Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-29

| IN the motor. The deceased OLD not keep
| money about the house; never more than
| $50 or SO. l gave her s1,035 to put IN
| property on Fifth street. She had about
| $500 in bank.
Mrs. Jennie Kennedy had known the
deceased for nine years: she had l.ved over
one year at her present property
| Knew Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were
| together frequently. Saw her yesterday
about 6 o'clock: was at my house visiting
nearly all day, coming at 10 a. m. and
| leaving at D. n. She came to this city
| from Cleveland, O. She had no children:
Mrs. Mnich sent for me yesterday morn
ing and l saw Mrs. Miller lying on the
floor dead
L. L. Brown / met E. Page at
| sheriff's office. Vic Haynes had arrested
him. w H. Page is also under arrest,
lives at sos North Market with his mother
and is about % or % years OF age. t. Page
is married but separated from his wife
| last February. W. H. Page is his son.
The family lives on Mead avenue.
Lane Fisher-I secured pair of
shoes belonging to young Page from
Brown and went to compare them
with the tracks found in the cornfeld;
the barn and were made during the night.
Tracked them for about one hundred
yards; saw no other tracks.
G.. Beahrs recalled, said he, McMahan
and Fisher went to the house. McMahan
found a sack in closet hanging on hook
behind some clothing and upon cutting 1t
open found $50 in money.
J. II. McMahan was next on the witness
stand and spoke of finding the money
and certain letters, which proved at the
| time to be of no Importance in the case.
Emanuel Page, who had teen brought
down from the Jail was now sworn. He
said: live on First street. No. 9l6, with
Mrs. Wilson; moved there yesterday from
Oak street. Was at the Davidson Case
lumber yard yesterday The night before
| was at home and slept on bed; Mrs.
Wilson slept on cot; there was no one
in the building. / retired at 1l:30 | took
supper at or o'clock, then went over to
lumber yard office and talked with B.
Chubb, the book keeper, next to Mr., Roer!
ick's, Mosley avenue. Remained there
until after dark and then we
went to club room on Mos
| ley avenue; got some drinks. Went next
| Fourth. then to peanut stand on Empo-
ria and Douglas. Saw Mr.. Richardson,
| then Mr. Roerick about II 80, then went to
where l board, lit the lamp and went to
. bed. Got up yesterday morning at q
o'clock and after breakfast went to work
at yard knew Mr. Wilson and had law
! suit with him regarding his wife. My son,
Hunter Page, has lived here since Febru-
! airy and worked as barber at Arkansas
City until he came here, worked, too, at
Anthony l do not recognize envelop ad-
dressed to myself nor never received the
same. Do not know Mrs. Miller; never
knew any person by that name in Wichita
/ came to Wichita one year ago; lived in
Arkansas City, also Winfield.
L. f. Wilson was somewhat excited
when brought before the jury and appear
ed somewhat confused in his answers. l
live at No. 115 North Mosley avenue by
myself and do my own cooking. | had
Mrs. Wilson and Page arrested for adul
terry. Mrs. Wilson and myself signed
papers to live together; and last Tuesday
| rented a house and intended to go to
housekeeping. Wednesday morning Page
and Mrs. Wilson had fuss; she told me
to be very careful or Page would do me
up, that he was the meanest man in town
and had killed man in Colorado, Said
he had a revolver to shoot me. Saw Mr..
Page with my wife about 10 o'clock
l slept at my house last night and went to
bed about 1890 and took my breakfast
about G:30 j know Miller; never knew his
wife nor was never at his house. Did not
know Miller and his wife We're separated.
I l., nf t,.,, 4
ing it in the evening payers. Told my
wife that Page had done the murder; she
denied it and | said it looked very suspic-
ious Never saw the letter addressed to
Page | cannot write English; Mrs. Frank
Beahrs has written letters for me. know
young Page. Told Mrs. Wilson that the
evidence against Page would send him
over the road.
With this the inquest was adjourned
until Monday morning. The bloody affair
is still deep mystery and what may yet
be its outcome remains to be seen.