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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1906
Page
7
In a public forum the Boston Post invites brief letters from readers weighing whether Tucker’s sentence should be commuted. Letters should be short, pointed, and sent in with good faith, not necessarily including writer names and addresses, to Editor Tucker Discussion at the Boston Post.
A letter to the editor argues against capital punishment and urges sentencing Tucker to life imprisonment to allow him to prove his innocence and show he bears no blame in the alleged crime. The writer contends charity guides justice and questions the gospel and law as sources of punishment.
A letter to the Post urges the governor to commute Tucker’s sentence to life imprisonment. The writer argues juries determine murder degrees and public opinion pressures lawmakers and judges to mercy.
A letter argues that trials err and Charles Tucker may be innocent after circumstantial evidence pointed to a death sentence. The writer urges doubt in the verdict and warns the state would commit a greater crime if Tucker were executed.
A speaker argues for true justice over sentiment in a high profile verdict. He cites surprise at the jury's decision on flimsy evidence and contrasts it with a Baptist minister’s stance on electrocution, urging that innocent men not pay for the guilty.
A Medford sympathizer argues Massachusetts should commute Charles L. Tucker's sentence in a crime based on circumstantial evidence. The letter urges giving him a chance to prove his innocence and reflects public concern over due process.
A Worcester reader thanks the Post for allowing public opinion on Tucker's guilt or innocence. She urges giving him a chance to prove innocence and warns against executing an innocent man, noting that many believe he did not murder Miss Page.
A reader appeals for mercy for Tucker, questioning state execution and urging the court to spare him. The letter argues punishment is divine and asks who grants the state the right to take life, urging doubt and clemency.
A letter argues for commuting Charles Licker's sentence, claiming many factors favor him and that life imprisonment is the maximum punishment he would face. The writer contends it is better to free ten guilty men than execute one innocent person.
A letter expresses condemnation of a death sentence on questionable evidence in the Tucker trial. The writer insists the accused is innocent and laments the impact on his parents while calling for justice.
The author argues against executive interference in criminal convictions, stating courts are maintained at public expense and a quick pardon would undermine safeguards. He asserts pardoning power should not routinely override judicial outcomes.
A courtroom meditation questions commuting a death sentence after a brutal crime. It argues that a jury and two judges found no reasonable doubt and that lawmakers have upheld capital punishment by statute. The piece challenges the basis for overturning a murder verdict.
In East Cambridge jail Charles Louis Tucker shows unexpected optimism awaiting a gubernatorial decision on May 15. His lawyers push for clemency while his rival condemned Schidlofski endures isolation ahead of July 8 execution week.
A letter warns that defeating the law by a few uninformed individuals will fuel crime and threaten the government’s foundations. The author cites Tucker's case as an example of this danger.
A Sitr-A writer to the Post urges commuting Tucker's sentence, warning that sparing Mabel Page's murderer could endanger women everywhere. The piece stresses that letting a cold blooded fiend go unpunished invites future tragedy and cynicism toward justice.
The piece argues Charles L. Tucker should face execution for murder. It laments petitions to commute the sentence and recalls jury instruction about reasonable doubt. The author cites Tucker's comment seeking innocence and predicts the electric chair on June 10 with a final prayer for mercy.
Commentary argues against commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment for Tucker. The author stresses law, life protection, and the fear of death as a deterrent, acknowledging some disagreement but insisting capital punishment serves as a necessary restraint.
The excerpt discusses whether the evidence justifies Tucker's conviction and notes that the people, through their representatives, recently demand capital punishment for such crimes, reflecting a public mandate beyond lay opinion.
A letter denounces public support for mobs and peti tions to the Governor. It insists juries must decide guilt and calls for the punishment of the murderer in a brutal crime two years past. The writer argues against contempt for the judiciary and urges lawful penalties.
The text argues for a single punishment death for murder condemning Tucker after a lengthy legal fight. It emphasizes that he has had a fair trial and that the punishment should be death for sowing death. It frames the case as a historic legal battle in the Commonwealth.
James H. Vahey, senior counsel for Charles L. Tucker, says the case looks hopeful with signatures for commutation rising. He notes more work needed to present to the Governor on May 15 and that they aim to present a full, clear argument for Tucker.
At St. John’s Episcopal Church Beverly Farms hundreds of friends and colleagues paid final respects to Edwin Carleton Swift. Floral displays filled one sanctuary side as reverends Huiginn and Clark presided. Swift’s body rested amid violets and ferns before burial at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Lynn April 9 Thomas Levansseur a 40 year old lodger at 894 Washington Street died from severe burns suffered when a kerosene lamp toppled in a bathroom starting a blaze that set his bath robe on fire.
Washington sources report the German Emperor aims to stage a dramatic naval show across the Atlantic, after failing to secure a Moroccan naval base, signaling a possible coup-like display. The plan, described by a high ranking U.S. official, centers on Santo Domingo as the target of the spectacle.
The State Department reacts to Baron Rosen's plan to fix The Hague conference early July, conflicting with the Pan American congress in Rio Janeiro on July 21. Germany is blamed for pressuring Russia, while the Calvo Drago doctrine gains official approval to settle Santo Domingo problems. Emperor William opposes German loans, aiming to steer Russian diplomacy, and a Senate rejection of the Santo Domingo treaty could trigger a new Kaisarian move in the western hemisphere.
In Newton Upper Falls on April 8 the sand bag dam on the Charles River failed with a roar, hurling earth and rocks 10 to 25 feet. No lives lost, but temporary measures delay the planned permanent dam and threaten area safety until replacements are in place.
A 66 man company from Charlestown navy yard led by Captain Jay M. Salladay departed yesterday for Washington on a 6 o’clock special to join a battalion headed to the Philippines. The group, described as the cream of the local station, was selected promptly by Recruiting Officer Salladay for duty in the new possessions.
Hundreds gathered for the funeral of 11 year old Augustine A Lupo after an alleged death at the hands of an enraged teamster last Thursday. St Leonard s Church doors rejected many mourners while 28 carriages formed the procession from 156 Prince Street to the church as Roma s Military Band played.
Abraham Barker eight years old of West Philadelphia fell from a Madison Avenue car in New York and was instantly killed tonight at 204 South Forty second street.
Yesterday morning at the :30 o'clock mass in the Church of the Sacred Heart Roslindale the full membership of Division 47 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians received holy communion in a body. Rev John F Cummins rector delivered a discourse on the advantages of membership in the Hibernians.
Division 56 AOH hosts a smoke talk this evening at 699 Washington Street presided by Michael T. Callahan. County President John H. Dillon and other prominent members are among the speakers.
A labor convention condemning the overtime bill defeat in the Senate will be held Tuesday night April 24 at Faneuil Hall. Secretary-Treasurer Dennis D Driscoll calls for representation from Local and Federal unions Assembly K of L Building Trades councils Central labor unions D A Assembly R of L with delegates. The event aims to mobilize union members in Boston and addresses wage issues across several affiliated groups.
The New York New Haven and Hartford rail line adopted a new trainmen schedule on March 31 after seven years of effort. City Point Lodge 5 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen held a banquet in Bethesda Hall South Boston with Worthy Master John McConnin presiding and a toastmaster. 32 new members were initiated, eight as conductors, and speakers noted 97 percent of system employees were organized with optimal conditions for the train men.
John T. Cashman was endorsed for president of the Boston Central Labor Union by the Boston Building Trades Council after a dispute over forming a building trades section. Freight Handlers Assembly 5572 called for a 10 percent coal-price increase, while Harry H. Legg resigned as secretary of the Bay State Lodge with Henry V. Pollard succeeding him. Star of the East Carman received the emblem, and ten applicants were admitted. Coal Hoisting Engineers Union 74 to meet to discuss a trade dispute with a Boston wharf company. Local 620 Carpentry invites non union carpenters in Somerville to a meeting at Studio buildings, Davis Square. Boston Newsboys Union marks its eighth anniversary April 29. Longshoremen Union approved sick and death benefits totaling 145 and 80 dollars. Teamsters seek raise from 13 to 14 dollars for one horse drivers. Only sanitary and street cleaning workers currently employed are eligible.
Dedham police arrested two wealthy motorists W E Putnam of Brookline and W R Files of Providence along with J E Reeves of East Walpole for exceeding the 15 mile per hour speed limit. They were arraigned in district court the next day after bail was posted.
At a Massachusetts Club meeting held at Youngs Hotel on a Saturday afternoon, April 7, Hon. John D. Long presided. On motion, the group unanimously resolved to support the governor and state leaders in urging the President and Congress to press European powers for relief of Congo Free State inhabitants enslaved by King Leopold’s emissaries.
The Boston mayor says reports of a serious automobile accident injuring him are false. He explains he traveled with his family on Concord Street Dorchester that morning and suffered no injuries, while others in the vehicle were briefly questioned.
A restaurant on Causeway street records its fourth choking death in a year. The latest victim, an unknown man, died about 10 am yesterday from a meat fragment wedged in the throat. A scrap bearing the name Mona han, 32 Chambers street, was found. No identification at that address. body held at the Relief station pending claimants. The prior three victims were men and were buried by the city.
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