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

Counsel yo~ defense maintained t1zt a
person was not required 70 he an expert
to tel whether a man looked Sex. Az. aI9
READ NUMEROUS authorities s1hsEaHtiailnE
their right Nr. Pies t1en continued the
examination:
Did Page zTS,esr "a you 20 - drunk or
er75xged - HE looked as II Re vas very
sick"
Did he know what 70 was d0snK2 He
Seemed - BE PLAYING cards all right, out
am ~ura ~ Sf4 rot notIce any surrounds
ines know ~ dii not see ne. although
I vas Slt1lng cioze 70 him
on eross-exam;nstion Mr. Lindsay
asked:
county 3sm since his arrest? 4 have.
..Dtd your ~ife ever visi, Page unac-
coeu-sris.,i by you7-' Yes. sir. SIRE has. a
good many times"
witness Eta-sd hat ne has rad sew
eraI talks with Sauis HaEer and stto--
new for the defense on the subject ~
his testimony. Hager had visited him
and his wife several Iines al their home
Ha knew Hsger IN Dakota.
Mr. Hatson. cham bermsid IN the
Northern hotel. was then put on and
VAS asked:
"Dld Mardsn las, March pa, a drug
In some beer and give It you in your
room 90
Lindsay. "on The ground that The ques-
ton has already been asked OF Marden,
who unecuivocally denied T."
Counsel s. here as private prosecutor
% Page. and hopes 70 convict him on
the testimony 81 Iret0n. Marden and
johnson. ard I think h should know the
character % this witness" said Mr.. Piles
and think he does. We desire to show
that Marder IS used 10 druEging people
and dld on the night OF the shooting drug
Page"
Judge Hunles held that ii was proper for
the jury 10 know whether the defendant
had been drugged or whether his mind
was ciouded. The witness resumed her
testimony:
did Mr. Marden furnish any drink
while you were AT the hotel?'' ''Yes. he
did He sent TWO glasses. and drank one.
There vas something in IL that made me
very sick and drowsy. and II took me an
hour 20 get around to my work. II took
me two days 10 get over it,
What did you say 20 Marden?" wren
saw him I asked him what he put in the
beer. and he said he put nothing in it,"
Page Tells His story.
The defendant Page. was next called 70
the stand. He walked with a firm step
and calm demeanor 10 the chair. He stated
he was born in Milwaukee. and is "a years
OF age. lie left Wisconsin when he was
years old and went TO Cheyenne with his
mother and Travelled over Wyoming and
Colorado all that summer. He went into
the cattle business in Wyoming. and made
visits TO his grandfather on different occa-
sions. From Wyoming he went TO Mitch
ell, 5. D.. and followed farming. supern-
tending his own affairs. In the thirteen
years he was on the farm he went once 10
Texas for horses and once 10 the Worlds
fair. lie had met many losses during his
experience cattle dealer. He
was burned out by prairie fire
once and suffered severely from
drouth. He left Mitchell for the West on
April 6 1895. bound to Alaska, where he
hoped to retrieve his lost fortune. He ar
rived in this city on April II and registered
at the Northern. Mr.. Hager accompanied
him, they having been friends for thirteen
years. During his stay In this city he was
buying an OUTFIT, which included boat
lie spent Monday, April -, packing his ef-
fects, settling accounts about the city and
sending his effects to the boat. During
the afternoon he cashed a draft for $50
most OF which was in paper money and the
balance In gold. His story continued:
After playing game OF pool during
the afternoon | went to my room. finished
my packing and about 7.S0 went 10 the res
taurant for my dinner. After dinner. on
my way back 10 the hotel listened to the
Salvation Army proceedings. and gave the
lady making the collection all the loose
change I had in my pocket | then fol-
lowed the Army over 10 the barracks and
gave the lady in charge a s. bill. telling her
/ believed in their form of religion and
hoped the Offering would help them out
] left the Army headquarters and went to
the hotel direct and wrote some letters.
and in the room found a note from MIR
Hager saying to send the goods to the
boat. / then went out 10 look for Mr.. Ha-
gar. as I did not understand some Of the
details he mentioned. ! went down 10 the
| lobby looking for Mr.. Hager. and asked
number OF people If they had seen him.
Among them was man in the barroom
whom ] had recognized as a man | had
talked 10 several days before about Alas
<a and who said ne was a mining expert.
How lie Was Led TO Gamble.
They said they had not seen him. and
one OF them asked mo to play a game Of
| seven up which / did. ! soon asked the
| men 10 join me in drink. ordering a cock
tail. bat without ahsinthe. After drinking
| the cocktail partially lost consciousness.
| ] remember that there were dice on the ia
| BILE which seemed to be dancing about in
| myriads After this had but a faint rec
| objection OF what happened. | family re-
member having pulled my hat down over
| my eyes 10 shield them from what appear
| ed 10 be a glaring light. also remember
| some one choking me severely and throw
| Ing my head back. / remember my pistol
| but recolleCt nothing more until being
| struck on the face by some one The rest
vas a blank for several days. ! hal Sc
| we're pain In my stomach"
| The prisoner was cross examined by Mr.
! Hastie who asked him his actions from
! the. time OF his birth to-thc present going
| into exact details to dates which the