The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
GETTING CLOSE TO
ALLEGED MURDERER
Prosecution Of Tucker in the
famous Page Case Making
Strong Showing.
SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE
SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE
Prosecution Alleges that the Motive
Was Robbery and That It Can
Prove That Tucker Spent
Dead Woman's Money.

isoston, Jan. 10.-Ashen from prison
pallor, but smiling and Indifferent,
Charles j.. Tucker sat in the steel cage
IN the superior court and heard him
self s~cathingly denounced by Prose-
cutor Sanderson. He was pointed out
as the murderer of Mabel Page, as a
robbeT. The prosecutor also outlined
the manner in which he would try to
prove the prisoner guilty. The govern
lnerlt showed it's hand for the first
time. the prosecutor declaring that the
motive Of the murder was robbery,
that trucker went to the Page home to
steal, that he was detected by Miss
knife.
What He Would Prove.
MIR. Sanderson said he would prove
that Miss Page wac not killed in the
room where her body was discovered
by her father, but thai she had beer
attacked either while in the hallway
leading TO her own room or on the
stairway that connects the sitting room
with the floor above. When the woman
Was found dead she was dressed in an
lltldershart and appeared as though laid
out after death. The outer skirt was
found in q corner near the body.
lnicloscoplcal examination OF this skirt
showed that it had red and white
1lbers ON it, and that the hooks and
eyes had been torn out. The white
ilber no came from the mating
III the Eoom where the body was dis
covered there was nc red fiber in the
iloor covering in that room. There are
ioers of that color in the carpet in the
hali and an the stairs. This, Mr.. san
derson explained, Indicated hat the
murderer. after stabbing his victim to
death, dragged her body along the out
ct hallway and into the woman's bed
room and there removed the skirt.
banning Evidence.
"a Fuckers coat pocket, the same in
which were found pieces of the broken
hunting knife with which, the prosecu-
ton alleges, Tucker killed Miss; Page,
MAS found a stickpin of n Canadian de-
sign. There are two dents in the pin,
Amy Roberts. the Page servant, has
identified this pin as the property of
Miss Page. 1t is said that Mrs. Free
man, q sister of Mabel Page. bought
TINS pin in canada. ANY Roberts will
swear that she cleaned the pin the day
pelore MISS Page was killed, and that
MISS Page warned her to be careful
about pushing it back into the pin
cushion, because it was already bent in
two places.
Mr.. Vabey, of counsel for Tucker
sad tonight thai the pin had been
presented to Tucker by his wife. since
dead, II that long before his. ar,es.
it't |. SllOllGl nm
me district attorney said. was also
missing from the Page home.
Question of Handwriting.
Mr.. Sanderson told of the finding az
a postal card in fuckers possession on
INC BACK of which are a number Of ad-
dresses written in lead pencil. and tha
writing that Of Tucker. There are the
words Morton" n "Charlestown."
In the Page home, after The murder,
NOt1g Harold pa pa. found :, .1;o - -
per on which was written u. l.. Nor
ton. CharlestoWn, Mass" 1t is held that
after Miss Page was told by the robber
mat hcr brother had been taken III
ana WAS in a hospital in Boston. that
she asked the visitor his name. Then,
me prosecution alleges. the murderer
wrote, u. l.. Morton, Charlestown.
Mass" on the slip of paper. Experts
IA handwriting called by the prosecu-
ZION swear that Tucker wrote This
ltanle and address. The defense viii
nave experts who viii swear that
tucker did not write the address.
Had Wornan's Money.
A witness will swear that Tucker, about
three days after the murder of Miss Page.
showed him a $40 bill and told him thai
ne had,lost much more than that by be-
ing robbed by a young woman in Baston
ON the morning Of the murder Miss Page
gave 81 to Amy Roberts, telling her TO
make some purchases in Boston. ANY
itonefts VIII sWear that she saw several
bl!ts in Miss Pages hand. taken from :,
wallet containing among other money one
$40 bill, two 81 bills and some change.
When the wallet was found after the
murder there was only &c cents in il, Mr..
sanderson said that the SO bill disl,laved
by Tucker was the SO bin seen in the
possession Of Miss Page a few hours be-
fore she was killed MI. Sanderson said
Jt1 rylp u fayr Il o,-~ 80 SKI
Fucker had been without money. 1T an
pears said he, chat the defendant had
been trying TO raise money to go to ST.
Louis. had paWned a revolver and had
sold several suits Of clothes"
Jurors Saw Scene of Crime.
Tho Jurors were taken to the scene OF
the murder by Sheriff Fairbairr and live
deputies, With them also vent the at
Lorneys on both sides. They rode 10
Weston Bridge and then walked to the
Page house, where they spent an hour,
Then they walked back to Cutters Corn
cr, over to the railroad track and to River
side railroad station, following the route
TUCKER viii swear he took on March 81
last, except that he will insist that he cid
not go near the Page house. but turned
to the left after he reached Cutters Corn
or. The jurors also Inspected fuckers
home, were shown the room occupied by
Tucker and the cellar where the wise was
found with which Tucker SAYS he broke
the. hunting knife.
Tucker's father, mother and brother
were present when Mr.. Sanderson began
his preliminary address. sitting near the
prisoners cage.
Miss Page Saved Money.
Air. Sanderspn described Miss Page as
~ years old. weighing 12o pounds. q wo,n-
nj beautiful in character and beautiful in
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