Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-14

Canton. Ohio. April 13.-W. F. Cook
was on the stand to-day in the George
trial and his cross-examination inter-
rupted yesterday by adjournment was
resumed.
Attorney Lorin c. Wise testified to
seeing Mrs. George get on car on
which he was riding the evening of tha
tragedy, and to seeing her leaving the
car at Haslett avenue at 5 o'clock. He
described the topography of that Sec
ton and the routes TO the city with
particular reference to the streets over
which it is claimed the assassin passed
w. G. Werentz, an attorney for Mrs.
George before the tragedy, was called
to testify as to what Mrs. George saia
to him of her alleged contemplated
crime on the Monday before the trag-
edy. He claimed privilege of conf
dence between counsel and client. The
defence took the same position. The
State claimed there could be no conf
Dental relations on contemplated
crime.
The judge took the question of the
admission of Mr.. Werentz's testimoney
under advisement until the afternoon
session.
Judge Taylor this afternoon an
nounced his decision which admits At
torney Werentzs conversation with
Mrs. George before the tragedy. He
ruled that counsel cannot be employed
in relation to the commission of crime
and without such professional employ
ment there can be no professional con-
fidence.
After decision from the judge that
Mr. WerentZ should relate what Mrs.
George had said to him regarding Sax
ton. the attorney said in answer TO the
States question:
I'VE talked about the Althouse case.
She said she was going out TO the Ait
house residence to raise hi with Sax
ton. She said she had 3S calibre re-
volver in her trunk, she had bought it
in Chicago. She did not say what she
was going to do with it.
i 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 Saxton by Sample C. George is
settled there will be a funeral or a
wedding. She asked what effect it
would have on the suit If she killed
Saxton. | told her the result might be-
the same, but if she was going to kill
him she had better wait until the case
was settled. She said il she shot him
she would make good job OF It; would
give him all the balls she had"
What did she say she would do with
the revolver"
She asked IL 1t would be a good
plan TO have two revolvers, throw one
at his feet and shoot him with the
other. Itold her in view of the threats
she had made against Saxton no ono
would believe she had killed him In
self-defense. She asked me how it
would be to shoot him in the back and
throw the revolver away"
In cross-examination, witness said
Mrs. George had told him that Saxton
had promised to marry her as soon as
she got divorce from her husband.
and that he had persuaded her TO get
divorce, furnishing money with which
she went to Dakota to get the divorce:
that after this he abandoned her. per-
secuted her, and had her arrested; that
she was left without home that she
had separated from husband whom
she loved until Saxton alienated her
duectiOHS, one also SAID tndt SaXtOu
had pursued her for several years be-
fore she yielded to his advances; that
he had given her presents which she
at first refused, but he had finally ac-
complished her ruin and left her with
out means Of support to herself and
children. During these conversations
Mrs George was excited and sometimes
in tears, the witness said.
In redirect examination he told OF
another conversation in which Mrs.
George asked what the penalty would
be If she killed Saxton, and said she
would do It IL there was nothing worse
than ten years in the penitentiary.
She said she had suffered everything
but death at Saxton's hands.
Mrs. Mary Finlay, with whom Mrs.
George roomed for over two years, was
on the stand when Court adjourned.
She had testified on behalf OF the
State to Mrs. Georges having on three
or four occasions threatened TO kill
Saxton, and also to the writing Of the
letter to Saxton which was followed
by proceedings in the United States