The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-13
TELLS Of FINDING
KNIFE AND PIN.

is it not2' said MIR. Nahey, taxing UP thc
cross examination.
Yes sir"
A DENIAL.
did you say TO Tucker" continued At
torney Vahey. while he was being ques-
toned. Charlie. you do not look like a
fellow who would do a thing like thisg
'I never said anything OF the kind
"Did YOU shake hands with Tucker?'
mo sir"
Gen. whitney previously stated on the
stand that he had shaken hands with
Tucker and hat probably officer Rhoads
had done the same.
Edward Hammond. formerly member
OF the state police. said he was at the
Tucker house the night the search was
made. He corroborated the statement or
Officer Neal He then told OF a trip he
had made over the route supposed TO be
that followed by Tucker about noon on
the day OF the murder. He said the trip
occupied i3 minutes. including a stop OF
one minute at the Page house.
on eross-ex examination witness said he
did not walk from fuckers house o
Weston bridge. having started from the
Connolly house. Neither did he walk by
the switch TO Weston. The fact that
Tucker included these places In his trip
was not brought out at the Waltham
X
ing that witness went over the route.
EXPERT CALLED.
State Officer George Dunham testified
that he had been searching for the va
rious persons and drns found on the
postal cards found In fuckers pocket
and could find no trace OF them.
District Attorney Sanderson then called
Prof. Wood Of Harvard. the expert en-
gagged by the government to examine
stains on the knife and clothing and
also the contents Of Mabel PaSS's stom-
ach.
Prof Wood stated that on April he
received from the state police a jar con-
tanning the contents OF the stomach OF
Mabel Page. 1t contained just five
ounces. Analysis showed that Miss Page
had eaten bread and butter and fruit.
such as an apple or a pear.
BLOOD STAINS,
There were also evidences Of meat I'm the
stomach Digestion had scarcely begun.
Tho witness said digestion might go on
after death for a short time, not more
than 10 minutes or as long as there was
heat in the body. provided IL was taking
place normally at the time of death. He
said the stomach examined by him was
healthy.
on April Prof. Wood said he received
from the state officers a large bundle
containing n number of articles OF
womnn's wearing apparel. including an
underskirt and a dress skirt. and also con-
tanning a knife and a knife sheath. He
said the hooks and eyes on the dress skirt
had been torn off.
Imbeded In one side OF this skirt were
fibre OF straw mating and near the bot
tom were blood stains. These stains
showed the imprint OF n thumb or finger
AS Prof Wood described the condition
OF the skirt he held IL up and pointed out
the portions to which he referred having
identified II as the one he had examined
Upon several other articles Prof Wood
said that he had found blood stains. The
corset was given TO the witness and In
connection with questions about cuts In
the article II developed that frequent
handling had changed their appearance.
The prosecution then wished to offer a
photograph taken soon after the cloth
ing came into tho possession OF the au-
thorities, and Lawyer Valleys objection
was overruled by the court.
Prof. Wood was stll on the stand when
the adjournment for lunch was taken.
All the forenoon the appearance of
Tucker was one OF extreme weariness
Although he kept his gaze fixed upon the
witnesses as general rule the look
seemed 10 be one Of vacancy rather than
interest