The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-23
PAGE MURDER CASE.
Given to the Jury About Mid
night
CROWDS AWAIT THE VERDICT.
Testimony in Rebuttai ELECTS Nothing
Ncw-Piies' scnsatIon-The Miss
Ing Ante-Mortem statement.

The Jury In the Page case went out at
I've rnIrufes to Y o'clock last right.
Th. trial OF Frank Page for shooting
Harry Fraser in the Northern hotel on
April @ mas occupied Judge Humes AMI
q Jury since Monday morning. The testi-
ylofsy WAS closed yesterday afternoon ard
the attorneys addressed the jury The
trial has engaged more attention than
any case ia Seattle in years. The most
peculiar circumstance about Il was that
all the eye-wifnesses were supposed 10
have direct interest II putting the
blame upon the accused. There was also
great interest on account Of the
attorneys engaged. ard II soon became
evident that counsel for tire prosecution
were ''outciassed." Prosecuting Attorney
HASTE has had experience In the past, but
he was handicapped from the start II
WA X. III. Lindsay first important Grim
sBal case and he ala hts best. The case
for the defense, on the other hand. was
conducted with good judgment and legal
ability. =. II. Piles and James Hamilton
Lewis worked as two experienced lawyers
can, making the most Of every point in
their "a ror and skiilfully eiiciting admis-
slons from witnesses on the other side.
The testimony for the defense was closed
on Friday night and yesterday morning
the state put on its witnesses in rebuttal.
Pages Dose Of Bromide.
brutal and examined TO administering
the dose OF bromide TO Page on the morn
1ng OF the shooting. The chief said he gave
Page the drink between 10 and II O'clock
The bromide In kept at headquarters 20
give to intoxicated men when brought In
and was prescribed by DR. Palmer. city
physician.
Il. Schultz. OF 1a29 Seventh street who
works In 4 clothing store, was caEed and
q m Il
OF gentlemen. He said ne did. hut did not
refnernfer the men. He said the taller Of
the two he thought had n gun. but dai not
SEQ him take II ont OF l1is pocket
Mr.. Hager was asked TO stand up. but
witness could not identify him Page was
asked 10 stand up. which he did. but wit
ness could not positively identify him.
Then he was asked:
What kind of hat Gid tfe tall man
have orr 1T was a Iight-colored hat"
What kind Of trousers did the tall man
have orr Il think they were jeans"
On DISCRIMINATION witness said II
was nov uncommon to see men come into
the store with guns on their persons. To
question whether he had been asked by
Detective cudinee yesterday TO positively
identify fhs pistol. even 10 the white han.
die. he answered that he had.
DIR. Palmer Is Under Fire.
DR.. II. $. Palmer. health officer, stated
that he prescribed the bromide referred To
10y Chief OF Police Rogers and described
Its component parts. lie prescribed II for
alcoholism. The object OF the direct ex-
animation on the administering of the bro
mide WAS 10 connect the effects of bromide
with Pages condition as described by Or.
Shannon and other witnesses. The witness
stated that in his opinion Page was entire
~ rational when he talked to him
DR.. Palmers medical testimony was the
first offered by the state and was strong.
ly against the claim of the defense that
Page had been drugged. but under the
rapid and severe cross-examination by Nr
Lewis was somewhat weakened. He
stated that ne examined the defendant
but did not prescribe for him. leaving that
10 DR.. Shannon. lie was with him for
fifteen minutes.
Gould not whisky with drug produce
the same effects as you noticed in the IA
tfents" 'I don't know. have never had
any experience In that line"
Mr. Lewis asked the witness II he had
studied authorities on the subject in quas-
ton, receiving an affirmative answer.
Have you read Barthelow?" "Yes. l
have"
And you recognize him as an author
ity?'' Yes, I do"
What: even you?" was the attorneys
sarcastic reply.
Mhfuen Enters Denfais.
Barkeepe- Marden was recalled by lie
state and denied that at any time on the
evening OF April % he stood outside the
door OF tho Northern hotel saloon talk
ing TO a slight man.
Were you in your coat sleeves during
that evening"" NO. sir. was not"
did you ever dope any beer and send
IL upstairs to Marry Cullgan while bar
keeper al the Northern hotelT' "No. l
did not
Bert Austin, bellboy at the Northern no
tel. stated that soon after the fire no took
some beer mp TO Mary Cuilgan and Mrs
Hatson. He saw Marien draw the beer
and place II on the tray.
Mr.. Lewis asked the witness II he saw
Mardcn's hands all the time he was behind
the bar, and received an affirmative an
swer.
Now. my boy" said the attorney. did
not Mardeu walk away from you when he
went to the chest for heer9'' Yes sir"
Frank johnson was again called ard
said he did not have n talk with shorty
tho Dos" about getting some rocks" from
q guy" at the hotel. and also denied hay-
INK had n conversation with Trcton and
Others about the way the game was going.
AIR. Piles who on direct croSs-exanlna-
ton So dearly loved 70 show M the wit
ness. asked him ~ he was ever caught with
false Sleeve and loaded dice hv John r
kisedorph 81 Sumas. bat the question vas
ruled out.
billy Ireton was called. and denied
having had a conversation with johnson
and others about getting some ones rofi
at The Northern hotel on the evening of
April -
Fallen star Witness.
The neNt witness + Kalar. a sewing ma
chine solicitor. was calculated 20 he tho
states witness Of the dsv bur went IN
pieces IN crosse 8mination HIS state
ments caused a great deal OF comment
among the audience.
kaiar satf ho was standing I'm front ~
the Puget Sound National hank between
and o'clock or The evening 81 Apru 81
and PAGE came up "a him and a ske3 him
e 10 could tell him whore ne could set a
sod drink. us 0e wasn't feeling well Kalar
sad; "Ncs. I know where to get 4
good drink" and took Page TO the Green
Tree saloon. "en Columbia. between south
Second On the way 10 the saloon yslt.
ness said Page told him Jhst ne had no in
teuton OF "humwing'' a drink a. ne hs8
lots 81 money himself Witness said.
"ncn't iet thar bother YOU" After thag
he thought Pag~ went towards the North
err Eotel
Mr.. Lewis jumped up out a. his s-a,
anS rushing toward The witness ar,5 ouss-
ton upen question at him 81 fast TIA, 3,
almost took kelArs breath aNav. TIA.
witness broke down.
10 you mean 30 SAY. str thar Nr~ ys,-o
said such thing % vou@' Yes. DO q.
AZ this Pssc jumped cat o. his seat. ars