The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-31
OHIO RENT BY MURDER.
KILLING OF GEO. ID. sAxTON HAS
BECOME 4 SOCIAL FACTOR.
Divides Old Trfends-People Taking
Side. for and Against Mrs. George
Her Trial VIII Begin April
and Promises To BE Sensational.

/ The trial 81 Mrs Anna r. George. wac
Is In taif az Canton. o. under indics siens
( charging her with having murdered George
i II Saxton. Arothes-ln-iaw 20 President Me-
kinney will begin oa April j. and prem
ises 10 be- one OF the most sensational
ever heard in ttrat state says the Chjcagn
+ fnter-ocean. The exinzs was committed
/ shortly after O'Clock, in the evening Of
i October T. fses No ore Witnessed the
murder but a woman vsile-i in black was
seen hurrying away .-om the place where
Saxton fell just after the shots were
! fired. Saxfon dropped dead a. The steps
; OF the residence q Mrs Eva Aiihouse.
( a widow. On whom ne was calling.
/ An hour and half after Saxt0n vas
killed Ms Anna f.. George was locked
up IN the police station. charged With
having fired the fatal shots No one saw
her DO the deed, so far is now known.
She has never said one word since that
would Indicate taaf she did or did not
Kill him. she has submitted 10 no inter-
. view. except the one ar the preliminary
examination made informally by the pro-
scouting attorney OF the county at the
i time Of her arrest. She then would say
nothing. except. Excuse ne. hut have
| nothing 10 say az this time
The reason for the prompt arrest OF
/ Mrs George as the probable slayer O.
/ Saxton was that she and Saxton had been
! intimate in various ways for a number CT
] years. Litigation In various courts had
made the parties common subjects az dis
| eussion. It had been frequently asserted
/ thar she had threatened TO XII him If he
| would not marry her.
Life story of Mrs. George.
I Mrs George is the divorced wife OF
/ Sample G George. carpenter, She vas
~. los n
! Canton in ls5s She * the mother OF three
children. two OF whom are living. both
/ being bright BOYS Her early life was
spent in the country and the viliage %
I Hanoverton Colpmhana county, Ohio.
+ She claims that she had never been away
! from home ridden on railway train
until she came TO Canton. This claim is
/ disputed by the state. and IL Is understood
! evidence Is being gathered which II Is
asserted viii show she not the guilt
less woman claimed at the time she first
/ came 10 this city
She was however. accounted a beautiful
woman. She and her husband lived In a
{ tenement house. The children were born
/ there Later the Georse family moved into
the building known as the Saxton block.
owned nv George d Saxton He red his
offices in that building. saw Mrs. George
frequently and was moved by her beauty.
/ It is related of him that the first time
he put his eyes on her as she came out
OF a store in that block. he remarked
about her beauty ard fine figure and ex-
pressed determination TO get acquainted
with the stranger.
AS landlord. George Saxton had occasion
TO see his tenant Ms. George. He SEEM
ingly took much interest in her children.
He gave them toys and candy. and in
vitei the mother to share the sweets.
She finally accepted. The presents grew
f.E- Sty
+. thought their new friend was a fine man.
He called In the evening managing "a
! come when the husband was away Later.
presents were accepted by Mrs George
on her own behalf. and ieweiry. sealskin
! Sacuues and other apparel Were given her
by Saxton The husband heard of these
| actions and protested.
becomes "a Public Scandal.
Then scandals arose and multInlled rap
idlv Events deveoned In quick success
sion. The pair could no longer conceal
their intimacy Thew took trips abroad
together Sample c George could not
IKE with his wife ard thew separated
Then care the first of a series az iitisa-
tinns Sample G. George sued George n
Saxtof, In 1899 far $50 600 for ALLEGED aliena-
ton ~ the affections Of his wife The
case went through various court proces ses
! hut never came to trial T. was dismissed
IN 1894
While this suit was in the court Samn'e
{ G. George began suit for divorce from
/ hia Wife. The action was commenced Tn
! the county hut his wife was not here %
| receive legal notice Of the SUIT The rec
I ords show that a copy Of paper CON
( tanning legal advertisement. of the action
was sen. 10 hev at Canton, Lincoln coun-
( ~ s n Mrs. George lived ,he~o tenn.
norariiv IN order ~ get a residence So
as n bring suit for divorce Her ex-
/ HenSes q Is claimed were paid hv George
/ u Saxton. and he - said Ia have made
trips theTe while she was in that town
( Her divorce sllit was successful Sanfrln
/ e George 4i1 nat contest the case as ne
sad afteYward for TIE reason tat he
ga not have the money ~ I've in the
/ Western town. There was no longa~ need
for Sample - George 81 seek a divorce
/ lie had m VIE
! rinaiv Sexton ana Mrs. GEORGE quar-
relied Sh~ charged hfm NTH being untrue
90 his promises asserttus That he was
ig3ee7 90 marry bar She continued IN
I'VE in Uicciv furn SHE'D apartments IN the
/ SaNynn block. and rumo~ Saws she was
/ supported ~ S8xton Then he began nav
( ine attention 80 another woman AMI Ms
George threatened hirn With bodily IN
/ SuTY he brean suit - eject her ron,
| thc building An order was granted hv
! the common pleas court restraining Mrs
& GEORGE from y}sit uE him ar from ente-.
INK tire SSxton block ems her furniture
ard private effects were thrown from ne
hio~A. Nrs George frequently followed
Sax:sn ana caught hfrl, in the 81 -q,,.s,,,. =,
ano-her Woman and orce eoru-ellei say
te0. az the 2oint ~ revolver. - come
from woman number ewo ard follow her
second suit Against Snx.ou.
In f25 Samuel z George ana.n t~,,,,.,.
Sut aEaiass >axtoa foy damages tar- atom.
a'ivr the aTecfi0ns - Ms cea~ze p,