The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-11
A DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
PAGES DAUGfTERS TESTIFY IN
HIS BEHALF IN FORGERY CASE.
Miss Mary Page Tells 81 Pathetic story Of
Bor Fathers fh, steal suferines
and Financial Lossss-

BERRYNILLE. VA, April 1o.-Spec'si.
Court opened at tho usual time this morn
ing, and the large crowd present. number
ing many people from the adjoining coun-
ties. showed undated interest. After al
lowing Mr.. X. O. Allen to so on the
stand 10 correct some Of his statements
of yesterday, the Commonwealth intro
duccd Mr.. Frank Krebs. discount clerk
of the Shenandoah Valley Bank Of Win
chester: Mr. W L. Reed. a merchant
of Clarke county. and AIr. James Il. Rus
sell. president Of the linton Bank OF VIM
chester. all OF whose testimony was d.
yectIy IN line with that heretofore re-
pArted ~ Commonwealth then rested
It's case. ana court took a recess until
> O'Clock to give counsel for defence slime
for conference.
TIE MONT DRAMATIC Seems.
The defence opened by placing Mr.. Ca
ieb Burns, Of Jefferson county. W Va.
on the stand for the purpose Of contra
diction.
Then the most sdramatic incident OF
the day took place, when the defence
placed Mss Mary A. Page, eldest daush-
ter Of the accused. and striking anu
handsome young lady. on the stand. Wit
ness was IN tears most OF the time. ana
testified In a low broken voice. She told
the story Of her fathers misfortunes IN
a pathetl way. telling how he had lost
one child by a faii and that another
had been burned 20 death. and that the
cyclone had destroyed his crops. She
said that her father WAS always a SUI
ferer from the bullet wound In the head
which he had received during the war,
and since the cyclone he had been eN-
ceedingly irritable. threatening his wife
and children at times with personal vio-
lence.
DENIED 1HE rMsrrScE OF GoD.
Witness said that her father denied
the existence OF God, and was guilty or
the grossest blasphemy whilst these par
oxysms Of rage We're upon him. She
stated further that her father would
deny knowledge of hts misconduct when
the paroxysm had passed.
Mas Page then went on 70 state that
her mother wrote an Of her fathers
notes and checks, and that, with her
fathers authority, Mrs. Page signed his
name to these Instruments but witness
stated nothing as TO endorsements on the
back.
MISS AGNES on THE STAND.
Miss Agnes Page. a younger daughter.
was then introduced. and corrohorated
her sisters evidence In almost every de-
tail.
Phillip Johnston, an old family servant.
then testified that he had been Nh.
Pages body-servant during the war. and
that Mr. Page was always a kind master
until he received the wound In the head.
when he became irritable and cross At
times.
Mr.. John Y. Page, cousin Of the prls-
oler stated that tho accused had seemed
TO him In recent years like man with
a great burden on his mind noticeable
incident Of the day was the Courts re-
fusal to allow Mrs. Page 10 testify
IN the eyning hour heated argument
In the evening hour a heated argument
took place between Mr. Byrd and Mr
Alexander, In which the former gave the
latter the lie, and was promptly fined
by the Court.
The sheriff prevented tho gentlemen
from getting together. and when court
adjourned. through the mediation OF the
ladies' present. an amicable settlement OF
their difficulties was effected