Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-21

The witness was very careful and de-
| liberate in his answers. He frequently
looked over at his brother during the
| examination bit he scarcely ever
| caught his eye.
On the night he and Charles went to
| the theater witness said Charles wore
| the Spanish pin in his tie. Four or five
weeks ago witness procured i'm Mon
treal pin very similar to the Cana
dian pin formerly worn by his brother.
He was shown the Page" pin and
said with great emphasis that it was
very similar 20 one he had seen his
brother wear. lie said Charles had the
Canadian pin about two years before
he was arrested and some time before
he was married.
On crOss-eXamination Attorney Cen
eral Parker asked:
Did your brother have more than
one stickpin with crowa and shleld?"
No. sir WAS the reply. Il don't
think So"
Ethel Osborn of Waitham. sister-in-
law of the prisoner. said she had seen
fucker wear n shield stickpin with Il
crown on it. Sh4 could not describe it
further than this. She said he had worn
IL III the front of his cap and that her
sister Grace. fuckers wife, had found
IL III Portland. Me. iii The summer OF
1907. She said she could not identify the
PIN If ii were shown to her.
Bertha Osborn. sister Of the previous
witfess, and her brother Herbert. tes-
tined that they had seen the defendant
wear Canadian Din. but could NOT
y tn
II IN his yachting cap He had it i'm 1902
They could not identity the Page pin
as that worn by Tucker.
When the name Of the NEXT witness
Albert +. Tucker. father OF the pris-
orer. was called every eye in the court
room was strained to watch him as he
slowly made his way to the stand. His
face was white and his step feeble.
Witness testified that he worked
nights and that he reached home at
O'Clock on the day OF the murder. His
son, Charles had just got up and at his
request put on his working clothes and
went TO work on the lawn. Witness
slept during the dag and had supper
with Charles. He noticed nothing I'M
usual in his sons appearance. After
supper they went together to the rail-
road station and took the train. witness
getting off at AllstOn " here he worked
and Charles continuing on into Boston.
Mr.. Tucker said Charles owned a
stick pin but although he could men,
tally picture ii he could not describe
il further than to say that it was %
Canadian design. Charles had owned
it about three wears.
The papa min aud npcYb,, ,;, ,,.or,
shown the witness. who picked out the
Page" pin as the one which, as ne re-
memb"red it, was similar to that which
his son had been N the hab of wear
ing.
Charles H. Sailor of Auhurndale, en-
ployed by the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton Gun Club in AuburuGale. testified
that OH March y, he saw Tucker about
| O'Clock. walking leisurely near the
grounds accompanied by a young wo-
man.
Frank o. Gould. a private detective
said he had made every effort to find
Miss Mabel Walker. OF Damariscotta
Me. with whom Tucker is alleged I,
have been seen, Mar h 81, hut had been
unsuccessful
AT this point the Jury was excused
and somewhat lengthy conference
was held between counsel and court
relative to evidence which the defence
wished to bring out in connection with
the Inconsistency of the testimony of
George Doyle. The court finally eX-
cluded everything in this connection.
When the jury returned fuckers
mother, Mrs. Lucy Tux kcr was called,
Thn In ha hrs
Tucker looked over at her son and smiled.
and he abaId Gned his usual dcmeanor OF
calm disregard Of his surroundings. lean
ing forward in his chair resting his head
in his left hand and gazing intently al his
mother. The witness said that on dhe
morning of March 81. the day Mabel Pag.
was murdered, her son arose about 3
work on the lawn around the house. At
Ills she called her. son in to dinner,
according 10 the witness. Went up to his
room. where he put on his black suit ana
overcoat and derby hat: He came down
stairs al II % and left the house. remark
ing as he went out that he was going for
a walk.
Mis-. Tucker and her mother left the
house at L.. a O'Clock and went to Auburn
dale to do some shopping and returned
home "A little after O'Clock. Her son,
Mrs Tucker continued returned home al
o CLOCK +. NJ. dressed as ne WAS winch |
he left the house ut noon. His appearance.
was the same as usual. said witness. He
appeared to be jolly and kissed me, the |
same as he always did when he came in. |
He took off his OvercOat in the dining |
room and sat down and talked with me
for short time
Her son. Mrs. Tucker said thought or
going to the theatre that evening but |
when he left the house ut 80 with his |
father. she was not certain whether or |
not he would do so. He returned home |
about l. o'clock.
ON the following Monday. witness testi- !
fed police officers came TO the house ana |
her son accompanied them to the police |
station. On April 9Th, the witness said |
officers came and searched her house af-
ter which her son went away with them |
Mrs. Tucker was present while the room
was being searched and she saw officer |
McAuliifc take from Charles coat poke: |
the broken knife. From another pocket |
he took a Stickpin.
Il told Mr.. McAulffe," said the witness |
that that pin belonged to my son. but ne
took il away with him" This pin, the
witness continued. she had seen y great
many times: in fact. she had worn ii on |
numerous occasions
Mr.. Ndh"y then walked to the witness
stand and handed Mrs. Tucker her sons
Yachting cap and asked her if that was
the one in which he wore the pin.
At the sight of the cap Mrs. Tucker lost |
of herself and burst into hysteri-
cal sobs. She lifted the cap up and COW
cred her face with IT.
The prisoner was unnprVpd al tho qiphf