New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-08
THE MURDER IN ATLANTIC.ST.
EXAMINATION BEFORE THE CORONER.

The investigation of this melancholy affair which was
deferred until yesterday morning. held before Coroner
Ball. in the Courtroom of the City Hail. at 10 o'clock.
Mayor Lambert associated with the Coroner during
the investigation. There only few persons in at
tendance The prisoner not present but under
stand that during his incarceration in the Jail he has dis
played the utmost Indifference The Coroners Jury hav
ing been requested TO take their seats the proceedings
commenced by calling the FIRST witness.
The following the Of the Jury: &. ii. Bor
net d. MCMILLAN, VIM. Nash, Phillip Leifer WIN. Rich.
ardson John S. Alderman.
Arnold IIalett being said am physician
reside in No 342 Atlantic-s for on Wednes
day eveTiDg, August 9, between and o'clock found
in the trd-stoTy front room, Mrs. Tucker with child in
her arms; the child had incision under the left ear en-
tending about four inches the throat which caused
its DEATH the wound severed the large vessels IN that re-
eon the child dead found great deal of blood
The floor and the mothers dress saturated with blood
from the wound on the chds hroa and several wounds
upon her own neck which bleeding freely made
inquiries to how this occurred learned from Mr. De
nyse that the child father had committed the act.
To a juror heard Mrs Tucker say that her husband
had committed the deed there was blood upon the floor
and upon the walls.
James Denyse being sworn said-Ihat he resides at
No 4o3 Ailantict keep boarding house there; Mr..
John y. 7. Tucker and his wife and children boarded
with me- bCtV The hours Of 3 aud 10 0ClOck was
down stairs, and heard some of my folks calling 10
that there something the matter up stairs ran mp
stairs supposing that Mr.. Tucker whipping one OF
his children when got there found all was apparently
quiet iii the room; then heard from some of my family
down stairs that Fucker getting out of the window
then down stairs and waited at the front door with
some OF MY family; did not see him out of the window
then the house and soon after heard screams
Of murder up stairs then ran up stairs accompanied by
Mr. Myers and Mr.. Hondorson burst open the door,
and the child lying with its throat cut on the hoor,
Gnd thought, Mr. Tucker then at his wife, who
was the floor, and lie her. with razor III ms
hand; the shown is the one; then MI Myers ana
Mr.. Henderson jumped into the room and grapped WIN
Tucker, and took him away Mr. Myers was Obliged to
beat him to nsonsby before they could take the razor
from him. the llcer named Covery or some such name
came and secured him; he took him away; heard him
say while yes and Henderson had hold OF him they are
trying to murder me- something to that eject Mr.
Tucker had boarded at my house two weeks that very
night Mr. Tucker IN the habit OF drinking; he ap,
peared TO be intoxicated various times he appeared
10 to be jealous of every one at those times nave
heard since the evening of the occurrence that he
was Jealous of his wife; | heard it from Mrs. Tucker;
| have heard others say so, can remember VINO
head him one evening beating Of his children with
stick of some kind severely he acted as if he were ntox
caed be did not act II he was crazy IN any ohe way
have seen him apparently sober mean he acted as al
most any body else would have acted have never heard
him saw thut the child he had killed was not his; nave
heard Mrs Tucker say that he had often h ner 90
both these children not being his; never knew MN 10
abuse bis wife and children except that one time spoke
of my being the first floor and they up stars II is I'M
possible for to hear everything the sunday afternoon
Ireyious TO the occurrence he had pistol II was one OF
Aliens si1gobareed pistols; he borrowed OF me ne
said he would 90 down to the Sunday preaching al me
Hall and would have this to defend hlmself asked nun
for tic pistol the evening of the occurrence ast as ne
wes going ND stairs he said up stairs and nc woua
iring d ~ piii0 dos ~" been seen SINCE ny NE
or By any of my family TO my knowledge nave never
believed Mr. Tucker naturally crazy without stmulan's
7 Mr. Tucker came from Dr. BentoDs when he came 10
hoard at nv house he told the reason he had leit D
/ Rentons was tina; the board was too high Tor NM
To Juror asked him for the pistol that evening he
was rs usual intoxicated; this was about 10 OF -
before the occurrence; the door OF MI luoESr
vas fatei ed when went to IT. Mrs Tucker tod me tha'
! lc had fastened the door, 100
To the Coroner-We have tea at o'clock III me even,
iIg he at the table that evening, uT ~ ~ ond n;
roudlv conversation going on between lncKer anu III
wlG at tie table after tea they went mo lhe yau T
lad some dispute there what II was 10 no' %
seemed to be pretty angry ms we was no' M ~ e
m sairs AID then went out, about c1ch 'ne! ~
FAMED ont abou one hour and half MI tucker CA"iI
home FIST about five or ten minutes oeior9 MS 49, -
nsked him at the time TO give me the pistol ms Iep}
es ,fnro stated: he then went Immediately up stars
o,c.d h. .tacrerCd as he went up stars, ana slno ~
lionor on his breath; he had nothing III ms halu. g.,
saw him 20 up stairs Mrs. Tucker came IN snoI; NJ
ward: saw lcr go up Stars my WY iot ~ 80. ~
rckcr rrade 10 remark 10 me. nor 10 heli ai.oi -.
Tucker came in co not know OF ms gong oul a-Ii; "
frst alarm Vas abou fifteen mlnuSs si'9r 'iey % an
haze, Ind M conversation with Mrs Tucker sNeoi 81
nav" nav; o' ,',,red accusing her of something, wna'
don't know in tie street, ana caught ho'u " ~" Ia n
her If she attempted 10 run away from MN Nc 90
goud b,1w her brains out; sRe then puheu ncI " 80,
- I'D lin, IN do il and run toward the house aud s'Op
ned IN the street TO see if he was coming s"c - a
i,,,,I,n,, of him and went Immediately 10 the mouse
fast ms sLe could when she got INTO me nous 0 H.
irn,Aot.Iv up stairs she took hoid OF Tue uoo
and fouud il locked Mr. Tucker little dause, oP.mV
] The door and LET her IN sLt lOuuu
ICd With Ls head under the other bed he then go ny
the door and put the key in his pocket ne CON
menccd to upbrad her for running away from n was +
n,ote. l ;se ~ he threatened TO shoot her, when n
said was lie ind struck her with the but OF Inc ',
three mes she then screamed and hearing me nDs s5o
persons coming up the stairs, nc got ou' ., in h
aud hung on bis hands; hearing no one Sonns - ,h
gave spring and came into the ROOM the windo~s W -
the size Of two large panes OF glass Ie up'
with hinge: there is nothing which he couh ger
footbod outside he then Immediately procured the boIi
OF liquor drank half of it and threw the bottle az inc
dow b. then wen, 10 his trunk and took out !aI.'
then won't 20 the rnndle-bed and took up me emo Oh
said France viii you protect me p she sad, " cHi
| not now John Le then immediately cut the emo
throat enc screamed and 20 her chd De thc
stacked TIE l'tle gTl nest cad he we az ne "'e