Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-11
MURDER CHARGE.
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The attention of the police was
again turned to Tucker, Friday,
| through the discovery that several of
the statements by which he had proved
an alibi were false. The investigation
of Tucker was resumed, yesterday, with
/ the result that, last night, three officers
went to his house and placed him under
arrest.
Charles L. Tucker is "a years old
and has always lived in Auburndalc,
one of the Newton villages. Up to two
weeks ago he occupied a position as a
baggage MAN or the Boston & Albany
| railroad, but since TIM he has been out
of work. He has been a familiar char
acter for years at the boat houses on
the Charles river. He is widower
his wife having been drowned last April
on the Charles river, within a short
distance from their home. The police
at the time made an investigation of
| the drowning, but took no further ac-
ton in the matter.
No effort was made to examine him.
last night, and a few hours after his
arrest all the officers who have been
at work on the case left for Boston.
Tucker will be arraisned in the district
court at Waltham, of which district Yves
ton is a part on Monday morning and
| it is expected that District Attorney San
dcrson will be present in behalf Of the
government
Chief Shaw said later in the evening
that Tucker had been under constant sur
Vcillance ever since the day after the
murder. He refused to discuss in detail
| Facts leading up to the arrest but he
gave two reasons why he thought Tucker
was guilty of the. crime.
IN the first place said Chief Sshw
| truckers personal character is very
much against him, and, secondly, we
diate vicinity OF the Page house at or
| very near the time Miss Page is supposed
to have been murdered. We are not pre-
pared to make our case against Tucker
| ralSncd i'll Waltham on Monday morning,
| 1t is not likely that we shall be forced to
| show our hands, as the man under arrest
Will probably ask for a continuance. |
know that we can hold him for the grand
Jury without giving away our case and
we do not intend to make public any
| thing more than we can help before the
| case comes to trial before Il jury
| Chief Shaw admitted that the arrest of
| Tucker WAS along the general line of the
| theory evolved by Attorney General Par
| kcr, but he said that the attorney genvr-
ais theory did not point directly TO Tuck
| or as the guilty person The state police,
Chief Shaw said, had not enough evidence
against Tucker, this morning. to warrant
| his arrest, but, tonight, the was
| thrice as strong as it was l. hours
| earlier.
AS to the motive of the crime. Chief
Shay said that there certainly was one,
! hut that the detectives were not prcpar-
cd to state its nature. But We don't
need to establish a motive with the facts
| we now possess" said Chief Shaw.
During the day George Ross. ii coach
| man, who was i'll the vicinity Of the Page
house at about the time Miss Page was
| believed to have been murdered. was
ques toned at length by Chief Shaw and
Detective Durham Of the state police,
! and District Attorney SandcrSon. The OF
tccrs refused to disclose the nature of
Ross testimony but stated tonight. that
| his story had not influenced them in their
arrest of Tucker.
At the time Tucker was taken into Gus
tody, last night, the police made hasty
search of his room and carried away with
them Il bundle OF clothing including pair
| of trousers