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


POINTED to inquire into the feasibility OF erecting
monument to the memory Of the late Gen. Worth,
| recommending the purchase Of the plot OF ground
| between Broadway. Fifth avenue and Twentieth
stNet, for $40 900, being suitable place to erect
/, Ire Board adjourned until this evening. at the
usual hour.
The Brooklyn Tragedy.
| n,yEsTIGA ALTON BEFORE THE CORONER In RELATION
| TO THE TUCKER AFFAIR.
The investigation of this melancholy affair, which
was deferred until yesterday morning was held be-
fore Coroner Ball, in the court room Of the City
Hall, Brooklyn, at 10 O'Clock. Mayor Lambert was
associated with the Coroner during the investiga
ton. There were only few persona in attendance
| The prisoner was not present, blu. we understand
that during his incarceration in the ail he has dis
PLACED the utmost iodiffere ace. He thinks or pre-
tends to think, that he has committed no offence
but he has some vague idea that something has 90
Cured with which he Is connected and which CAUSES
his detention. The coroner's jury having been re-
queeed to take their seats, the proceedings were
commenced by calling the first Witness
Arnold Hsllet being sworn, said-l am physi-
clan; reside at 342 Atlantic street; sent for
on Wednesday evening, August 2, between eight
snd nine o'clock; found ia the third story, front
room. Mrs. Tucker with q chld in her arms; the
child had an incision under the left ear, extending
about four inches across the throat, which caused
its death; tire wound severed the large vessels 10
that region; the child was dead; found great
deal Of blood on the floor, and the mothers dress
was saturated with b. cd from the wound on the
cbi:d's threat, and several wounds upon her own
neck, which were bleeding freely; made no inqai-
Ties as to how this occurred learned from Mr..
Depyse that the child's father had committed
the act.
TO juror heard Mrs. Tucker say that her
husband bad committed the deed: There was blood
ryr0 thn ANnp md nrnv hn lila
James Demise, being sworn. said-That he resides
at No. 403 Atlantic street; keep boarding house
there; Mr.. John N. I. Tucker and his wife and chill
dIcp boarded with me; between the hours of nine
and ten o'clock was do I'm stairs, and heard some
OF my folks calling to me that there was something
the matter up STAIRS ran up stairs, supposing that
Mr.. Tucker was whipping one Of his children; when
got u ere found ell was apparently quiet in the
stairs that Tucker was getting out Of the window;
then ran down stairs, and waited aS the front door,
with some Of my family; did not zee him ont Of
the window; then came into the house, andsoon
after heard the screams Of murder up stairs;
then ran up stairs, accompanied by Mr.. Myers and
MIR. Henderson / burst open the door, and
saw the child lying with its throat cut on the
floor, and. as I thought, Mr.: Tucker was then
at his wife, who was on the floor, and he
| over her, with Q razor in his hand: the razor
shown Is the one; then Mr. Myers and Mr.. Hender
son jumped into the room, and grappled with Tuck.
er, and took him away; Mr.. Myers was obliged
to beat him to insensibity before they could take
the razor from him; the officer named Coverly OF
some such name came and secured him; he took him
had hold Of him "they are trying to murder me-"
something to that effect; Mr. Tucker had boarded
at ny house two weeks that very night; Mr.. Tucker
va. m habit Of drinkno. he anneared to be in
toxicated various times; E Appeared e ME 70 Be-
jealous Of every one at those times; ! have beard
jealous Of bis wife; heard it from Mrs Tucker;
have heard Others say so, can't remember who;
heard him one evening beating one Of his children
with . stick OF some kind severely; he acted
as he was crazy 10 any other way; l
have seen him apparently sober; l mean he
acted as almost anybody else would have acted;
never heard him say tnat the child he had killed
bad often accused her Of both these children not be-
ing his; never knew him to abuse his wife and
children except that ono time spoke Of; my being
on the first floor and they up steirs it is impossible
Tor me to hear everything; the Sunday aftern Don
previous to the occurrence he had pistol; it was
enc Of Aliens single barreled pistols; he borrowed
II OF me- lie said he would go down to the Sunday
preaching at The Hall, and would have this to dc.
ftnd himself: asked him for the pistol on the
evening oil he occurrence, just he was going up
STAINS he eaid 1t was up stairs and he would bring
it down. that pistol has not been seen sincs by me
orby any Of my family, to my knowledge; have
never believed Mr.. Tucker naturally crazy without
stimuants; Mr.. Tucker came from DR.. Benton's
when lie came to board at my house; he told me the
reason he had left DR.. Benton's that the board
was too high for him.
To o juror asked him for tue pistol that even.
ing: he was as usual int0yicated this was about
fifteen or twenty minutes before the occurrence
the door OF Mr.. fuckers room was fastened when
went to it; Mrs. Tucker told me that he had fasten
ed the door.
To the Coroner-We have tea at six o'clock in
the evening; he was at the table that evening;
between Tucker and his wife at the table, after tea
they went into the yard, and had some dispute
there; what 1t was ! 10 not know; he seemed to be
pretty aDgry-his wife was rot; they went up
stairs and then went out, about eight o'clock; they
remained out about an hour and half; Mr.. Tucker
came home first, about Ave or tcna minutes before
his wife; asked him at the time to give me the
pistol; bis reply was as before stated; he then
staggered as he went up stairs, and / smelt the
liquor on his breath lie had nothing in his
hands when saw him 90 up stairs; Mrs. Tucker
came in shortly afterwards; ! cav her go
up stairs; my wife let her in; Mrs. Tucker made no
remark to me, nor to her; after Mr.. Tucker came
in do not know of his going out again; the first
alarm was about fifteen minutes after they came in;
lhaye bad no conversation with Mrs she
saddle commenced accusing her Of something what /
don't know in the street, and caught hold of her
and told her II she attempted to away from him
he said he would blow her brains out; she then
pulled her arm from him, told him to do it, and run
towards the house, and stopped in the street to see
If be was coming; she did not see anything of him,
and went Immediately to the house as fast as she
could; when she got into the house, she went mme-
distely up stairs; che took hold of the door and
found 1t locked Mr.. fuckers little daughter opened
the door and let her in; che found him lying on the
trundle bed with his head under the other bed;
he then got up, locked the door, and put the
key in his pocket; he commenced to up
braid her for running away from him IN tie
street; she told him the reason sue had run
away was to protect her life, as he thrcatenened to
shot ler, which he said was lie, and struck her
with the butt OF the pistol three times; she then
screamed, and hearing the noise Of persons coming
up the stairs, ne got out OF the window and hung
on his hands; bearing no one coming In, he gave q
spring and came into the room the windows of the
rosm arc the size Of two large panes Of glass; they
could get a foo,ho.d outside; lie then Immediately
procured the bottle Of liquor, drank half Of IT, and
threw the bottle at the window; he then VIC It to his
trunk and t.Ok out he then vent TO the t,und