The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-21
MRS. TUCKER
COLLAPSES
Overcome by Emotion When
TeStifying in Sons Defence
DEFENCE'S STRONGwITNESS
Daniel Connolly swears Tucker Turned
Back at Cutters Corner-This
Backs Up fuckers
Story.
DEFENCE'S WITNESS

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 2i.--Around
the dinner Of Daniel Connolly, as he ate
it out of dinner basket at noon of
March 81, centres one OF the most in
teresting points in the case of Charles
l.. Tucker. MIR. Connolly is nervy
little Irishman and evidently a steady
workman, for he has been employed by
Charles Cutter at Cutters Corner for 80
years.
He is the father Of Sarah Connolly,
who met Tucker on Weston bridge
about noon Of the day Of the murder,
while going with her fathers dinner,
and it was this particular dinner that
is here referred to. Mr.. Connolly told
OF taking the dinner to the cider mill,
of satisfying his hunger, Of lighting his
pipe and living in the rare enjoyment
Of an afternoon smoke, when he saw
Charles Il. Tucker rounding Cutters cor
ner from the direction of Auburndale
and going down East Newton street.
Shortly afterward he looked at his
watch and observed that it was 1890
o'clock AS near as he could place it
when he saw Tucker, it was between
1890 and 1926. This is in eorrobora-
ton Of fuckers story, and the best that
has thus far been obtained
Not only Is the fact that he went
down East Newton street, instead Of
continuing up South avenue to the
Page house, Of Importance, but the ele-
ment Of time Is also Of the greatest
significance, because, if Tucker was at
Cutters corner as late as 1925, il il q
fair argument that he could not have
gone to the Page house, committed the
murder, and have reached home at the
time he says he did.
Atty-Gen. Parker had lively tilt
with Mr.. Connolly. He asked him If
he had not stated to Mr.. Cntter, his
employer, and others that he had not
looked at his watch on the day in
question between 1925 and 1855
o'clock. Connolly denied the alleged
statement. Connolly was firm III his
assertion that he looked at his watch
at 1890.
Nor would he be led into any admis.
sions that he saw Tucker on Ridgeway
road or at any other place than on East
Newton street, although Mr. Parker led
up to series Of questions which placed
Nr. Connolly at work in the Cutter or
chard near Ridgeway road and in plain
view of the Page house.
Mrs. Lucy A. Tucker, who was called
to the stand to testify in her sons de-
fence in the afternoon, broke down, wept
BITTERLY and was unable to proceed
with her evidence until she had been
treasured and Gained by Judge Sher-
man. For the first time since the open
ing Of the trial for his life the prisoner
was overcome. He also wept Shown
Che two pins iii the case, Mrs. Tucker
was asked to identify the one which
belonged to her son. In a confused way
still under the influence Of her emotions
the mother selected exhibit 30, which is
not the pin said to have been found in
fuckers pocket.
A significant question was asked Wal.
ter Tucker BY Counsel Valley for Tuck
err.
rs the pin shown in the photograph
I show You like the one You saw youI
brother wear3p asked Mr.. Valley. NO
it is not replied Mr.. Tucker
After he left the stand, Walter ex
planned that the pin shown in the GROUP
photograph resembled a Spanish pin biz
brother had worn more than it did thu
Canadian.
This was put in as the Government
may in rebuttal establish by an enlarge
ment Of photograph that the pin showT
Ia the cap II not the Canadian pin mark
ed exhibit 80 in the case, but a pin O
slightly different design.
From sick bed Albert ]. Tucker
the father Of Charles L. Tucker, testi
fed on behalf of his son. Half lettering
~ he made bis way to the witness stand
and with heavy hand ON the railing
for support stood there swaying. H
smiled encouragement and recognition t
the boy in the steel.railed dock.
He took into his trembling hands th'
two scarf pins that make SO vital al
issue in this trial the Canadian PHI
(exhibit 33) that Tucker Is alleged i
have stolen from the murdered Made
Page, and the other Canadian pin lex
hibit 800 that the defence has used y
this ease.
His voice shook with his earnestnes
a. he lifted the alleged Mabel Page phi
up before the eyes Of the jurymen AM
said
~That is the pin my son wore
Other witnesses called during the da.