The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-21

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ton about various details Of The affair. 70
all OF = hi-h he answered: Il don't know
he had drank very little in the past two
years; IN fact, a any time as ne was
never drinking man.
on redirect examination he stated that
besides the so he drew from the bank
ht mad possibly 81 on his person he rad
spent possibly 80 from the time he drew
his money up 70 the time Of the shooting.
on recross-exaninatio ton witness said ne
had no gun on him when he bought
pair OF new trousers. and do not set II
aside when ne tried them on Mr.. Hager,
who vas with him. might have had one.
Pages Condition When Arrested.
Richard Burkman, day jailer at the
county tall was called and testified that
the shirt Page had on when arrested had
blood on II, ami also testified that his
necE vas badly marked from being
choked. When Page was brought 20 the
county Jail he was in a daZed state AMI
looked as II ne was sick. He placed Page
in the hospital. where he remained for
four days. and during that time he did
not eat as much as "A tablespoonful Dur
ing Fhe time ne was sick the muscles or
his arms and face were twitching. He
vontted frequently, but could not dis
tinguish the odor. II was not that Of
whisky or beer but had a peculiar odor.
was not drunk. He was satisfied Page
was not drunk. but thought he had either
been given drug or was crazy.
Page and the salvationists.
On being cross-exarined Burkman said
DR.. Shannon was caned the next day and
attended Page, but he heard nothing pass
between them.
Mrs. Schultz, officer in charge OF the Sal
walton Army. was next called by the de-
T1nza She a. % knGE para
She first met him on the evening OF April
81 about 80 O'Clock while conducting an
open air meeting. Page was standing in a
doorway of clothing store. and when wit
ness went up to him with her tambouline
he dropped IN what small change he had In
his pocket. and when the Army went TO its
barracks Page followed and gave her a $
bill. which she took and thanked him.
The Drug Identified.
Portus Baxter a reporter on the. Post
Intelligencer. was next called. He stated
that he met Mr.. Page for the first time on
the morning OF the shooting at police head
quarters in his cell When he went into
the cell Mr.. Page was lying In hammock.
Page rose up and looked so wild and his
eyes glared so that witness was startled
His conduct was strange. II was not that
OF a rational man. and he did not seem to
realize what he was doing. He was taken
Win a Violent III OF coughing. anu began
vomiting. Baxter held his hand and felt
repeated twitching. He complained that
some one had him by the throat. The
vomit had sweetish. sick smell, but at
the time he did not come to any conclu-
sion as to what ii was. After he was told
that Page had taken six absinthe cock
tails, he went down and smelled absinthe
and other things, but was not satisfied, SO
let the matter drop, but one day while in
quest of Mr.. Lewis. he smelled bottle of
absinthe and said he had smelled some
thing like it. but when the clerk handed
him a bottle containing Canadis Indica,
known as hasheesh, witness said that was
about the odor he detected in the vomit.
Mr. Lewis took out several bottles. and he
said that the one containing hasheesh
and ahsinthe smeled more like the Odor
than the one containing absinthe alone.
Witness said the second time he saw Page
he was stupid and looked haggard and
very pale. but frightened up somewhat
after getting out into the fresh air. When
he saw him the next time at the county
Jail his muscles were still twitching and
he looked very bad Witness was satisfied
that Page had some kind of drug in him.
No attempt was made 10 shake this
testimony by cross-examination. Attorney
Lindsay contenting himself by asking
the witness If the Post-Intelligencer had
been subsidized to help the defendant.
Witness replied that he knew nothing of
the kind.
Have you any reason" asked Col
Lewis in denomination. ito believe.
think or imagine such a thng?" NO"
replied the witness.
The Chief Thinks He Was Dragged.
Chief OF Police Rogers was next called
by the defense He first saw Page in his
cell the morning OF the shooting TO ask
him some questions about the disposition
Of the property taken from him. When
he called him over to him the man seemed
TO be in a dazcd condition. and he noticed
twitChing of the muscles of his face. He
should judge Page was suffering from
some opiate. on discrimination wit
ness said he never saw or knew either
Page or Hager before the morning of April
,. He prescribed a dose of bromide for
Page during the morning before the arri-
val Of Or. Palmer. Page had on his per
son when searched about $50
Sergt. Frank Willard was next called by
the state. He testified that he saw Fraser
after the shooting. and that there was
found in his pockets So in so bills and a
s. gold piece There were found stuffed
down in his vest pocket four SO notes and
IN another a 80 note. The gold piece and
n little currency was IN his pants side
pocket Cross-examination developed
nothing new
Mai a y. Moore. Of Mount Vernon for
merry Of Dakota. stated that he knew
Page in Dakota. and that he was always
n gentleman and always associated with
the very hest people. He net three gen
tlemen from Dakota only that day who
spoke highly OF Page.
lie saw and Heard the Scufie
Albert \. Hentz. a butcher. who lives
on Eighth street. was next called and
tcSttfe7 at ON the evening Of April -
In company with a painter named Jack
Marsh he went to the thcater and then
with Marsh to his room in The New Eng
( land hotel. ana started for home 4 little
after o'rfoCk. lie heard some noise Ike
the s,aad}iOE ~ feet IN the Northern He
went in and "a y TWO or three men MAX
ing for one another. He thought il was
a common barroom hrawl and went ont
He saw Ma~3eu rushing from behind the
bar and evidently making for a man. He
walked up the - rect and when in front
OF L}ehe's cigar store. heard 81 noise that
sounded Ike bottle being broken He
then Went on home
Counsel for state croSs-eNamine8 The
witness on his movements and asked him
how many times he Went over his tos..-
monv with his counsel. and now many
times he talked with Detective SaU.s He
Sa}7 several times.
Why d3nt Won 90 back when YOU
heard the shot :" asked Mr. HastIe Il
di3 20, know K VAS shot. 50 paid no IT.
ten1ion 20 the affair"
Nr Lewis asked The witness i he told
. any one else about What n saw mat morn
iuc before telling Sauls ana counsel for
defendant
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