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tfSip GEORGE.
■reliihinary Hearino Beyan
I Yesterday at Canton.
I WITNESSES examined.
I ’
L ws She was In The City
J W hen Tragedy Occurred.
I C-ntou. 0, Oct. 14. -Today
■brought little change in the cas
(LnetMre. Annie E George, ac
[ußed of murdering George D Sax
[on Her preliminary hearing was
■commenced in a Justice’s court
Cud a number of witnesses against
|h.r were .xammed.
None have yet been called in
■ her behalf and it remains to be
Leen whether she will be he'd to
|aM*er in the higher courts. She
■ probably «iH. for the evidenc ‘’
I thus far seems to establish that
I she went to the vicinity of the
■ tragedy at about the time it oc-
Icurrhdaud that she had mad
I threats against th* life of Saxton.
Not only the Justice’s little of-
I fine but the hallways and sidewalks
I leading to it were jammed with
I the crowd that was anxious to hear
I the evidence and see how the ac-
I cused ncquitted herself.
The I earing opened with eij.hr,
witnesses present for the State ano
thrift for the defense—Mrs. Ober
lin, fron whom Mrs. George rent
ed livr room, Mrs Altnou a e, in
front of whose borne the tragedy
occur id, and George Brown, uncle
of the accused, being those called
for the defendant. Court ad
journed with five witnesses for
Btats examined and the case i*
ready for cross-examination,
The testimony was in line wi'h
that given in interviews and taken
by the Coroner, as already has
been ecvered in these dispatches.
Dr. F. R. Brant described the
body as it was found, and the
wounds as shown in the superficial
‘lamination and in the autopsy.
He regarded but one of the bullet
ibots, ths one in the abdomen, as
necessarily fatal.
Street Car Motorman S. C. Rit
tenhouie testifud that a woman,
who was pointed out by the con
ductor ai Mrs. George, rode from
uptown to Hazlett avenue with
him about 5:55 o’clock Friday
evening and left the car at Hazlett
avenue, which is the first street
**»t of the scene of the tragedy.
Henry.J, Bederman, who lives
near ths Althouse home, testified
that while standing near the cor
ner grocery where he heard two
•hots, ha saw two persons at the
Ailhouse home steps, and on» of
them s woman, walked away; then
there was a ca || f or be ]p aiH ] the
woman walked back and fired two
mors shots and then ran away,
going through a vacant lot to the
re&r of the street.
After the last shots the man fell
•nd later witness found him to bo
George Saxton. H® could not tell
*ho the woman was.
Mee Officers Fred McCloud
•nd Henry P t ero testified to er
ifcsiing Mrs. George. They said
tl'ey found burrs arid Spanish
needleg on her clothes, and that
lw hand was discolored as if from
•moke, and from th® odor they
c °neluded that it was gunpowder
•moke. Some of the sk n was
•' notched from the hand and seal
e,l up for chemical analysis. Th®
tflicers said they had made a dili
-Beut search for the weapon, but
had found no trace of it.
I' l this connection there was
•onie repartee between the oppos
i°B attorneys, during which Mr.
W«ltT saic; “I think t h® State
nows where the revolver is.”
Percy Van Horne, a newspaper
testified that Mrs. Georg e
•d sent for him about six mont s
•Ko to tell him of some trouble
« h«d with Saxton, during
( 1 ' 0 she had pointed a guu at
J *m. At this time she said she
wanted it written up and written
ri 8 t. She gave her version of the
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occurrence and said she would
shoot Saxton if he did not keep
hi® promise to marry her after
the case brought by her former
husband was settled.
Inquiry as so an in’erview with
her after her arrest revealed a
question as to w bether she remem
bered those threats received no
answer from the prisoner. As pre
viously has been said, Mrs George
had spoken to no one but her at
torneys about Saxton or anything
connected with him since her ar
rest.
SPAIN’S GREATEST NEED.
Mr. R, P. Olivia, of Carcelon
ia, S. C. Weak nerves had caus
ed severe pains in the back of
his head, On using Electric Bit
ters, America’s greatest blood
and nerve remedy, all pain soon
left him. He tays this grand
medicine is what his country
needs. All America knows that
it cures and kidney trou
ble, purifies the blood, tones up
the stomach, strengthens the
nerves, puts vim, vigor and new
life into every muscle, nerve
and organ of the body. If weak,
tired or ailing you need it. Ev
ery bottle guaranteed, only 50
cents. Sold by Curiy Arring
<>n, druggists.
BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE
The best salve in the world
for cuts, biuiese sores, ulcers,
Salt Rheum,Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Slcin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles or no
pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction oi
money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For salu by Curry Ar
ngton Co.
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We are just receiving the
handsomest and most complete
line of furniture of all kinds ev
er brought to the city. W ithin
the next few weeks our store
will be packed full of the newest
up-to-date goods —and we pro
pose to sell them at astonishing
ly low prices.
See us before you buy any
thing in the furniture line.
Rhudy, Harvey & Co..
337, Broad street.
RE 1 URN OF THE FAVORITES
The Woodward-Warren Com*
Pany Ad Next A/eek.
Better, bigger and mcro com
plots than ever before, Rome’s fa
vorites popular price company
opens their annual one week en
gagement at the opera house next
Monday night.
Tne simple announcement of
the Woodward-Warren company is
sufficient to guarantee a packed
house every night. This splendid
company always plays to, and
merits an enormous business io
Rome and it is entirely probab e
that they will break all records
thia season .
Everywhere they have been the
newspapers have vied with each
other in praising them, and the
companv they present this season
is said to be the best they ever
had —and that is saying a good
deal.
The, company this season is
headed by those forever favorites,
H, Guy Woodward and Bessie
Warren, and is under the manage
ment of the foremost of all man
agers, M. A. Moseley. The com
pany is unusually strong and the
engagement will be a most pro
nounced success.
Ladies will be admitted free of
charge Monday’ night when accom
panied by another person holding
one puid 30 cent ticket, only. Sale
of seat will Ix’gin Thursday morn
ing at Trevitt’s drug store. Popu
lar prices will prevail. 10 20 and
BOcts.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Thankful words writt-n by
Mrs. Ada E. Hart, Groton S. D.
“Was taken with a bad cold
which settled on my lungs;
cough set in anil finally termi
nated in Consumption. Four
doctors gave me up, saying I
could not live but a short time.
I gave myself up to my Savior,
determined if I could not stay
with my friends on earth, 1
would meet my absent ones
above. My husband was advis
ed to get Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption,Coughs
and Colds. I gave it a trial, took
in all eight bottles. It has cured
me, and thank God I am saved
and now a well and healthy
woman.” Trial bottles free at
Curry-Arrington’s. Regular size
50 cents and SI.OO, guaranteed
or price refunded.
WILD LAND SALES.
Will be sold before the court
house door in the city of Rome,
Flovd county Georgia, between
the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in January, 1899,the fol
lowing described property towit:
All that tract or parcel of land to
wit, Lot No 338 containing 100
acres and lot No 316 containing
160 acres, all lying and being in
the 22nd District and 3rd Section
of Floyd county Ga. Levied on by
virtue of a tux fi fa issued by V T
Sanford tax collector for tax 1897
due said state and county against
B H Taylor as the property of the
defendant.
Also at the same time find place
that tract or parcel of bind being
known in the plat as lot No 78 in
the 3rd District and 4th Section
of Floyd county Georgia contain
ing 40 acres more or less Levied
on by virtue of a tax fi fa issued
by V FSantirdtax collector for
tax 1897 in favor of said state and
county vs Sila, F Smith as the
property of the defendant.
Also at the same time and place
all that tract or parcel of land be
ing lots Nos. 793, 124, 303 and
305 and 94 in the 16th District
and 4th Section of Floyd county
Georgia containing 200 acres more
or less. Levied on bv virtue of a
tax fi fa issued by V T Sanford
tax collector for tax 1897 in favor
of state and county vs Frank L
Miller as the property of the de,
feudant
J P McConnell. Sheriff
NOTICE.
GEORGIA F. OVD COUNTY.
To all whom it min concern.
J, A. Bale having applied for
guardianship of the person and
property of William S. McEntee,
colored, lunatic of said county,
notice is given that said applica
tion will be heard at my office at
10 o’clock a. m on first Mon
b*v in November next,. This Oct.
3rd 1898.
John P. Davis, Ordinary.
FHOTOGR4PHS
THE SUMMER HAS
PASSED AND GONE
IMPROVE THE NEXT PRETY DAY
AND HAYE YOUR NEGATIVE MADE!
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