New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-07
JAMES FLOOD sURRENDERS HIMSELF.

| APPEARANCE OF THE wUE-MURDERER AT A BROOK
LYN POLICE sTATIoN-HIsrORY or THE CRIME
James Flood, who murdered his wife ut NO.
SO Crosbyst Sunday gave himself up at the Fourth
Precinct station.house, 10 Brooklyn. last night He
looked hagard and weary and appeared 10 experienced
relief when be found himself in the hands or the ocers
the story the murder with all the incidental IN
a straightforward manner to a TRIBUNE reporter VINO
visited him last evening at his cell. Flood said
that he lived in a clearinghouse on Fuiton-sI'
Brooklyn. but refused TO give the ADDRESS vi
account the responsibility of the persons living there
He had heard that for time his wife had been GRIM
inaly intimate with Arfk, and last Saturday night ne
determined to watch her and find out the truth IN the
matter. He TO New-Y0rk, and was told by an
IaIinn woman named Carre at No. 50 CrOsbyst, that
she had seen and Floods wife 20 together into the
grocery No 50. He tried the door but tOhd IL
fastened and after repeated attempts 10 break IL down.
he called out TO passing police officer that his "i'o
was locked up the store with another man, and asked
his assistance gaining entrance The officer toid
him that he could do nothing for him, and passed on
He concluded to wait until morning. II necessary III
order 10 meet Arfke when he appeared tie met Tue
tramp, Morrison, and tried to obtain MS assistance
During the whole drank frequently, and finally
became much excited rom tde effects OF INC
whisky. About or 8 O'Clock on Sunday morning
woman came out from the grocery store ana
he found to enter. He went to the door OF the
rear room and listened He heard his wife and the man
talking the asked her TO drink, but sne ieflsed
What Flood heard maddened him, and he attempted To
burst in the door, which locked. with The reamer
which he had provided he burst in one panel but coud
not see the persons inside While still al work beating
down the door, he heard some one In the street say
There they go" Rushing the front entrance he saw
bis wife and Arke both half dressed running across tie
street.
or the next few minutes Flood he has very In
distinct recollection he knows after the fleeing
al. and. frleE
that one TO the ground the but it was not
until she lay the ground that he knew 1t was MS We'
whom he had not intsnded 10 harm. IL was the man
whom he wanted to kill If any one Hall stupehed NE
walked up Crosby-st., wandered around tne
streets q little while, and finally crossed
the Thirty-fouth Street Ferry Greenp0int He walked
down his boarding place and found all the members OF
family "A church; lie shaved himself, hunted mp a
brea kfast. and then went back - WilHamaburgh lie
continued walk around tue streets until nght, when
he slept a German clearinghouse. He waited IN VII
liam sburgh until Monday evening, when lie took lhc
train for MILESTONE. There he lodged with an1'Aei
with Irish wife, whose names ne 'iu not
know. Yesterday morning he walked back T. BrOOkiyn
a distance OF II or Ii miles, ana tiere mt Ie1tnu'
mediately the Fourth Precinct staiOn (the near
est) aud himself up ~ capt Leach
about p. IN. When the reporter Iouhi nh MI
in his cell he reading IN the col
uInns TIF TRIBUNE the full account OF his crime lie
seemed 10 overcome by his condition. and NE
voice trrmDlcd talked. lie said thai When ne went
violence merely to ascertain certainly the quit 81
his wife. II she guilty, and then TO go away au
never again When ne struck The blow be SAID ne
was crazed bv DRINK and unconscious OF the act;
that he loved his wife dcvOtedly and would have gwen
lie - say Can't. Leach sad That he VOud
take MS prisoner to the Iombs to-day.