, 1873-03-25
A CALIFORNIA TRAGEDY.

Jnnaca ID. pnEo Shoots His Wife, md
'EMen Kills ulllslsclf.
YalIo {fareh 13) t'orrs.pondtneo n tho San ffan'
ci1co Chronicle.
by THO Vallejo Chronicle this evening:
About half-past o'clock this afternoon tho
community was thrown Into tho Widest oxcite-
mont by tho startling intelligence TINT Janeu y.
cido. pago, apparently depressed In spirits,
wont upstairs and entered Its wfo's apartment.
lIo locked tho door of tho room, keoring out Ills
two daughters, Emma and Mattic, who wore in
hoard Page opon convorsation with hia vito
by making cortnin charges againbt her which Hlio
Indignantly denied. Tic conversation hore be-
camo ina1idiblo to tho children, but 1t ia.
esstt tnea tnss nsb be On ehen RSa aca rs
their mother exolnl1n, "Kill mo, tllcn! kill mol
You llavo threatened 80 often to tnko my lifc,
now carry out your threat." The nox! instnnt
eao e' tho report of pist9l 1opWed ,le by Two
who we'll know the drcad meaning Of tho reports,
immediately began to scroam. Jamcs Frost,
who WAS in tito building, at onco rushed to tho
door, and, throwing bis weight ngainstit burst
was Mrs. Page falling and tho blood gushing
from q wound in her neck. page lay on tho
carpet. Marshal Edgar, who was standing
a!moas In 'front.' also heard tho report OF tn9
up stairs and entered tho room at tho anmo ill.,
STINT with Frost. pago handod to tho Marahal
aa ho lay couple Of pnporg which Boom to DO
loyal documents md q book Tho Marshal also
secured tho pistol with which tho fatal dood was
dono. 1t is pix-ahootor, Of small size, having
atill throo loaded chambers.
IA soon ae permitted by tho officers, our ro-
porter visited the apartment whero tito horrible
tragedy was committed Constable Markoy hold
tho door againAt tile crowd. Upon ascending
tho stairs tho frat sight that mot his eyes woro
pools Of blood a1l over :ho floor. Airs. Page ,gaB
lying near the haaa Of tho atairs, whore sho Ind
fnllon. she was bleeding slightly from pistol
| shot wound IN tho centre Of tho neck. She waH
| conscious aud suffering 9 great teal , OF. pa'n:
sho talked with groat difficulty, The would-bo
murderer lher hasnanal lay IN .h9 a. ao9ImaY 5 o5
1is |l1a aHaltHlolt "Ath "ou1!" II n'n u9s.a
Just polow the tomplo. 70 Wes lylng, on H.. na
PACK breathing henValy, but unconscious. ~
Andereon was tho hrst surgeon .ai: oaiea:
AS soon as no arrived tho Wouhoeu woman
was carried INTO ner room Gser tne pios'sM.e rt,o
ior o. net 1t 1 na aeqn ~ ~ ~ ;neointe upu
danger, but 20 could not toli tho exten1 o. hos
wounds until after IN examination, which she
folnsed TO alloW un!eas cMoIoaor % Mas ~ aosa n9rs
tered. Ihia tho doctor ro!usod to 10. Mfs.
Cd in moro than ono place shs , sald that y Then ,
sho afscoVofea Fagoa onleot quo heroaneu 1oF
4 Mr. Frost. Pago told her to stop nor noise, as
9he 9ben eoa pot hmepo ha9e Hef A0 urea az
Of hard struggle. Blood is spattered over tho
will IN many places. Tho door-hnob 10 ameasea
With blood. Page evidently thoughs 20 had
blood spurted from tho wound in her neck when
1lr. Frost first saw her: =,
At quarter past g o'clock tho slight breath
ing OF the wounded man ceased, and James u.
Page, tho would-bo homicide, was dead. From
Tine o G a9 5 ot t ns ,snra aot hG ~g
at the present moment lhalf-past oelock),
ia in critical condition. and lie aud DEAN han8
trembling In tho balance. Doctors Waltof az nhla
Anderson .9 , ar9 , IN attondnmee n Inc
neck, by probing. hayo bcon thus for 1no1fectual;
Jealousy OF his wifo, whom Page, not without
good cause, suspected Of criminal intimacy with
Charles A. RUSSELL the condemned m1rderor,
WAS the moving cauBo Of tho bloody tragedy.
Page has boon married for thirty yqars, and haa 1a
four or live sons and daughtors. re "as an ola
rosidont Of San Francisco, having hept
restaurant in your city for many years.
After quitting business IN san tranGtseo, faso
won't to san Rafaol, whore he Kept hotel TO- ior
time. He thon moved to this city, and tor tour
years kept the largest restaurant IL thlB place.
While In buainosa here, Charles a. hussen, VINO
now lies In your County jail under sohtenoe OF
death for tho murder Of James Orotty, w9s W en-
ployed by Page as bookkeopor. Mussolls On
gaRemcnt commenced carly IN 1ef9, nna N
December o9 1nas yoaE Tag aIi1saryot' :I1 nsI;t
nm nnu no lo1E saloJo. oooA "'tcl ini7 a's ~
iago won't 70 otan Ioffltory ana ae!t!oo ~ znsa
Clty, Little gotton@ooa Ma5elct' "nuso t,,o
no was engagoa as suporlnt;o5haehis p;5ni o. ,,ar .ao
NINE ana maoo eo5siueta1lo I4' 1pi I9uo5, 10y.
while in sais Lakc ho hee1d tnat 1Msaon waa
back here cohGnltlng with ms w11o' oloso apon s1
tho hoela OF TINS report camo Tue neMs o1 ene
murder OF Cfotty Dy huasell' ana !no esal gon,
yicton and sontenee q .no prisoner, T., inJn la1a
purpose, na 1o told Q reporter, OF seeing
lsuaseu nangod. LIS Wl1e, ~ sala, 1nu poot
S'ng nm TO n5lng SUI eganst tno . IIrocs t ha
ior etsG Yup:y ~ tu t na5 - o.1 uI ~
told her 10 would 90 nothing or tne ne aort; eG. .1
cause he kne" tho story was true; IN INC 2atn
| Of last month he publ8hed IN the ChT0hlcfe