The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-05
Young Page Kills Himself
at Revere Hotel.
Smoked Three Cigars Before
Putting Bullet in His Brain.
His Father, George H. Page, OF Bos-
ton Comes After Remains.

george II, rage, OF Cam bridge, the father
Of George B Page who committed suicide
in the Revere Hotel yesterday by putting
"a bullet through his brain, came to this
city this morning for tho remains of his
son, which he took away TO Leomenster for
burial
The young man registered at the Revere
House as George B. Page of Boston and
nc shot himself sometime between ii 80
O'Clock Monday night and 5:30 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. His lifeless body
was found at the latter hour 10y police
summoned from the city hall, the pro
prietor of the hotel, Bartholomew Dodge,
having decided that something was
wrong in the apartment which the young
guest engaged Monday evening about u
o'clock.
When the door was forced open the body
was found in an upright position on a
chair near window, the head resting over
one arm on the window sill. A hole in
the temple had been made by a 32-cali bro
bullet But one shot had been fired and
that entered the brain. The hat coat
and vest had been removed and lay on
the undisturbed bed.
a half pint of whisky, which had not
been purchased at the Revere, was on the
dresser, with copy of comic weekly
newspaper. an evening newspaper of
Monday night, cheap nickle plated
watch, silver chain and 81. 33 in money, in
"a small clasp pocketbook. The revolver
was u low priced one. A whole box of
cartridges was also among the articles
found.
Evidently some effort had been made
To destroy all means of Identification.
The clothing was new and not costly.
Medical Examiner Perkins was called
and arreT n careful examination he decided
that IL was "A case of suicide The door
key was on the inside of the locked door,
pa hn wi
SO not the slightest chance existed for
murder
1t was stated by Proprietor Dodge that
the young man came TO the hotel in "a
coupe, direct from the railroad station
that he paid for the carriage, engaged and
paid for his room, and went there. Dur
ing the evening he went out twice, and
shortly after 10 returned and went back to
his apartment At III. 80 O'Clock three
cigars were taken to the room, and this
was the last seen of the young man alive.
The stubs of the three cigars were found
in the room last night.
The victim is about rs, good looking,
full and smooth faced, feet . inches tall,
weighing about 40 pounds He had
brown hair and eyes and regular features.
One of his most notable features was u
very small mouth The body was taken
to the morgue.
Those who saw the young man about
the hotel say no appeared to be all right
and free from trouble. He leapcd up the
stairs two at time upon his arrival, and
he impressed the walters as having u
rather irolicsome spirit. No trace can De
found of his movements about town Mon
day evening
The suicide lived at 40 Greene street,
Cambridge, Mass. He was "a painter by
trade and worked at 1904 Cambridge
street lie had dinner with his father
Monday noon and said at that time that
there was nothing worth living for. His
father noticing his.despondent condition
cheered him up as best Inc could. lie was
only l6 years Of age.
His mother lived apart from her hus-
band who said this morning that his wife
was subject to insanity fits. The boy
went to Europe Is months ago ana was
absent three months. His father did not
know where he spent his time while he
was abroad. His boy had about $50 when
he left home. When the father arrived in
this city at 10 o'clock this morning he
went TO the morgue and identified the re-
mains They were those OF his only child
and hc said pathetically Il must live
alone now.
The body was given in charge Of Under
taker Mccarthy who will prepare II for
removal to Leomenster, Mass, where IL
Will be buried in the family lot The
father said that his boy was suffering
from temporary insanity when he per-
formed his fearful act
It has been learned that young Page
bought "a revolver and cartridges AT FOs-
ter's store at tho corner of Weybosset
and Dorrance streets Monday afternoon.
Only 81 of the $50 with which the suicide
left home was found in his clothing when
the remains were discovered in the Revere
Hotel Tuesday evening