New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-04
TILE EEOokLI.N NrKDER.

We gave in THE TRIDU.E Of yesterday an account
most horrible murder pcrpe;rated in South Bro,@'yn
ON Wednesday night. The following il more minute
ard authentic account Of the traSical ofiir:
murder Of the most arocou- AID reNcliug character
was committed "Wednesday night. about lO clock
TIE murderer was J. y. r Tucker sui!or OF / g2t-
I'm Freeman, but better known a. The ddfet'er The
unhappy victim the OF this man bog OF ABOUT
xn, ad There are several accounts in circulation. bat
as vet the matter has no; been regularly investigated ana
in order pet ao th. public mind asfay or To ere
any prejudice against tie wroicod cupr we shai con-
fine our to recital OF those TACT aud ercGm
stances which from strict inquiries we are disposed 10 De-
Ncvo is true. Tucker resides al 40. lo5 Allntc-st
lie wes formerly B4pt-t minister, a"i T. mirfi"I u"
Liz r,tsert Wit: about i've years BY his former VIE ne
Lad four Il iIer wi living M the country re
i, also man u utemperate Lah,,- and there l. mach
reeson 10 suppose that il partly, If not wholly from
intuptT8Loc that the present occurrence "ngh1ri "
is sso sad that or have existed between tucker
and li- wife Which have produced At times bitterness 81
feeling among them. On the evening IL question 1cSf
he'd n vii,d h. wife tu take walk. 81" weni out "ih
him tut on returning home she 0bservcd strange ana
alarming change come over his IE!Al. lis ar anu c'N
duct .xihii,d great agitation the singular ~ there
aupcsr,d no reason for 10 Nniie ~ tis STATE ne .nl
In d,ew "A ri.ol and threatened t. shoot her Mr.
Tucker had sufficient strength OF BODY a wei a. colr-e
10 leke OF his hold and get away from him without sn'-
timing any injury. She won't home. but tucker dd 40"
follow her. n.c.
spq ursened pistol the clerk, requesting him Il ihe
sane time 10 eli H. The clerk equally amazed ~ the rr'
oue,t and the marnC! ~ which IL made. asked bun
What he mesrt and WIS Informed by Fucker hN ne
wanted somO cholera medicine Tor Per'oh "hp was ' ~
his house. On further explanation ne clerk "a" NAT he
v sB.d brandy. Tucker th'u gave hh1 wal "l''h %,
fled with t.Ai LIQUOR IuCke. saE;chC. Il up aad |eht
svsy He then proceeded a. hi house but before going
10 his own apartment DC went into the room OF peTson
named Der,-, who lives IN the same mousse Win HUI
Eeiore e1t,rg ibe Of The latter Tucker appears -
have drank the brandy. As soon as M Deuy'c sa% nm.
be requested the return Of The pistol winch he h1d irN
him IN last sunday when going 20 the meeting ~ the Gay
UnU suo lich Tucker sad lac would la case Of a.
turl4nce The pistol be said, up stairs aui Ae ieii
tie room Immediately, seemingly win me intention OF
In few moments Denyse and another man who o?Hfc.
IN The same house somewhat alarmed d! Inc cfe' q"
a child. but they imagined that tueHer was iho'l.ns
INC .islt chs.scueui on hi s0n which did Pot var
rnut their interference. La Eed.aely ai.5f, howsso
iley we're startled by Wild and plerciig cry 81 h1r
"d,r They instantly w stare and attempted !"
enter the room but they found Il Ito by u'ias s
force they bursted open, when one II the most SPa
sights that be presened TO the eye OF MAJ " - l1!
6i.psNed before them The body Of tue chhl "h2
feW riomaIts before quietly slumberug, AMI "heh
the wretched father Rad taken up, wa now lynn Oh W
fcor in pool Of blood wh ihe head almost d'-'r'
The mother was eso found lying on the moor ~ 'i.'
distance The murderer had one hand on h-r tuf'H nu
tie other grasprg razor, wss abont 10 HHS' "a" -
.ousll, mortal on her. Drnyse ard ms neni m'ae 81
fort 10 drag lin away aud d'~arm h'n' Da =,
could GO his they had 20 beat him amosi to s'a'e q
~ ;r;ics which Mrr Tucker has received are not
y.1 Jsn,.rou- Sc was wounded ~ f. places ilere
. ono soyf-r ont Oh the check reaching from TIE N au ~
Il hack Of the neck There are two eight ones ornl
tLe car another across the throat ana one on ''7 N
a. en of the child must have been instantaneous tor
he head Wa. nearly divided from the body "hsi.ve,
vas The actual state of the mind wnen he comoo
the etrocious act it seee that ne he on iIrsr ~
exhibited symptoms Of insanity OF Of the lowest STATE %
mental deIla1ity fer according TO Ms I1eker ns
nm every ns ut snce Sunday with pistol In his hanH anu
tbr, .terinc 10 shoe, her II she moved r.... e..
From the latest accounts we learn taa Mrs iucAri
out 81 danger and considering the sock which h-f ,u
has sustained az well as the feebeaess oil he ooe
r,r, an such severe Injuries = e. well as couo oe
- Sb.- native Of Michigan where her mother 'e
.Se. She has also brother living " Buhdo
Is mi ssoned in one Of the cells IN the 81 none ..
.sTs 20 be denented or simple. for be bersy' i
hst consciousness Of having committed an afVco
Which Is sways apparent in thee rhp have Ssip Sf tsi
sueh deed deliberately and in the fun pc-'s o visited
1000 In conversation with gent sman 1nv go /
- xes.'rdsv n. said 'this no, the kiaa OIL P'''