Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-01
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|stinony in the Page
Harris Case.
,.w AND SENSATIONAL DE-
yrlornnxrs pHord"T OUT
prnlSo THE DAY
RANGE AS FICTION
u, u,sroay, WHOSE NAME IS
o, EVERY TONGUE
,,.,,.pce u. Given by Her
L..,,er and several othcr
va, important Witnesses


,,.s T. Il .Hnrrls- Page.
case OF ME- ..,,a,,,o, fni.
Il Il contesting the apI''N'i''
L,nent administrator on the es'a'e
A. f"se' -, ,t,,v ongcr
kptly at c'OVN'
srs were present 10 near t"r
.,,,ob vns given to the court,
"a, i,troductIou OF
opened ny '"e ~
Laura Harris
testified to having heard the
..aar.r, betwsen colonel
h akieu" -, oorrohn.
and MIS- iiar''a' '''1 49,.
the latter's testimony us 70 'nu
instances and substance OF NJ
10 the conversation san 10 nav
ted on August I, when COL rage
nted 10 the fact OF their narrihBe
made public. Witness tesllileu
she was married to X. NJ. J0hn-
N February H. 1920. and on req
", Mr.. Page presented mem
a lot, on account. he said, OF the
md affection he bore to her anu
mother. Witness also testified
she was with her mother IN 81
when the Inter was confined
that the visit to the theatef re-
TO In dispositions was at that
A. Aldrlch, who had been EN-
In the Page household, testi-
bat he was living IA a house au-
X the residencei that on one oc-
when called by Laura Harris
distractions for work 70 he done
rert morning he saw Mrs. Har-
kmlng out OF Pages bedroom IN
shidress; frequently after that
llness) addressed Mrs. Harris ms
Page: Page seemed to be pleased
r II
y. Johnson testified that he had
4 for Col. Page at dinereni
n clerk; that he worked Tor
p Fort Worth Mr.. Page was a
ar nan; ayerse to comnnny' ne
M vas at his house frequently
he called TO see Laura Harris
be married. about a year ago
Ne had told him about the rela'
II her mother with Page; thai
hecrat: that Mr.. Page was very
With him twitnCss) when Ii
1rsd The matter and run him of
Izes once or twice; Page told hin
'hey were married, living to-
a. man and wife; he (wltness
NJ satisfied. as he could not un
'i how that could he without 1
he certmuny. Witness Corrobo
! Ms, Harris as 10 the converse
eeering on August /. when Mr.
U 'old Mrs Harris that their mar
snoult be made public. Witnes
: y exactly satisfied, but as Mrs
eemed satisfied he shook hand
n w Page and they parted friends
ways when Page was at nom,
Page was taken with his fatn
Al WI Miller came after hiI
~ be went and asked Page
nled him there. Page couldn'
y but nodded ailrmativcly. Pag
u xura Witness wlf0 the lot noa
Y! ''denee because he wanted JOIN
On uulld and live there; that h
u " On MS note and help him I
as
\ " eioss-examinatlon witness d,
ny ne had stated that he wan
hwa thousand dollars 4 i
lci' Laura; that Mrs. Harris ha
- IN away because he had saI
/ 4 snnt marry Laura unless Pas
~ w Harris were mnr,Ipd. Mr.
IA thought he objected because /
! <, Zone Of Pages money, wi
q. aea that he had never col
"A ,r"yer as To the legality
y q marriage said to ha,
aselea by MIR, Page and MI
ri ~ not satisfied with IT Hit
s,s never told any one of VIII
jndrss u +,
: hug Herschel Y. Smith, bell
Y lhe contestant. testified III
20 aeQuainted with CoionoI II
pf ny him at hls bnuso tm ~
D, y, ~ went to get an acknoy
tla p a deed; Colonel Pa
\ Ivy Into the room; they look
IA. together and discuss
~ got pen and ink
nm II he wanted his vie
esd ~. sad he thought II was
/ W. her elbow on hia ,,0ao ~
Examined, / bad s s s.
,nSay Furman as 10 " me, new Two, wo,
fstihed Ia ,oiu Nun Just VIVA