Weston Mystery Deepens as DA Declines Knife Evidence
Boston Post reports District Attorney George A. Sanderson of Middlesex County refuses to accept the bloody knife found near the Page homestead, citing potential witness conflicts. He directs General Whitney to handle the weapon as a piece of the case while stating he will not custody exhibits.
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Middlesex County
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Boston
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District Attorney’s Office
Knife shape’s click? Brook knife could maim similar wounds
Medical experts link a brook found knife to fatal wounds on Mabel Page. A facsimile knife was tested and shown capable of causing deep stab wounds, with the blade closing only when misused. An investigator notes the wounds could be made by someone familiar with the weapon.
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M. Stiles
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Weston
Mabel Page
Post
Expert Stiles Report on Blood on Knife
Expert Stiles reports mammalian blood on both blade and handle of the knife. Blood is smeared or adhering on the blade and in clot form at the shank end. Submitted from Waltham Massachusetts dated April 4.
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Stiles
Tucker's Drowned Wife Remembered
Auburndale April 4 Charles L Tucker spoke to the Post before police took him to West Newton station denying ill feeling with Harold Page. He recalls a dog purchase two years ago and says he knows Page by sight but never met the murdered girl. He describes his alibi at Cutter's corner and Weston, and mentions losing his wife last year and a possible link to the Page case. Mrs Tucker, 20, died in a canoe accident on Newton Lower Falls after a river drowning rescue.
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Charles Ll. Tucker
Post
West Newton
Page Place
Harold Page
Boston & Albany Railroad
Page
Page House
Mr. Page
Weston
Cutter’s Corner
Wellesley Road
Henry Bowen
Mabel Walker
Miss Walker
Mr. Tucker
Miss Page
Blood on Knife in Page Murder Case Explained
Dr. Fred Merritt Stiles asserts mammalian blood on the knife found near Miss Page's body, with high likelihood the stains are human. He shows fresh clots from blade and handle, says the weapon could have been used in the crime and would have dissolved in running water within days.
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Drowning of Mrs Tucker on Charles River Near Riverside
The April 21 1903 river accident at Riverside reports Louise Tucker wife of Charles N Tucker of Caposia Street Auburndale tipped from a canoe and drowned while paddling with her husband from Robertson's boathouse toward Concord Street Bridge on the Charles River.
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Charles River
Tucker
Newton
Riverside
Concord Street Bridge
Louise Tucker
Charles N. Tucker
Caposia Street
Auburndale
Father in law says Tucker was watched
George Osborne of Waltham, father of Charles II, recounts Grace Tucker's death in the Charles River during a canoe trip and says Tucker was under investigation in a Weston murder case. He attests Grace married Tucker a year earlier, notes no prior family issues, and claims he has had no contact since his daughter's death.
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Charles II
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Man seen rushing from Weston after Mabel Page murder
Weston police and state troopers traced a middle aged, well dressed man seen Thursday between 12 and 2 pm near Mrs. Hunting and Mrs. Goldthwaite after the Mabel Page killing. Witnesses described a 5 foot 9 inch derbys-hatted man wiping sweat as he hurried along Wellesley street toward trolley lines. No one recalls seeing him board a car in Wellesley.
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Charles Hunting
Wellesley Street
South Avenue
Wellesley
Ruby Walton
John Walton
Hunting House
Hunting
Cambridge Chief Pullen on Mabel Fage murder
Chief Pullen states after review and rumors that Mabel Fage was killed by someone linked to or closely associated with the family. He cautions the public against speculation while the investigation continues.
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Chief Pullen
Cambridge
Mabel Fage
Public notice posted at Weston post office yesterday
Postmaster Cutting posted a public notice at Weston post office yesterday afternoon detailing official actions and deadlines for local residents. The notice emphasizes compliance with the outlined procedures and directs readers to the Weston post office for copies and further information.
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Weston
Cutting
Page Affair History Cast List
Names tied to a historic Page affair include Edward Page in Auburndale and Newton shopping, Harold Page at Boston Terminal station, Amy Roberts en route to Cambridge, and suspects who saw or interacted with Miss Page from 11:15 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. including Cutter, Dr Frost, and Conductor Colton, with witnesses near Page house on Beacon Street Boston.
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Edward Page
Auburndale
Newton
Harold Page
Terminal Station
Boston
Amy Roberts
Cambridge
Henry Jones
Nova Scotia
Harvard
Miss Page
Beacon Street
Charles L. Tuucker
Cutter’s Corner
Samues C. Bennett
Susie Cutter
Frost—Weston
Mead
Bruce
James S. Leonard—Carpenter
Page House
Colton
Charles Hunting
Bates to Probe Mead's Case
Governor Bates has not received official notification of a complaint against Medical Examiner Mead of Weston who initially said Mabel Page killed herself. Action is expected after District Attorney Sanderson reports. Attorney General Parker will review capital case actions and the Governor will consider Mead's conduct at the council meeting.
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Mead
Weston
Mabel Page
Sanderson
Parker
No Hope For Samuel Hoar
Concord April 6 The condition of Samuel Hoar general counsel of the Boston and Albany railroad who is seriously ill at his home in Concord changed for the worse at 9 o clock evening At midnight his condition was reported very low and his physicians despaired of his life The case is one of cerebral hemorrhage and paralysis.
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Concord
Samuel Hoar
Boston & Albany Railroad
Pension Fund Concert At Symphony Hall
An upcoming concert at Symphony Hall on Wednesday evening to aid the pension fund of the Symphony Orchestra features Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Handel and Haydn Society collaboration enables the performance. Orders with checks may be mailed to Manager Charles A. Ellis at Symphony Hall, and seats are available at the Box Office.
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Handel and Haydn Society
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