The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-21
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE.
1t Will Probably Be Concluded This Week
and the George Murder Case Will Go to
the Jury Middle of Next Week.

Hasler, who found the gun and was
introduced Saturday, on the stand. He
was rigidly cross-examined by Mr..
Welty. He again denied that he had
sought to have a reward offered for
the finding of the gun.
The testimony so far has been re-
cltal of the tragedy of October :, 1898,
when George d. 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
for Mrs. Althouse, and that the ieal-
ousy of the defendant was the cause of
the murder. The two star witnesses
for the morbid curiosity of the crowds
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. Alt
house, but she has been in hiding and
could not be found. 1t 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 decoy letter.
l,n-
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
if 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. P. Owen were called, but
it was to no avail. Then the state
rested.
CANTON. O., April 19.-The defense
began Tuesday in the trial of Mrs.
Anna George, charged with killing
George Saxton. There had been ru-
mors of what the defense might be,
but nothing was known definitely as
to this until the case was stated by
the prisoners attorney.
Mrs. Georges attorney said Tuesday
that, first of all, they would break
down, if they could, some of the testi-
mony presented by the state. Local
Weather Observer Chas +. Stokey will
be IN court to prove that it rained on
October and that if Mrs. George had
xaken the course claimed by the state
her shoes, at least, would have been
covered with mud. The states wit
nesses have said there was dust on her
shoes.
An early attack will also be made on
the testimony of Mrs. Eckroate, who
said she recognized Mrs. George at the
time of the shooting, and that she
had been taking morphine for over
nine years.
A deposition of Jacob Goldberg, of
Detroit, who, with his brother, con-
Quoted dry goods store in the Saxton
block, was read by Attorney Welty.
Goldberg stated that he and Saxton
were talking in the store in 1856 while
Mrs. George was there shopping. When
she left SaXton said:
s.That is deuced pretty woman.
should like to get acquainted with
her."
Dispositions were then read from Rob
|, ert Hunter, lawyer, Sioux City, Ia.
who testified that Saxton and Mrs.
George had been registered as man and
wife at the Booge hotel in February,
1892; from Chas. Seeley; who deposes
that the couple had been guests Of his
hotel, the Harlan house, in the winter
of 1922, but in separate rooms.
Leslie M. Foote, clerk in the Harlan
house, deposed that he had cashed
checks sent by Saxton to Mrs. George
and that Mrs. George was often IN
Saxton's room. Foote'S statement that
Saxton sent $3.50 to Mrs. George was
confirmed by Oscar Brown, of the Lin
coin county national bank, Canton, S.
d.
CANTON, O., April 2O.-In the trial OF
Mrs. George Wednesday nothing was
developed in the cross examination OF
Mrs, Huth in regard to the delay OF
tie street car on which Mrs. George
went west on the night of the tragedy.
Jacob Adams testified to passing man