Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
YOUNG WOMAN
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Case Against Mrs. Harry Sanp
son Is Called.
VICTIM ADMIRAL's NEPHtN

Widow. Who ls Only Twenty-threc
Must Face Jury In Lyons, n. ~ c~
Charge Of Shooting Husband Astoa
Quarrel - She Declares He Com
mitted Suicide.
Lyons. ~ ". April 5.--With the *
ecution of Mrs. Mary Farmer laAl
Monday fresh In the mind OF every one
the case OF Mrs. Georgia r. Sampsou
accused OF shooting to death her huo
band. Harry Sampson, on Nov. l, 1901
was called for trial today
1t is expected that the procuring e1
jury to hear the evidence for An@
against the young woman viii Coz
sumo much time. Almost every one l1
Wayne county Is acquainted viii
either the Sampson family or with th<|
Allyn family, to which Mrs. Sampoo4|
belongs by birth. The prominenco al
the two families-Harry Sampsou
uncle was the late Rear Admiral VIII
liam T. Sampson, who commanded thu
fleet at Santiago. while the AliynS Aro|
among the wealthy folks OF this p4kx
OF the state--has made the alleG99
murder the principal topic Of convex
sation around the hearths OF the cOun
ty all through the winter. 1t Will b&|
difficult to find twelve men willing C.
swear that thcy have formed no opl0z
ion as to the guilt or innocence Of tn@|
| accused woman. District Attorney 0lS|
- Cas- -
Great Interest In the Trial.
Intense interest in the case extend4
beyond the limits Of the county Tnz
papers OF Rochester, which lies H.
Monroe, the next county to the w09<|
have made special arrangements I'll
cover the trial. The courtroom col
tains a large number OF press repf(
sentatives from Rochester, Buffalo auA
other cities.
In the courtroom today Mrs. SamN
son preserved the same nonchaloN
demeanor that has marked her stnc4|
her arrest, She has declared that he4
lawyer will prove that Harry Samp
son committed suicide after quarre
with her, despite the damaging teetk
mony that will be adduced again1(
her. Justice AdeIbert r Rich, OF Alk1
burn, presides at the trial,
The shooting OF Harry Sampson COL
Cured at Macedon. village abou(
eighteen miles west OF here. He VIII
.twenty-seyen years old and had hee1
/ married to Georgia Allyn six yeak
She is now only twenty-three. tn
young couple lived In a house oce
pied partly by the family Of the wif2I
parents Probably It would be n1ol
correct to say that the Simpsons lfvez
with the Allyns. The shooting too4|
place in the Allyns dining room, ma
! the young man died in living room|
used by the two families.
Held Food In Hand a. He Died.
The young couple were happy Tod
several years after their marriages
Then, according to the stories tol0|
against the wife, she commenced tn
pay mysterious visits to Rocheoto1|
and was seen in the gay resorts 0z|
that place. The fatal quarrel with hoz|
husband followed the receipt by hlnl|
of a letter addressed to Miss Allyn
She declares that he killed himself IA
fit of jealousy, but her lawyers WIN
have to explain away several stranG<|
circumstances. Mrs. Allyn, GeorgtaN|
mother, will testify that when her non
in-law fell at her feet with blood noNs
ing from q mortal wound in the breoo1
inflicted by his own rife. his right
hand held bit OF bread and cheese
After the shooting the rife was found
standing In corner OF the room which
saw the tragedy. and medical ne1|
viii declare on the witness stand thG(
the bullet which killed young Samr
son ranged downward. as though nre1
from the stairs down which his wiz
ran after the report was heard. There