New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
WILL SHAKE NAT|ON'
Americans to See How BLASTED
BritiSher" Can Fight.
HELD FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL
Pamphlet Sent to Congress Re
suits in Indictment of Subject
of King George.

They have refused 10 listen 10 me they
have refused to give me publicity. but no"
they will have 20 come out into the OPEN
where people themselves can see how the
rights Of man can be trampled upon l
fbis country. They have indicted me. AMI
now they will see how blasted Britishe'
can fight When we are through with TINS
case we will have shaken the nation from
turrst 10 foundation stone"
Henry w A. Page. a rich commission
merchant in linens and cottons of No s
West 20th street and a loyal subject or
King George. stood yesterday before John
A. Shields. United States Commissioner. de-
family declaring his willingness to go to
Washington. where he had been indicted
for criminally rbelling Representati>o
Henry D. CLAYTON. chairman of the House
Committee on judiciary, and other mem
bers of Congress.
There was all the eagerness conceivable
in Mr. Page TO go right on TO Washington
and get his wrong spread on court record
and on the pages of every newspaper In the
country Through his counsel, Samuel Bell
Thomas, he waived examination. and later
81. 900 bail was furnished for his appearance
before the Supreme Court of the District Oh
Columbia on April 10. Throughout the
routine proceedings Mr.. Page talked on CIV
ing an account of his difficulty in the man
ner and the decided accent Of thorough
going Englishman
Pm blasted Britsher. but ! am going
10 help YOU poor, downtrodden Americans
10 see the light as see it. The fact that
I am an Englishman does not deprive me
Of rights in Americans courts and they
have been closed against me- he said.
The indictment against Mr.. Page charged
that he committed criminal libel through the
circulation of a pamphlet addressed TO tho
GOD Congress. entitled THE Crime Of the
Hon Henry D. Clayton" Under the caption
congressman Commit Perjury Mr.. Page
asked and answered various queries in the
following manner:
Do Congressmen take a solemn oath to
defend the Constitution against all Ns
enemies?
DO congressman keep this solemn oath?
No. 49,,
Why do Congressman not keep this
solemn oath?
Because Congressnen are Crooks!
The word crooks" was printed in red
ink. while the other words appeared IN
black type. The war Of Mr.. Page against
Congress had its origin in his legal troubles
with his wife. Mrs Jeanne France Page
He came TO this country twenty years ago
and several years later, on a visit TO his
old home he met his wife. and she came
here and they were married in New Jersey
In April. 1906 he obtained the confine'
rnent Of his wife in sanatorium' charg-
ing that she was habitually intoxicated
She was freed through habeas corpus pro
ceedings brought by her friends, and II
March. 1907. Justice Vernon NJ Davis. OF
the Supreme Court. granted to Mrs rage
a separation. with almony Of $4,000 a year
and the custody Of her three children. Mr.
Page appealed, but the Appellate Divisior
decided against him.
Later Mr. Page sought an investigator
bv the District Attorney into his charges
that perjury had been committed In th'
case against him. but no action was taken
When his effort to obtain legislative IN
vestigation of the judiciary failed he
turned his attention to Congress.
He first submitted a pamphlet Deatr
~ Liberty" the title page bearing broad
mourning border. This pamphlet called foi
the Investigation by Congress OF Page
charges against the New York state
courts When Representative Clayton in
formed Mr.. Page after a long correspond
once that Congress had no jurisdiction
Mr. Page issued the pamphlet on when
his Indictment was obtained.