Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-27
Sentence Pronounced on
 Murderer To-day.
TO BE ELCTROCUTED
Mabel Pages Murderer Will Pay the Penalty for His Crime the Second Week
 in June.

Mabel Page of Weston, March 31, iG04, was to-day sentenced in the Middlesex superior court to death by electricity during the week of June 10.
 The sentence of the court was: Ten days prior t6 Sunday, June 10, the pris. oner shall be removed from the jail at East Cambridge to the state prison at Charlestown, where, during the week of June 10 he shall suffer death by electricity ...sg " When asked if ne had anything to say, Tucker answered the court as fol- lows: Your honor, all I have to say is that I am absolutely innocent of this crime"
 The sentence was pronounced by Judge Edgar A. sherman. who re- viewed the crime and the trial and re- ferred to the several efforts that had been made to save Tucker. Fuckers face blanched as he stood in the iron cage while the court dwelt in no un- certain terms on the wantOnness and cruelty of the murder. Judge Sher- man spoke at some length. A film gathered in Fuckers eyes under the strong condemnation of the court and he quavered slightly, but otherwise there were no other indications of a collapse His senior counsel, James H. Vahey, seemed to feel the situation more keenly than the defendant. There were tears in his eyes when, having stated that there seemed no more Ob- stacles that he could place ill the way of sentence, he asked the court to post pone the day of execution as long as possible so that every possible step might be taken to save the defendant.
 The court room was filled long be- fore the appointed hour of sentence, and many hundreds of people were out side. unable to gain admission. An hour before the court opened Tucker was removed from his cell to the office of Sheriff Bairbanirn by two deputies.
 Shortly before 10 o'clock slight, boyish figure passed into the court room, preceded and followed by an offi- cer. This was Tucker. He walked with sure steps to the iron cage, glanced in an apparently interested way about the court room, looked at the clock on the court room wall and then quietly seated himself. He was pale from the effects of his c0nfne- n,nnt, but seemed to have quite pre- pared himself for the ordeal of sen tence. Representing the common wealth were present General Malone, the new attorney-general. and George A. Sanderson. district attorney for Middlesex. For the defense there was James yahey, Thomas Vahey and Philip Mansfield. Proceedings were begun promptly. Mir Sanderson quiet ly reviewed the case and referred to the overriding of exceptions both by the superior and supreme courts of the state. He moved for sentence. ..
 James H. vahey, counsel for Tuck: CT, controlled his voice with difficulty on account of his emotion, as he said that he knew that sentence must be pronounced. but he wished to ask for the postponement of the execution of the sentence until the farthest possible day in order that they might protect the rights of the defendant and to give time for the presentation of any new evidence.
 Judge sherman then asked the de fendant if there was anything he wished to say before sentence was passed upon him. Tucker arose and gazed steadily at the judge.
 Your honor." he said. slowly and distinctly, "all I have to say is that am absolutely innocent of this crime As he resumed his seat his face grew a shade paler and his fingers elutched neryously upon the bar of the cage as he waited for the words of the court. 1o
 Judge sherman then spoke. He re- viewed the story of the murder. the investigation. the arrest, trial. convic- ton and the efforts of counsel tO se- cure a new trial. He said: Able counsel have labored increasingly and tirelessIy and have expended larger amount of the public money in your behalf than was ever expended before in capital trial fin this common wealth"
 After referring to the overruling of appeals for a new trial by the highest court of the state. Judge sherman said:
 "when you left the lifeless body of Mabel Page on the floor of the Page house that day you carried away with you many mute and silent witnesses of your guilt: enough. with the other evidence in the case to satisfy a jury of vour peers. twelve good men and true beyond a reasonable doubt of your guilt"