Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-06
FINAL FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Continued from Page One.)

of some of the witnesses and also OF
some CT the expert testimony. that some
OF the expert testimony, that some OF
the handwriting experts were notorious
characters and that there was genera
opinion that he communication would
permit the discovery of evidence to sub
stantiatc the doubt, and lately that DR.
+. Francis Harris, one of the experts
OF the commonwealth, has stated since
the trial and over his own signature
that he was mistaken and that the
medical testimony of the common
wealth was nianufat tured and invented
Among the other reasons for clcmen-
cy Mr.. Valley said was the question as
TO the Stickpin, the blood upon the pris-
oher $ clothing, the doubt as to his be
Ing ale TO be near theh OuSc at the time
tne murder was said to have taken
place, that some of the jurors are now
IN doubt as to some of the evidence.
and that the general opinion of the
community is that the ends Of justic"
would be best served by communication.
AT this point, former Attorney Cen
tral Parker, who conducted the COVER
n'rS case, Interrupted AMI stated that
no clcmcncy Could be prayed for by
imrugninC the sentence passed. that
every one of III" reasons read by Mr..
Nahcy tended IT, impuEn the validity
Of til" Judgment, ANA that tho govern
meat iH asked to ;lhOndon its case.
Mr.. Parker then askc;! tn" governor to
max" " ruling as to whether I'll" ground
on which tn. int rv' ntipn * Gr'l@ht could
not h" ":atcd, il order thIj the n"ar :n@
might ~ ou in channels defined b. tn.
governor.
Mr.. Vnhcy then wcn5 back again and
said that til" hearing should not he linn
it'd /" Inr ,cs"ntat'on of evidence com
pet.nt i'll c"nlt. but SHOULD be on reasons
mrrcifnI. hruran" and cuntt,hlr.
The governor then *aIi in answer tn
Mr.. pa,k"r's request for 4 ruling. that
clcmcnry implies a fair trial and that hc
would he very glad to hear any new cvi-
dcnce
Mr.. Valley then said that hc desired to
present :, number of atfi,iivit*. the pra-
cipal one being the statement over his
own signature of one Of the medical OK
amiacrs that he commit ted perjury and
that the whole medical testimony on III,
part of the commonwealth was invented.
M'It lilttti Ildta ll'uI was tbliSuiit''
in a controversy between Messrs. Valley
and Parker over the question of admit
ting certain aflidavits. Finally Gov. Guild
ruled that Mr.. Valley might read the af-
fidavits which were from Catherine T..
Burns of Hopknton and Leopold r.. Bar
rows of Dorchester. Both stated that
they had seen Tucker wearing Il Canadian
pin.
George H. Chase of Brighton. former
ly employed by the Boston & Albany
Railroad stated that he know Tucker and
that the latter wanted to swap Il pin
with him. and that at another time Tuck
cr offered to sell him a Canadian pin for
dollar Neither trade was made.
Chase stated that he did not rcmcm-
Der the colors enamelIcd on the pin
Two pins were then laid before the
itwitncss, one of them being the PIN which
was found in fuckers home and which
the government alleged nj the trial bad
formerly belonged to Mabel Page. II"
was asked if either of these pins was
the ono which Tucker had offered to sell
him. Chase picked out the Page" pin
as the one which he had seen in Tucker s
possession.
During the morning session Mr.. Tucker.
the boys father, tainted three times, and
at the noon recess was in such a weak
condition that Gov. Guild suggested that
he rcmain in the chamb'r and have his
lunch brought to him.
Mrs. Anna Chase. wife Of the preceding
witness, was called. but rs counsel for
Tucker admitted that it was only in
tended to have her corrnborltc the tcs-
! timony Of her husband She was excused
after stating that she had been inter
viewed by fuckers lawyers.