The sun., 1896-08-28
LONE Vigil BY A CORPSE.
DiTNSHoWsT THE WATCHERs THEIR
JOUNG FRIEND, BEVERLTTUCKER

He Was Foand Lying on Hts Face In the
Rond with n Bullet Hole In Hts Head
and Hts Revolver Under IIIm-His ram-
Iiy Say He shot Himself Accidentally.
From 80 yesterday morning until daylight
the dead body OF young Beverly Tucker of
Viii Plains lay in the middle of the street.
guarded BY two friends who did not know who
he was until dawn cRmo and showed them.
They did not care to move the body,
because they feared that Tucker had
bee murdered, and they wanted the
Coroner to 'ro the body first They sat
through the long hours talking in undertones,
wondering who tho dead man might be. They
found later that it was the body OF a boy they
had known long and well. The boys father
aid mother were sleeping in their house, half
milo away, thinking that their son, who had
left the house TO take two girls to their home
In front Of which he was found.
There s some mystery about the death Of
Young Tucker. He was not murdered, as was
supposed at first. He killed himself or was
killed by the accidental discharge OF his re-
yolver His family say his death was due to
accident. His friends, in front of whose house
he was found. and those that guarded his body
through tho night, say that he must have shot
himself.
Beverly Tucker was tho youngest son Of
was in the cashiers office Of the Custom House,
and a brother OF Frank Tucker. publisher Of
the Jersey City Nttrs. and of Fay Tucker. an
architect oil this city. The fuckers live In North
street. which is the Portchester road. about two
and half miles from tho centre of White
Plains They have u neat little home, surround
ed By twenty acres OF ground, the place having
been bought by Mrs. Tucker In order that her
son might indulge in his love of farming
About half mile further down the road lives
Thomas Gibson. a farmer. Last summer the
fuckers rented u place next to the Gibsons. and
the two families became intimate. Mr.. Gibson.
his wife. ana daughter, Alice, child of IA. and
Miss Davids, stenographer employed by a
newspaper OF this city, who is visiting the Glib
sons, dined at the fuckers Wednesday evening.
1t was shortly after 10 O'clock that Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibson left to go home. and about ten
minutes later Alice t'ioson aud Miss Davids
left accompanied by young Tucker. IL didn't
tsSs lne yGun peop!e long ,. to whk a the , Gf ~
when young Tucker left the girls a. their house
and started tnr home. That was the last time
Dr .. q. Wright, q veterinary surgeon. was
driving along North street about twenty mir
utes pnst one yesterday morning. and as he
reached the private road leading to the Gibson
house HI horse almost stumbled over dark
object wing in the road. The Doctor elm bed
out OF his wagon, struck match. and saw that
the object WAS n man lying. face downward, in
the dust Al hrsL ms fEo.Ght the man was as
The doctor wen, into the Gibson house and
Gibson They woke up Thomas II. Purdy. who
live, across The street. All then went to where
He ay;d," said DR.. Wright. shot clean
through the head"
The four men stood about in the darkness
and discussed what they should do. FinalfSlt
was decided much against the younger Gibsons
will, that old Mr.; Gibson, who IS SO years of
age, and Mr.. Purdy should guard the body until
daylight. At first they thought OF taxing IL
into the house or barn. but they finally decided
that they had no right to move It until 1t had
been viewed hv the Coroner. None OF them
seemed TO TANK OF waking up Coroner Birch at
thai time OF night.
The men got some blankets and spread them
over tie holy and then sat down BY the road
vide to WAR Tor the morning.
,ray shDns in Tie Eas; Nj. purdy stepped up
y the body and turned The head about so that
MY God, It's Bev. Tuckerl'
The old man with him ran forward and
ookea. There was no doubt of lit was Ber-
Wy Tucker Just behind the lobe of his right
/ ssr Wa ballet hole, and on the ground uuder
Ace.a lie Gibson family were aroused. the
womsn tas ume as well "a, as ,n, me me- an ana %
notify Nj. and Mrs. Tucker on his way 10 town.
The first .gea That tne boy had been muir
and 'E thieves w hat are ptowiine about Vest
chester county. bnt the arrival OF Coroner
Birch quickly put end to this theory. 1t was
either suicide or accident. The revolver found
under him with one chamber empty was tdenti-
fled his own. His bro. her Frank had given
It TO him ten years ago. 1t OF the old
ashtoned. s!ngie-acton pattern.
An examination hy the Coroner showed that
the buiirt had entered just behind the lobe of
the right ear and had taken an upward and
backward course, which indicated that the
pistol must have been led almost in front of
the boy. The probable pos tion OF the revolver
was $50 indicated hy powder marks on the side
and front of the ueck.
Mr.. Frank Tucker said yesterday:
Beverly a strong. healthy athletic fell
low OF 20. without u morbid fancy in lis head.
The shooting was without doubt accidental.
since he came here year and a half ago he has
The roads about here lonely and infested
with traup-. so that it really isn't safe for
uDArmed man to he out alone at night.
VI hen Beverly went out last evening to
take Alice b bsOn and Miss Davids home he
took his pistol with him as usual. Ny expla-
nation OF it is that when he left the girls and
had reached the road he looked at his revolver
10 see If il was all right. and in doing pointed
hnpwaTd. In some unknown way II went OFF
and Killed him. The nature of the wound sup
ports THIS theory perfectly.'
Young Tucker was at one time student in
me College OF the City of New York. He had no
Taste ot study and left in his sophomore year
t0goi the flh Avenue National Bank. He
haytd t.".v about a year. He had always had
PASSION for the country and farming. He spent
hX months on the farm OF BarthOl lomew Gedney
ail ihtn ms mother TO crafty him. leased
pLace near White Plains year ago. and last
omit Here lie had lived the life of n farmer all
WIS summer, ana had entered into correspond
ehcs VITA the President OF the Agricultural
college Gt Madison, Wis, DrcDaratory to taking