Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-06

that her brother Harold had been hurt
and that she was going into Boston
to see him at q hospital.
Dist ATTY. SandcrSon uaSse,l Il slip of
PAPER to the witress, who identified it AS
district attorney asked him to read thu
noe to the jury. Ills voice was weak
ana unsteady rs the witness read:
Have JUS heard that Harold is hurt
and is at the Massachusetts General hos
pital. Have gon" in at Il O'Clock Will
l"aV" key of front side door with kr:-
OF barn. VIII telephone Mrs Bennett.
After reading the note he sent for Mrs
Bennett and Miss Cutter another neigh
hor. Ms. Bennett arrived ut the house
soon afterward and Mr.. Page took her
upstairs to see the body. Meanwhile Miss
Cutter arrived and Mr. Page ana Mrs
| I;ennctt then drove to the l;;ttcr's house
Mr. Page telcphOncd from there to the
Boston office where his son WAS employed
To learn how badly he was hurt. He was
surprised to find that his son bad not
been hurt in any way. He told Harold
what had happened and Harold. after no
| tiftinG his other sister, Mrs. Freeman.
started for Weston.
Mr.. Page was questioned at length BY
Mr.. SandeTson concerning an ancient
| clock il the living room. Witness did not
remember much about it except that it
| had been losing slightly every day for
more than a year and that when it was
wound the weight often would got pound
| James II. Valley for the defence,
cross-cXs mii.ed the witness IN reply
| to questions Mr.. Page said he had been
! Ne,incsds'v. He generally left the
house about o'clock, his time of re-
| turning varying. On the day of the
murder h" was driven to Auburndale
| but did not remember how MANY seats
| ll"rc were i'll the carriage; he was POS
| tive that there was no other person
in it evcrI.t the cuachman.
Mr.. Valley then explained 10 Mr.. Page
| tkYt he would be Obliged to ask some
| pointed questions concerning his
daughter. hut that they were asked
| merely for the sake of having the ques-
! ti"ns and answers put on record. His
! fist question was:
Mr.. Page. was your daughter a mod
est Womau?'
The aged man drew himself w to his
! fullest height. His face Redeemed with
anger ard he did not answer.
| Il believe she Was said Mr. Vahcy.
but | want youl answer for the roe
ord. Was your daughter a modest
woman?"
.Superlatively so'' replied Mr. Pa2.
slowly. raising his eyes as if lin"
! Heaven TO witness to the truth "I his
statement.
He added that his daughter WIS mod
est. precise. domestic H. !. j.iHeS and
active in her movements. F. Il year
! aft~r her mothers death .-'... }Tlr,Iy left
the house but for fnr Sin months pre-
vious to the nI,t,-t' the might havn
gone to visit fr!e.,I; Or relatives once
. fortnight.
Mr. Page" asked Mr. Valley, "arg
You acquainted with Mi. Tucker. the
| pi>snncr'"
tn" witness looked ut the prisoners
Gag" and Tucker gaz"d 1t III" witness.
fuckers cOuntcnAnCe WAS uunnVed.
Il never saw him until the day Of the
hearing II Waltham, when he WAS ii
ne custody "f the police"
This enGrd Nh Pages examination
;Ind H. ut once left the room.
Dr. Julian y. Mead. medical eXamin-
,r. was next called. He stated that n
: o'clock on the afternoon of the day
of the murder he was summoned to the
| Page house which he reached at about
6 O'Clock. DR.. IL. +. Flost WAS there
when he arrived. DR.. Mead dc.:"Ii,,,d
the condition and appearance Of the
! body Of Miss Pas. and the garments
ON it. He said the chief thing he no.
tic"d WIS Il ragged superficial wound
I on the left side Of the throat. 1t vas
four " five inches in diameter ana two
| inches long. He found another wound.
d clear cut puncture a little to the right
! of tn middle Of the lower part Of the
throat. about an inch above the point
where the roillrbonc joins the breast
| bone. There WHs very little blood i'll
sight. ON the tight hand there was Il
wound thrc" inches long from the bone
Of tn" second finger to the bone OF the
i thumb.
Witness said at first he thought the
| ease WaS ono Of suicide. but certain
\ features created some doubt III his
| mimi ana he determined to investigate
! furth,r and not allow the body to go
Ojit If his possession. On the follow
ing day at lo.i5 O'Clock he reached the
| Fag" house agam and performed an
| autopsy On the body. This disclosed Il
deep puncture. clean cut wound in the
| breast measuring on the skin one ana
| ono-htlf inches in diameter. On the
| back Of the median line there was Il
si!aiar wound perpendicular to the
body.
! Til" wound in the breast passed through
the cartilage h"twr,n the SIXTH and sev-
/ rii. 80 ,r