Show CHARLES TUCKER IS ELECTROCUTED Pays Penalty for Murder of Mabel Page Two Years Ago J EVIDENCE CIRCUMSTANTIAL End of or Cn Case e Remarkable In Iii H the lie e Annals An Aim- AI- AI nals of Crime Go r Refuses Re lie- fuses to tn Interfere Boston Mass Mos June Julie 1 12 Ills Ills last conscious act on this earth a protestation tion of his innocence of or tho lie line crime for Cor lon which he suffered Charles L L. Tucker was put to death In the lie electric chair chait chaitin In tho the condemned prison hero this his morning and thus the vengeance of tho the law for the murder of or Mabel Page at al her home In on March 31 U 1904 was executed on the man whom 10 a Jury Jur of or the he commonwealth of Massachusetts Massa- Massa held responsible for tho the crime Tucker hopeful to the last lat that something might Intervene to lo save ave fave him anti ind this Ihla hope was buoyed up by ly his hi counsel James II H. Vahey nn and his spiritual adviser Rev novo Thomas W. W Bishop of or the Methodist retho Episcopal church until Monday afternoon when after aner another vain appeal to Governor Guid to commute tho the sentence to Imprisonment Im Sm- for Cor life liCe thc they were vere forced to o I go to Tucker T In his cell coil and tell lell him ilm that every hope was gone gono ane and that he mu must t make mako up his mind to dlo die Tucker met the tho news calmly although rucker h bitterly d disappointed and he 1 went to the fatal chair chah without a 1 1 murmur other than the tho vain prot stalon sta- sta J Lion lon of or innocence 1 Ex Execution Successful It I was Just two minutes and thirty seconds past 12 o'clock when the the List last strap was fastened tho the helmet pulled down over the he head and amI the tw signal given by tho the war warden en to the man standing by the switches behind the tho Instrument of ot death There was wai the tho click of or copper on copper the hOrd figure in the time chair strained forward against the straps and remained thus thiu half haIr a minute a n period that sc seemed 1 like e an hour to the white faced faced witnesses wit- wit nesses In tho the chairs beyond and amid then themi die tho switch was pulled back the current cur cur- I rent turned off or and the attending physician felt fel of ot the limp wrist to see If IC there was still life lre in what whal but hut a afew afew 3 few seconds b before rore ha had been a strong healthy youth youth- There Thore was not miot The rhe c execution culon had been successful ac- ac t j cording l to th S commissioned d to cur car Ctr- Ctr nl tlc tlc- thc dt of ari nd 5 I clarIc L Tucker hits his a ri crime r n n p J wih I sons sells In iii Mn Massachusetts and oven even Iven In other states slates believed cd bele him Innocent of Protests ts Ills His Innocence When the prison olm opened tI Tuckers Tucker's cell coil door and amid ant Sail raid Id Tucker we arc are read ready the thE lit condemned con con- man stepped briskly Into the ihu corridor com and hurried In advance of tho he warden arid and principal keeper through the door Into the d ath cham chamber her Almost before the time legal witnesses of or the execution who numbered numbered num aunt bored but six persons realized that lint the lie prisoner was near he lie was wan Wn half halfway wa way iray across the narrow chamber to toward toward toward to- to ward tho chair chaim Just before reaching It I ho he drew from Cm his right hand pocket of his trousers a piece picco of ol paper aper From this paper papel he rea read mechanically and andIn andin andin in a tone lone so low that the lie witnesses could hear heal but hut a few fow of or the words the following I l 1 hope God Goll will wi Cor forgive lve mo inc for l ti the tho wrongs I i have over done In my past pat life I forgive everybody e who has over wronged me inc I am nm at peace peace- with my maker May God have hae mercy on 91 my flY soul Tho The rinal Chapter Turning ho ono swift glance Ianco toward his death chair chah seated himself cl closed his eyes and did not open them nga again l but hut as the straps were iere being fastened those clo close o to the tho could hear him hint murmur over an and amid anIH o IH jr protestations of oC innocence Stor Story of ot the time Crime Cm Mabel 1 Pago lage 10 was murdered at her home In Weston Western March 31 31 1 1901 She Site W wan 3 stabbed to t death At tho ho trial of Charles Tucker the thc state contended that rohel robbery roh- roh rob rob- el bery was the motive In the tho statement of Governor Guild Guid which he lie issued Isled In re refusing re- re fusing the lie appeal for tor u. u u commutation of Tuckers Tucker's death sentence his excellency Intimated that Tucker went to lo the time Page Pago ho so for for tho time purpose of DC making an nn at- at lacK on tao we young woman At that time the household W was S composed com corn posed of Mabel her father Edward Paso Page e. e her brother Harold Pago lago Palo an and Amy Roberts a u maid Tho The house la is 11 located locate on South Avenue A Weston arid and nd Is about abut a mile mie from the home of or Tucker rucker In iii Au Au- burndale On tho lie ela day of the murder no one was ivas wasat wasat at tho ho Page house except Mabel Shu Slit was wasa a woman who was hold held In tho the highest re respect respect re- re b by every person In the neighbor neighbor- hood Her leI brother Harold was WIS at work at the South station stalon Her leI father had bat gone golie to and ancl Amy Roberts t had har been given a day tay off to visit friends and arid relatives Told Slur Story of Injury It I Is believed that the murder took place about noon According to the evi evl- dence cence which convicted Tucker he lie went to the house hOlso and told tolt Mabel Page that her lair brother brothel Harold old had been injured in itt Boston loston and amid had bath hat been beon taken to the Massachusetts Mas Mas- general hospital hospital Miss Page wrote a note noto and left lec It for her father saying that she had I gone Jone to Boston Doston to sec see Harold who had been hurt Then sho she went to her room hac which was as on the second floor 1001 of or the house to cl change chan n o her clothing She had got ot about half hal way through h with wih her dressing when the tho attack was made upon her She was stabbed In the back and In the throat and breast Tho The young oung woman had ap ap- ap parenty made mudo a t light ht with her assailant for or her life The cuts on her head heat Indicated that she sho ht had attempted to ward oft ai the tho blows of or tho the Bot Body Found 1 b by Father Mr Ir Page time thc father of tho the young weman wo wo- man n a man about W 80 S y years ars rg of age and ancl who died tiled recently returned home homo about 2 o'clock In iii tho the afternoon anti and found the body of hl his flail daughter In her tier room He lie the he neighbors and the tho were le su summon summon- d. Medical Examiner Mead was sum summoned sum sum- and und made a tion ton of or tho the bod body Hg Ils Impression examina that list Miss Pa Page c had killed was herself w When he ho told tolt this to the time father the fauer laUN made nn on emphatic denial and n a 1 further ox ox- ox showed that ho lie nc was rJ right ht and amid j Continued on 01 Page age Two Tuo 5 i. i C t J CHARLES TUCKER it s CHARLES fIS f 1 IS EL ELECTROCUTED Continued from frol P Page C One that thal the Ule young oung woman oman had been the thc victim vic Ic ic tim Ur of a murder For FOI a n week the tho police searched for evi evidence evi- evi dence that would woul lead head them CI to the crimInal crim crim- inal Inal They The Thc tried to find the lie Attention was attracted to Tucker Tuck- Tuck er or probably because of his reputation more than anything cI else e. e It I was found that hat he lie had huc told some of or his friends that be he was about to leave for the St St. Louis exposition which was then being being- held Tu Tucker 4 Arrested Interviewed b by newspaper men Tucker admitted that on th the tho da day of or the tho mur murder er erand and about the time time It was committed he had b been en at tt Cutters co corner r c which Is about third one of n a 0 mile mie from the Pa Page e hou house e. e Within a week of or the time Mabel Ma Ma- la- la bel beh Page lage was killed Tucker flicker was taken to he the police polee station In Weston Vt and put through a n severe examination as a to his movements on orm the time the murder Then Themi he was allowed to go so on Saturday evening April Apri 9 0 Tucker Tuck Tuck- er cr was arrested at his home After Af Af- Af ter be lie had hail been leen taken to the station staton sta sta- ion tion ton house bouse the police made a search of or his home In one of or the tho pockets of or one oneo o of his bis coats coat that was found han hanging on ona ona ona a knob door Ioor of his room time the police found faun the famous Canadian stickpin which Lawyer James II I. I declared de tic claret clare convicted Tucker Tuder and a knife the blade o of which had bad been broken into three pieces Made minude Contradictory Statements At the station house Tucker made contradictory con con- statements th tho police said aid al as to the possession of the lie knife A week after his hla arrest Tucker was wn aral arraigned on time the charge chan c and committed and amid held for forthe forthe forthe the grand Jury On Jan 2 of or last year car Tucker was put on trial in the time superior criminal court In last East Cambridge nn and It proved one of or the tue most mOt sensational trials that ever cr took in this state slate Ti The evidence waa wn entirely circumstantial The stickpin was the time emil only link In time the chain that connected connected connected con con- time the accused young o ng man with wih time the Pa Page e house houS Hut Hit one one witness winess testified that this pin hall bail been the property of o Mabel Page Pahe That was Amy J Roberts More than a a. i dozen witnesses weme wel C called who test cd they had hac seen een Tu Tucker ker wearing a n i pin ln similar in sign design long before be he- ie fore tore the time crime was committed Tucker did lId not take time the stand In imi his own du tie- fene Ho lie 10 made malic a short speech to the time jur Jury which It was agreed a 1 by those who hoard hN d It I must have ha e done him more harm than good Tho Time jury brought in a verdict degree of or guilty sult of or murder In n tho the S Session lon of oC Weeping c I lu It I was a great reat surprise to both Loth Tucker and his lila counsel counsel Tucker collapsed am and unc wept Welt ills His counsel James II I. I y ahey and Herbert Parker who was then attorney general and the lie both prO prosecuted ec CU c case wept The ca case c was waa appealed appeal and ami carried from various courts to 10 the supreme court cour of or the time United States at Washington Ever E cr Every deel decision lon wa was erse ad adverse to Tucker He lie was as sentenced to die le In the tho electric I chair chait the time week bc beginning June 10 of or this year Rut Dut his bin hil counsel did not Ive up th the fight They got ot up a petition petton addressed to Governor GO Guild Gul which was signed by nearly iO 13 people In this state asking that the death sentence be commuted to tole life le Imprisonment Monster Petition Petton Failed The hearing on oa this petition petton before th the governor o and with Judges Judge Sheldon am and Sherman who presided at tho time trial o of oC Tucker sitting In an nn advisory capacity was one of or the ost sensational that wa was wag ever held in this stats state state The Tho parents o othe or of orthe the condemned d young oung man were ere present and ane so exciting was waa the controversy tha the father Cather of or Tucker fell en back in hi hIs chair In a faint Mr Ir Vahey and arid Mr Ir Parker had a bitter bit bit- ter personal quarrel Governor Guild Guid refused refus to commute th time sentence an and scored Tuckers Tucker's character Two former governors governor Jo Mr tr r Long Lons an and ant Mr Bates had declared In favor ol fa of ot n a commutation o of sentence GOVernor Guild Guid decided d. d however that the th young youn mau should die i- i i. i |