Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-06

justice for the entire day, Gov. Guild
left the State house late tonight, with
out deciding whether Charles l.. Tuck
or, convicted in 1905 of the murder of
Mabel Page, shall be executed next
week or die natural death as life
prisoner.
From II o'clock this forenoon until
after o'clock tonight, the counsel for
Tucker endeaVored to lay before the
governor evidence to support the plea
for a Communication of the death sem
tence. punctuated with sharp question:
ing by Former Attorney General Par
ker who represented the government
side of the case. both at the trial in
January last year. and at the hearing
today.
The counsel for Tucker baSet! their
request for clemency first on the un-
reliability of the evidence regarding d
cana'lian stick pin found Oh Tucker a
thc time of his arrest and eaiI 10 have
belonged to Miss Page; second, on The
medical testimony as to the nature of
the wounds through the contra iictory
evidence of DR.. Francis 4. Harris. one
OF The experts who testified At the trial
that Il Knife like that found in fuckers
possession must have been used but
who retracted his testimony and be-
cam" very much involved today; ana
finally on The statement of one o. two
Witn"s:rS who heard Of ir;tmpS going
through Connecticut relating stories Of
tuGslrs With Wolncn in Massachusetts,.
THE governor stated at The outset of
th.. hearing that he desired nothing cX-
,ept new eVi,icnct but h. nevertheless
allouh Tuckr'H counsel t. introduce Il
uige &moIIi If cOrrObO. utiit an cam
ulativt.' testimony during the day, de-
spite the protest Of Mr Parker. The
governor had with him the two JUS
tirtS who sat 1T the trial. as We'll as
the present attorney general. Dana
Malunr while Mr.. ANA Mrs. Tucker,
parents OF the condemned young man.
ana his brother were. permitted to hear
the testimony. The governor gave the
Tucker family a private interview at
the close of the afternoon session.
The principal witness was DIR. IIar-
riS ANA for nearly four hours he was
the target of both sides. An affidavit:
ana several letters We're read fr'im
him stating that he mad" a mistake
as to the nature Of the instrument
which caused Miss Pages wounds. and
ficrcrly arraigning some of the gov
.rnmcnt'S testimony. notably that of
Medical Examiner Meade. who per
formed the autopsy on the body of the
victim lie said in answer to uues-
tions by counsel for Tucker that IN"
wounds could not have been mad by
fuckers knife. but Il few minutes &f-
ter. h. rontradictrd this testimony.
The entire evening was consumed
in arguments by Former Attorney
General Herbert Parker and James II.
Valley, the leading counsel for Fuel
or. and at the conclusion. GOV. Guild
said that he would take the ease I'M
der adviscment for a day or two.
The execution is set for the week
beginning June 10.
Boston. June with the date of
the execution less than a we, hence.
counsel for Charles l.. Tucker the
condemned murderer Of Mabel Page
of Weston. sought the state house
Tuesday i'm an effort to obtain from
GOV. Guild communication of the death
sentence on the ground of newly dis
covered evidence.
The hearing began in the council
chamber shortly after IL o'clock. there
being present besides Gov Guild.
Judges Sheldon and Sherman. who
presided at the trial, three of the
counsel for Tucker, James III. Valley,
Thomas r. Nahey and Philip Mans
field. Former Attorney General Her
bert Parker, District Attorney Sander
son of MiddeseX, the last two named
representing the governor. The pres
ent attorney general, Dana Malone.
and the governors secretary. We're al
so i'm the chamber. together with +. F..
Hamlin. secretary of the council.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. +. Tucker parents
of the accused youth. Walter Tucker.
their son. and Mrs. Adam Hale. Mrs.
fuckers sister. were witnesses of the
proceedings by permission of Gov.
Guild who had promised TO give them
private audience in the executive
chamber at the conclusion Of the hear
ing. The witnesses were not allowed
in the chamber but We're held outside.
The governor opened the hearing by
stating that it was given to afford OPP