The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-04-21
A DECOY LETTER
BY IL George Sayton Was Luted 10 Iii,
Death at Canton Last October.
The Defense of Anna George Was Com
menced Tuesday Morning Threatening
Letter identified by Post once Clerk
Bsrr-R.voI,er In Evidence.

CANTON, o.. April ls-The hearinr
OF Mrs. George was resumed Monday
morning with former Police Sergean,
Hasler, who found the gun and wa,
introduced saturday, on the stand. IL,
was rigidly cross-eNamined by Mr.
! Welty. lie again denied that he had
sought To have a reward offered for
the finding of the gun.
The court ruled out all testimony
previously offered tending to show
| that Mayor Rice had been counsel for
Mrs. George.
The revolver was offered and &C
cepted in evidence. The threatening
letter, identified by Post Office Clerl.
Barr. was offered and ruled out for the
present by the court on the ground
that it had not been shown that the
accused put it into circulation or gave
it to any one.
Uriah Henry, who started out with
Policeman lIasler, was only allowed
to say that he left the policeman near
where the revolver was found.
Mrs. McAllister was recalled to tell
why Saxton did not pay Mrs Georges
board after 1897 as he had until then,
according to what Mrs George had
told the witness The testimony was
excluded.
Miss Augusta Susky, a milliner, who
lives near the scene of the tragedy.
testified TO having been in position
where no one could have left the Alt
house steps except to the south with.
out being seen by the witness.
The third week of the trial of Mrs.
Anna +. George for the murder Of
George ID. Saxton, the brother of Mrs
Mckinley, promises to attract larger
crowds even than those of last week.
AS many of the corroborative wit.
nesses of the state will not be called,
IL is expected that the prosecution will
conclude its examination of witnesses
Monday and then the defense begins
with n list of witnesses that will con.
tinue the case through next week.
The testimony SO far has been n re-
cital of the tragedy of October :, 1895.
when George ID. Saxton, wealthy
bachelor. was shot as he was entering
the residence of Mrs. Althouse for
an evening call. Saxton's former
relations with Mrs. George have
been brought out on the theory that
he had quit his attentions to Mrs.
George after forming an attachment
Tor Mrs Aithonse. aud sa-~s 4 IA -
ousy of the defendant was the causeov
the murder. The two star witnesses
for the morbid curiosity of the crow ds'
at the courthouse are yet to be heard,
and they are the two widows in the
case-Mrs. Althouse and Mrs George.
The state has been wanting Mrs. Ait
house, but she has been in hiding and
could not be found. IL is claimed that
the defense will never let up till Mrs.
Althouse is brought into court. On
the fatal night when Saxton rode to
her house on his bicycle, Mrs. Althouse
was not at home, and it is said that
saxton was called to the scene of his
death by a decoy letter.
There has been some inquiry as 10
why the Althouse residence was not
searched on the night of the tragedy.
So far as the public curiosity goes,
there is more interest taken in the an
ticipated appearance of Mrs Althouse
than in Mrs. George taking the wit
ness stand in her own defense. The
defense has not outlined its theory or
chain of evidence, but it is generally
expected that there are several sur
prises in store for this week, especially
IL the examination extends into all the
alleged wrongs Mrs. George claims TO
have suffered after deserving her hus-
band for Saxton.
A final effort was made To get the
threatening letter before the jury on
which Mrs. George was indicted in the
United States court for an improper
Use of the mails. To this end Mayor
elect Robertson, who heard the peace
proceeding, Mrs. Finley and Post Office
Inspector A. =. Owen were called, but
it was to no avail. Then the state
rested.