The New York herald., 1877-02-10

him about ..the Dutchmann and after this followed
the cxamination Of Officers Wadc ana 1unn, wn'cn' en-
though not very long, In reality was az
ayed by legal sparring between counsel coroner ana
jurors.
Now came the most interesting part OF the inquiry.
Joseph Morrison called to the stand. Ihe crowd
up to the chair near tho Coroners desk he sat
@ What Is your nalney said Coroner Eiiinger A
O. Where do you liver A. No place in particular
O Have you no homer A. Not now. SIR
Q Well where do you sleep? A. In lodging
8. You mean the station housos A. No, sir.
. Well, where thens A. so9stimes one place and
u Where were you born? A. In Ireland
q. How long have you been heres A. Twenty.six
In response to further inquiries he said he was q
steam tsr had worked at his trade last TALL but very
little this winter
z. DO you know James Flood? A. do, sir; i've or
six months.
q. Where did you first got acquainted with him? A.
Wcil, We drank togetherin bar room.
q. Have you been companions ever sincef A. MOI
have seen him often In the same place.
sva ~ Se9 Sa Saloon NO a
near the OF Houston street.
Q. Was there anybody else there9 A. There wero
good many fellows; one fellow BY the nnme OF Collins
and another fellow by tho name Of smith; think the
proprietor Langan Was there; Flood camo in and
o. How was he dresseds A. Ho had a round, black
hat and overcoat on him. he wasn't dressed as II he
o. Was anybody with him? A. Well noticed him
at tho end OF the bar drinking with Nike Coburn, OF
Houston street.
He bs spoke Ssa to Sea9 me s ShS , Is
out; he shook hands with me and asked
II was working; We TOOK ivc or six glasses Of ale
nm nd then ns &c to walk *
'seo fellow" Tho wiInoss then related how
they went 70 Brooklyn on The l,, Fulton ferry boat
hours OF two and six A. NJ on Sunday morning; at tho
latter time they were both IN saloon on Fulton street,
Brooklyn; Flood complained Of something in his boot
hurting his heel and took the stove poker
in tho saloon 70 knock the nail out; then
Bowery again; Flood wanted chow of tobacco. and
asked witness for Il; Morrison had mono, and they
went to look for cigar store to buy some
THE SCENE or THE MURDER
We couldn't Ind any open, SO Flood asked mo to go
down Spring street with him to Crosby, whero he
No IS, but II was coso1 says to him. s.Let's go
to somo other place;'' sSo says he, '.let US watt
that ano I'm rssy sure there IS 'DI Let's watt and
see" whilc We wero standing there we heard woman
coming down the stairs in the hallway and she camo
out Of the door to the sidewalk; she was stout
woman; she went up the street and didn't soc her
come back again; says Jim to me.
"Hold on pll go inside. ~
Ho started In through the hallway alongside the
store; remained outside; he was in there about
minute, when heard him kicking and halloaing at a.
sopcn this door open this door!"
got scared, and IN minute Flood rushed out to the
"Police Watchi Poccl watchla
swhats tho mattcrs" said l; .'what's got into yous
Come away, we'll be arrested
Flood took no notice of me. but rushed back and
commenced hts kicking and pounding again; was CO.
ing away. not wanting to bc arrested as Witness and
started up tho street few steps. when the grocery
THE FIGHT FOR L,pH
"A woman rushed out and the door closed behind
her as II shut by somebody else, and she rushed
the street and up the steps OF No. 52 moved
OF toward Broome street, but turned back, thinking
Leaf IN IN mi aa L v
as passed along man rushed out OF the hallway
and followed the woman in angular direction across
the street; looked back and thopht saw him near
the woman -
.'Didn't you see him by the woman?" said Coroner
.'Nol saw MAJ, don't know who; couldn't
recognize him, It was so DARK
"Did you ever see this reamer ~ said Coroner E-
linger Showing the instrumenth "with Floods"
Then followed desultory cross-examination ON this
point which did not amount to much, until ono Of the
sDidn't Flood say something to you about Dutch
man 7"
''Yes, said the Witness dropping his face and snck
erlng; che said there was woman in there with the
Dutchman" u:aughteLl
''Dd you see Flood strkc the w0man?"
mo sir; was 100 far away, and there wasnt light
This ended his testimony
WILLIAM ALFKA's EVIDENCE
s.What is your name 7" said Coroner Elinger to the
next witness, a seedy looking German; A. William
Aka; keep grocery store at No. 55 Crosby street.
2. DO you sloep Ut the back OF tho storey A. do
q. How long have you lived thereg A. Thrce years
q. Are you single or marriedY A. Single
Q. How long have you known Mrs. Floods A. About
i've months
used to come TO my store for groceries.
Q. Have you seen james Flood oitens A. Once
twice; he came to my store for groceries too, but
mover saw them together there.
Q Have you ever been intimate with Mrs. FloodY
A. Yes, SIR.
Q. When did this intimacy begina A. About two
months ago.
Q. Where her husbands A. He was not living
with her then and don't know.
q. Did he ever tell you he jealous OF you? A.
Yes; but that was before was intimate with her. he
told to keep his wife out Of the storc he did not
want her drink after he and sho left Crosby street
they separated, as understood 1t; sne used then
to come once a week at night to my store.
sns eoma last SATURDAY afghan nsn ssa she ad nd
twelve O'CLOCK
O When did you retire, and when did you rser
A. We retired at one O'Clock, and got up at Elk TO
mako the fire; shortly after some one tried to break
the door open, saving,
thought It was Flood; the woman was sure it was; ;
l went to the door To hold and the woman jumped
store, and lot her out through the front door and
bolted alter her: heard some one holler out the
Sidewalk
1t was not Flood; he was at tho back room door in
the hallway.
Q. Why ddn't YOU go out with her said Coroner El-
linger. A. thought It was better not
Q. That Is, said Coroner Engcr you thought It
"A.
O. You wero afraid to gog A. WE'LL / thought IL
was better for her that shouldn't &C., (Sensation)
e. WE'LL when did you hear she was kiIlcdY A. A
policeman told me twenty minutes afterward.
This about tho most important part OF this wit
ness testimony, excepting, perhaps. his reply to
counsel that he had given the woman liquor after her
husband had forbidden him TO do
WHO THE MURDER.
The next witness who was examined Francisco
Pugammi who testified as iolows:-I reside at No.
55 Crosby street, on the third floor; February A.
ut halfpast six A. NJ, my wife called my attention
q he frOnt
window, when l saw lady run across the
street, and then / man strike her
with something In his hand the woman nbout
half way up the stoop and the door was closed; when
the man mad struck the woman he went with another
man, who standing on the other sdo OF the
street; after the man struck the woman and of
the woman gathered up her clothes and went up tho
steps but fell down and died In a few minutcs could
not recognize the two men now II was then quite day.
light only their backs; ono man ran up one sdo
Of the street and the other the other side;
Il them meel. stood Tho Xinda1v ILL