Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-04
JURY VISITS SCENE.
Looks Over Page and Tucker Houses
and Their Surroundings.

Weston, Mass. Jan; The jury which
was selected. yesterday. in the trial at
Cambridge Of Chas, l.. Tucker. came here,
today; to inspect the scene of the murder
AND the adjacent territory. Accompa MED
by Sheriff Fairbairn and six deputies, the
iuryme Mt reached Weston bridge in Au-
from Cambridge i'm special car. A few,
minutes later Atty. Gen. Parker arrived
in carriage. together with Dist: Atty;
Gen. Joohanus ~. Whitney OF the state
Police. James Fl. Valley of counsel for
the defence. reached the bridge shortly
aftc"Ward.
The entire party entered barge and
proceeded to the Tucker home on Bourne
stre,t I. Auhurnd;.le About ~ minute:
was spent there, particular attention be-
ing raid to the cellar OF The house. where
Il broken knife which figured in the pre-
sanitation Of the g .r,: h , the Grand
back To tn" bridge. where the different
roads leading over the hill We're pointed
out to the Jury The party then then walked le.i
Il mile and a half distant. by this lime
the mist of the early morning had TUNED
into a cutting snow storm. which made
the trip rather uncomt Ortable.
The jurors carefully acquainted them
selves with :he appearance OF the houses
along the road and the general toposra-
ply OF the country. Paths and short
cuts across the hill Were called to their
attention. At Cutter, Corner. where sew
rral roads converse. they spent 4 few
and their general direction. particularly
the roads leading, to he Page house and
to the Bennett house when mas been
mentioned III the case. ana East Newton
street. leading to the railroad station of
the Boston x Albany Railroad.
From Cutters Corner the jurors and
their escort went with little delay to the
Page house. where the body of Mabel
Page was found. last March. They en-
tered the house at once ana spent long
time there. beginning minute inspection.
with a visit to the upstairs room where
the body was found.
Sheriff Farbairn stated that on leaNirs
the house the party would examine East
Newton street. leading from Cutters Cor
ner to Riverside. and then would return
70 cambridse in the ,,r,, car Which Nh i,.,, had
ed that they would be back in Cambridge
by | o'clock
The Page stable was also inspected. af-
ter which the jurors walked along South
avenue about $40 yards from which thor
oushfa"c they had a general view OF IN"
Page estate. They then retraced their
towards Wellesley to the point where. II
is claimed, the murderer left field and
continued his course along the highway
The jury did not use their conveyance
during the examination.
The Jury returned To cutters Corner
and spent about half an hour insrrrrlins
ter's farm and cider mill and then WalEeH
down East Newton street as far as the
railroad track near Rive:Side a SOP MAS
defence vii. claim that Tucker WAS there
at noon on the day Of the murder and
of :: br,l in a factory nearby. While tho
Jury was AZ the Doyle place they heard
In. hell on III" factory ring at l. I" clock
The party afterwards rrocetd"d along the
roiIrnad track for a distance OF hall a
mile to the Riverside station ard pro
cec.leG to the Tucker house. On Bourne
street After an inspection OF the Tucker
nl.,o the Jurors returned to Cambridge
ThrnughouJ the tom the jury followed
as closely as possible the course Whlrh
the aove' nnacnt claims Tucker mrS' nave
4 ken.