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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-15
Resolve in favor of Il. d. Leavitt of

Resolve in favor of r. D. Leavitt of
Auburn.
Resolve in favor of L. NJ. Staples.
Resolve in favor of the Bath Military
and Navel Orphan Asylum.
Resolve in favor of George n. Drost
of Fort Fairfield.
Resolve in favor of the town of Ed
niunds. in the county of Washington, TO
aid in building bridge across tide Wa
tiers in said town on road leading
through the town of EdmundS to Whit
ing.
Resolve in favor of F. ]. Allen of
Sanfo ord.
Resolve in favor of the town of
Gre enbush.
Resolve in favor of 1. X. Stetson,
Bangor. Maine.
Resolve authorizing temporary loan
for the year 1905.
Resolve authorizing d temporary loan
for the year 1906.
Resolve providing for an epidemic or
emergency fund.
Resolve in aid of navigation on Lew
ey. Long and Big lakes.
Resolve to aid III building a road in
Eagle Lake plantation.
Resolve in favor of Moose River plan
tation county of Somerset.
Resolve in favor of George G. Weeks
Resolve in favor of Jackman planta-
ton, county of Somerset.
Resolve in favor of Peter NJ. Nelson
representative of Penobscot tribe of In
dams.
Resolve in favor of the Girls Orphan
age of the city of Lewiston. under the
auspices of the Sisters of Charity.
Resolve in favor of aid in building Il
| highway bridge across the Nenheptt
river between the towns of Bingham
| and Concord.
Resolve in favor of the town OF fo'
Kent. in the county of Aroosto"k. ~
assist in building a bridge across ''''
| river in the town of F ort Kent.
| Resolve for the purpose OF conlp'e'ii7
the fish hatchery and feeding STATION
at the RanSeley lakes.
| Resolve to authorize the laho "SVi''
| to sell and convey certain lands oN i'et'
| by the State in Caribou, now useo as d
| fish hatchery.
| Orders of the Day.
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Eroostook Pomona GRANGE.

The next meeting Of Aroostool Po-
mona Grange will be held with Easton
Grange, Spragues Mills, March is. at /
+. NJ.
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on Nl.Ij.,n of Mr.. rllur.r of Bangor
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on n1ntinn OF Mr. higgins of Limerick.
bill. An Act to Incorporate. tn. kittery
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-15

eistauce of the election clerks. then the
two election clerks 90 To the rear. ANA
| hr inti,nateS that ii there IS toiluSIon
! hot .vnen those two ballot clerks AL
thnu.h they belong to opro%ll" parties
they have I grand opportunity t" fool
III. roor fellow while Standing III the
roar of in. booth. Eut in 10. 5l4 we
provide, for Just such Il cGltim% 'ncy az
th,t that thor,. shall b. inside the
guard rail and in view OF al others Il
| voting shelf or compartment Tor tine rN-
| elusive use Of voters who Require til"
| alsi%t,,urt ui the clcctioh cltiES i'll
marking their ballots. That Is, inside
| the guard rail ana facing every per
SON H. Ia" ward room is Il shell ibroVid
ed fur the man who needs assistance
III marking his ballot, 50 that when thu
election clerks 20 10 amy man with AS
siy,llce they are standing right
in tin" uren view Of every mHn
in the ward room, and thy do
NOT in such cases so III the
r.ur # the booths. Consequent
n there is no occasion, no on-
nn,1uuity for t"o corrupt oil
,;lIs tn drludc Il voter
and got him to vote y different ticket
th,n hc intended to do. Even il a man
receives money Ter his ballot. GiVr him an
nrnrrltli!tN to vote rs he See, lat, 10 mat
t,,. from wilch party the money came or
II il came. from both. SLY ot top ui
th.I mat never Vet, ANA hope never
VIII i.. afraid to trust The people, ;ind !
wish that conditions wct'' Surh ttilt cVtf
n,.iu ON the CHECKLIST III every ci,E .nt.
Town would TAX" tn, interest 70 vote on
| lection day: and by having such i Ii"
q, pll .l4, We would hay" .it honest "N-
,,r,-Siou from every Sotcr. ask Sea
viIcn YOU are Consi,!t rllIS tines" iW" blii5
to vote Us AUHr cul!SCicnct t'l:f WV, Ia
krrpl9 with the expense Oh III" ti."ll' b.,
tin. Illctic!blitN and tn simplicity ct H.
ana / believe WHEN HUu CONSIDER th1S'
points YOU must vote III iaN"r oi ll"uSe
Mr. MORLEY: The gentleman told No'
to begin with that hr w"nt,d E"u I" N""
for MS bill bcc;tus, he Introduce! II mrs.
IAN IA was il partial draft IN my IL -.
and had consulted with members of
tins House as to III" idEI~ahiiiv OF it
PROV ,SonS: and then. Wlra TINS hill was
iali drafted and under discussion. til!'!i
over ric lit WAS put in This hill aud at the
next "tlng If the House the ht la
v:iS intro,iuc. d her" and WtS rri'll'd 10
th, judiciary committee. So much Tor
that brtnc. of the c;tSc
The crntlcn:n says thtt two election
clerks would not have gone i'll n'AiilG IN
compartments to sec hoW IN" ni,H Wtr
| NDtii" | never made ANY such claim
sand that the 'l"c,l',! cl' III wien ne )
done marking the bill"ts for tl"s who
want assistance. is alW ms WdIh:r% bt' <
and forth ana looking over the N"rllI'f''
of people voting, and SAY that he has
| ;!riilc ana exclusive opportunity 10 N'"'
| how tia" men vote rs II" does with IN
arrangement as it is toby. That was tn
position.
Tho gentleman asks if man comes 20
/; T.. his ballot marked ana he is of large
h,,t When
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ing t" tn" regulation and conduct OF
"lrctIun., WIS then read Il second TIM"
ana assigned Tor tomorrow IOr Its tiIIrd
reading.
I'ht icldil..s question being the second
reading al bill ,II, Al Act /" amend Sec
tiui, - 'i happier OF the Kt Vi$cd Stat
uttS. relating 10 III" better arrangement
IF shelves III the polling places,
MI Mor"X ot Lewiston, moNy'! That tho
bill % Indefinitely POSTPONED, and cali, d
lur The yeas ana NAYS
I he question being, Sli3U the yeas ana
nhAS be ora, red.
The motion was lost.
= h" question being. shall the b.ll BE- in
dci,nIt"ly postponed,
The motion WIS i!Src Cd to.
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Curse
Drink
Drunkenness Cured to Stay Cured by
WHITE RIBBON REMEDY

give it in glass Of water, tea, coffee or
food without patients knowledge.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
The Experts RIGHTS

Handwriting is a part of ones indivId-
uality. 1t is cultivated from childhood.
and is such a fixed habit that it is as
difficult to change as are the feature
of the face. If one cannot write,
writing by him would be impossible,
a person writes poorly, a well-writte
document would be impossible. In d
guising writing the writer cannot ex
cute writing better than MS own.
when the experts say they are infal
bic In such opinions, it is the truth.
is the rightful place of the expert -
throw the light of his experience on I
work in each case where comparison Is
needed to reach a conclusion. He is sup
methods of comparison, exhibits the
weight of his findings, and gives his
conclusions. If they enlighten the jury.
the expert is an advantage. II his
reasoning could ever be falldeiouS the
jury or the court gets the light anyhow
and by it reaches its own conclusion.
Expert testimony has in some tribunals
received adverse criticism. Notwith-
standing il has done extraordinary good
in demonstrating truth, whereby vast
estates have been saved from the ferger,
and many culprit brought to just
In some cases experts in handwri'
have been known absolutely not TO
agree, and some of them have a
science. They expect compensation
their services, but it is TO be
that none anywhere in the prof
has ever sold his opinion
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Tucker Arrested.

These circumstances led to his arrest
Then when the Holmes had satisfied
public demand to find somebody upon
whom to fasten guilt the Commonwealth
built a theory-the person who wrote u
L. Morton, CharlestoWn, Mass" killed
Mabel Page. Charles L. Tucker wrote
the address, therefore he Killed the
girl. And 1t was in this way, so theo-
rized the State, Tucker being out Of
funds and idle, thought he could make
a haul at Pages. So his plan was TO
tell the sister that her brother was i'll
at the hospital. and when she had gone
to Boston he would rob the house
She asked his name, so as 10 be able to
inform her brother who had been kind
enough to bring the tidings. The name
was written. She wrote a note TO her
father telling him she had gone in l.
o clock" He offered to accompany her
She went upstairs to dress. He began
10 pilfer. She came down and caught
him and threatened to expose him. He
ran after her and stabbed her in the
back at the top Of the stairs, and then in
the heart, laid her out in her room
and left. Tucker wrote the address.
fuckers knife was broken, and Tucker
had a Canadian stickpin, which Mabel
Pages maid recognized by the bent
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Handwriting on which a Lifts hung

crime missing. Time, therefore. became
the factor upon which the State rung
The changes. 1t was contracted to So
small a limit that it was an ardJouS
and risky task to stretch it ever the
movements of the defendant. He stood
on the bridge at midday. The bells
rung the noon hour. Mabel Page, IL:
her note. wrote Gone in at L o oeIock. -
The voice of the dead. Is it possible
that this was overlooked? This testi-
mony from the grave! If the note was
written py her that day it must have
been done before L o'clock, if any part
of the memorandum is to be accepted
as truth, why is this important factor
eliminated, and in its place slow
clocks" and mistaken in time" inter
polated by willing imaginatiOn2 A train
fixed in the memory of every resident
was always scheduled to leave Auburn
dale at 12:01-the moon train'-men.
women. and children knew il. To the
suburbanite a railroad schedule is as
essentially in mind as meal hours. The
clock in the home, though it stopped
at $3.50 o'oIock was running at 1880
O'Clock, when Amy Roberts. the maid.
last saw it before going out. If the
note meant anything it meant what on
its face it purpCrted to convey: Have
heard Harold is ill" etc. Gone in at
y o'clock" Therefore, she was writing
before u o'clock If SO. Tucker had not
left his own home. Should there be,
as T., time. any doubt? If so, 2hould
not the defendant be entitled c it?
Doubt. doubt, everywhere; but not a
shadow for him.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
By COL. E. B. HAY.

YT HAD been left to Massachusetts
to give 10 the legal world a cause
celebre which, dependent upon
handwriting and circumstantiaI evi-
denee. gave rise to more interesting
questions upon law and fact than have
been combined in any case for many
years, perhaps in no other.
The recollection Of the famous trial of
Roland B. Molineux In New York city
had not at all faded when, on March 81.
1904, Mabel Page, OF Weston, a suburb
OF Soston. was discovered by her father
to have been murdered at midday.
Charles L. Tucker, a young man OF
twenty-four. who resided at the time al
Auburndale, about thirty minutes walk
from Weston. was accused, tried, and
has recently been convicted of the
crime.
The trial which took place at East
Cambridge, the county seat OF Middle
sex county, and just ended, will ever
be memorable. 1t was begun January l,
1865. and closed on the night of January
23 when the verdict of guilty stunned
all Massachusetts, and lawyer and lay
man everywhere that had followed the
evidence We're filled with surprise, while
many expressions in the public press
saYored of indignation.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
fuckers Broken Knife.

At the trial the government to main
tain its contention produced a broken
knife blade which was found in fuckers
cvercoat pocket, upon which Prof.
Wood, Of Harvard, found a diminutiye
speck which had 'the consistency of
human blood" but might be that of a
cat or dog, which was fully corroborated
by a number of medical experts. A
knife that kills should have at least one
drop of blood upon it. Amy Roberts,
the maid. recognized the pin, not by its
face, but by the bent point. And there
was sufficient testimony TO shed doubt
upon the handwriting theory OF the
Government Every link in the chain
forged by the striving yulcans was de
fective from the standpoint of the
defendant The only facts upon which
there was no doubt was that Mabel
Page was murdered ana some time
wrote a note to advise her father tha t
shr was going in to the massachusetts
Hospital at Il o'clock, gone in u
clock
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Atty Gen. Herbert PaPksp

saw him on the way to the railroad, re-
turning homeWard, and leaving back of
him the Page home Farther along this
road at 1925 witnesses saw him, and
they undoubtedly fixed that time. There
is a stretch of track nearly a mile, along
which he traversed on the ties, most
tiresome to pedestrians. and at 12:50 the
switchman In the towerhouse of the
railroad saw and recognized him, while
at 1856 party joined him in the tunnel
under the track. and in a few moments
ne reached home. being there seen by his
Eeighbo-s, who remarked about it.
Thus in one hour he had walked 3.65
miles Ieisurely, as one enjoying g. pur-
poseless walk. To place him al the Page
house would need the addition of one
half mile distance and at least thirty
minutes in time. As this is not the day
of miracles the defense felt that an
alibi certainly would eliminate Tucker
from the case. The knife was his, even
though, while under the pressure of sus-
picion. he said to the officer that it was
rot. The sticlSpin was recognized as the
property OF Tucker, and that he had
been in possession of II for several years
Thus cleared the cloud that seemed to
envelope this defendant. So the uues-
tion is being asked who hoodooed the
jury into doing the impossible with the
prisoner, putting him in two places at
the same time
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Must Have Flown.

No one saw Tucker on the road to
Pages. If he could have gone along
that read without being seen it is pos
sible that others might have traversed
the same way unobserved. The Com
monwoalth suggests in answer that he
might have crossed the field and enter
ed the Page estate from the back An
engineer testified that the field was
marshy and testimony showed that
fuckers shoes were polished. giving no
evidence of crOSS-farm cuts. He did not
possess wings. yet that jury put him
there. Twelve descendants, no doubt.
of those who. in the early history OF
New England, PUT to death the sug-
gest9Ts of supernatural incidents of i'm
possibility. and yet without reasonable
doubt" they weave net out of the
thread of evidence. and accomplish the
mysterious feat of waiting i'll it this
human being unseen. through the air.
in violation of all the laws of space and
gravita ton. as well rs all the laws gov
ernfng human reason
John Hay, In his Little Breeehes p
solves ii:
How did he git thar? Angels
He could never have walked
They just scooped down and toted him. =
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
A Quaint Settine.

The court house in East Cambridge is
second TO none anywhere in its perfec-
tion Of appointments, and the court it
self when the trial took place had an
air of austerity equal TO an English
tribunal and a surrounding of solemnity
which in comparison would have made
q Piritanicai funeral seem bright. It
vas a struggle for human life. a
young man the victim, the occasion had
to be respected accordingly. From
Hear ye.' to the Ora profundis'' of
the clerk IN swearing the witnesses every
sound, every movement, and every act
OF every body had an .'out Of the depths
rhythm about 1t that constantly ap-
peaIed TO the actors and audience to
reverence the presence of allegations Of
a capital offense and govern yourself
accordingly.
The sheriff and his bailiffs, fine-Iooking g
men. were all disguised as gentlemen of
the old school, in broadcIota, brass but
tons, and nigh silk hats Like bead1es
III the foreign churches, they carried
long slaves as emblems of office After
seeing the sheriff attired IN a dress
eoat, swalIowtail, with the shining brass
adornments. the memory of Luke Po-
land who for many years graced the
House of Representatives III like at
tire, came vividIy back.
Sitting in the center of the court
room, In a loge, or cage. facing the
stage upon which the lines were spoken
and the acting done which proved TO be
a tragedy TO him, the prisoner watched
the proceedings
Judges Sheldon and Sherman presided
and presided well. with keen observation
and impressive dignity. Commonwealth s
Attorney Sanderson engaged in his
maiden case in his official capacity, but
the great controlling power that gave
confidence to the State and fear 10 the
defense was the presence of Attorney
General Parker. whose renown as
prosecuting officer is not confined TO his
own State but has spread far and wide.
Massachusetts is humane as well as
generous. II places the treasurer S
urers purse string in The hands of the
defendant that he may not be deprived
Of any of the machinery of legal war-
fare necessary to his defense. There
fore the court assigned able and ex-
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
His Movements on the Fatal Day.

FOLLOW now young fuckers move
I:entS about which there could be no
doubt. On the morning OF the 3lst of
March he worked at his home in An
burndale, during the morning cleaning
~ leaves upon the lawn around his
home. His mother, intending to take
the IL o'clock train also for Boston, had
dinner served at II 80 o'cIock-of which
Charles partoOk, finishing and dressing
by II 30 O'Clock, at which time he left
home for walk over the road to
Weston He sauntered along smoking
a pipe, until it fell at Cutters Corner
and broke.
AT u o'clock he WAS upon the bridge
crossing the Charles river, on the read
to Weston. He talked to two parties
Iishing. The bells at several estates
were ringing and n factory whistle blew.
indicating the hour of u o'clock. Cross
ing the bridge he was first greeted by
a Young girl neighbor returning from
the errand of delivering her father s
dinner at a point she LETT about fifteen
minutes before. This was 1906 O'Clock
At 12:l5 witness saw him drop his pipe
and said to him, THAI is hard luck. -
From Cutters Corner, at which this in
ctdent occurred the Page house is a
quarter of z mile. or jiIst SIX minutes
walk distant. AT 1920 o'clock his neigh
hor who had known him since a small
boy, and to whom the young Sfl's Tucker
met at the bridge hai carried dinner,
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

f. A Harris. medical examiner: Dr.. II.
B. Frost. surgeon; DR.. Henry A. Wood.
surgeon for the State, and DR.. I. w.
Pemfret, dental surgeon; Prof. A. E.
Austin. chemist; Prof. I. Leary, pathol-
ogist; Or. +. A. Pease, surgeon; DIR. n.
E. Webb. surgeon: DR.. J. L. Lockhart,
surgeon, as eNponents of medical juris-
prudence, while on handwriting were Mr..
French, of Boston; DR.. Davenport, of
Eoston; DR.. Z. Nj. Schaeffer, of Wash
lngton; H. E. Kingston, of Boston, Prof.
c. F. Hinman. of Worcester; Mr.. Car
vaIho. and Mr.. Kinsley, of New York;
Dr. Frazer, of Philadelphia, and myself.
The State owes the result to the
methods and manner of that past mas
ter of prosecuting officers, Attorney
General Parker, the masterful maripula-
tor of hypothesis. It was quietly done.
but witnesses fell under his fire even
when they knew they should stand up
To it, And in the confusion of attack,
said. No! when Yes was meant Some
times. it was after the following we'll
known example:
Hamlet Parker-Do you see yonder
cloud almost in shape of a camel?
Witness Polonius-By the mass and
it's like a camel indeed.
H. P.-Methinks it is like weasel.
w. PIT is backed like weasel.
H. P.-Or like a whale
w. P.-Very like whale
And with that sweeping gesture, with
That will do left the jury TO decide
whether the testimony should be consid-
cred for or against. Lightning rather
ttan thunder characterized his address
to the jury, which, while apparently say
| ing Good friends. sweet friends! let me
not stir you up, etc" all the time his
work was being done. Eight hours anu
! the jury said. Guilty" Acquitted was
| expected by everybody. The State did not
/ look Tor Guilty" Hence the prisoner col
| lHDsed. The her wept, and counsel,
who had TO "a by side, fell upon
| each other and shed tears.
And con .eyailed III that
C0urtroo or weeks been the
scene strenuous existence
ever he trial OF any cause
| III til ! OF in the hisrory OF
| any
| nave fled forty reasons
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
The Writing in the Case.

Mabel Page was murdered at a time
between 11:30 o'clock when the laundry
man delivered laundry TO her and 2:30
o'clock, when her father found her dead
body in her room in the Page home. On
the floor in the room was aound
small pad-sfze piece of paper, on which
a memorandum of an address. j. L.
Morton, Charlestown, Mass" was writ
ten At her desk, or table, upon a piece
from the same pad was written also in
pencil the following note, evidently in
structfons to her father:
Have just heard Harold is hurt and
is at the Massachusetts Hospital; have
gone in u o'clock: will leave key of
front side door with key of barn stairs
will telephone Mrs. Bennett
A doctor pronounced at first that it
was case of suicide, but when the un-
dertaker discovered a wound in the
back, inflicted by a Knife murder was
the fact, and somewhere there was a
murderer. Charles L. Tucker was rid
ing that afternoon in fish wagon, in
which was found a sheath that fell
from his pocket Why empty and where
the knife? The Sherlock Holmes"
went to work. Tucker was the mark
He had been seen about u o'clock on
March 81 going toward Weston from
Auburndale. The boy was apprehended
but treated the matter jof<ingly and in
his vanity seemed to appreciate the no.
torlety of the situation and enjoyed the
fame of being illustrated" He al
layed suspicion and was passed. Again,
upon apprehension. was passed. A third
time they came upon him. The joke
became a little too serious, so II turned
to fear and he lied about the knife,
which he had broken and raarred. A
stick pin, the coat of arms of Canada,
was found in the pocket with the knife
blade.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
A Marvellous Legal Battle.

It was a marvellous legal battle. Into
IL marched more than 16U witnesses,
testing memory, skill and science. Wit
nesses for the alibi, medical experts.
handwriting experts, and even the faith
er OF the murdered girl and the par
ents and brother of the defendant.
Strange as 1t may seem the experts dis
agreed. At least they reached different
conclusions and yet all of them are dis
tfnguished in their respective lines.
Prof z. s. Wood, of Harvard; DIR.
Julian A. Mead, medical examiner, DR..
T. w. Draper. medical examiner: DR..