Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-23
DID THEY KILL HER
Two Men and a Woman Are
Under Arrest
FOR POISONING A WOMAN
She Lived st Bangor, This State. and Her
Husband Is One of the
Suspects.

HAMMOND, Ind, July 22.-Charlee u.
Page and Mrs. A. Tobln are under ar
rest charged with murder. They are
accused OF poisoning Mrs. Carrie Ham,
mond Page, who died July 5 In her
fathers house at Bangor, Mich, from
the effects or arsenic which had been
forcibly administered to her. Page Was
surprised when arrested and treated
the matter almost ~ . joke. But when
told that be WAS charged with murder
he seemed very detected and refnsedto
talk about the affair. He says. how
ever, his wife committed suicide by
taking poison and that she attempted
TO take her life several times before.
June IS she swallowed several ounces
OF ether, but by timely administration
OF emetlcs the woman's life WAS spared.
When she revived from the effects OF
the either she went TO Bangor and
while there wrote several letters to her
husband. In which she eaid that she
wac tired o. life. Page showed . letter
which he claimed he took from her
hand when she was IN commissions,
after taking the either June 20. 1t is
on common print paper and in . bold
hand. 1t reads:
Her Farewell Note
Farewell to one and all, for shall 20
to the better world, there to be happy
tor ever and ever. Mother, promised
TO write something and PIN it on me,
SO that the blame would rest on no one,
Pa be good to Charley; he has done
nothing. Love him rs you once loved
me. Darling husband, be good and
kind aud remember me as true and
loving wife. Mrs. G. q. PAGE.
The woman's father, John Ham,
| mond, who caused the arrest, was seen
and he said that he did not think his
daughter committed suicide 90 he had
| the body exhumed and the stomach
| and contents sent to Ann Arbor for
| analysls. The experts there reported
that the cause of the woman's death
was arsenic. He would say no more.
having been cautioned by the judge
| and attorneys who tried to keep the
matter from the public. The examin--
alton was conducted In private. Page
was committed without bail and taken
| to the city Jail by strong guards. Mrs.
Tcbin waived examination and was
taken to Crown Point. The other man
implicated in the affair was captured
in South Chicago late tonight by Detec-
tive Walker and Constable Talbot. He
gave the name of Albert Taylor. He
claims to know nothing about the
poisoning. All the parties In the case
are highly connected, and it will cause
some senari0n when brought to trial.
The Guard Is Doubled.
All day today Page has been de.
| spondent and reticent, although break
ing down several times, protesting his
innocence and seeking listeners to be-
lieve him. The man giving the name
| of Taylor talks little, saying it 10 a mis-
take and that he knows nothing and
cares little what the general outcome
of the case will be, as he is entirely in
nocent. Detectives are sticking closely
| by him at all times and there 10 every
indication that they expect HIM to turn
states evidence. The feeling is strong
against the prisoners IN the community.
| as Mrs. Page was known as an estim.
pble lady in the best circles of society,
| not the kind to commit suicide.
| A double guard was placed at the jail
tonight, but the indications are that
there will be no disturbance. Mrs. To-
bin, III Jail at Crown Point, few miles
| away, declares the arrest to be a fear
ful insult, and will bring suit and DO
all in her power. she says, TO make
Hammond and her accusers suffer.
Hammond refuses to talk tonight by
advice of the authorities and all CON-
munication between the public aud
nrlsOners as far IA DOss,ble