The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-18
PAUL PAGE ON TRIAL.
The Prosecutions Story of the
Fatal Quarrel.
e,ys PAGE WAS QUITE RATIONAL
The Jury Secured and the Case for the
state opened-one Version OF the
Deadly Dice Game.

-~ss trial ~ Paul Page. who sho. Uar~-,
g,raser Ia tfIs barroom OF the Northa~r
- on April =. with fatal results. win
s <sumeuce IL sober earnest before Judge
1fu-pex this morning. a Jury was secured
~sserday az f:i5. after the special yerIra
.f eighteen men had been used and a SCI
al yeBsre Of twelve. eight of which were
called.
pare who sat back or his ATTORNEYS
.gasnvt the rail, was artlred in neat
nae suit and presented very prepos-
easing appearance. He was clnan snavan
81 looked very unlike the desperaHo ne
= psetured by q great many. To his right
a. hss sister and State Senator Ear-
seant, and on his left was his friend Ha-
a.. who accompanied him 90 this city
<-aro the East He took great fnteras.
A. the examination of jurors. and not
orcs az be show any outward sign OF be-
srr annoyed az the continual stare OF
many OF the auditors. Occasionally he
world speak 10 his sister or 20 Mr.. Hsger.
After che Jury had been sworn n. II
Lindsay made the opening statement for
fhe prosecution. He started by pictur!ag
% the jury the interior of the saloon in
she hotel and the exact position OF doors
Ard tables. bar. etc, so as to impress
rr0n them more forcfbly what took place
On the memorable night. lie told how at
O'Clock on the evening OF April - Page
entered the barroom with an ordinary suit
~ clothes on and a large wlds-brirnmed
white hat. with a cord and faSsel re-
sesnbiing very much the style OF hat worn
~ a cowboy. He invited a Mr.. Ireton 20
rIay game OF seven up with him for 50
cents game. Ireton said, ''All right"
Ard they played several games. when
Ireton. who had grown tired. dropped
ont. About this time Page noticed sew
srsl men come IN and line up at the bar.
He asked Ireton 70 get UP a dice game
with the strangers. but ireton said he
had no money. vshereupon Page said:
"Tve gU plenty OF money" Ireton
x,oulsnt have anything more to do with
hin and left him. Page then turned TO
NarHen. the barkeeper. and asked him to
take part In the game. Marden then
,lsyed a little while. but soon got up and
cad 20 Page: I'm quit you; don't like
your game.
Fraser then came in, and Page immedi-
s,eiy asked him to play. which Fraser
ID The game went on, and Fraser lost.
hut soon won his money all back and
some SIS or so besides The game pro-
crossed until Fraser placed on the table
so bin to represent s.. his part of the
stakes Page picked the bill up and
,hoved Fraser over two chips as change.
fraser demurred. and said: That's not
right: | want eight chips" Page reply
,ne. mo YOU don't" Fraser then said:
aIav down the bill and l will explain IL
T. VOL"
when. he laid down the bill. Fraser
nRsknd h No This angered Page very
much. and Fraser tried to explain 10
MIN how he was entitled to his S. when
Page suddenly drew his gun. Fraser.
psrtially rising from his chair, reached
scToss the table TO get hold of the gun
and escape being shot. While Fraser was
IN a stopping position, Page shot him In
the left hip the ball passing through the
lef; side through the intestines and the
bladder with a downward course and
lodging In one Of the bones OF the hight
hip.
Marden Jumped and seized Page by the
throat while johnson and Ireton seized
bis hand with the pistol In it. Johnson
wrenched the pistol out OF his hand.
Page then gave up and sat quietly in his
chair. pulling his broad-brimmed hat
over his brow. while Johnson and Ire
tor helped Fraser out OF the bar room.
into the Office and upstairs 10 bed. DR..
Kline was called and responded In thirty
minutes. In the meantime telephone
message was sent to police headquar-
tiers and the patro. wagon was in at
tendance in few minutes. Officer Cudl-
bee placed Page under arrest and search
ed him for the weapon. While Cudihee
was searching him. Page said TO him:
GO ahead and search well. You'll find
4 soon" Cudihee said: This is my
duty. and I'll see whether you have any
weapon or not" Page then walked
steadily out 70 the patrol wagon and took
a seat at the lower end of the wagon.
The driver told him To come up nearer
10 him. wlica Page did, with one leg on
TIE cushion opposite and the other
stretched out on tho bed OF the wagon.
In this cas- position he was driven TO the
station HeTa lie was asked his name.
where he came from and his occupation.
He told tho clerk the first two. but re
fused 10 answer the third The officer
sad TO him: You might be a lawyer"
and Page said: Yes, / might; put IT
down that way" Jailor Peer then start
81 20 search him, and Page dreN back
haughtily. and the iailer handlef\ him
rather roughly. This angered Page and
he said: IN not forget YOU in a thou
sand years for this" He repeated this a
number of times. The next morning.
%hen being changed from one cell TO an
other by an officer who had seen him the
night before at tho Northern. he was
asked by the officer: why. Mr.. Page.
how did you come 70 do this2" when
rage answered: "Oh. a little had whls-
Ky and a high card" All the time. while
a. me station, he MAS rational and talked
nationally
Al the conclusion OF this statement the
lHHge cautioned tho jurors in the usual
form and adjourned court untn $50 this
morning
Following 50 the list OF the Jurors:
.sf"ls smith. 4. u. Kingsbury. William
BIRD, William Hutchinson, George Tib-
n.S James polan. :. Humes. William
,t,,.aokmAn, George T. Gardner. Il. Allen.
". \ Han ana 4. 4. jackson.
@ahy or the Jurors examined and ex-
.1Sed stated that they had an opinion as
~ me guilt or inuuoence of the defend
e@A' which would take strong testimony
~ remove Counsel for tho defense ex-
Nsed nve or fts peremptory challenges
- ne state four Both sides seemed
WY well satisfied with the fury selected.
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