The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-04-27

nAO peen using WnlCe powder pro-
sumed to be morphine, for the past 10
years. He said It made her drowsy
and irritable.
Fred P. Shanafelt and Alex Carver,
druggists, also testified to selling NOR
phine to Mrs. Eckroate. Former Po-
liceman H. A. SmallAeld, was prevent
ed from telling about finding Mrs.
George in the Saxton block after mid
night one night.
Miss Effie Darr told of passing Mrs
George near the Lindeman house
about $50 the evening of Saxton's
death, and Mrs. Ella Fink testified to
seeing Mrs. George at that house dur
ing the day and leaving it at $3.50, also
to the presence of burrs and Spanish
needles in the yard.
Miss Alice Mandebaugh testified to
having often seen Mrs. Althouse enter
the Saxton block in 1893.
CANTON, O., April 22.--The testimony
on behalf of the defense in the trial OF
Mrs. George was concluded Friday. A
brief cross examination, by agreement,
will be conducted Saturday morning
andt hen testimony in rebuttal will be
offered. If this is concluded before the
regular hour for noon adjournment
court will then adjourn two
days. The jury will probably be
charged Wednesday forenoon. The
features of Friday were the calling of
Sample c. George, the former husband
of the defendant, to the stand, the
alibi of Mrs. George and the effort to
impeach the testimony of Mrs. Eek
roate, the woman who claims to have
recognized Mrs. George in the act of
firing two of the shots.
CANTON, o., April 24.-Mrs. Lizzie
Miller who saw the man in the mack
intosh cape and sailor hat soon after
the death of Saxton, was not on hand
for cross-examination by the state
when court opened Saturday. A doc
tor had been sent to investigate her
physical ability to attend and the
state reserved the right to take up the
subject latter.
Then rebuttal on behalf Of the state
began. County Surveyor j. S. Hoover
was called to testify as to the distances
between points named in testimony for
the defense. 1t was especially sought
to show that the accused might have
left the scene of the tragedy after the
shooting and reached Florence King
ler's home at the hour named by that
witness.
In an effort to rebut Mrs. Lindeman's
testimony about Mrs. George not hav.
ing a revolver concealed the day of the
murder, policeman McCloud was called
to show that Mrs. George had inside
her corsage that day a number of nap
kins intended to improve her form.
This was held incompetent in rebuttal.
Michael Barr, post Office money or
der clerk, said he saw Mrs. George in
the Office at 2:5O and 1915 the day of the
murder. This was in contradiction of
Mrs Lindeman, who said Mrs. George
was with her all of the afternoon. He
also identified two letters in Mrs.
Georges writing.
Mrs. Lizzie Miller sent a medical
certificate of inability to appear in
court.
Sample c. George was called to fix
the time of settlement with Saxton at
two days before Saxton's death. The
memoranda of settlement was offered
in evidence.
DR.. A. c. Brant testified as scien-
tific witness on the morphine habit
and also on an examination of Mrs.
Eckroate. He said she shows no symp-
toms of the habitual use of opium.
DR.. A. B. Walker followed DR.. Brant
and the remainder of the morning was
devoted to medical testimony on the
morphine habit.
DIR. Walker testified as to Mrs Eek
roate and that examinations show no
symptoms of the habit in her case.