New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-22
TRYING TO HOLD TUCKER.
Hearing for alleged Page Murder
at Waltham Not Finished.

waltharn. Mass April 2I-Charles L. Tucker &C
cused Of the murder Of Miss Mabel Page at Weston
on March 81. brought here from Cambridge
to-day for adjourned hearing in the police court
walthsm has seldom seen larger crowd than that
which assembled before the courthouse previous
she opening Of the case. ana when the doors opened
the room IN which the proceedings were to be held
was filled and al approaches were choked by the
thrcng. Tucker reached here soon after O'Clock
3u custody OF Sheriff Fairbanks. Of the Middlesex
County jail His weeks confinement had little ap-
rarent effect o.: his personal appearance.
The case was reached at 10 o'clock. The preseu-
raton the court Of the Of the government by
District Attorney George A. Sanderson indicated
that il the purpose of the State merely to ron
Ger certain the detention OF Tucker for the higher
court without the disclosure Of any great part
o. the evidence against the accused The statement
OF the District Attorney outlined the murder Of Miss
Page. and undertook to connect Tucker with the
crime by knife. parts Of a knife. said have
been owned by Tucker and broken by him. The
prosecution also undertook TO show that the pris-
oner was near the scene OF the murder the hour
of its Preparation.
Counsel Tor the defence. through Mr.. Mayberry.
81 attorney. then made motion that the court
and counsel visit the Page premises He contended
that the evidence TO he presented could not be fully
understood without accurate knowledge Of the
location OF the house and Of the room in which
the body found. He declared that his motion
was not without precedent The motion vigor-
ously opposed by the District Attorney and Judge
Luce denied H.
The government then callad as witnesses Ed
ward Page, father Of the dead woman: Medical
Examiner Mead. Chief Shaw OF the State police.
and Mrs. Woodward. Of Weston. all being sworn
together
Edward Page was the first witness 10 take the
stand. His direct testimony related chiefly his
hnding Of the body Of his daughter on the day Of
her death. as il lay the floor partly dressed
for the street. He called Mrs. Bennett, neighbor
He found a note left by his daughter saying that
she going to Boston 10 see her brother. haN
ing received q message that he H. BY tele-
phone he found that Harold. his son. all right.
Cross-examined by James II. Valley, for the de-
fence, witness gave some account OF his business
afairs and gave details OF his movements the
day Of The murder. He did not any signs OF
disturbance in his daughters room. He did not
move the body. Witness said he had never seen
Tucker until after his arrest IN connection with
this case.
Dr. Julian A Mead. medical examiner, testified
that al first he believed the case to be one Of
suicide. but the presence Of the note and the cuts
On the hand led 10 a careful investigation An
autopsy showed that knife wound in the chest
which punctUred the heart caused death
District Attorney Sanderson then produced three
pieces Of knife which the witness believed when
whole coald have made the wounds on the woman's
body
Dr Mead finished his testimony in the afternoon.
Attorneys Tor the defence questioned him
length. and he asserted that he did report
following the murder. The doctor also described
infinitely the different wounds DR.. Mead Teiter-
sted previous statement that ne had doubt
mat the knife pieces OF which had been shown in
court was the one which made the wounds Of
Hiss Page lie was much puzzled by the case.
he said. and he did remember telling the or
'ars whether he considered IL Of murder
suicide. lie declared that there evidence Of
criminal assault.
Arthur J. Woodward. the driver Of fish wagon.
related the circumstances attending a ride taken
Dy Mss Mabel Walker. Of DauaTiscOtta. Ne. and
tucker and Henry Bourne. has wagon the
cay OF Miss Psges death. and said that At the end
- aoOut a quarter Of mile Tucker and Miss
~ alker leit the wagon and went away in the
usrtcJlon OF eston. AfteTWard the witness found
ne Shealh OF a knife on the seat which Tucker
nae occupied The sheath produced in court
ana ldectlheu- In the CroSs-eXamDatiou Of Wood
ward a coat was shown him. which he said
much Ike the one Tucker wore March 81.
Inc prosecution then called Chief Joseph +.
SHAW o. TIE state police 30 tell Of the evidence
,t- Mlilch tucker was arrested. The Chief said
Tnat ne decided take action against Tucker
afteT pr interview which he had on ADril IN
which Tucker admitted that the knife sheath found
Toy "a coward belonged to him. and that the knife
no suspicion might he directed against him I'm
gard to the murder of Miss Page. The Chief said
That Tucker had admitted that there blood
certain garment and cNp.dined how came
his hand while chopping wood and blood from the
wound had stained his clothing. The Chief said
he saw & slight wound on fuckers hand. Several
questions asked by counsel for the defence re-
E1ruinE the knife were excluded by the court
chief Shaw the last witness presented by the
prosecution. District Attorney Sanderson annOunc-
fnE that the state rested At the close Of ms
For The defence. Egbert J. schayier and Miss
Amy Roberts were called. Schavler told Of being
IN The vicinity OF the Page house between II and
fhe place. Miss ROberts's evidence was inter
Tupted by tho adjournment