New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-28
MURDERED BY A TRAMP.
THE WIFE OF A YONKERS MAN CLUBBED
AND CHOKED TO DEATH.

HEP r1vE-yFAR-OI.D SON A WITNESS OF THE
nRt.rAL cR1ME-THE HOUSE ROBBED AND
THE MrsCREANT NOT CAPTURED.
The wife OF Edmund T. Tucker. living at
I-nderhill-st and Central-ave., Ycnkers. was
murdered presumably by a tramp, about D
o'clock last night Mr. Tucker. who IS employed
by the Hodgman Rubber Company at Tucka-
hoe returned at that hour and found the house
closed and in darkness. which was unusual. lie
tried the kitchen door and found it locked. Be
ueying that his wife had gone to his fathers
house. a short distance away. Tucker went to
the side door and called loudly for his wife
His son George. five years old. peered through
the wirdow and to the inquiry. Where is your
mother" the little fellow lisped. I'm the hall
way" Tell her to let me in said the rather
The child answered. she won't answer me"
Tucker. By this time alarmed broke open the
kitchen window and found the house In con-
fusion Hurrying TO the hallway. off the sitting
room. he found his wife's body at the foot or
the stairs She was dead. but her body was
warm.
He questioned his little son. who told him a
man had struck her.
Mr. Tucker ran to his fathers house and in
formed the family. and then told the police
II was found that the murdere. had strangled
Mrs Tucker and had also hit her with heavy
cane She was in delicate health. and had not
much strength to defend herself. The boy says
that the man also jumped on his mother and
threw her heavily to the floor. when she pleaded
for her life. He also struck the little fellow
over the forehead with the cane, leaving
heavy blue ridge over the right eye.
The boy was a witness 10 the tragedy and
told Coroner Miles every detail OF the story. He
says that a man came to the house In the after
noon and asked his mother for money. When
she refused. the man struck her with a stick
and knocked her down When she arose he
seized her by the throat and held her TIL she
gasped and sank back upon the floor. After that
he went through the house 10 see what ne couId
/ find.
Mr. Tucker says that his wife's gold watch.
three rings which were upstairs in bureau
drawer, s25 in money. and the boys bank con-
tanning the savings Of three years, were stolen.
Mr. Tucker sent word to Yonkers by telephone,
and Coroner Miles and a number of policemen
hurried 10 the scene Of the murder The boy
told Coroner Miles that the man who came 20 the
house was dressed like a tramp.
Coroner Miles examined the body and found II
still warm He found deep abrasions on the
neck caused by the thumb and fngernails Of the
murderer He also found AIRS. fuckers breast
much bruised.
general alarm was sent out. and all the
reserve force Of the Yonkers police is securing
the country in search Of the miscreant.
The house In which the murder took place Is IN
mn isolated part of the suburbs of YOnkers, and
there are only few farmers living In the vicin-
ity Within the last week Mr.. fuckers New
foundland dog and that OF his father were stolen
by tramps. who nfest the neighborhood. 1t has
been learned that the murderer answered the
descrption OF a man who begging in the
! neighborhood. and was seen "bout MIR. Tucker's s
home yesterday morning