Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-12
g. |. TUCKER Is
PUT TO DEATH
Young Man EIectfOcuied at BOs-
ton for the Murder Of
Mabel Page.

BOSTON. June 12.-Charles /. Tuck
er was ~eiectrocuted ut i2:12:30 this
morning for the murder of Mabel Page
Tucker was pronounced dead at 12el4
ana was officially pronounced dead by
the prison doctors at 1910. Three ap-
plications of the current were made.
Tucker was put TO death in the cleo
tric chair IN the state prison at Charles
town protesting his innocence to the
last and died without making any con
fession. He was convicted of tile MUIR
der of Miss Mabel Page at Weston on
March 81, 1904.
When Tucker arrived in front of the
death chair he drew from his trousers
pocket a brief statement, which he
rend. The statement was;
II hope that God will forgive me for
all the wrongs l have ever done in my
past life. 1 forgive everybody who has
ever wronged me. / am ut peace with
my maker. May God lave mercy on
my soul.
II have been misjudged and wrong
fully accused of a crime that ! know
nothing about. one that | am entirely
innocent OF. s4,Tt4
This peculiar case was purely cir
cumstantial, and | did not get the ben
eft of the doubt.
.The government had nc right to
bring nip my past life to connect me
with this crime. Aman may steal, but
| there are limits to everything.
II want to thank everybody that
tried to help me prove my innocence,
My last words are that / am innocent,
and they are the last words that will
have on my lips"
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. Z
Dir. Mclaughlin, the prison surgeon,
/ stated that Tucker was Unconscious
from the moment the first shock was
sustained.
Yesterday afternoon President Roose-
welt in a telegram to Governor Curtis
Guild placed the seal OF his approval
on the action of the governor in refus-
lug to commute the sentence of Charles
Il Tucker. The telegram, which was
unexpected, came as a result of APP
-.peais made to the president by friends
of Tueker.t to stop the execution.
The telegram says:
Have been requested on behalf of
certain parties in Boston to interfere
with the execution of Tucker, it being
alleged that it is my duty so to do, in
asmuch as | have the power under the
federal laws.
mo showing has been made to fne
that | have such power. but without
regard to this | desire to state to you
that in my Judgment your decision not
Ito interfere WITH tho carrying out of
the sentence Of Tucker seems to me
entirely sound and commands my
hearty sympathy. 1t EN- peculiarly
d case In which there should be no in
reference with the carrying out of the
sentence.
One more effort was made to prolong
the lifo. Of Tucker through executive
clemency, but after hearing the appeal
of his clergyman as well as his coun-
sci Governor Guild again declined to
interfere with the execution of the sem
tence,
After baptizing Tucker in the faith
of the Methodist Episcopal church Rev.
Thomas w. Bishop, II former pastor of
the church ut which Tucker was once
an attendant and his spiritual adviser,
convinced by his protestations of limo
cence. sought an interview with Gov
arnor Guild. bnt without success