Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-07
Harold, Brother Of the
Murdered Mabel Page,
First introduced Tucker, Alleged
Murderer, at Home.
Experts Connect Writing on Paper and
fuckers Sales Slips.

Cambridge, Mass. IAN. 6.-Two points
GeeR;cd important by them. were de-
Vclopcd by counsel ut today's session
of the court which is trying Charles
Louis Tucker on the charge of muir
dering Miss Mabel Paga.
One Of these was the statement by
Harold PaSe, the brother Of the muir
dered woman, that he had been ac-
quainted with Tucker for more than
six years and that the latter had called
twice at the Page homo. the first time
at the invitation of the Witness.
The other feature Was the statement
of Nj. d. E'Tcll. a handwriting rxber,
that the person who wrote the address
of u. L. Morton. Chall.stoWn. Mass"
written on Il piece of paper found on
the fn0r of Miss Pages room after the
murder WIS The same person who filc,i
ont and signed the sales slips. alleged
by the government to haxve been made
by Tucker, Will. he was a salesman
for Boston firm of stationers.
The prisoners lawyers made no e.
fort to conceal the fact that they We're
liea:ed with t:ie testimony of Harold
Page. Nh. ;.dN;rd Page. father of the
victim, testified. Yesterday. that he had
never seen Tucker until the latter was
arr:tigned in the district court at
Waltham for pre- liminary hearing.
bur. today. Haro!t Page stated that he
had been Well acquainted with the pris-
oner since 1855, and that he had known
him by sight ! year previous to the
time when tnoir .sbtaking acquaintance
began. The Mii..,ss further said that
Tucker h;:d c;:iied on him twice. and on
the first occasion ne had spent some
time within the Page house. On April,
>. the cay following Miss Pages funer-
d and fuckers first examination by
the police. Harold Page and the defcnd-
ant rode out together from Boston to
Auhuridal,- in the train.
When crosse vamined by Attorney
james H. Nah-y Of counsel for the de-
fence. young I.ge would not say pos
itively that Tucker, G.'a1 words To him
did not contain al nrin; '.Sion oi SYM
p3thE on account OF tn tragedy in his
family. Nj. Page WIS drlib rate in all
his answers ana n"NVt n!.td,. a positive
Statement wi;hoa: giving il lengthy
consideration.
" bile Harold Page was on the stand
lawyers rcGar,:ii:g questions To be pu,
to the Witness During the course of
the trial. to-day, All of the garments
worn by Miss Page on the day she met
death were introduced as exhibits in
the ease. With the exception Of tn"
outer garments and the shoes and the
stockings every article Of clothing bore
large crimson stains. portion OF Il
skeleton was employed again to illus
trate The death and position of the
wounds.
The witness examined included in adj
dition to Harold Page and Expert
EWell, Chief Nittum of the Weston pu-
lice force prs. H. T.. Frost and Edward
A. Wood. who We're called to the Page
house atler the murder, and Undertake
IL John w. Bruce. who. in preparing
the body for burial. discovered the sab
Wounds in the breast and back.
Throughout the entire day the court
room was crowded with Spectators.
Th0S" who could not gain entrance to
III" court waited outside in n snow
storm to cairh 4 glimpse of the prison
or rs he WIS taken from the Jail to the
court house and back again from The
court to the Jail.