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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1905
Page
7
Edward M. Clifford of Buffalo New York reports a bad cold threatened pneumonia. After one bottle of the medicine his condition improved, after the third bottle the cough disappeared and he began to gain strength and flesh.
A Haverhill woman testifies that a long standing lung trouble left her run down and that she gave Father John’s Medicine to her seven year old daughter. Since then the daughter’s health has markedly improved and she praises the tonic as unequaled.
The court denied the defense motion as Attorney-General Parker cross examines handwriting expert Frazer. Colonel Edward B. Hay of Washington then testifies for the government praising experts while aiming to prove the notes and Morton memorandum were not Tucker writings. The proceedings highlight direct versus circumstantial evidence as the trial centers on the J. L. Morton note and the authorship claims around Mabel Page and Tucker.
Defense argues the knife and blood spots do not prove Tucker’s guilt while detailing timelines, witness sightings, and alibi loops. The lawyer highlights tainted search warrants and prompts to exclude the knife as evidence as the trial continues.
The expert tests the Morton and Mabel Page slips arguing they were written by the same hand but not by Charles L. Tucker. He cites letter shapes and pencil pressure, notes rapidity of writing, and relies on camera and pictorial analysis while acknowledging no absolute certainty.
In a courtroom address, Vahey outlines that law requires punishment for criminals to protect society, but also safeguards against unjust accusation or conviction. He stresses that a fair jury trial is essential and that the jury’s verdict determines the prisoner’s fate, urging diligent duty.
Philadelphia handwriting expert Dr Percifal Frazer testified for the defense highlighting differences between the letters in the J L Morton note and those from the standards. He opened with the usual jury briefing and detailed analysis of writing traits.
Colonel Edward B. Hay, a 85 year handwriting expert with offices in Washington D C, testified as a witness in the Oliver and Molineux cases. He compared Morton address samples with 8000 letters, arguing the standards writer did not pen the postal or memorandum, noting distinctive endings such as ten in Boston and citing Justice Fessenden as another example. The court recessed for the day.
Three archdiocese leaders from Boston depart for New York and then sail for Europe. Mgr A J Teeling D D prothonotary apostolic of Lynn Mgr Denis O Callaghan D D of South Boston and Rev Michael J Masterson of Peabody travel for under three months visiting the Holy Land Naples and Rome among other stops.
At the annual meeting of the Furniture and Interior Decorators Association at Young's Hotel yesterday afternoon, officers were elected for the ensuing year. Stetson Foster was named president with E. E. Cole as vice president and A. B. Shaw as treasurer. Secretaries include H. H. Hull, and A. H. Davenport. with directors Robert Casson, William L. Shearer, Albert Shales, John A. Reardon, Walter F. Watters, E. B. Cobb, H. C. Allen, and H. W. Munn.
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