The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-05-03
Pages Account of the Affair.

telligencer was allowed to see Page, il
his cell at police headquarters Page
was found in bunk wrapped up in {
blanket and in an apparent semi-con
scious condition. His eyes were closet
almost constantly and ifopened suddenly
when Page was aroused by the souni
Of the reporters voice, would close a
once again and his replies were broker
and disconnected. His story, when pu
together, was substantially as follows
II am racked to death with pains il
every part OF my body. | was drugged
[ am satisfied OF that. was AROUND
the hotel in the evening. Before din
ner had one drink in some saloon OF
the square. Later in the night | hat
two cocktails in the hotel sample room
that's all had: [ am not drinking
nan. During my stay in this city
over two weeks, [ have not taken ter
drinks, and that is as much as | have
drank in the last four or five years.
am not in the habit of drinking. | re
member nothing of the shooting.
know | was drugged from the way
felt. | remember something about ;
rattle for watch early in the evening.
also remember shaking dice for money
i don't remember what it was for
| can't recall the incidents that brough
about the shooting nor why | did it
My TIN oat is awful sore and | have ;
hazy recollection of being choked 10y
some one and being down on the liool
and it must have been then that | fired
but | cannot say that it was, for my
mind appears blank on the subject
| have had twicthings all day and have
suffered terribly. | am sorry to hea
the other man is seriously hurt: | Ger
tainly never meant it. ! am not in the
habit of shooting, and l can't under
stand what provoked me to do it,"
He reused himself to ask if Fraser
had q wife and famiIy,s'and when tot
yes. he said feelingly;
"Oh, what pity. am SO sorry fol
them. Poor thingsm
When the reporter left the cell Page
was again dead to the world and appal
emily in a dead stupor
Prosecuting Attorney Hastie ycster
day afternoon fled with the municipa
court an information against Page
charging him with assault with irten
to murder. This will be held until tn,
result OF Frascr's wound is fully deter
mined.
Was Going to the Yukon.
A. w. Hagcr is Pages partner, anC
both were on their way to the Yukol
country on their way to prospect 70
gold. Mr.. Hager is an attorney from
Chicago, and a prominent man and wei
connected. The two arrived in thi
April II and have been registered a
the Northern ever since. They ha(
completed the purchase of all thei
supplies for the Yukon and we're t.
have left for Alaska on the City of To
peka yesterday The tickets had al
ready been bought and were ycsterda,
redeemed by the steamship company.
Pages History and Family.
Mr.. Hager was very much affected b.
the occurrence and spoke Gcelingly O
his partner, for whom he entertaine,
the warmest regard
81 have known him since 1880 intim
ately, as well as all his family, and
am in the best possible position to knos
all the noble qualities that he possesses
He comes from an excellent family, hi
father having filed number of re
sponsible positions, having orce bee
chief of police of Milwaukee and late
being elected mayor Of the same city
The father died shortly after that
some fifteen years ago, and his mOthe
and sister are now at Pasadena, Cal
Page is quiet, Intelligent, honest an,
at all times gentleman. have neve
seen him under the influence of liquor
and feel satisfied that there was some
thing wrong in the two drinks he say
he took last night. He is a rancher il
South Dakota and accompanied me OF
this trip, and had not known that h
was the soul of integrity and sobriety
should never have had him with me
am satisfied that he was the victir
of a conspiracy to rob him and pre-
pose to sift it to the bottom if the en-
ployment of the best legal talent vii
serve him. Page was not Il spendthriI
and know almost every cent he spent
Yesterday he cashcd a draft for &35(
besides this he had about &25 in cash i
his pockets: this makes a fatal Of &377;
When he was searched at the polio
station only $40 was found, leaving