The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-30
PROBABLE MURDER IN EAST E0vST0y
STREET.

The Body of n Woman Found Dead in a
Tenement House-Ill Treatment Supposed
TO be the Cause of Her Dcath-The lIan
with Whom She Was Living Arrested.
Yesterday morning. between the hours OF nine and
ten O'clock OF the officers OF the Tenth precinct
ascertained that the body OF dead woman lay I'm a
room in the upper story OF the tenement house No.
127 East Houston street. From the which the
officer CHANGED to hear in connection with the In for.
nation relative to the dead body he considered II
his duty to report what he heard TO Sergeant Dayen
port OF the Tenth precinct. The sergeant imme-
diately sent officer TO the house and there dis
covered the dead body OF woman, apparently about
thirty years OF age, stretched upon bed in an apart
ment on the fifth story.
The face was cruelty disngured, The neck and
breast badly bruised and the abdomen so discolored
that it would lead to suppose that the unfortu
nate woman had been brutaly kicked. on the tenn
pies were slight cuts. The general appearance Of
the body suggested that the deceased had been UNI
mercnuly beaten from the effects OF which she may
have died
Deceased's name was Ellen Mcbride, and IL Is said
she was living as mistress with man named Will
liam A. Flynn. On Friday night last, owing to some
Insurance IN the apartments occupied by these
people, me police were called In, but no arrests
Were Mere made, II was at that time thought that
seqlent inquiries do not sustain the belief
tnat such was his intention. saturday night
another row occurred. This took place about half
past Ten O'Clock The Deighbors say he wanted the
deceased to out with him. She refused. lie in.
ssted and even went far TO drag her out Of the
ROOM lie then walked down stairs and went into
lager peer saloon Here, 1t IL said, he got into an
alteration with some person and was struck in the
mouth. Leaving the saloon, he went up stairs, and
from what those living ON the floor say, IL IL learned
that he was very excited and driving knife which
ne held In his hand into the woodwork he made
some threatening exclamation. 1t is said he then
entered the room, and a scuie inside was heard the
noise from which Continued for some time and then
passed away. As this was an occurrence of a not
unusual nature no notice was taken OF Il by those
living on the same floor.
The woman, Ellen Mcbride, was not seen alive
nom the time she entered the room on saturday
night, and the surprise OF the people living there
may be well imagined when they ascertained she
was dead and her body an unsightly, disngured and
dtTcolored corpse
About twelve O'Clock yesterday Flynn was arrested
by officer Maloney. He took his arrest very cooy.
on being interr0gated In the station house he said
that this woman, with whom he has been living for
the last six years, came into the house drunk on
saturday night; that they had quarrel he at
tempted 10 pat her In bed, and IN the struggle she
got bruised They had fight, and che evidently got
the worst of TO- She died about twelve O'Clock on
saturday night.
IL Is further stated that the next day Sunday
Flynn procured the service OF o Mrs. Mary Curley
u oS4 water street. VINO came 10 his house and