The Owosso times., 1906-06-15

on my sou.F'-Charles l.. fuckers last
words, before being electrocuted.
Boston, June 12.-Charles J.. Tuck
er was electrocuted at 1912 this
morning, for the murder of Mabel
Page.
Tucker was officially pronounced
dead by the prison doctors at 1919.
Three applications of the current
were made.
When Tucker arrived in front of
the death chair he drew from his
trousers pocket the above brief state
ment, which he read. Tucker then
sat down in the chair, and after the
guards had adjusted the straps, the
warden raised his hand as a signal
to the electrician. When the current
was applied for the third time, Tuck
er was pronounced dead. This state
ment was made at 1910. The sur
geon stated that Tucker was uncon-
scious from the moment the first
shock was sustained.
Final Appeal Is Made In Vain.
One more effort was made Friday
to prolong the life of Charles l.. Tuck
er, through executive clemency, but
after hearing the appeal Of his clergy
man, as well as his counsel Gov. Guild
last night declined to interfere with
the execution of the sentence.
One of the incidents of the day was
a telegram received at the state house
by Gov. Guild from President Roose-
velt in relation to the Tucker case.
1t appeared that some of those who
participated in the Faneuil hall meet
ing on Saturday night, sent a message
to the president, asking him 10 in
terfere in fuckers behalf The pres
ident's telegram commended the Mass
achusetts executives action last week
in declining to interfere.
The electrocution of Charles l..
Tucker marked the final chapter in
the history Of the murder of Mabel
Page, at her home in Weston, Mass,
March 81, 1904, and also marked the
close of the most desperate legal bat
tie ever made in Massachusetts for
the life OF convicted murderer.
fuckers case was taken through the
legal windings, until it received a
hearing in the supreme court of the
United States. A decision by the
highest court in the land, sustaining
the ruling of the lower courts, did
not discourage fuckers lawyers. \
petition to Governor Guild was prepar-
cd and circulated throughout the
state. In a short time there we're over
10000 names attached to it. The
governor refused 10 interfere.
History Of the Crime.
Mabel Page was murdered at her
fathers home in Weston, on March
81, 1904. On a nearby table was found
a note, supposed to have been writ
ten by Miss Page, stating that she
had been called to Boston, because
of the illness of her brother. 1t
later developed that her brother,
Harold, was not i'll, and the handwrit
ing on the note and a postal card was
alleged identical with specimens of
fuckers handwriting.
The police learned that Charles L.
Tucker, an Auburndale young man, of
rowing habits, had been seen near the
Page house on the day Of the murder.
In fuckers home, in an old coat,
was found broken knife blade, stain
ed and SCARED A stick pin Of pc
culiar design was also found. Mabel
Page had owned a pin similar to that
found in fuckers coat.
The evidence at the trial was large
ly of circumstantial nature and
counsel for the defense produced wit
nesses and maps to prove an alibi,
but the pin and the knife played more
prominent parts, and conviction fol-
lowed.