The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-07
THEFRASER SHOOTING
Preliminary Examination OF
Paul f. Page.
PRISONER WANTED TO PLAY.
Story of the Fatal Dice Game, az Told
by the Eye witne--rs-rh Hear
ing Continued.

TIE preliminary hearing OF Paul 2
Page. charged with the murder OF HENRY
l.. Fraser Of the morning % Aprn 2 last
xxaa be9,sn before Justice Acf-INsia yes
tzrday afternoon. Six witnesses we're ex-
molned. Edward Dedway. Or. kline, ]. .
T.. gcoones, ". a IretSn and r. =. MAT
eEE.
De6way. who Ia a barkeeper cut o. work.
sid that on the night OF the murder ne
met PAGE In the Northern saloon ana vas
asked BY him 10 play seven up Tor the
drinks Ireton played with him ana nc
6rsnk Two or three cocktails seasoned VITA
atxfuthe during the progress OF TIE safiss
After the casino game Aaraen play "a
casino with Page for the drinks ana -
cents a game. Witness left the saloon
after the raffie for A watch IN wn4en ne
had an interest
Ipr. Kline, who attended Fraser. testified
as 10 the wound. It's nature, the operation,
and said the cause OF death vas fntestin&i
congestion. caused by the gunshot wopna
T. J. T. scoonen. the aactioneeT, went 70
the Hotel Northern 70 attend Taiiie for a
watch. II took place at 9eSD Then ne
went 20 a rafEie IN the Horseshoe and re-
turned 10 the Hotel Northern al II or lI-ls.
page and Fraser were shaking dice IN the
front room, and hs heard Page tell Fraser
10 throw the dice ali OH, together instead
OF one az a time.
" A. Ireton, "A barkeeper, was at the
Hotel Northern on the night of tho trag
edy. lie at Page'a solicitation played
three games Of seven ~ with htm. TneH
ne quit, and The harkeeper, y. 6 Marden
az Pages request sat down. ana they
PLAYED casino for the drinks and 80 cents
q game After they had played several
gaines Nardsn quit Page because ne olh
not like his game. There Was dispute as
10 how Page played his card. Then Page
~ 4s4fFs . i'm 4
Fraser finally lost All the money ne had
and went 20 the bar for more Fraser
went 10 the register and Page went oHt IN
the hack room. They returned and began
riaelng for 81 a throw this time. II was
witness impression that Fraser won al
he had lost and = little more. Finally
Fraser ran out 81 chips and took go
Rim from hts left hand and threw II on the
table. Page picked II up and pat doSn
two checks and Fraser demanded the Bit
back an order to explain the matter. |
want eight more. chips Page pat the bill
down aud Fraser picked II M. Fraser
vas explaining about the bin when Page
drew his pistol and shot him In the back
As he shot nc said: you damned
sheeny" Fraser had risen TO grab the
pistol when he saw Page draw a. Wit
ness caught Page ny the right hand and
turned the pistol down toward the floor.
Marden era hbed Page by the throat ana
johnson took the pistol from his hand In
the struggle Page fell 10 the floor, aud
when ne said he had enough he was let go
and sat In the chair. while witness. Mar
den and johnson took Fraser upstairs
On cross~exaniinatlon by Attorneys Piles
and Gilman witness positively denied that
any one had hold 81 Page when he fired
the shot.
y G. Marden gave testimony similar To
that 81 the preceding Witness. He swore
that ha Quit playing with Page for the rea-
son that he caught him holding out cards
during the progress Of the game or casino.
lie also testified that Page took six cock
tails during the evening. al but one OF
which were favored with ahsinthe.
This witness was put 20 severe cross
examination. Witness admitted that he
had been arrested. but denied that he had
ever been convicted If an Infamous crime.
He was asked n he was not familiar Win
loaded dice. and whether he bad not LETT
the paraphernalla for loading them he
hind him when he fed from Lowell TO
escape being lyuched for drugging Daniel
pnrrer. Witness strenuously denied
Ali these charges whenever ne was allowed
40 answer the questions by the judge,
The examination WAS continued until 10
o'clock this morning