The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-04
THE OTHER SIDE.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Further Particulars of the Killing of
Jay Page at Winfield, Southern
Kansas.
Letter From the Mayor and Council
of That City to the Dead
Mans Mother.
The Shooting Characterized as
CowardIy Assault and Entirely
Wi!ho-t Proyocation.
a SOUTHERN KANSAS TRAGEDY.


Some time ago TIE TIMES published the
particulars OF a tragedy which occurred AT
Winfield, COwley county, IN this state,
wherein saloon keeper named Page was
shot and killed by Il lawyer named Webb.
The case attracted considerable attention
throughout the State, as Webb Is very gener-
ally known. The causes which led 10 the
bloody affair, as published at the time, were
that Page had heeced Webb out OF "A cOnsid.
cradle sum Of money al the card table, and
that Webb,
CRAZED IY HIS Losses
and whisky, shot Page, as the latter was
ia his business place. THE TIMES
published this version Of the afiray at the
time of its occurrence, in fact We were the
first paper which published any version o:
the affair at all, and therefore give place TO
the following letter, written from Winfield TO
Pages mother, who Is a resident OF MIlwau-
kee:
WINFIELD, Kansas. - Mrs. ii. l..
Page, Milwaukee,, Wis.-Dear Madam: We
have noticed a number OF newspaper Gc-
counts of the recent terrible death of your
son, Jay Page, in this city, and ;s all of said
ST jAsmeGts are highly colored and sensation
I. Gaim the,t TO have been written for the
e'"ih u1 fPalliating the guilt of his
links N ing the circumstances under
yhich was murdered, we feel i'm
reIled by a sense of duty 10 yourself and fam
lily, and oiius,ice 10 the community as well,
10 communicate to you briefly and correctly
an account of the sad occurrence, and also
OF some subsequent incidents connected
Herewith.
ON Saturday afternoon, June !, at four
O'Clock, Mr.. Page was in his place of busi-
ness, leaning upon the counter engaged in
with friend, and utterly un-
and entirely unsuspiclOus OF danger,
when l.. j. Webb, Il dlSSolute attorney ofIhiS
city. entered the room through the back
door, and advancing stealthiIy TO within
ten feet OF Mr.. Page, who was unaware OF his
drew reYo.ver and taking de.ib-
crate aim at his breast, fired with fatal effect
The ball passed through Mr.. Pages lungs
serving some of the principal arteries, and
death ensued within five minutes
The murderer was arrested and lodged in
Jail, and on Wednesday and Thursday, the
III h and 9th inst, had his preliminary exam
nation upon the charge OF murder in the
first degree, and at the conclusion OF such
bail was refIsed him by the ex-
smining magistrate, and he was Temanded 10
jail TO await his final trial, which VIII prob
ably he had early in September.
The examination WAS searching aud eX-
haustive in the extreme, but utterly failed 10
develop single fact or circumstance derosa-
tory 10 Mr.. Page, O T that either explained or
palliated in the slightest degree the cold.
biooded atrocity OF hts brutal and cowardly
murder.
been drugged by Mr.. Page, and while in thai
"fieeced" by him AT cards, and then
queiled by show OF two pistols are sim
ply falsehoods of the most groundless and
ished for the purpoye of creating syInpa-
lhy for the living criminal by
,mirching the memory of his
lead victim. Much sympathy IS felt and ex- |
pressed by our Citizens lor the family of the |
murdered man, and great indignation pre-
vails toward his assassin r Indeed, so strong
was the feeling against him for the first two
lays succeeding the murder, that talk of |
ynching was freely INDUCED in, but more
temperate cOun>els prevailed and he was |
eft 10 the justice OF outraged law. Realizing
ull well tnat Lufhing that We can do or saw
VIII avail 10 it;t from your heart the load of /
woe which this sad affair has cast upon you,
Dut believing that the reiuiation of the Ca
umnies that interested malice has set afioat |
Your son may prove some balm
y your laceraied feelings, We remain mad
I'm, Your oOedi.nt servants.
j. l. LINN,
Mayor OF the City Of Wiz field.
{. N. Woop,
President of the City Council.
II. JoCHERSS,
q. W. GUILE,
I. Z. RoBISSUS