Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-12
DAMAGING.
Page Domestic Testifies
Against Chas. |. Tucker.
Pin Found on Him Taken from
Mabel Pages Pin Cushion.
Police Also Testify to Damaging Ad.
missions by Tucker.

burndaie. VINO is charged with the mur-
der Of Mabel Page, came. today, when
Amy Roberts, a servant in the Page
household. stated that d scarf pin
which had been found in the defend
ants oVcrcoat pocket, was the property
of Miss Page and was in pin cushion
on her bureau OH the day before the
murder.
Miss Roberts also testified that on the
day Tucker called at the Page house
to see Harold Page. the brother of the
murdered woman. he talked with Mabel
Page. Harold Page had previously tes-
titled that he WAS not able to tell
whether Mabel and Tucker had talked
with each other on the occasion of
fuckers visit to the Page home. Miss
Roberts testimony. today. indicated
that Tucker and Mabel had conversed
and. the prosecution claims. established
the contention that Tucker was known
by the murdered woman.
Evidence regarding the amount of
money i'll Miss Pages purse before the
murder WAS also given by Miss Roberts.
She knew that there was more than $40.
Miss Roberts asserted that she was
positive that Miss Page did not trans
fer any amount from the purse she kept
in table drawer in the living room to
purse which was kept in a room no
stairs and which contained all the
money the family had saved towards
erecting a monument over the grave Of
Mabel'S mother
The governments theory that Miss
Page was murdered in Il room on the
Nd hnlv n tn IA,
bedroom on the !, second aoor, was
stxengehened by Miss Roberts test;-
mony. that there were blood stains on
thea bitter panels of the doors lea ding
from the hall to Miss Pages room.
Another circumstance in line with
this theory was developed in the state
ment of the witness that after the muir
der she had noticed that rug in the
hall near the doors to Miss Pages room
WIS partially rolled up and moved from
its accustomed position to point con-
siderably nearer the bedroom doors.
Miss Roberts Gid not WAIVER under
~oss-examinatior: the only variance in
her testimony being in one or two COM
paratively unimportant statements
made by her al the preliminary hear
ing lat Waltham. last April.
As much excitement as is consistent
with the dignity OF a Massachusetts
court was occasioned ut the afternoon
session when Cen Joptanus II. Whit
ncy of the district police. told of Il con-
vrrSation he had with Tucker at III"
Newton police station on the night that
the prisoner was placed under arrest.
Gen. Whitney stated that after Tuck
CT had been confronted with the knife
sheath and the broken knife blade he
buried his face in his hands and said
..Ev gee. this knife makes a bad case
against me-"
state Detective Frederick A. Rhnades
also told Of a conversation between
Tucker and himself a few hours after
Tucker was placed under arrest. Ac-
rnrlling to the detective. Tucker said
he was going away for two or three
months or until the affair had blown
over.
The detective said that he told Tucker
that If he was going away he ought to
rotify Cen Whitney when and where
he was going and where he could be
found if he Chculd be wanted again.
Tucker bore himself with his usia!
,.onchalanee today. although he
seemed to show more than usual inter-
est in today's testimony.
Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 11.-Any
Roberts whOce testimony has been
eagerly awaited by the hundr. dS of
snpCtators who have :hronGed tn" oOur'
room each daE sine Tho tial of thaS.
l.. Tucker for the alleged murder of
Mabel Page commenced. Was expected
to take the stand. Wednesday. Miss
Roberts is the housekr'per al the Pas"
home in Weston. Thu last OF the hand =
writing experts "allcd by the govern
ment finished his testimony Tuesday,
ana tie rest Of the day was given up f"
minor witnesses who ielt ted evidenr"
regarding the appearance nf the vlcini-
I, 81 the Page hrusa ut about noon on
thu day Of the murde~
Tucker was brought III shortly before
. 30 and court opened 4. that time. Tho
court room again was crowded and
more than 100 PERSONS had been turned
away.
George Smith Who first took the
stand. testified shat IN The day of the
murder while seeking a position as
coachrran. he passed the Page house at
| 20 in the afternoon and again AT 40
and saw nothing out o. the ordinary.
Miss Amy Roberts. houeekeeper for
the Page family. then vas called. Miss
Roberts was very nervous and plainly
showed the strain of the long waiting
since the trial was begun before she
could have an opportunity to get
through with the ordeal Of her examin-
alton on the stand. When she began to
TESTIFY her answers % the questions of
District Attorney Sandnrson were Civ
Ell in J very low voice. She said she
had seen Tucker oAlr cncr previous to
the murder. that being when he hal
called ut the rag house to see Harold
about buying log. Witness said tina.
either she or Miss Page let Tucker into
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