Evening journal., 1909-04-30
SHE SIGNED
AT PISTOL POINT
Mrs. George 4. LAWSON
SwearS Husband Threaten
ed to Kill if She Didn't
PROFESSOR DENIES CHARGE,
BUT IS HELD FOR COURT

George Hermann Lawson. who was also
known as Professor Hermann" was
held in $1,000 bail for county court on two
charges by Magistrate Robertson yester-
day afternoon. on a charge OF pointing a
pistol at his wife be was held In $500 ball
and on a charge OF wife beating he was
held IN 500. bail. He was taken TO the
workhouse. His wife was Miss Mary
Chandler, nearly 70 years old Of Wood
dale She and Lawson have not been mar
red two months but according 70 her testi-
mony the last week or two have been
eventfui
Miss Chandler married Lawson after be-
Ing liberated from the worlShouse after he
had served term for practicing medicine
without a license. she had known him four
or five years, the acquaintance having
started at the time the man had an Of
flee on Broome street
A big crowd attended the hearing and
there were as many curious persons on the
outside Of the magistrates office as there
were IN the building
Lawson was represented by j. Frank
Ball and Mrs. Lawsons interests were
looked after by David J. Rolnhardt The
defendant entered plea Of not guilty. Be-
fore the hearing started lac tried to per-
suade John IT, ONeai with whom he and
his wife had business relations to furnish
bail in the event he was held for court,
but Mr. ONeal refused to give security
Tor him.
Mrs. Lawsou's Story.
Mrs. Lawson testified that she lived IN
Christlana hundred and had known Law
son for four TO fvc years She said they
were married on March 2 last by the Rev.
George l.. Wolfe. al the later's home. Her
evidence from that point follows;
Early on last Tuesday morning" said
The witness ''he Omeaning Lawson) threat
PneQ my life many times and struck me
several times once with his ist on the
shoulder, and twice with his open hand in
the breast. He wanted me TO sign my
property over to him.
'rhe night before he had been drinking
and came home al II o'clock lie came TO
my room and threatened TO KIN me and
said it would give him pleasure to do II. I
got out on the road and he came after
me I came back and went to my room
where he told me to stay
II was not afraid OF him until that
Time. lie had taken my revolver sometime
tho anu ne must nave nneald IL for he
rould not hnd H. lie accused me OF taxi
Ing it. He afterward found Il and making
p note for $1,000 he asked me to sign it.
gefused and he then placed the revolver TO
my temple and told me TO sign I did
y was In bed az tho time ] had pre-
yiously signed "a note for $1,000 for him to
Fet money TO farm the place. This was the
rote found on Lawson when he was ar
rested. He put the 5000 note in his grip
and when he left the room for a short
time ! got 81 and put II in the stove"
In cross examination Mrs. Lawson added
further TO the strength Of her testimony.
hy saying that the defendant said he would
BIKE to ki her and would do it n it WASH Z
Tor the law and the worshouse. She also
said that he had threatened her with n
hunting knife and later went 10 the kitoh-
en- where he obtained a butcher knife
The witness further said that the
defendant had told her the $1,000 note
she gave him was no good. as it was
given by wife to husband. and that
They would have 20 make q joint note.