The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-27
WINDSOR MAN KILLS WIFE
SON OF 4 HARTFORD POLICEMAN
 GUILTY OF CRIME.

Bullet Strikes Woman in Temple and Death is InstantaneOus--NIurd Intended to Do the Deed, Sunday, but Courage Failed Hlm-Woman
 Recently Discharged from Hospital
 for Insane.
 Windsor, March 26.-William Howard Tucker, jr, son of an officer on the Hartford police force, came to this town shortly before noon to-day and killed his wife, Nellie, at Sle home of Fred Baker, in Wilson's station, a Hamlet. The actions of Tucker seemed to indicate that he was jealous of his wife, for he had been heard by friends Ito threaten to do his wife injury be- ause he thought she was unfaithful to him.
 | A preliminary inquiry into the affair showed that Tucker came here from Hartford yesterday with the intent of shooting his wife, but as his courage failed him he returned to Hartford. To- day he came to town, and going to | Bakers house found his wife at work over a washtub. Without a word of warning, apparently, he dre wa weapon and shot Mrs. Baker over the right l eye, death being instantaneous.
 Tucker was placed under arrest shortly after by Deputy Sheriff E. A. | Welch, and taken to Hartford jail where, after a few hours he was brought back here and taken before Justice of the Peace George H. Albee for a preliminary hearing.
 Tucker is twenty-four years of age and his wife was twenty-six. They had been married about two years. Mrs. Fuckers maiden name was Don- nelly and she belonged in Thompson vile
 It is said that of late the couple had not lived happily together and about two months ago Mrs. Tucker was arr rested for drupkenness and sentenced to the Hartford jail Afterwards she was adjudged to be insane and taken by Sheriff Smith to the asylum at Mid- dletown. Recently Mrs. Tucker was re- leased as cured and went to Wilson S Station as housekeeper for Fred Baker, a brickmaker.
 Tucker entered by a rear door and walked into the kitchen, where his wife was standing over tub, From what Tucker says, no words passed between husband and wife, He says he drew his ! -J,a !. fs xtriqn ,1H than walked out of the room. When arrest ed by the deputy sheriff Tucker re- marked that he came here with the in- tention of killing his wife and was not sorry that he had done so. The domes- tic troubles of the couple were due, il Is said, to the incorporate habits of poth.
 It is stated that when Tucker wenf to the home of Baker to find his wife he was first confronted by Bakers It. tie daughter. Tucker Is alleged to have brushed her aside and shot point blank at his wife Mrs Tucker uttered a scream and after crying He has shot mel" fell to the floor dead. The little Baker girl fled to an adjoining room and told her mother that Tucker mac shot his wife and was followed by Tucker, who said that he had "shot her" and would shoot the girl, too The mother grabbed the child and hur' ried to another room. The shot whicf Tucker fired was heard outside iby some men who notified Deputy Sheriff Welsh and Tucker was arrested immediately
 Tucker was arraigned before Justice of the Peace G. H. Albee late this aft ernoon and after short hearing wal bound over without bonds to the June term of the Hartford county superior court, charged with murder. Wher Tucker was arraigned he wanted tc plead guilty and refused counsel bu' 7 his plea was not accepted and plea O not guilty was entered. Early this eve ming the prisoner was taken to tht Hartford county jail at Hartford. Ht evinced no grief at his deed and seem 3 ed to take the whole proceedings very @ coolly.