Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-21
TUCKER TRIAL.
Prisoners Mother Fails
to Identify Shield Pin.
Moved to Tears by Sight Of
Sons Yachting Cap.
Tucker Also Shows Marked Emotion
Father and Brother On Stand.

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 2O.-Events of
extraordinary interest followed in
rapid succession at the murder trial of
Charles L.. Tucker. today, and the eli
max came a few minutes before court
adjourned. when Mrs. Alfred Tucker,
the mother of the prisoner. failed to
identity as the property of her son. IA
stick pin. which the prosecution. claims
was stolen from the Page home after
Mabel Page Was murdered. Other wit
ncsses had declared that Tucker had
worn the pin for two years before the
murder
Father. moth y AMI brother relations
and friends. " -" called to the stand by
| counsel for tn" defence. today. to estab-
fish All alibi for Tucker and to idCnt
fy the pin Whitn has been a prominent
feature Of the case. 1t was while Mrs.
Tucker was on he stand that the pris-
oiler showed the hrSl real emotion since
his arrest on the charge of murder. AL
most simultaneously mother and son
burst into tears, the mother sobhnG
Historically aud her son holding his
head i'll his hands while tears rolled
down his checks, which were flushed d
vivid red.
The incident occurred when Mi
NHhev asked Mrs. Tucker if she could
identify her sons yachting cap, which
ne handed her.
Mrs. Tucker soon rcgain"d control of
herself and resumed the testimony
fuckers father AMI brother were on
the stand during the afternoon session
and the formers pale face plainly
showed the great strain he has UNDER
gone since his sons arrest.
The prcSemta;io Of evidence by the
defence is practically ,nmI,it t. and will
probably. tomorrow, viii sec the begin
ming o. the summing up Of the case.
Tie spectators who have throngeI the
court room every day since the trial
was begun We're on hand early Friday
forenoon and When the doors were
opened the seats We're quickly filled.
Tucker WAS pale and showed some eff
fectS of the severe strain OF the pro-
tract"d trial. tie appeared to he in IA
pleasant frame of mind. however. and
chatted several minutes with Atty Jas.
II. Nahcy. his senior counsel. Mr.
Valley too plainly showed evidence of
having undergone II trying ordeal and
deep lines have appeared on his face.
When court opened VIM. p. Seaver
WIS recalled by Atty'y Gen. Parker and
Was shown Il photograph of a group of
which Tucker was Il member and which
showed a pin in fuckers cap. Witness
said the pin was worn in the style usu-
ally adopted by Tucker and which gen
rrnI outline WAS similar to that he had
seen the defendant wear.
In answer to Atty ThoS. Valley wit
ness said he had no means of telling
whether it was a stick pin or one of
the class variety.
The defence then recalled Civil Engi-
neer Henry =. Adams to give some
measurements Of the route alleged to
have been taken by Tucker on the day
Of the murder.
Arthur II. Wiegin Of Auburndale. tes-
tilted that he Ned in tie house next to
fuckers home on Bourne street On
the day of the murder he Saw Tucker
at work on his lawn at 10 o'clock in the
| morning. He saw him again later in
the day. but could not tell the exact
time.
Augustine EdlIcu, a rural mail car
ricr. said that on March II, he WAS at
the Shaler house in Weston on South
avenue about noon. He met Mr.. Shalcr
| between there and the Page house
" hen he passed the Page house he saw
no one and there was nothing unusunl
to attract his attention about the place
| He had Il clear view Of the fields on
both sides of the Page house and could
not remember seeing any one in them
| He continued on his route down Ridge
way road meeting no one.
The attorney general did not cross
| examine these witnesses.
Alexander Taylor of Canton. was
| then called and testified tina, on March
II. he was working us IA coachman in
Weston on that day he drove down
South avenue between 1212 and 12.15.
| From the estate Of Garrett Schenck.
where he WAS employed witness said il
would take about five minutes to reach
| The Page house. On the dav in uues
| ton he observed nothing out Of the or
binary at the latter place. He nrob
ably reached the Schenck place ON his
return about LBS. When he retired he
again passed the Page house but saw
nothing unusual, Taylor was nor cross
examined.
Edward ". Fuller, teacher of music