Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-13

either red or russell. He was unable
to identify the sheath when it was
shown him by the district attorney.
Arthur w. Woodward. father of the
young man who rode with Tucker.
testified that on the Monday night fol-
lowing the murder his son showed him
paper in which was a photograph of
Tucker and then showed him the knife
sheath. The boy expressed the opinion
tnelt the sheath was the property of
a"lier. Witness gave the sheath to
Ge,4. Whitney of the state police on
the following Saturday. He noticed
the teeth marks and a small cut on it.
Miss Frances A. Fitzgerald. clerk at
the West Newton police station. testi-
fled that She took in shorthand a state
ment made by Tucker on April in
the West Newton police court
Tucker listened closely To the testi
| mony OF this witness leaning forward
on the rail of the dock and resting his
head on his hands.
Just after Miss Fitzgerald had begun
to read from the notes she took on that
occasion, court adjourned fer luncheon.
At the afternoon session Miss FitZ
| gerald resumed her reading of the
| iI'lCN tIie DslItt tOul lit'il
| ing of questions asked by Chief Shaw
| and Gen. Whitney of the state police
and answers made by Tucker. One
| question asked of the defendant refer
red to the manner in which fuckers
| wife met her death.
| Upon objection by counsel for the
defense. this question was ruled out
| by the court and Miss Fitzgerald was
| instructed to omit reading questions
and answers relating to this subject
Among the questions asked the defend
ami by Chief Shaw. witness said was one
| relating to the time when Tucker tried to
| deface the knife which has been intro
| due ed as evidence. To this Tucker replied
that it was about l. o'clock on the day
following the murder. This knife is now
| broken into three pieces
Witness said she also took Il Stenogranh
ic REPORT of questions asked of Henry c.
| Bourne lN Detectives Whitney and
Rnoades. District Attorney S,ndersnn
then attempted 10 have her read a part
H"urne is alleged to have made that H..
| met Tucker the day after the murder
In his testimony. this morning. Bourne
| said he could not remember whether he
saw Tucker the day after the murder.
Mr.. ahcy objected. saving the govern
mem had n" right to use this method of
|
ness things that he had testified he could
| not remember. The court ruled that the
district attorney could continue his cues
| tons ana court would announce a drciS-
ion after he got through. After The dis
| trict attorney had concluded hi; uues-
tlonine along this line. the court said that
| court $ attention to ii the court would
state in the charge to the jury how much
weight this evidence should have
Mr.. Valley cross-extmned the witness
| very closely concerning her notes and
went over them with her. He called atten-
ton to several characters scratched ont
and witness admitted that she had chang
| ed the wording Of several questions and
| answers. ard in one instance had been
| unable to make out the shorthand char
| aCters.
Witness said that although she was
present on the first two days of the Wal
than hearing she WAS not present on the
Did YOU go away to avoid being sum
moned?" asked Mr. Valley
Il object said Attorney General Par
The witness took no notice of the attor
ney generals words and answered. Yes.
sin"
Counsel for Tucker smiled in evident
pleasure n the answer. The prosecution
did not ask that the answer be stricken
on on me II colu. MI NhhtI HAVING mad"
the statement in response To question
by the court that he did not consider the
reply OF vital Importance. He said. how
ever that he would Use the evidence
Chief Joseph p Shaw of the state po-
lice. then took the stand. He related his
ana the questions to which Tucker was
subjected at the station house by himself
ana Gen. Whitney.
| Chew Shaw said that Tucker told him
be mt the knife in his overcoat pocket
h-e ause he thought the officers would
81 !"h his room and did not wish them to
| IA the sheath there.
| = Il three pieces Of the broken knife
| were then identified by witnesses as the
ones he showed Tucker on the night when
| the defendant was first held on sus-
Nj. Vahey objected to the knife being
introduced as an exhibit at this time. but
the court ruled against him. the defence
filing his objections
| Witness said he requested Tucker to re
move the trousers he then had on. As
| Tucker did 50 he volunteered til" state
mont that he could account for any blood
| stains that might be found on them.
| Tucker told the chef that the blood
came from a woman with whom he had
spent a art Of the day on March Il.
cunistalnces point strongly I" You as the
man who committed this crime and / can
tell You pretty nearly, now YOU did it,
| THAT may be your way of thinking,
hut ! did not go into the house on that
Chief Shaw was shown and identified
another pair of trousers. alleged 10 have
| belonged to Tucker. which also had blood
| stains on them. W ltneSS sad tucker mad
accounted to him for these spots by say
| ing he had worn the trousers while he
was choppinG some wood and had cut his
hand. the blood dropping onto the trons-
le!S.
| II then said" continued Chief Sha W.
| Tucker | feel il my duty to place you
under arrest. and charge You with the
murder of Mabel Page.
| ON crOss-examination. Chief Shaw said
Tucker told him the name Of the Young
| woman ne WAS with on the day Of the
murder and the approximate time he was
the chief said. without hesitation.
| Cen JophanuS II. Whitney of the state
| police. was recalled and repeated part
| of his previous testimony relating Ito his
visit to fuckers home,
Adjournment was then taken until to-
morrow morning.