Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-16
STATE RESTS.
Prosecution Concludes
Evidence in Tucker Trial
Defence Will Be General Denial
of All the Charges.
Medical Experts Support Governments
Theories as to Knife, etc.

| Cambridge Mass. Jan. 15-The third
week Of the trial of Charles l.. Tucker
| charged with the murder of Mabel
| Page, will begin. tomOrlO W. with the
| presentation of the case of the defence.
Since the trial opened. Jan. >. there
nave been Il daily SESSIONS Of the court.
| 10 days being given over to the presen-
tati"n of the Prosecutions evidence.
The commonwealth rested its case. yes
| t"rdaE. and adjournment was taken,
until tomorrow morning.
| When court opens, tomorrow the out
| lin" Of the defrn"o will be made to the
| jury by Thomas z. Valley of the pris-
| Oucr'S counsel.
During its presentation of the case
| the commonwealth has attempted to
establish robbery as a motive and to
prove that the prisoners own state
m"nts regarding his movements on the
dav of the murder We're untrue. Evil
dence has been Introduced to prove that
Tucker needed money b. fore the muir
der ana that after the crime he had
money a broken knife. with which the
prosecution claims the crime was COM
mittcH was found IN tho prisoners
"Nerc"at pocket and il was stated by
some II the government witnesses that
Tucker acknowledged breaking the
knit" because h. thought the authori-
lies would think him guilty if they
should find it IN lis possession. 4 pin
Of Canadian design found in fuckers
pocket was identified by 4 servant in
the Page family as III" property of the
murdered woman. \ stain on the pris-
oncr'S overcOat. which by his own adj
mission. he wore OF the day Of the
murdei. has hean examined by an eX-
pc,t analyst. Nhp declared that it was
made by humon artcrial hood.
Four handwriting experts testified
that an address on q piece of paper
found near Miss PAGES pcdy was writ
ten By TIE same person who made out
more than 100 sales slips. which, the
government claims We're filled out by
TUcke, when he was employed in
Boston store AMI which were entered as
standards of the defendants hand
writing.
1t is understood that tn" counsel 70:
the defence intended to establish an
alibi for the prisoner showing that he
was not within 4 quarter of a mile of
II C. Page house IN the day of the muir
Gt~. that evidence will lie introduced
To prove tina, the pin found in his
rocket had been in his possession NOR"
than two year; and Nas gwen 70 him
by his wife: that the blood on his coat
will l- satisfactorily explained and
that his supply of money after the
murder will also be explained. Four
handwriting experts iavc been sum
I
mony to show that Tucker did not
write the diSr,u;rd add. IS. 1t has not
Yet been decided whether the prisoner
Will take The stand il Lis own defence.
\ great many witnesses have been
summoned bv the dcfeICc.
Although III" strain of the trial has
hcen considerable thu E!embers of tn"
jury are in excellent n"alth. Today the
jury offended church services. twice.
attend ii by deputy shcriffs Tucker en-
iovrd an all day rest in his cell IN the
East Cambridge :ail. Tho strain of the
trial has told on him ana the rest which
the sabbath afforded Vas appreciated
by tn" plison"r. Hi; only recreation
vas = careful reading of the stories of
he trial printed in :hr sunday papers.
Boston. Jan. 1t 'haries l.. Tucker
now knows all tEat the prosecution has
in evidence TO support the accusation
that he murdered Miss Mabel Page at
Weston in the noon hour Of March 81.
Saturday. at 80 =. NJ, Attorney eG;n
"r1l Parker arose and. using tn"
phrase, the commonwealth rests.
made The announcement that the pros
| ecution mad no more testimony which
could he offered to support the charge.
As it was close tn the hour. l p. NJ,
when tho court adjourned. Saturday.
tn" defence was not called upon to open
its ease With the close Of the prose
cutior's case. the court adjourned until
Monday. at $50 \. NJ. At that time
Thornas F. Valley Will make the open
ing statement Of what the defendant
hos to present i'll answer to the asscr-
tions made in the testimony Of the gov
crnmcnt witnesses.
II is expected that Hon. Charles II.
Inn <. the junior counsel assigned by
the court. would indicate to the jury
the nature Of the evidence to be sub
mittai by the defence. Day before yes
| to-day. Mr.. Iunes became i'll with ton
silit;s and he has since been confined to
Yesterday. James II. Valley, senior
counsel for the prisoner, Informed the
court Of Air lines illness. which, he
sai1. precluded his participating during
the first days of the introduction of the
! DEFENDANTS case. the senior attorney
asked that his brother, Thomas +.
N.hcy, be appointed to take Mr.. Innes'
place. Judge sherman conferred with
his associate. Judge Sheldon, and an
nn.,rced that Mr.. Inaes' appointment
| AS counsel WAS revoked and Thomas r.
NIhe- assigned instead.
| Mr. Valley expects to occupy an nour
and q half n opening the case. and the
defence will be ready with its witnesses
to expedite the presentation OF their
| testimony.
The last day Of the government evil
dence Yesterday. was devoted entirely
to the statements of Prof. Edward >.
Wood, the government chemist ana the
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