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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1905
Page
5
Testimony recalls witness details about sightings between 1:30 and 1:46 and the route between the Metropolitan boat house and police station. Questioning probes prior statements on seeing a man with Henry Bourne and inability to identify dress or direction. Witness dodges denial of past remarks.
Walter F. Tucker testifies his brother was at work on the day of the March 31, 1904 Page murder and recalls multiple stickpins including a Canadian pin and one bearing the Spanish arms. He describes wearing locations, dates, and a Montreal purchase, while cross examination narrows identification of the pins and ties to family accounts.
Silas Baxter testifies Amy Roberts proclaimed that nothing in the Page house was touched and money and items remained, while Mrs Baxter and Kinder corroborate. Court discussion centers on whether Roberts searched for missing items before April 12 and motive questions ahead of trial.
In a court proceeding Canadian Pin and A Stowell & Co. employees testified about the frequency of Mabel Page style pins. Taylor said about one pin weekly to two weeks is repaired for bent or broken stems. Orchard added enamel pins arrive weekly for re-enameling and stem work.
Ethel Osborne, sister of the late wife of the prisoner, testified she lived in Waltham and remembered seeing a Canadian pin on the prisoner's cap. She confirmed the cap in court resembled the one the defendant wore, noting the pin was worn in the front of the cap.
Albert F. Tucker testifies that on the morning of March 31 his son Charles was dressed when he arrived home. Charles went out to work on the lawn around 9 o'clock and Tucker followed. The father says he went to bed and arose about 4:30.
Testimony detailed a man strolling near the scene on the 31st of March and questions over admissibility of hearsay evidence were noted. An ad feature extols Peruna as the cure for la grippe with testimonials from W H Parsons and a $10,000 guarantee, including a testimonial letter from a former Texas brigadier general.
Mrs. Tucker details March 31 activities from breakfast with her mother to Charles leaving for gun club. She recalls evenings with his father, officers visiting at 6, the knife and pin in his possession, and the family routine around hunting gear. The scene shows a sobbing witness and the prisoner reacting in court.
A Montreal woman at 110 Berrie street credits Peruna with curing a severe grippe after other remedies failed. Five bottles restored health valued at hundreds of dollars in comfort. Separate note from M M Bounds of Portalis New Mexico says he cured a bad grippe in ten days using Peruna and thanks the makers for the relief.
Charles Sadler testified he walked the route Tucker is accused of taking, timing 47 minutes out of curiosity not on a court instruction. Cross-examination showed no suggestion from others, and he prepared himself. Court adjourned to 9 30 this morning.
Discussion among Vermont women surfaced after the Daughters of Vermont voted not to rejoin the General Federation of Women's Clubs. President Mrs. Clarence Jean Allen said the group now belongs to Vermont and Massachusetts federations and can support the national body through those channels. dues increases and current financial burden influenced the decision, with plans to stay connected via state groups.
Tokio reports a proposal to dam Port Arthur Harbor entrance and pump out water to salvage Russian war vessels. A naval officer notes it could be economical given the harbor’s shallowness and small size, despite typical unprofitability.
Port Arthur reports 18 566 Russian sick and wounded prisoners, with 3637 navy cases. City businessmen celebrate the capture as speeches by Count Katsura, Vice Admiral Togo, and war and navy ministers mark the event. An emperor aide carries nine carloads of gifts for frontline officers and men.
The first grand ball of the Ninth Veteran Association, M. V. M., drew several hundred attendees at Odd Fellows Hall last evening.
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