Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-01

Harris was his wife. Mrs. Harris came
Into the bank often Saw her just be-
Tore her trip TO st. Louis. She came to
his desk and began talking She said
she had something TO tell witness, but
she would always break down when she
would come to the point She made
several attempts and finally told witt
ness that Mr.. Smith could tell him
what her grievance was. Mr.. Smith
was called and he told witness that
Mrs. Harris was pregnant Witness
asked Mrs. Harris how long before she
would be confined. She answered that
II might be right there in the bank.
Witness advised her to go home and
abandon her trip to st. Louis She had
u check for $500 on which TO make her
trip; advised her TO bring suit for
damages II she had been wronged: met
her that night at depot on way to St
Louis, In three or four weeks she came
back looking sleek and nice. Witness
asked her about the Kid and she said
IL was all right
oXamlned--Witness' impression
was that Mrs. Harris was housekeeper.
She did not intimate any marriage re-
lations to witness; witness recognized
that she was pregnant when his at
tentlon was called to It; held up his
hands In holy horror. she told witness
she was pregnant. Page never referred
TO her as Mrs. Page; called her Mrs.
Harris. She complained that he Page)
had been maltreating her and CO.
habiing with her; she said she had
two or three abortinns. Witness had
seen her since Pages death; she was
crying during the conversation and the
little girl came out and recognized him;
didn't know how the little girl knew
him; she talked about her husband and
I mentioned only one woman being at
the funeral that was herself Under
stood that Mr.. Page had given her the
800 10 make a trip TO ST. Louis.
Judge Humphreys was sworn and
{ testified that he went to the wooden
mills December 10, and had talk with
/ S. ltnsey, who told him that he had
/ never heard Page make any remark
/ about hia marriage fnscy told Wit
ness that Page wanted him aud his
| Wife to come and live with him, but he
! 0lnsoy) never nskcd Page about his
/ wife Witness never wrote letter OF
note about letters In the possession OF
Mrs. Harris but thinks u letter was
written by Judge Mclean.
XaminCd-Mitness went {.
| wooden mills to Sc s. Enscy; was sat
isfied with what Ensey had to say
Very much inccnsed at the old mar
| afterwards for telling n different tale
Called him a liar and would hay,
struck him II he had not been an old
man. When Judge Mclean went nortl
may have gotten n letter from hin
from Quincy. Ills.
Deputy II, u. Gunnols testified tina
he was acquainted with Mrs Harris
and had known her for two years
Went 10 the house Tor Miss Laura e
bring her before he grand jury, in'
no conversation at the time. Went n
another time to serve some papers OF
MIR. Page when he was out Take,
with Mrs, Harris and subject came u
concerning hcr relations with Mr.
Page, She told him She was his house
Keeper hut had no intimacy with hin
| They walked out In the yard to Sc
the flowers; she held up her hands an
called God TO witness that she ha
never had sexual relations with him
this was between the time he Uagt
killed his cashier ami his trial 10
murder. The conversation came u
by talking about Lnuras going bcfor
the grand Jury.
l.. w. Wilson was introduced an
testified that he was connected wit
the publication Of the Fort Worth Ca
Zettc; the following notices We're pui
lished in said newspaper on the dat,
annexed,
"a widow In easy circumstance
would like to brighten the home
some elderly gentleman Of refined hal
It's and with some means. Address
o. BOX, 5l2, Fort Worth, y, 2S."
"a widow lady would like TO mai
| the acquaintance of an elderly gentl
! man OF refined habits and some mean
! object matrimony. Address Box GO
July 8, 1895"
: Witness states TINT these We
. separate advertisements
/ II. l.. Carmichael was sworn NJ
. testified that he knew r. NJ. Page thr'
: or four months prior to his death, NJ
was at his home once before his sicl
T. ness. Went to see Colonel Page VIII
: he was sick Sunday evening, Went
room and Mrs Harris spoke TO hi
In conversation heard nothing In +
l. lation to her connection with Colon
h Page While he was there report
: came to learn of Colonel Pages cond
l. tion, and Mrs. Harris asked witness
Il instruct reporter not to use her mar
8 as cook: but she did not intimate III
r Colonel Page was her husband.
Cross-eXamined-Did not try TO G
= this case. Did not say that he g
d. pcctod to he employed In this case,
/. J. II. Leach was then introduced M
/, began his testimony, but the hour W
v growing late and the remainder OF J
= evidence will be concluded today, Il II
! report of which will appear tomorro
:, The testimony in the case VIII
70 CLOSED today and argument by I
. counsel Is expected to open this afte
noon.