The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-07
FOR WOMAN s LIFE.
Trial of Mrs. Harry Samp-
son Begins at Lyons, NY.
VICTIM WAS ADMIRAL'S NEPHEW
Young Widow Is Accused Of Hav.
ing Shot Her Husband. Dead
After a Quarrel at
Their Home.
VICTIM WAS ADMIRAL'S NEPHEW

Lyons, N. Y, April 5.-With the exc
cutlon of Mrs. Mary Farmer last Mon-
day fresh in the mind of. every one,
the case of Mrs. Georgia Z. Sampson,
accused of shooting to death her hus-
band, Harry Sampson. on Nov. ], 1908,
was called for trial today.
1t Is expected that the procuring of
jury to hear the evidence for and
against the young woman will con-
sumo much time. Almost every one In
Wayne county Is acquainted with ell
ther the Sampson family or with the
Allyn family, to which Mrs. Sampson
belongs by birth. Thf prominence of
the two families-Harry SIMPSONS un-
Gle was the late Rear Admiral William
L. Sampson. who commanded the fleet
at Santiago, while the Allyns are
among the wealthy folks of this part
of the state-has made the alleged muir
der the principal topic of conversation
around the hearths Of the county all
through the winter. 1t will be diff
cult to find twelve men willing to
swear that they have formed no opin-
ion as to the guilt or innocence of the
accused woman. District Attorney
Gilbert is Mrs. SIMPSONS cousin.
Intense interest in the case extends
beyond the limits Of the county. The
papers of Rochester, which lies in
Monroe, the next county to the west,
have made special arrangements to
cover the trial. The courtroom con-
tains large number of press repre-
sentatives from Rochester, Buffalo and
other cities.
| In the courtroom today Mrs. Samp-
son preserved the same nonchalant de-
meanor that has marked her since her
arrest. She has declared that her law
yers will prove that Harry Sampson
committed suicide after quarrel with
her, despite the damaging testimony
that will be adduced against her JUS
tice Adelbert p. Rich OF Auburn pre-.
sides at the trial.
The shooting of Harry Sampson oc-
Cured ut Macedon, a village about
eighteen miles west of here. He was
twenty-seven years old and had been
married to Georgia Allyn six years
She is now only twenty-three. The
young couple lived in house occu.
pied partly by the family of the wife's
parents. Probably it would be more
correct to say that the Simpsons lived
with the Allyns. The shooting took
place in the Allyns' dining room, and
the young man died in living room
used by the two families.
The young couple were happy for
several years after their marriage
Then, according to the stories told
against the wife, she commenced to
pay mysterious visits to Rochester and
was seen in the gay resorts Of that
place. The fatal quarrel with her hus
band followed the receipt by him OF
a letter addressed to Miss Allyn
She declares that he killed himself in
a fit of jealousy, but her lawyers will
have to explain away several strange
circumstances. Mrs. Allyn, Geergia's
mother, will testify that when her son
in-law fell at her feet, with blood flow
ing from mortal wound in the breast
inflicted by his own rifle, his right
hand held a bit of bread and cheese
After the shooting the rifle was foun(
standing in corner of the room whicl
saw the tragedy, and medical men will
J declare on the witness stand that thu
bullet which killed young Sampson
. ranged downward, as though flret
from the stairs down which his wifi
ran after the report was heard. There
were no powder marks on his clothing
Georgia Sampson was indicted OF
Feb. s, the grand jury charging he,
with murder in the first degree. Oh
the following day George Sampson
) father of the man whom she is ac
' cused of killing, died suddenly o
= Bright's disease. 1t is asserted tina
, grief over the shooting FASTENED hi
death.