Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-13
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hole near Cutters Corner. He went
to dinner about II. after which he spent
the afternoon digging in the same
place He did not know Tucker and did
not remember seeing him on that day.
He named several persons who passed
him between IL and II o'clock.
Questioned more closely by District
Attorney Sanderson witness reiterates
that he did not recall seeing Tucker
pass the place where he was working.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Valley,
witness stated that he could not tell
positively the exact time he ie1t Inc
hole to go to dinner. 1t might nave
been at 1910 and might have been at
1215
Patrick Connolly, coachman for Sam
uel {. Bennett, another neighbor of
| the Pages, who said he drove down
South avenue on his way to dinner on
March 81, did not recall seeing Tucker
| on that day. He did not know Tucker.
At Cutters Corner he saw man drop
| a pipe. but could not describe this man.
The request of the prosecution, Tuck
or stood ND i'm his cage and witness was
asked whether Tucker was the man
| who dropped the pipe. Witness could
not say positively that he was the man.
Witness said, however, that Tucker S
| face seemed familiar to him.
| On redirect examination Mr.. COnnel-
Iy said he was not sure that it was on
| March 81 that he saw the man drop his
| pipe.
| John J. Murphy, tOwerman and tele-
graph operator at Weston. said he had
| slight acquaintance with Tucker. On
March 81. Tucker passed the tower
about 1850. He was walking briskly,
but did not appear to be in a hurry,
| having the gait a man naturally would
| take when out for a walk. Witness had
| worked for fuckers father at the RlV-
| erside station for three or four years.
Walter J. Cilley, section foreman on
the Boston L. Albany railroad, sa"
Tucker. March 81, near the Riverside
yard betwet 12.45 and |. On cross-eN-
animation witness said he spoke 10
Tucker and noticed that Tucker was
neatly dressed. His overcoat was open
and he believed he wore a stiff hat. He
was walking deliberately.
| Henry c. Bourne. the young man VINO
was with Tucker part OF the time OH
March 81, testified that he met Iuckei
| on WoOdbire street. and again a SNORT
| time later, On the same street. lheS
| went down Commonwealth avenue tc
| Emerson's boathOuse.
Bourne was very nervous on THE
stand and shifted uneasily from one
foot to the other. Tucker watched MN
closely and listened intently to his evil
dence.
From the boathouse witness said ne
ard Tucker walked to Weston brldse
Witness wanted to go on to weston
but Tucker said he had been there once
that day and did not wish to go AGAIN
They turned and walked back little
way. when they met a hsh Wasoi
driven by Arthur Woodward, VINO Wa
accompanied by Mable Walker OF Dam
ariscotta. Me. MI. Woodward drove t'
the Field house and on his return askec
witness and Tucker if they wanted !;
ride They both got into the wagon
Thicker on the front seat ana witness
in the rear. He heard nothing that was
s,id nv those on the front seat. Inc!
,,,a nm Auburn street to Bourne street
where Tucker and Miss Walker got Off
They walked down Auburn street ano
! he did not see tltIi dSoAh'
WAS shown the knife sheath found II
Woodward's wagon after tucker ha'
left it and stated that ne never saw II
before.
Mr. Valley on commencing his cross
ox,p,ination showed Bourne the pir
alleged to have been found IN luck
ers overcoat pocket on the night Oh HE
arrest and which has pre- Vlouslv peer
| entered rs an exhibit. Asked II ne mao
ever seen this pin. witness sald
looked like a pin which was in the pos
| Session of Tucker "A far back as l'o-
Questioned as to fuckers personal ap-
unusual about him.
unuual about HIM.
| District Attorney SJndcrson ShoWe''
witness another pin and asked MN II
he thought it was One when peloiiseu
to Tucker Witness said the pin was
larger than one If fuckers similar III
design but not i.,entlIal.
| Following 4 brief .'eceSS the dlStfict
attorney asked Bourn" If counsel for
| the defence hal questioned nm curing
the recess. Witness replied in the afflr-
native and Mr.. Nahny then asked h4n
to state exactly what the question was
Witness said it related only to the de-
sign of the pin.
| Arthur J. Woodward then took tn.
stand. He SAID thai ne and Mabel
Walker went 10 ride on March II and
met Tucker and Bourne en- Auburn
street. Tucker asked for ride and wit
ness told him and Bourne to jump in
Tucker sat between witress and Miss
Walker. Tucker twitched his Overcoa'
several times during the ride. After
Tucker and Miss Walker lad left the
wagon. witness found a knife sheath
| lust behind where Tucker had sat. HIS
put it in his pocket and took it home
where he put it in a bureau drawer. Or
the following Tuesday night. he show
ed il to his father. ar he had read
in the newspapers that Tucker hac
been connected with the murder of Miss
Page. His father kept the sheath.
Witness was shown knife sheath
land identified it as the one he mac
found. Asked how he could identity il
positively he sail he remembered the
marks of teeth which appeared on it,
The sheath was then shown t" the
Jury. attention being called to the
marks upon it.