The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-09

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A chill Kthcd By its Father. and tile
WJc Jadiy iyurcd-drrcst Of the
Murdcrcr
We have only time briefly to record
a most dreadful murder in South Brook
lyn last night 1t seems that Mr. J. N.
7. Tucker, the editor Of Tie Daily I'd.
rertiser. lately called Tile Brookiyn
Daafy freeman, had just returned from
a walk with his wife when his manner
suddenly changed, and she. becoming
alarmed at his actions, rushed into the
house aud up stairs, whittier he soon af.
ter followed but went into another room
where lay two ofhis children. girl aged
about ten years and boy about three
Here he deliberately took razor from
drawer, and nearly severed the Youngest
childs head from its body. The moth.
or now rushed in, when he attacked her.
but had happily only inflicted three or
four slight wounds when he was secured
by Officer Carroll of the Third Dietrct.
Thore is little doubt that the unfor-
tunatc man was laboring under the effects
of intemperancc, which had distompered
his mind.
The victim is described as lovely
little boy. The frightful deed was per
petratcd about 10 o'clock last night in
Atlautic.st near Nevins-N Y Tribune.
Sd inst.
BRooKLlN, Aug. 3.-Itis now thought
that Mrs. Tucker will recover from her
wounds, inflicted by her husband.
The murderer, when visited in the
cell this morning, complained of having
the diarrhea and pains in the back. He
says he was intoxicated last night and
got into scrape, but did know what it
was
The Editor of the Albany Register
says of Tucker and the Rumscllor as
follows -
We can imagine the leer on the coun-
tcnance of the rumseler who sold poor
Tucker the poison, as he boasts to him.
self-"this is my work. We can i'm
agne the workings of that demon. which
caused the parent to draw the lifc-blood
from his darling child, which stopped
for ever that prattling tongue and shut
out the light of Heaven from those
calm, thoughtful eyes We can imag
inc how in years to come. should his
life be spared, he will ponder over tho
wark of the day that has made him mis-
cradle forever, and how to heaven will
ascend the invocation of bitter curse
upon the head of the rum-seller, who
threw the coil of the serpent around
him, and blighted his cherished hopes
and prospects. We pity the father
but much more We pity the man who,
in the future will have to answer for
this dark reckoning Can he sleep, and
rise refreshed in the morning, can he
gaze upward into the blue sky, or do Nn-
ward into the brook, and not see rehec-
ted thercfrom the murdered child, del
, uged in gore lie cannot, and yet be
humau-,.possessed Of hcart,a conscience,
and those fner-feclings which 60 to
make up the man.
We know Tuckcr-we know him to
be kind fatAcr-and an attentive hus-
band. We know he loved his offspring.
and cherished it as the very idol Of his
heart, gift frcm Heaven for him to
love and protect We know he loved
his wife, aud that he was happy with
hcr-and we also know that run haa
: hcou his rain Adu',cratr.' agi "u'-
adul;eIatoi 'oprs ak lr.. eau,cj
ijo % m...s ..18,l ~l u.lr.a., F.. Ills
r-c.ta. .A.t it viii cao>a .. rng,-.
heart to throb with conflicting emo
,ious.
From l5IS to lSj2. he was the Dep
uty Clerk Of thoState Senate. and a
resident of this city, and subsequently
became editor olthe Brooklyn Dali,
AdrertiseT, fulfilling all bis duties Will
! ability and to tie satisfaction Of thos,
with whom he WIS connected in busi
ness. His intellect is of 10 common or
. der-hc had a generous, expansive sou
: yet he is the victim of that fen
. which exults while it ruins
= Let men calmly read aud reflect upo
;. this practical lesson and warming
, will have more effect than thousan
a admonitions, even though they fall fro,
Q the lips of thrilling eloquence.
|, RpER.-In New York Tucsia
i DR. r NJ. Graham stabbed Col. Lori
Of California to death with sword can
Graham was making a noise, disturbr
Loring's family, and the latter askC
: him TO dosist, which was the provOcatio
c New York, August 1.-The coro
Q er's jury in the case Of the murder
t Colonel Loring, returned verdict tbs
= said Loring came to his death by
Q wound inflicted on his person by mean
r Of a sword in the hands Of Robert NJ
Graham. Graham has been commltte
to await the action Of the Grand jury
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\ TIE MURDER TRIAL IN FRANKLl
;. CouYrY.-The Malone Palladinm
filed with tho proceedings Of the trial o
Bickford for The murder of Seeor II
june. 1853. Tho report brings the ties
timony in the case down to Wednesda.
forenoon, God ult., when tho eyidene,
on the part !he prosecution was closed
= The defence commenced in the after
a noon. 1t was expected the trial woul(
: consume thYwhole of last week, and per
!. haps portpn of this. The Pal(aai""
n Gays
a "ThrouJhout the whole trial, which
a has lasted blight days, the prisoner ha
r sat unmoNd, and has never once mani
i tested tlS slightest anxiety or concern
!, Not MUSCLE has been moved, ora nerv
shaLoo hr countenanco chanped nv an,