Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-01-11
TUCKER JOKES,
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Nouio De IlistUS.
Mr.. Nahey attempted to examine the
witness regarding his testimony i'll two
cases IN New York but the co,rt de-
clared the questions incompetent. not
ing the exceptions Of the defence. Mr..
CarvalhO then said that extraordinary
coincidences in the handwriting of diff
fe:ent persons occasionally occurred.
In redirect examination bv District
Attorney Sanderson, Mr. Carvalho sad
such condolences were limited to i few
details.
The witness vas then excused and
William J. kinsley of New York, an
ether handwriting expert was called t.
the stand.
Before commencing his examination.
the district attorney announced that
Mr.. klnslcy's testimony would be limit
ed to those details in which his methods
of studying the handwriting in the case
differed from those Of the experts who
had previously testified He also an
bounced that counsel eor the defence. in
order to cXnedite the trial had agreed
not to crCSs-examine Mr.. l-insley and
fraln from cross-eNamining the fourth
handH riIing expert 10 be called by the
defence.
Tucker manifested more interest ir
the proceedings, today, than for several
days and listened with apparent inter-
est to the testimony Of the experts. He
also took particular notice Of a news
| paper artist VINO was skelching a pic
ture of the defendant. calling him to the
attention of L deputy with nod and a
wink.
Mr. trincla,- ifiaI thnt
eDt characters were generally alike in
the standards and the disputed hand
writing. He said the Morton address
showed evidence that the writer was
ID boring under nervous or mechanical
| difficulty or Il combination of both.
Witness stated that he Was firmly of
the opinion that the person who wrote
the standards was the author of the
Morton address.
Witurss was also of the opinion that
part Of the writing on the postal card
alleged 10 have been found in the pocket
of fuckers overcoat after his arrest
was the work of the same person who
wrote the standards and the disputed
address.
NJ Kinslny's testimony was brief and
he was followed by John d. Morton of
Dorchester. who has been employed in
the South Terminal station, Boston, for
several years. Witness testified that
he did not know Tucker. He knew oil
no j. l.. Morton and he said he did not
write the disputed address. Testimony
concerning the employment of Tucker
ut the South Terminal station was
then introduced, Geo. +. Ingalls,. the
baggage agent at the South Terminal,
being called. He stated that Tucker
worked in his department from Novem-
ber 1899 to September, 1900 The wit
ness said that in connection with his
work. Tucker often was obliged to be
i'm a part of the station where j. ID.
Morton worked. The government has
stated that it would show an ac-
ruaintance between Tucker and j. ID.
Morton.
Herbert A. Iver of the South Ter
minal managerial staff. was called TO
state that Tucker was employed at
the terminal from August. 1899, TO
March, 1909. He was followed by
Samuel c. Bennett Of Weston, neigh
Dor of the Page family.
Mr. Bennett was questioned partic-
ularly with reference to the tall clock
in the Page home. He noticed that the
clock slluck on the day of Mahel
Pages funeral. about eight minutes
after the service began, which indl-
Gated to him that the clock was slow.
Mrs. Bennett wife of the previous
Witness described two visits to the
Page home on the day of the death of
Mabel Page. She said someone whom
she did not recall brought news of the
ragcdy and she went to the house.
Later she made a second trip and on
this occasion size had noticed tnat the
tall clock had stopped. She called ME-
Pages attention to it and he started
it, setting it by his watch. She no.
ticed that on the day of the funeral the
clock was slow. 1t is understood that
10y this lin" of evidence. the govern
mpnt expects to show that Tucker had
- Or % minutes more time at the Page
hous,. than the defense allots to him.
Miss Susie Gutter of Cutters Corner.
about a quarter of a mile from the
Page house. was the first witness at
the afternoon session. sSh" was very
nervous ANA tremblcd Violently when
she took the stand. She testified that
about $50 on the afternoon Of the mur-
'tf. Snc Went 10 lnn rage mouse. ME-
Page ami Mrs. Bennett We're then
there. Her attention WAS called to the
fact that the clock in the living room
had stopped and she saw Mr.. Page set
il by his watch. She did not remember
his setting it more than once.
Cross examined by Nj. Eahey Miss
Gutter said that from the dining room
window Of her house there was an ,ln-
interrupted view Of the Page house
when there We're no leaves on The trees
She said that on the forenoon of the
day of the murder she drove to WAL
than. returning home ut l1.t0. On the
way she saw Mr.. Shaler, who lives be-
yond the Page house. and a man
named Hooley. who WAS digging n
ditch beside the road. Her brother.
Charles Cutter. had several men work.
ing for him on that day. She did not
see Tucker around Cutters Corner that
day. She never knew Tucker even
by sight.
on redirect examination Miss Cut
Ter said that the front door of the Pa~
house cannot bc seen from the Cutter
house. on account of some evergreen
tre"s in the Page front yard