New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-08
when at the door be thenoDf the e girl and
ran at her; this il all that Remember Of vha he



ran at her; this is all that Remember Of vha he
said.
To Juror-Mr. Tuchc- assigned no reason 70 cu,in,
tie child ilIost ih,i laHTd ri.
CcItius Myers d,pos'l nat he reside 10 ,he sane
BE- IRE III tr. nyse. be- sitting in tn, oa' story
whor Ber,se aIt Ieuac-.o. zane runr:n. ~ M. "a,
ibatTucier wliIImg b.. ch.d went Uu behind item
Denyte kicked The door open; he saw Tucker over ac
,hild apparertly kneeiug H. he had IN h-
hand prang upon him and tried TO get the razor away
from hlm be got the advantage Of me and turned me-
seVred back piece, and soon did ths' he uade
rush for his wife end caught her and cat h.r csuglt
bis wrist and Hendcr.1l ur..t che -1zor tl-.--. IS
land he Lad tie s ,ht he had ms wife
by the throat " III his left hard had Inn By the throat
kicking him In the head -v s1d stun lin and 20
hr'ak ms bold OF hs VIE then "a ocer cane aud to9k
lin away from followed him % the bottom Of the
stains be -aid they trying 10 ruin HIM heard the
bottle fall Of the window previous TO NY going up
Mrs. MyGs down starr previous 10 ny going mp,
and sl.d he was Jumping out Of the WIN
dow; / told her 10 let him 20 If he wanted to
kill himself: it then Donyse and Henderson came
up stairs a7Gin and Mrs. Tucker had the child in
ler arms the child died IS / got up Stair;
used 70 see Mr. and Mr. Tucker AZ the table / hive
seen Mr.. TCCkcr when thought lie Lad been drinking
liquor lie talked quite Ccceutricay, and wanted TO get
up sgulnoLt iih different people ct the tabe-De
ny in ariicular; huye seen !m in tie mornings,
when thought be sober he w.s then quiet, aad be-
heyod HE anybody ese; never supposed him 10 he IN
sane ont Of Iii. mind the evening this occurred wac
leaving the table as he sat down went out ana returned
about o'clock did not see them again until went into
the room; ny room is tic the same hoor
ny room IS in 'front.' have never heard any quarreng
or disputing between them; generally get in late he
generally behaved very wei to his vie and children At
the table did not much Of ihem except at the table.
To juror do not tink that be was derarsed when
Mrs Tucke had the child in her she said John,
" what have yOu done heard Denyse say tina; Tucker
Wa jealous of his wife.
Herman Camp druggist and apOthecary, who lives IN
No Aancs deposed that while standing in his store
on Wednesday evening, man came IN IN very excited
state he rushed up 10 the counter drew pistol and pre-
sented it ct him. witness, jumped out OF the range Of the
pistol, and asked the man what do you mean sir ne
replied beg your pardon Sir, thought il was bottle,
ard he put the pistol back again into his pocket he would
recognize the pistol again the man then said, give me
some cholera medicine ID quick; have On awful case
of cholera in my family witness asked him what medicine
lie replied the best brandy You have got my name !. Dr.
Tucker, hurry your stumps-give il me a. quick as hell
Tucker then snetchod up the bottle, threw down some
change, and run off witness thought at first that tucker
intoxicated but has changed that opinion thinks now
that be was excessively agtaed on account OF the sex
in his family did not think be was insane or out OF
lis mind: about week or ten days previous. he came
into Witness store about clock in the evening and
GsEcd for one ounce Of paregorc while pouring out,
ccme in 10 have nc 60 see his child told the man
that did not out 10 visit patients but told him 10 call
on DR.. Tucker. lie asked rae wLoe Dr. Tucker lived;
| told him did not know exactly buy pointed
in an easterly direction from the store. telling him
him that any one in the neghboihood OF Scerm morn
end Powers.sts would tell hia where Dr.. Tucker lived
the left directly; after his leaving, this gentleman
a.ked what DIR Tucker old You direct thai man to ?
| sao, ." to DR.. Tucker; why said be, that Is my
Crane; Am Dr. Tucker ! epoOgzed Tor not beng
the p6regoric; said, Nothing avn not IN The habit
"ofcbaTgiug phy scans with mcdcns TO use in their own
families he insisted on my taking the pay, said he
should continue sending his prescriptions 10 me, ana 7ad
that if the end of the year chose 10 pay hin small per
centage might do so; replied, we will make 4 all
right: he stated that lie had moved and now lived
the west block below Atantic-st. he flmOled IN his
pocket and said he would give his card but not hap
pening to find one said il full a. well he should call
in oen he was sober and supposed him to be sane ana
thought he was the real Dr.. Tucker.
Robert D. Thompson being sworn, deposel that he
was the Publisher OF the late Bro0lyR Freemaa nc was
nirodr ced to Tucker last June when Tucker came to
klyn 10 give lecture he considered him then very
rational and the Cd July he tucker entered his en-
poy editor sho1y after he observed some sngulares
al6ut him in tie afternoon; him intoxicated
Lut once but frequently meed liquor ON him. did not
know Of his using opium laudanum; Tucker usually
left between and o'clock; never saw him after eav-
inc the Office.
Rachel MYERS being sworn corroborated the evidence o
D1nyso and j. Myers 10 the events OF the night ana
proved that Tucker frequently quarreled WIN ms "iie,
and that she had complained 10 witness of i'll treatment
and threats but that he never threatened MS chirh' on
IL oontroy seemed TO love them or The boy who was
killed be bought pOpgun the evening ~ question: nc
was noisy in the house aud Jealous of everybody Mrs
Tucker was very amiabe woman, and had done every
thing sIe could TO please him.
Ter knew Tucker from bcyhood he gas minister Tor
several years always regarded Lin Gs regularly or
dained did not know OF any regularity or immoral
conduct lis part or of his drinking; he was yer!
eccentric, and regarded a mononaniIc on account
Of his making Abolitoni-m such hobby the most re-
Inarkable Of his eccentriocs was his going go on, e
nomination 10 anoher-irom the Presby terians to the
Bapiss then to the ULiouists then to tue Methodist
80 he had little intercourse with him for years
past Jaw him in NewYork year ago, and invited lin
io preach for him he attempted TO preach. but aiteF
taking in a rambling manner for fifteen minutes broAe
down: he was rot acquainted with Tucker wife.
Two pistols next produced in court and the WIT
hess Camp recalled witness pointed out one OF them a
single barreed pistol with revolving cylinder a. the
Kind Of one which Tucker had when he called at his store
since giving his evidence in the morning he had been al
The County Jail Tucker and identified him as the
man VI ho called a; his store
At the conclusion of tie testimony the Jury retired for
about Is minutes aud then brought in verdict tina; the
deceased Vincent Tucker 10 his death from wounds
inflicted by razor in the hands Of his father John "
T. Tucker and that such killing with malice prepense
and afcretbought.