 Initially it was believed that St. Clair-Abrams shot Tucker because of St. Clair-Abrams' anger over the election, however it was later reviled that St. Clair-Abrams shot Tucker because Tucker was having an affair with St. Clair-Abrams' wife.After a long illness, St. Clair-Abrams died at his home in Tavares, Florida in May 1915.He was buried in Jacksonville, Florida.