Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-05
BENT WITH AGE.
Father of Murdered Woman Told His Story In
 Tucker Case.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan 5.-Tne an ticipation that Edward Page, the father of Mabel Page. who was mur dered at her home in Weston on March 31 last, would take the stand to-day in the trial of Charles l.. Tucker, charged with the murder of Miss Page, pro duced even greater public interest than the proceedings of the previous days of the trial. Mir Page was called and sworn yesterday, but adjournment was taken before his examination had been commenced. Yesterdays brief session of court was devoted to the hearing or technical testimony regarding the ap pearance of the Page house and its vicinity and to the ruling by the court on minor point in the case. Fuckers calm manner is still uIshaken and he has thus far manifested no more inter est in the proceedings than the most casual spectator.
 By 9:15 o'clock this forenoon every seat in ,he court room was filled and people were still applying for admis. sion. It was evident that the room would be crowded while the father of 1 Miss Page was giving his testimony. Tucker, accompanied by two deputy sneriffs. walked briskly to the dock. holding and smiling to his attorneys and other acquaintances ill the room. As he sat down he glanced about the room, but showed no concern at its crowded condition. Judges Sherman and Sheldon. together with the jury, came in at $40 and court was immedi- ately opened.
 Edward Page, bent with his 7S years and with tine sorrow of his murdered daughters death. walked with trem. bling steps to the stand, where he leaned heavily against the bar. The prisoner gazed earnestly at the old man and listened intently to every word he said.
 Mir Page testified that he was for merly merchant, but that of late years he had not engaged in business. He had made partial residence ar Weston for twenty-five years and for the past five or six years it had been his only home. His wife died two years ago last September and he now has two children, Mrs Freeman. q widowed daughter, and Harold Page. On March 31, 1904, there was another daughter, Mabel Page, the murdered | woman.
 As the witness spoke of his daughter his eyes filled and his voice trembled. With difficulty he recovered his com. posture and proceeded with his testl' mony.
 Under suggestions from the district attorney the witness told in detail of his movements on the day which brought death to his daughter aud ol finding her body on his return to his home after a brief absence He en- tered the house, he said, D, the front door. which he found to DC unlocked. He went to the pantry and ate q slice of bread and drank glass of cider. He expected to find his daughter, who he knew was alone in the house, in the rear room. But she was not there After his lunch he went into the par. Tor and sat down for Il while. He heard no sound. Some of his daugh- l ter's sewing. her work basket and her thimble were on the table. He though. she had just been there and he wen. up stairs to find her. AS he entered 1 his daughters room he saw her body on the floor. Sobs shook the old mans | form as he said this and his emotion controlled him for some time. Tucker continued to pay attention to the wit. nesss testimony. but gave no sign of l feeling.
 In faltering voice the witness stated that his daughters body lay on the back and appeared to have been 1 laid out carefully. Her father hurried in and stopped to feel his daughters $ hand. It was cold. He lifted her arm. but 1t was lifeless. He felt of he, body and placed his car to her breast. hut could detect no sign of life. As he raised her his fingers touched q jagged wound across her throat. He did not look at the cut. hut from .se feeling i he should think it was not deep, huf extended across the throat. The eyes were open enough to show the pupils and the lips were parted.