The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-18
INSANITY
MRS. GEORGES
!! DEFENSE.
Decision Of Court Opens Door for
Admission OF Doubtful
Testimony in Case.
DIRECT EVIDENCE CONCLUDED.
Defense Will Disclose To-day on
What Lines Their Case
Will be Fought.

CANTON, O., April 1.-THE rtate
concluded Its direct testimony against
Mrs. George this afternoon. There was
a strong intImauon to-day that the
lines. of defense would be temporary
emotional insanity. This came when
the bench announced that the testimony
bearing on the relations between the
accused and Saxton dating back as far
as the eighties would be admitted, II In
sanity Is to be tho defense. 1t was fur
ther admissible. he said. on the grounds
Of premeditation, and also because the
state has shown some Of these rela-
tions.
This decision practically opens the
doors for all Of what has heretofore
been regarded as doubtful testimony.
The defense is now permitted to show
all of the relations existing between
Snxton and Mrs. George and this will
involve the litigation in which Sample
c. George, the former husband is con-
cerned.
1t Is further inferred that the ruling
Will permit the state in rebuttal to 20
into similar testimony regarding the
former life OF the accused, and the ef-
feet will be materially to lengthen the
proceedings.
Former Police Sergeant Hasler, who
found the revolver and who was intro
duced Saturday. was rigidly cross ex-
amined by Mr.. Welty to-day. He again
denied that he had sought to have re-
ward offered for the finding Of the wea-
pom. 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 accepted
in evidence. The threatening letter
identified by Postotflcc Ci'fk Barr. was
offered and ruled out for the present by
the court on the ground that 1t had
not been shown that the accused put 1t
into circulation or gave 1t to any one.
Miss Augusta Susky, q milllner, who
lives near the scene Of the tragedy, tes-
tilted TO having been In position where
no one could have left the Althouse
steps except to the south without being
seen by the witness. gT
In the redirect examination Miss
Susky said that standing on the oppo-
site side OF the street from the steps OF
the Althouse residence she could and
,dld recognize men,. Her sister, Louisa
Susky, substantiated her testimony.
Mrs Mary Click. residing next door
to Mrs. Althouse. testified to having
seen Mrs. George in front Of the Alt
house home on several nights, and to an
alteration there between Saxton and
Mrs. George.
y final but unsuccessful effort was
made to get before the jury the threat
ening letter on which Mrs. George was
indicted in the United States court for
an improper use Of the mall. The state
then rested.
The defense asked for three OF the
state witnesses for additional cross ex-
animation. Attorney Werntz was
asked to tell Of Mrs. Georges flushed
face. excited manner and emotional de-
monstrations whenever the Saxton mat
ter was under consideration.
Charles r. Frazer denied that It was
so dark about the A1thouse place that
when his hat fell off he had 10 light q
match to find 1t.
The third witness will be examined as
soon as found.
The remainder Of the session was con-
sumed in reading dispositions of Abra-
ham and Jacob Z. Goldberg, Of Detroit,
former tenants in the Saxton block in
regard to the friendly relations between
Mrs. George and Saxton, and to the
former going to South Dakota. where
she got Il divorce from Sample C.