The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-17
FAVOR DEFENSE
Evidence For Tucker in
Page Murder
Case.
WITNESS IS RAT tiled

East Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 49,
Favorable for the defendant in nearly
every detail, was the testimony of
the witnesses of the prosecution in
the trial of Charles l.. Tucker,
the accused murder of Miss Mabel
Page. Even the state police varied in
the testimony they offered, as was
shown by a statement of General j.
Il. Whitney, of the state police, when
he was called to the stand this after
noon for cross examination.
At the preliminary hearing, held in
Waltham on April 10 last, General
Whitney testified under oath, that
Tucker told him that on the day of the
murder, he left his home at 11:45 in
the morning. When upon the stand
yesterday for his direct examination,
the officer stated that Tucker had
told him he left his nome at 1906
noon. He was asked if this statement
did not conflict with his testimony at
the preliminary hearing, and replied
that he did not know. He was sub
jected to a most rigid cross examin-
alton on this point by Lawyer Vahey,
who asked why he should have chang
ed the time so materially. Detective
Whitney replied. if he said 11:45 at
the Waltham hearing, he must have
made mistake.
Then you think you are more apt
tn ho of
talk with the defendant. than you
were at the hearing ten days after
the crime" asked Mr. Vahey.
81 will repeat that II said IS min
utes before 12, l must have been mis-
taken" replied Mr.. Whitney.
Another point, and one of the
strongest of the entire trial to date,
was the testimony of Henry Bourne,
fuckers chum, who identified the Ca
madam pin already sworn to be Miss
Pages, by her maid, Amy Roberts, as
that of fuckers, as that of fuckers,
and that he had seen Tucker wearing
| it In his yachting cap since 1902. to
hold up the front Of the cap. Bourne
told of his acquaintance with the pris-
oner, saying he had always known
! him" His evidence was not expected
by the prosecution and is expected to
prove of most material assistance to
! the defense.
The contention of the commonwealth
in the trial of Charles L. Tucker for
the alleged murder of Mabel Page
that there was human blood on the
knife taken from fuckers boat and
upon articles of his clothing, was con-
firmed this afternoon by Professor
Edward S. Wood, of the Harvard Med
Professor Wood made chemical an
alysis of stains found on fuckers
overcoat and several pairs of trous-
! ers, as well as on the knife blade.
He found these to be bloodstalns. He
analyzed also the contents of Mabel
Pages stomach, the result convincing
him that she was killed in from 10
to 80 minutes after she had eaten
! luncheon.
| This testimony of the expert chem
! ist is the most important given thus
! far in the trial in favor of the prose-
cution, but counsel for the defense
told the Publishers Press representa-
tive that what had been said today did
not hurt the case so far as the defend
ant is concerned one whit Mr.. Va
hey said that the bloodstains found
on the back edge of the knife will be
easily accounted for, and the rest of
the articles upon which Prof. Wood
claims he found human blood stains,
will be as easily taken care of a lit
tie later in the trial. Prof. Wood will
be further examined tomorrow.