Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-22
MRS, GEORGES ATTORNEYS TOOK A
NEW TACK YESTERDAY,
MRS. KLINeLER's TESTIMONY
swEARs MRS. GEORGE WAS ST HER
HOME WHEN sAxToN WAS SLAIN.
Former Husband of Mrs. George on
the Stand-Defense Tries to Es-
tablish the Fact That Mrs.
Eckronte Is Mor-
phine Fiend.

CANTON, O., April 21.-The testimony
on behalf of the defense in the trial OF
Mrs. George was concluded to-day. A brief
cross-examination, by agreement, Will De
conducted tomorrow. morning and then
testimony in rebuttal will be offered IL
this is concluded before the regular hour
for noon adjournment, court Will adoourh
until Monday, when arguments Will be COM
menced and they will probably occupy two
days. The jury will probably be charged
Wednesday forenoon.
The features of to-day were the caiins
of Sample C. George, the former husband
of the defendant, to the stand; the ahpi
of Mrs George, and the effort to impeach
the testimony of Mrs Eckroate, the wom-
an who claims to have recognized MIS-.
George in the act of firing two OF the
shots.
Joseph Eckroate, husband of the woman
who testified that she had seen MIS-. deorse
in the act of firing two shots into sa@ton
body; was called to the stand to-day. he
testified that his wife had been using
| white powder. presumed to be moIpliine'
| for the past twelve years. lie saia 1t ihaue
| her drowsy and irritable.
Fred p. Shanfelt and Alexander Carver
druggists. testified to selling morphine u
| Mrs. Eckroate.
Former Policeman Smallfeld was pre-
vented from telling about finding Mrs.
| George in the SaXton block after midhisht
| one night ,,
Miss Efie Farr told of seeing Mrs:
| George near the Lineman house ABOUT ~
o'clock the evening of Saxton's death, and
Mrs. Eta Fink testified 10 seeing e. ara ID
| Georye at that house during the day ana
| leaving It at $3.50 O'Clock; also to the pres
ence of burrs and Spanish needles in the
| yard. .... -. s.,
Former tenants of Saxton's farms testi-
fled to Mrs George going With SaAtoh u
| the farms a number of times.
Miss Alice Mandbaugh testified to having
often seen Mrs. Althouse enter the saStoh
block in 1886.
Florence B. Klingler, formerly rooneo a.
the Finley house, where Mrs. George made
hor home for a time. She was expected to
saw that Mrs. George, while living at tha'
house, was making preparations 10 go te
housekeeping, hut the court excluded the
testimony on the ground that there nae
not been sufficient evidence Of promise VI
marriage to admit the testimony.
II The witness then testified that, on the
i night of Saxtons death, she saw saxton d
about 5:55 o'clock riding west on MS piey
cle and that she went to her nome VI
!, Marion, five or six blocks from .he stieaie e :
entered the house just as the clock struct
;, & Mrs George came in at about o:zo ane
,, remained until $50 o'clock. She left, say
ing she was going to .Att0rney, ~ s,Tflihs atih "a
ne. Me- George for saA'0a was sA0, DS.0, ','
On cross-examination Mrs: kMlingier XIII r, sal, al,
she was a divorced woman anu Marti Wal y
, friend of Mrs. George. The cross-examlna
tion was largely devoted to an assault upol
, , Mrs. Klinglers character.
Ira Howenstein testified to having vlsite'
/. the Klingler woman on the evening OF sax
toms death and Of finding. Mrs. Georg
there at the time Of his arrival. whlcn n, n
definitely fixed at 5:s5. Both Mrs. kllnsle
: and HoWenstein said that Mrs. George ap
: peared entirely natural
The court docket showing the beginnin
! Sample G. George against saxton for tn
: alleged alienation of his wife's affeetiofl
! was offered in evidence. BenJamin beutel
! ! one of the managers of the Zoar hote
testified to Saxton having visited the hott
for three days. accompanied by MIS- Geors
on one occasion and by Mrs. Althouse
another occasion.
;. Michael Burke and his daughter, Laur:
Z of Barberton. formerly neighbors of tn
t Eckroate family at Navarro, testified
n phne to the extent of making her drows
I and irritable and to two separations froi
: her husband: in which the drug was tn
y several Instances in which Mrs. Eckroal
became violent and attempted violence
her stepdaughter. /
was subpoenaed to produce had been foun
q among Saxton's effects. Mrs. NJ. c. Ba
ber Is sister of Mrs. Mckinley and
Saxton, When the especially desired pap'
was more fully described. Attorney Graz
announced that he had it, and he produce
n 1t, There were two receipts on one she
e in which Mrs. George receipted for a
N claims against Saxton, especially mentiol
- ing the two replevin suits and also Il
It breach of promise suit.
n Sample c. George was the next witne
,r called to the stand. After detailing his ma
riage and the early years of his marie
rt life with the defendant. he was asked:
a; From the time you married Mrs, Geor'
ID until you met Saxton, what were the rel
l. tions between yourself and your wife?"
,e "They were pleasant and happy"
lie In cross-eXamination he said they hs
n never had any trouble of consequence uni
Il they moved into the SaXton block. Short
40 after that time, and until they separat,
ep in 1889, they had much trouble.
er The state called for Mrs. Klingler al
lie Mrs Lizzie Miller, the woman who sa
n- the mysterious man in black. for additio
n. al cross-examination. Mrs. Miller was I
Of ported Ill, and an effort will be made
p, have her in court in the morning,
er Mrs. Klingler was asked several que
ed tions and, with the exception of this Of
n -cross-examination the direct evidence w