The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-14
BLOOD STAINS
AGAINST TUCKER
EVIDENCE or PROFESSOR WOOD
WAS VERY DAMAGING TO
ACCUSED MURDERER.
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BOSTON. Mass. Jan. I4.-The eli
max of the governments case against
Charles L. Tucker. charged with the
innlser of Mabel Page, came yester-
day afternoon when Professor Ed
ward S. Wood. who has testified In
more murder trials than any other
man in Massachusetts, declared that
ne had found blood on the overcoaS
End trousers worn by Tucker on the
day of the murder, and on the broken
knife found in fuckers home,
Professor Wood testified that the
lhioodstains he found were consistent
with human blood stains. Holding
the broken knife blade in his hand.
Professor Wood declared that such a
knife coul6 have caused every wound
on Mabel Pages body.
To-day will see the completion of
Inc case of the prosecution and it is
probable that the defense Will begin
lns side,
AS to-day is.a one-session court
day. there will not be more than
enough time for fuckers counsel TO
outline the defense and the asking of
testimony will not begin until the
opening of court Monday morning.
George Dunham. OF the State po.
lice. testified that he had the Gus
tpdy OF the ciuthing of Miss Page
and that he took ii to Professor Ed
ward Wood, chemist of Harvard, He
had also glass par which contained
the stomach of Miss Page and he de
| ilivered that to Prof. Wood Profes.
Isor Wood was called. He said he had
loxamined the clothing in an effort 20
find blood stains and he had also ex-.
amined the contents Of the stomach
of the murdered woman.
He described in detail the food
found in the stomach, and said 1t
showed that digestion had but just
begun.
The witness said he received from
Chief Shaw broken knife blade.
Tho cutting edge had been broken
| by a hammer, file or wise. The han-
die part showed the marks of file.
On the back edge of the knife he
found blood stains. He said that his
analysis proved that the blood was
human blood. He described the
| blood stains and cuts found on the
various articles of apparel worn by
Miss Page on the day OF the murder.
The corset cover was practically COW
cred with blood and had several cuts
in II. The waist Of the union suit
Of underclothing was in the same con-
diuon. The corsets were also cut but
| there was very little blood on them.
Professor Wood said he had exam
med twenty-one pieces of clothing
of Tucker and on eighteen of them
he found nothing, but on three he
found blood stains. On the oyercoat
he found blood stains on the collar.
on the lower front and on the right
lapel. These stains were from hu-
man blood. He had also found hu-
man blood stain on the top button.
George c. Neal, deputy chief of
Massachusetts State police, was the
next witness called. He said he
searched fuckers room after Tucker
had been arrested. and found pieces
OF Kn1te there, also SUCK pin
which was in the pocket OF fuckers
coat.
The witness said that after deliver
ing the broken blade to Chief Shaw
he went back to the Tucker house to
search for the handle belonging to
the broken blade. He talked with
Tucker in his cell and asked him
where he broke the knife.
''He said he broke It in the cellar, 2
said the witness.
81 asked him when he broke 1t. he
said 1t was that noon. asked him
why he broke it. He said because he
was afraid the police would connect
him with the Page murder
Neal told of taking the clothing OF
Tucker to Professor Wood for exam
nation
With some additional testimonJ
by doctors regarding the wounds the
State closed its case.
Court adjourned until Monday
morning when Counsellor Thomas F.
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