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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
4
A Boston area murder case widens as Jerry Hayes is arrested in Bingham Maine on suspicions tied to the Page house killing. Evidence centers on statements from Mrs. Margaret Brown and letters to James H. Vahey seeking details for Tucker case defenses.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic tonic for women, claiming it strengthens mothers during childbearing and reduces suffering. It cites testimonials from Emma Petty and others, promotes unicorn root, and ends with a sales pitch and instruction to order the book The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser.
Senator Bailey joins the chorus in the satire titled Who's the Prevaricator adding vigor to the production. The performance remains unfinished as audiences await a finalized show.
Deputy Chief George Neal of the State police doubts Hayes arrest, saying he distrusts the fellow’s story and expects the affair to peter out. Neal helped obtain evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of Tucker in a related case.
James H. Vahey counsel for Charles L. Tucker says a Bingham lawyer Daniel Steward initiated information leading to Jerry Hayes arrest. Vahey notes Hayes’ link to Mabel Page murder via Tucker’s mother, and Maine authorities will pursue extradition after a fair trial.
Watertown officer Burke identifies a man named Jerry Hayes who once worked for Howard & Co. ice dealers as matching the Maine suspect’s description. Hayes is described as tall about six feet, slim, with red hair, and worked for the company two years ago.
Mrs Lucy A Tucker doubts the reported arrest of Jerry Hayes in Bangor Maine for the Mabel Page murder. Hayes allegedly admitted being in the go house in Weston near the time of the killing, leaving uncertainty about the case.
A grieving mother tells a Post reporter she clings to hope that the killer of Mabel Page will be found to save her son and prevent another innocent person from paying for a crime. She notes previous arrests and stresses the need for justice and truth.
Weston May 16 A man named Hayes described as Jerry Hayes was tied to the Mabel Page murder by Harold Page in a first interview with Chief McAuliffe but later retracted in a second talk. The chief stated Harold Page knew a James Hayes not a railroad worker, aged 88 not 48, with no prominent nose.
Senator Tillman accuses the Republican machine of trying to befuddle the rate bill fight. Chandler replies to Lodge denial by noting a harmless report of the President but Tillman demands further proof from future historians.
In trial testimony a witness recalls a tramp asking for food described as medium height and weight with a gray mustache. Another railroad yardmaster notes a former employee named Jerry Hayes but cannot recall his appearance.
Councillor Sullivan of South Boston informs Governor Guild of Charles Tucker’s innocence claim as Jerry Hayes’s arrest may alter plans for Tucker’s plea. Tucker’s lawyers vow a dramatic plea for commutation to life, while ministers and Samuel V. Cole back the effort.
Charles L. Tucker stays ignorant of a Maine arrest while the convicted killer of Mabel Page awaits death. A letter to his mother reveals the alleged threat by a February informant who claimed he would have swapped the chair for Tucker had he stayed inside the Page house. Sheriff J. F. Fairbairn said Mrs. Tucker visited Tucker in jail but he received no visitors or notice of the arrest.
Physicians declare catarrh a germ disease and Hyomei offers a simple inhaler treatment that fills the air you breathe with germ killing medicine. The outfit costs one dollar with extra bottles at fifty cents, and a free sample and medical consultation are offered by The R. T. Booth Company in Ithaca New York.
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