New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-08

females: every hing appeared to be qu'e II me roo
when he pot 10 the doors he retarn a AMI nga'n Noh
up with Henderson and Never lie remainder &"
20 testimony was corrrbors'ive o. That gN@u o,
Nevsrs wi,ress al. testified IA; Ne hN seer
-sorer drink brandy an several n ccs-ols - >
I'm s'sgger be staggered th>; might "a soios ~
g-Hrs-
S4rsL D. Sy-e. VT. Of preceding wtne :, ;e'',i'
clock End re'urned m sbnu' half an h)lr. Tick
came home 6rs'; her husband le' bo'hil-
The pr-secut'on here rested, AMI VI. Ht5ley n'fc
- oren'ne remarks on ire part Of the defense. Fl
sfs.ed that The nature Of The evidence n be sddu's
would Re 70 show tbs; tie prisoner no,io his right
rird when The ed committed ard was therefore
irresponsible. He woud bring further evidence n
PROVE ,hs, the prisoner hsd been subject ~ mental
dersrcen1ent from his youth M.
FvrpFScT roR THE DFrESSv
The Rev Herman J. Efdy. sworn-Rosiis- in
Rrooklyu: am a clergyman OF the Baptist Church:
have known Tucker from childhood; hrs childhood
wes sren, in veri4en Wsvre County, this State:
uprn.e him 70 he about 43 or "a yesra Of aga; first
krew him A. 4 clerk 10 store IN his native town he
pas occupied afer that assistant ~ the office ot
the County Clerk al Lyons; the next heard of hln
was -tat Re bad been converted 20 the Bsonst
Church in the village Of LYONS; soon after he
came 70 Mer;d.n. and engaged 10 sreviva meeting
thsre: IL was the FRI. time Observed anything
strange Ia biz manner; tbs was about tSsnty yeas
fgn. Rfer NJ engaged IN PRAYER n'tt-A "a y gu ht7
IN, eswih his eye~ 80 the eel pg, talking IN God a.
he was his equal bis face would become exceedingly
rcd and when speaking. his eyes had sild express
sion and bis voice had tone tia was angry next
time sae him months after in the same place n
the cepgcity Of Congregational preacher; heard
him preach at series of meetings at which ne
took the lead his manner wss the same rs
before. with the exception Of praying, he seemed
more calm: in speaking be was incoherent sud dis
C, nnectsd bis audiences not large the leading
men bers Of the church cid not sustain him; he next
personal knowledge of him was VIXEN he was edltoc
Of r Syracuse paper-l think called Tie Foeemaa-
IN Abolition paper; the paper was soon changed ~
TIL .SracBse Star neutral paper, he continuing
"a edmor: uext saw bin in the village Of Jordan.
where had a cougreg siiOn: he came to deliver an
ADDRESS before the Ocd-Fellows Lodge; berd the
address; there nothing extraordinary in Y, ex
ceIing an e1hnrtsiioB the religions principles or
The order-de nominating it the glory of the world;
saw him in the City Of New-fork about two years
since r.ceiN "a several IL ers from him previous ~
this re0ue-tDg me ~ procure hin chnrch IN which
10 preach IS be hid been restored TO tho church;
p on after be called and spent the Sinbs,h at
nv house: | invited him to preach in my pulpit; Ia
mace On Effort 70 do spoke a, random for ten
fifteen minutes threw himself on the seat IN the put
pit aud covered hi- face appearing greatly sgiteted
be manifested while preaching wlldness of eS-
preston; sfter we came from church he showed me
The sermon he had prepared, and threw 1t on The
table: have the manuscript vet. next saw him in
the office of The Daliy Adrsrt,ser, in Brooklyn,
about three weeks before the occurrence i ASKED
him bow be was getting on he said he had been very
unfortunate: eyery thing had worked against hin all
his life but now be had position which would make
him ri,h ia very short time; he detailed 70 me his
plan, which va 10 advocate the new Ameri-
can party know Nothiugs;l he sAId be hal
slresdv struck many blows on RonanNm IN
Brooklyn; he also said the ld,h we're com
bred sgainst him. he SAID they bad spotted
him; be then proposed that ] should bny OUT Mr.
Thompson the proprietor Of the paper, and said If
woul1 buy the paper we both nigh edit aod become
rich at orce: thete was doubt the party would
tain him he hen 70 the clerk accountant, aud
heard bin use vol. Mt language say h" was exceed
irgly excited | soon after left, next saw him in jail,
the dav after the oh'ds death; his language when
preaching the sermon two hears ago was incoherent
and Disconnected; never knew that b. drank lnluor;
his general disposition was mild and humane, but he
WIS Of an exciiablo disposition.
On the ofthis witnesses he said he
had tut elar at the he ads treated of in the manu-
scr - sermon; it appeared to be cohesive document;
IN Iroach'pg lis ideas were Disconnected, he took
text but wandered from il
The Court here adjourned until this morning at 10
clock.