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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1905
Page
7
By Mrs. Lucy A. Tucker, mother of the condemned prisoner, laments a wrongful conviction and pleads her son Char ley is innocent. She prays for strength, asserts the jurors erred, and vows family support until he is cleared.
Attorney General Parker pursues conviction while Tucker concludes his address to the jury. Judge Sheldon gives the charge, deputies take oaths, and jurors retire with exhibits to prepare a verdict amid courtroom speculation.
An advertisement asserts Scott's Emulsion remains good as long as three years if stored properly and offers a free sample. It claims absolute purity and reliability, urging readers to try the cod liver oil preparation from Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street, New York.
The Tucker jury lists twelve citizens for deliberation including Joseph E. Knight foreman 58 wheelwright Westford James A Willard 55 laborer Townsend William H Kingsley 40 stone mason Acton Edwin F Littledale 88 farmer Tyngsboro Henry A Towne 54 moulder Somerville Thomas H Murphy 45 plumber Chelmsford W W Nason 58 clergyman Billerica Ralph E Whitcomb 31 farmer Boxboro William A French 52 farmer Sudbury George N Foster 55 police officer Natick William N Supple 45 shoe worker Holliston Arthur M Warren 35 insurance agent Chelmsford
A chronology tracks Harold and Edward Page, Amy Roberts, Tucker, Henry Bourne and others from March 31 to January 24, 1905. Tucker’s movements, investigations, arrest, arraignment, grand jury indictment, and a first degree murder verdict are recorded. The case centers on Mabel Page found dead after a walk along the Charles River.
The jury found Vahey's client guilty causing his pale, bowed figure to show strain. He comforted Tucker after the verdict as Attorney-General Parker offered support. Vahey planned to return home to Water town while Parker and assistants faced the turning point with grave restraint.
In Auburndale on January 24 the Tucker household learns the verdict within minutes as a postman delivers the news. Mrs. Severy exclaims in disbelief while Dr. Putnam, attending Albert F. Tucker, forbids telling him the outcome due to his weakened condition.
Walter Tucker speaks with dazed hope after Charles Tucker’s conviction. he thanks Vahey and the Boston Post for fair coverage. He describes shock, familial strain, and hope for a speedy appeal or exoneration to save their ill father and mother from collapse.
Middlesex Superior Court records show Charles L. Tucker indicted for assault and murder in Weston on March 31, with a knife, causing fatal wounds to Mabel Page. The true bill, signed by Grand Jury Foreman William F. Stratton and District Attorney George A. Sanderson, marks formal charges.
An old clipping mentions a price of 25 cents for a laxative product labeled with bromide and quinine. The fragment lacks full context but records a period advertising detail and a nominal cost.
In a dramatic courtroom scene Judge Sheldon dismisses the jury after 12 jurors find Charles L. Tucker fate uncertain. Sheriff Fairbairn and deputies clear the doorway as jurors exit under guard and secrecy pledges. Six jurors stay overnight inside the building to rest and avoid media questioning.
The Tucker jury retired to deliberate and were handed a large batch of exhibits. Included were a broken knife blade and sheath, Tucker’s overcoat, Mabel Page’s clothing and her note to her father, the Morton memorandum, Tucker’s postal card, 120 writing standards, 34 photographs, and location plans and maps.
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