The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-08

cbd In her arms. the child A d as gcs up stairs
used to zee Mr.. and Mra Tuck er o tne tso,e;
have seen Mr.. Tucker when the N8os ne ma Ooo1
drinking liquor; be talked quite 60 G1~sl0s.y aIo
wanted to get mp an argument with d ue'Sas poop.O
him in tbs morrise. when Thought be was sober;
be was then quiet, and behaved like anyA ?oy else
never supposed him to be insane or out o. nis
mind; the evening this occurred was leaviA' tne
table Is hs sat dSwn went out ana M"tn
vent into the room; my room is the next room On
the same floor; my room Ia in front; l have never
heard any quarrelling or disputing between them:
generally got in late; be generally behaved a., very
see much OF them except at the table.
To Juror-I do not think that he was deranged
whoa Mrs. Tucker bad the child in her arms; she
said ooh. John, what have you donef" l heard
DeDyse say that tn ker was jealous of his wife.
Herman Camp. druggist aAd apothecary, who
lives at 470 Atlantic street, deposed that while
standing In his store on Wednesday evening man
entered in very excitei state; he rushed up to
witnesses jumped out Of the range Of the pistol and
asked the msn-"Wbat do you mean, sir?" he re.
piled. g. beg year. pardon, sir, thought it was
bottle, and he put the pistol back again into his
man then said, ".eive me some cholera medicine
ID quick; have an awful case OF cholera in
my family! witness asked him what medicne2 he
replied, the best brandy you have got: my name
quick as HE'LL" Tucker then snatched up the bottle,
threw down some change and ran off; witness
thought at first that Tucker was intoxicated, but
bss CT ged that opinion; thinks n0w that he was
ex essiveIy agitated on account of the sickness in
his family did not think he was insane or out of
his IninG; about week or ten days previous he
came into witness store, about or O'Clock in the
evening and asked for an ounce Of paragoric;
while pouring It out q man came ia to have me go
and see bis child; told tse man that did not 60
ut to visit patients, but told him to call on Dr.
Tucker; he asked me where DR.. Tucker lived; /
told him l did not know exactly but pointed in
an eastsrly direction from the store. telling
him that any one in the Deighborhood of schermer-
horn and Powers streets would tell him where DR..
Tucker live u the man left directly after his leav
ing, this gentleman asked, "What DR.. Tucker did
you direct that man to ~; said. ito DR.. Tucker"
why" said he, "that is my name, am DR.. Tuck.
err; apologized for not being acquainted with him;
he then asked what was to pay for tho paregorio;
said, nothing, ana not in the habit of charging
iies;" he insisted on me taking the pay, said he
should continue sending his prescriptions to me.
and said that if OF the end of the year chose to
pay him small per centage, might do so; re-
had moved, and now lived on the next block, below
Atlantic street; he fumbled in his pocket, and said
he would give me his card, but not happening to
find one, said it was full as well he should call in
often; he was sober, and / supposed him to be
sane, and thought he was the real Dr. Tucker.
Robert D. Thompson, being duly sworn, deposed
that he was the publisher Of the late Brooklyn
Freeman; he was introduced to Tucker last June,
when Tucker came to Brooklyn to give lecture be
July he (Tuckerl entered his employ as editor;
shortly after he observed some singularities about
him IN tie afternoon; never saw him int0xlca ted
not know of his using opium or laudanum; Tucker
usually left between five and six o'clock; never saw
him after leaving the Office.
Rachel Myers being sworn, corroborated the evil
tSa 81 ana as to the events Of
relied with his wife and that she had complained to
witness Of i'll treatment and threats; but that he
never threatened his children: on the contrary he
seemed to love them; for the boy who was killed he
bought pop;gun on the evening in question; he
was noav IN the house and ;::.cgs Of every body;
Mrs. Tucker was ! very s.siable woman, and had
done every thing she could to please ~''n'
Rev. Mr.. Eddy deposed, that he is Baptist minis.
ter knew Tucker from boyhood he was q minis
Yer for several years always regarded him as Q
larity or immoral conduct on his part, or of his
drinking he was very eccentric, and regarded as
monomaniac on account Of his making ab0ltionism
such hobby the most remarkable Of his eccen-
tricities was his going from one denomination to
an0ther-from the Presbyterians to the Baptists,
then to the Unionists, then to the Methodsts, &c.
he had lite intercourse with him for some years
past saw him in New York year ago, and invited
him to preach for him he attempted to preach.
but after talking in rambling manner for fifteen
minutes, broke down he was not acquainted with
fuckers wife.
Two pistols were next produced in court, and the
witness ID Camp recalled. Witness,pointea out one
of them Ia single barrel pistol with revolving
cy Iinder) as the kind Of one which Tucker had
when he called at his store. Since giving his ev
dence in the morning he had been ut the county
Jail and seen Tu, ker, and dentaed him as the man
who called at his store.
At the conclusion Of the testimony the jury re-
tired for about fifteen minutes, and then brou ght M
TO his death from wounds inflicted By razor in the
hands Of his father, John N. Y. Thicker, and that
such killing was with malice prepenes and afore-
thought.
The following are the names of the jwy:-G. H.
Barnet d. MCMILLAN, VIM. Nash, Philip Leffert,
VIM. Richardson, John 8. Alderman.