he-. She also said that sax
ton had persaea her for several years sa-
fgrs SIZE Welded 20 his advances. that hs
had gwen her presents which sha al asst
refused. bsss that he haa finally accom-
fiiiAasa heT ruin. and i.fs her without
Heass os ssiprort 10 herself ard children
During faesa conversations Mrs George
was sxrited. sad sometimes in tears. .he
wlsness said
IL ~ direct examination Sc toIs of an
efhtF conversation In wAica Mrs. George
askea has fhs penalty wonsf be II ssa
stiie5 Saxon ard saaa she wgs1iG ss there
VIA nothing w0r@s than tpn years In sas
fenitentaavy she said sa4 had suffered
everything bus seata st saxtorY's hands.
Mrs. Mary Fgniay. xisn whrrrs Mrs
George fouznes far over swo yesrs. was
og the stags4 ahsn eaarf adjourned ghe
had testified On seaag # the state 70 Arv
eseosgs+s sasfng ar 'Fsrse or seur ocrs-
slans threatened - kall saxon ara fiso
10 IRE writing ~ sse letter u saxsan
wssch was followed by proceedings In IL
cour: for inzso1sr uSe Of shs naiiA