Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-25

Special TO the Register.
Canton, O.. April 24.-Sheriff Zaiser
has refused to allow any more visitors
to the Jail. In an interview to-day he
gave the following reasons for SO do
ing:
THE cranks, sharpers, fortune-tell-
ers and other fakirs all over the eoun-
try who have been writing letters to
Mrs. George have taken TO coming here
now, and if | allowed all of them to
see her we would have the Jail like a
railroad depot, so l have decided to
keep everybody out
'There is one fellow here who wants
to marry Mrs George. He says he is
a stock-raiser down in Tuscarawas
county. He has been attending the
trial and has fallen in love with her.
He is we'll fixed from what he says.
He has a grown-up son and daughter
who went West years ago. and no
other relatives.
"He says he has written to Mrs.
George, but has never received an an
swer to his letters. He was not disap-
PORTED at that. though, he says. for
he supposes Mrs. George thinks he is
a crank He is sure he will be able TO
convince her he is not and that he
means business as soon as he has a
chance to talk to her. He has an In
come that is more than enough to live
on from mortgages and other invest
ments. and makes some money out OF
his stock farm, too.
"He is pretty good-looking man,
about so years old, should guess, and
dresses we'll"
Friends of the prosecution charge
Sheriff Zaiser with treating Mrs.
George more like distinguished guest
than a prisoner. The attorneys say
they have not had proper considera-
ton from the sheriff's Office. and Mr..
Grant went so far as to say that visit
ors at the residence OF Sheriff Zaiser,
which is attached to the jail, often find
Mrs George sitting with the family.
The sheriff admitted 1t was all true.
NO ORDINARY PERSON.
"Mrs. George is no ordinary person."
he said. "She has not been proven
guilty, and may not be. At night she
has always been locked in her cell. but
during the day she has often had the
freedom Of the house. She has been
allowed to attend to her own laundry
work, and has done 1t In the basement.
She Is a dressmaker, and has made all
of her own clothes, coming into the
house to use the sewing machine. My
daughters like her, and she likes
them, and she has done great deal OF
sewing for them in return for favors
extended to her.
mo doubt visitors have seen her In
my house. Should she be convicted all
of that would be changed. She would
remain In her cell. and only those Wis
itors authorized by the court could be
allowed 10 see Htfs IL nhc ~ tpusittSu
| will have her searched and win take
all precautions to see that she does not
commit suicide. But / don't believe
she is Of the sort that kill themselves.
She is too light hearted. But / viii
take no chances"
THREAT or SUICIDE.
ese.,...15 H. t,,-.- raf,ru vardict
against me will never go TO the peni-
tertiary. / will accept suicide az a
last means OF escaping the persecution
that has been mine for ten years"
sucn is the declaration said to have
been made by Mrs. George. My infor-
mant Is Mrs. Straeter. who has sup
ported Mrs. George during the last
three weeks as though she were her
sister. and It was to Mrs. Straeter that
the declaration was made.
These women have been warm per-
sonal friends for years, and when
Others deserted the prisoner Mrs.
Straeter came to her assistance and
has lent valuable aid TO her attorneys
in securing evidence favorable to her
cause.
Mrs. George Is a determined wo-
man" said Mrs. Streator, land | be-
lieve she would prefer death TO convic-
ton and term Of years In the penlten-
tiary to follow IT, At times she ID OF
buoyaut spirits, and again IL greatly
depressed. She feels that Judge Tay-
Tor has been fair in all OF bis rulings,
and should the jury convict her she
would have little hope OF release from
an appeal. She has told me several
times that she would kill herself IL con-
victed. and believe she will. would
not blame her.
MUCH MALTGNED WOMAN.
CAS- you know, have seen her every
day during the trial, and we are good
friends. Several years ago she was III
in Cleveland. and at that time nursed
her hack 70 health, Since then ~ hore