Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-04
THE PHILADELPHIA TRAGEDY.
How Broker Page Was Killed IN His
Office by Cranky specuiator--Th
Latter's Suicide.

How Broker Page Was Killed IN His
Office by a Cranky specuiator--The
Latter's Suicide.
PHrLApELrHIA, July 2s.--No one wit
messed the killing of Broker Z. II, Page in
his office yesterday, and the suicide OF his
assailant They were alone at the time.
The scene of the double crime was in
the offices of l.. d. Page & Bro, bankers
and brokers, at 1872 South Fourth street,
ono of the busiest portions of the city.
The senior member Of the firm, Mr.. II. u.
Page, was absent in New York city this
morning attending to business, and in
addition to the junior and only other
member of the firm, Charles Ill. Page,
there was present a clerk, Il. n. iallowell.
The latter was in weak and sickly condi
ton from the influence of the extremely
! hot weather of the past few days, and had
| slept very little last night According to
the story which Hallowell told after the
! shooting Mr.. Page arrived at the offices at
$40 O'Clock this morning, and the clerk
told him that he felt badly.
Page advised the young man to go up
| Hallowell did not Immediately comply
with this advice. Al Ills o'clock, how
ever, he decided 10 lie down.
The Page offices face Fourth street on
the first hnor and are entered by a door
directly from the street. They are divided
by partitions into three different com.
partments. In the front room stood Mr.
Page near the window with curtains partly
drawn to keep cut the hot sunlight read
ing the reports from ticker, with pipe
in his mouth. A low railing separated
him from the door.
The clerk glanced at the clock, noted the
time, passed out through the second apart
ment, where the books are kept, and
through the little room in the rear by a
doorway into the entry
Just as he walked through the rear door
Ha!loweil turned his head A man was
just coming in by the front entrance. The
clerk recognized the newcomer as a
former customer, Ronald Kennedy, and
continued upstairs. He gained the room
on the second floor and was about to
throw himself upon the couch, when he
heard two shots fired iii quick succession.
With others in the building Hallowell
: rushed downstairs just iii time to sec
Broker Page gasp his last breath at the
foot. He had been shot In the back while
} attempting to escape and reached the rear
doorway where he fell and died almost
] instantly.
! Into the trent office the crowd surged,
! only To find the murderer, Kennedy, dcaG
I upon his face in front of the ticker, n bul
! let-wound III his head and his revolver
lying beneath him. Nothing could bt
e done hut inform Coroner Ashbridge, anc
the latter AT once took charge of the place
and endeavored TO ascertain the cause fol
. the assassin's mad act.
I Hallowell says that it is two years since
. Kennedy first came Ia the office and bcgal
!. dealing on 10 and - per cent margins
:. chiefly in AtGhisOn. For several month
q his ventures We're profitable, and he mad
4 from $4,000 to S2GODO. Then the It'd
L turned. Atchisom suddenly dropped an,
n Kennedy lost AZ much as he had made ii
# about the same length Of time.
a Hallowell declares that the firm onl!
! bought and sold as directed by Kennedy
4 who deposited Pennsylvania railroad st0c
as collateral. When the speculator los
this was sold to cover the margin. Tn
dead broker always kept kennedy's a,
n counts, according to the clerk, and ger
n orally had some difficulty III making hi
lt customer understand them, even whe
a they were i'll his favor. Kennedy Ii
., says, came OPT about even on his venture,
" For year past he has dropped into til
y Office occasionally, sometimes withol
ID speaking 10 any one, and generally exam
g lining the ticker lie was regarded as
o. crank of the harmless variety, and ha
y. never made any threats.
ID kennedy's address was given as II
as North Eleventh street. Inquiry shove
IN that the murderer mad boarded with
Miss Austin at that number for tive year
lie was a quiet man, apparently 6i yea,
n. old, and had told the landady that !
nr came from New Orleans.