The evening world., 1904-04-02
Especial to The Evening Worldly

Especial to The Evening Worldly
BOSTON, April 1.-The conviction that a woman stabbed Miss Mabel
Page to death yesterday afternoon in her home at Weston grows stronger
with the police the longer they work on the mystery
Thus far they have been unable to fastn suspicion upon any n per-
son, but the circumstance of the crime lead them to believe that the muir
derer was well known to Miss Page and that it moi a man. The robbery
motive is eliminated and the only cause for the. crime that a even be
guessed at is a desire for revenge.
A foxhound kept in the yard of the house as a guard against tramps
who infested the neishborhood is missing. Search for the body of the
dog has been made all through the grounds and the nighborhood, but
without success. which leads to the belief that the dog went away with
the Indications from this Are that the person who killed NJ W W" p@a a mss .
frequent visitor to the house and n friendly terms with the family. This
idea is heightened by a note which Miss Page wrote just before she was
murdered.
RVA IN HOUSE WITH HER. -
Her father, Edward Page, a wealthy retired iron merchant, left the
house in tt morning to cote Newton. He said he would be back late in the
afternoon. When he vert away he left Miss Mabel Page and Amy Roberts.
the servant n the house together, 1t was the day off for the servant and
Mr.. Page reached his house from Newton at 23O o'clock yesterday
afternoon. He found the front door open, a most unusual circumstance, for
his daughter "a afraid of tramps and always kept the house locked when
she was alone. After removing his coat Mr. Page went into the parlor and
found on a table a note,s signed by his daughter,
This note rected that Miss Mabel had gone to the Massachusetts Gen.
eal Hospital to see her brother, Harold, who had been injured. The news
seem right ito him. n front door had en OPEN evidently for some time,
, @nd he started through the house to see if thieves had entered.
FOUND HIS DAUGHTER FAD
In his daughters room he cam upon her body lying N the floor in
front of Il tall mirror. There were two stab wounds: apparent in her neck.
She a funy dressed, eve to her hat. The room was not in disorder,
OF was her clothing diSarranged. The conviction forced itself upon MIR.
rage chat mis- daughter led committed suicide. .
nc haztened to the home of his family physician, DR.. Frost, but the
docto. was ou: Under the circumstances he did not feel like calling in a
strange physician so he waited for the return of DR.. Frost, and it was 4
O'Clock i'll the afternoon before the Doctor had a opportunity to examine
the body.
what he discovered dspc Of the suicide theory Immediately. There
was 4 deep stab wound in Jack, another in the abdomen, two in the
lands and two il! the thiC-. The doctors examination convinced him
that the wounds in the neck had been inflicted after Miss Page "a dead
OTHER HAD o BEEN u
The mystery was further acoentuated when Harold Page walked INTO
the house. lie had moi been injured, had worked all day at his desk in
the Boston and Albany offices and had sen n messenger to his sister.
After narrowing down the inquiry the police INT to the conclusion
that The murderer reached the house with the fake message and yoIun-
teered % accompany Miss Page to the hospital She hastened to her DON
to dress, after writing 4 note 10 leave for her father. who She knew would
not be home for ONE time. Just al she had completed dressing for the
street the murderer stabbed her in the back.
She turned, and in seeking to protect herself her hands were cut Then
"a the stab in he abdomen and the two in the neck.
liza woman called with the message Miss Page would naturally have in
viad her to the room to get, If possible more particulars Of the acciden m
her brother Then. while she ws engaged christening her hat. it would
have been possible for the woman to have drawn the knife outside of the
zone in the room commanded by the mirror and approached Miss Page
from the rear without exciting suspicion.
The murdered woman was about forty-one Years of r. Hin IN to
time of the death of her mother, two year he was promipeptT in 60
cl circles, but after that she became quite reserved.