Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-12
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room.
Miss Roberts then described condi-
tinns and events to the Page house on
the day of the murder. She said IN"
family had breakfast at 7.15. The meal
occupied about half an hour. witness
said ard soon afrerward Harold Page
left for Auburndlle. \ short time later
Mr. Page, the father, left the house for
Auburndale.
While Miss Roberts was testifyir e
Tucker leaned forward and strained ev-
cry nerve to hear her loW-toned words
Witness said Miss Page was upst iirS
while Miss Roberts was making the
beds that morning. Miss Page opened a
drawer in the dressing table and took
out Il purse from which she took some
money. This money she put into an
other pocketbook which she locked up
mother had occupied while alive. After
this Mabel went down stairs and did
some work on card case which she
was making. Witness then prepared to
leave FOR WATERFOWL to visit some
friends. Miss Page at that time was
working on Il fsh-net bag which was
nearly completed. When Miss Roberts
returned home later in the day this
bag was finished.
Before the witness left the house Miss
Page gave her Il dollar which she took
from the drawer of the tea table in the
living room. Witness notired that Miss
Page had a 80 bill and ether bills, the
denomination o. which she could not
see, in her peck -tbooh. After taking out
tie d, lla!. Miss Page put the rest of the
money back in the purse which she re-
turned to the dra Wcr.
Miss Roberts left the house by the
back door: the front and side doors
We're then locked. Witness described
the kind of food she left in the house
and upCn being further questioned by
Mr.. Sand"rson as to whether there were
amy apples. she said there were.
Witness walked down South avenue
Gale. On the way she spoke to ii man
named boolcy. who was digging ditch
beside the road. She took a car in Au-
burGdale about 11.20 and went to Wa
tertoWn ana afterward to Cambridge
She detailed very minutcly her move
mcntS during the day. She returned to
the Page house at 6.10 p. NJ. On the
WAY she met Patrick Connolly who told
her that Miss Page was dead.
That evening. witness said, the purse
in the tea table drawer was examined
1t WAS found to be unfastcned and il
contained only Sc cents.
At this point Miss Roberts identified
the bloodstained garments previously
introduced as exhibits. including the
waist removed from Miss Pages body
and the skirt found behind the door Of
Miss Pages room after tho murder.
Miss Roberts said that Il rug in the
upper hall. near the d"",r of Miss
Pages room was pushed uGtt of place
when witness return. d nome. 1t was
moved more than half i'S length to-
ward the door Of the room. 1t was also
somewhat rumplcd ANA folded.
This evidence was introduced to
strengthen the theory advanced by the
government that Mabel Page was muir
dercd III the hall and her body dragged
into her room.
While Miss Roberts was in the midst
Of her testimony. Mr. Page, father of
the murdered woman and Mrs. Free
man, her sister. came into the court
room. They appeared greatly interest
ed in the evidence of the witness.
Two stickpins We're missing from the
house after the murder. Miss Roberts
testified. They had been in cushion
in Mabefs room. She then identified
two pins as the same ones. She had
not known that they We're missing until
after the preliminary examination of
Tucker at Waltham. She identified
the pin alleged t. have been found in
the pocket of fuckers overcoat on the
right of his arrest as one of those miss
ing from the cushion and said she
knew it was in the cushion on the
morning of March 3, the day before the
murder. She recognized it because Of
its length and certain peculiar bend
in the shaft.
Tucker again leaned forward as Miss
Roberts identified the pin. but showed
no emotion and quickly settled back III
his seat.
Ni;ress said Gen. J. IT. Whitney Of tho
state police had shown the pine to her
after the hearing at Waltham and she
told him that the pine belonged To Mabel.
She had then examined the cushion in
Mabel's room ard found that this pin.
which is OF Canadian design. and another
pin Of fly design We're missing.
After a direct examination lasting about
an hour and ~ minutes, the croSS-eXam-
ination was begun by Attorney james II.
Valley.
Miss Roberts said Miss Page seldom ate
betw meals.
Regarding the tall clock in the living
III
italy all the time. although it did not
keep correct time. Miss Page had Il
watch that did not so. and witness had
a watch which did go but could not be
relied upon. Witness generally kept ac
count OF the time by her OWE watch.
YVES the tall clock right on March
3l?'' asked Mr.. Valley.
Il don't remember" replied Miss Rob
crts
Did YOU not testify at a previous time
that the clcck was right on the day OF
the murder"
After some hesitation the witness an
swcred:
Il believe I did"
And that was on April q, at the hear
ing in Watham, was it mott"
Yes" was the reply in voice that
sank almost to whisper.