New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
CALL HIN PAGE MURDERER
Nan Formerly Detained and Re
leased Noe Called GUILTY.

West Newton. Mass. April 9.-After a battling
search OF nine days for the murderer of Miss
Mabel Page. who was stabbed TO death in her
fathers house. I'm Weston. on March 81, the
State police arrested tonight Charles L. Tucker
a former railroad employe who had early I'm the
week apparently established an alibi as TO his
whereabouts on the day of the tragedy. Tucker
Will he arraigned in the District Court at Wal
than. Monday. charged with the murder of
Miss Page.
Chief Shaw Of the State police said after the
arrest: we are satisfied that we have the
right man."
On being asked II Tucker made any admis-
SION. Chief Shaw replied: He did not have to:
have got the right man."
Tucker arrested at o'clock tonight at
the home OF his parents in Auburndale. about
two miles from the Page house In Weston, and
locked up in the police station here. The arrest
was made very quietly. and no one outside Of
Chief Shaw, State Detective Whitney and Chief
Tarbox. OF the Newton police knew of it until
Chief Shaw announced the fact TO the reporters
about two hours afterward. The accused man
very much agitated when informed that he
was under arrest, but when he reached the sta
tion he appeared unusually calm.
When Tucker was first brought to the police
station here last Monday evening he admitted
to the officers that he was in Weston on the
day OF the tragedy and that he passed the Page
house. His statements. however. concerning his
actions that day were well corroborated by a
friend who said he his companion that the
police were convinced of his innocence and he
allowed TO return to his home
Four days then occupied in running
down worthless clews. until the case became
so puzzling that Governor Bates requested At
torney General Parker and Chief Shaw of the
tempting to solve the mystery.
The attention of the police was again turned
to Tucker yesterday through the discovery that
several of his statements. by which he had
proved alIbi, false. The investiga ton
Of Tucker was resumed to-day with the result
that tonight three officers went to his house
and placed him under arrest
Charles l.. Tucker is "a years old and has lived
in Auburndale. one of the Newton villages. all
his life. Up to two weeks ago he occupied a
position as baggageman the Boston and Al
bany Railroad, but since then he has been out
of work. lie has been a familiar character for
many years about the lighthouses on the Charles
River about a mile from the Page house. He is
a widower. his wife having been drowned last
april in the Charles River within a short dis
tance of their home. The police at tfse time
made an investigation OF the drowning, but took
no further action i'm the matter. No effort was
made 10 examine him tonight, and few hours
after his arrest all the officers who have been
at work on the case started for Boston
Tucker will be arraigned in the District Court
nt Naltham, of which district Weston is a part
on Monday morning. and IL is expected that
District Attorney Sanderson will be present i'm
behalf OF the government.
AS 10 the motive Of the crime, Chief Shaw said
that there certainly was one. but that the de-
tectives were not prepared to give its nature.
but We don't need 10 establish motive with
the facts now possess" When asked II the
detectives had possession OF the weapon with
which the crime committed, Chief Shaw
question.