The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-08
JfuEs FLOOD ~ THE TOnBs.
His story OF the sunday Morning Murder
The Ny.terfous sister.

James Flood, who murdered his wifo on
Sunday morning. wns yesterday committed 10
the Tumba by Coroner Ellingcr. 1Io is n com
pa,tly built smooth -fnrod man OF about az, and
has tho appearance of sober. hard working
mechanic. Immediately after the murder ho
left tho city, and he claims that ho did not know
tho crime ho had committed until he read un nc
count of IL In THE Sun the following day. Thon
he Immediately went to tho nearest police sta
ton and voluntarily surrendered himself
While telling hs story Yesterday he appeared
to bo much affected and his oycs filled with
tears IA he related. o the best Of his rccocc-
tion, tho particulars OF the tragic event. Ho
said that his wifc's sistcr the mysterious lady
who was spoken of In TmE Sun on Monday lust
IL principally responsible for his wifc's inf
dclity, and that II was her evil influence which
first caused trouble between them. Ho said
further.
canc IRON, Ncwburgh to visi, Us We were ucn living
on CLARK street, between snrins ana nd. sfcone After
ket then. at my wio's sugrc suon we removed To ~
lns ia, Lifie Would pay The inerrncc in ,hc he rent
h u' 70 m S" SSs a . l0& & %ssT "o % a dr. I@ r@ GO ws
married & woman an 9nd osg ,GS @ % r,s about Her ',,
what she meant ~ that sh. would not tell me, snd
.s,sS there e'n % se wSsn T"a went heard to 'F s,
N;. rr"ee hsd, Foss; WREN | % came back I6s
inmiIiar viii William HiHs. GERMAN Keeping srcceTy
s Sa1 % S Vi % s oa, & .t sg % @S nS our on Hs m"n TSsn
wanted her to mgvcaway Toy the rcputAuon OF the place
a Young man saying would be back about O'Clock
giIrngi about na past n,, SM i1uni H. my aoc' Sk'd a.
the grocry though tho shutter. up went IN the
looked guilt, and accused her OF having criminal IN
r,@Sr,e win nm sne sgm n, n1ns ,r m'h Nc, Gg' @ we
went TO Jersey Ai'rward ! went around after my
YOU get oui o herr, lii is my room and pay or It
.alp uatt t'fp- gU
TO house and stay there Tor more than Two hours
said Mrs Carc had i,ticr mind her own business She
hit me ON III, head win Nm pail ss used e g, beer in
woman Alika sad II l did not Keep away he would nx
last Saturday afternoon went with Mr. Keys, my EN-
tS,I whS has um % store e sn ,,ns nsI "Ia m
was To show me job had bren usns nay rranl.r that
%s '@S SesS S@ me 'SGiSl Sd ps T." wdsG walk BY Il
pafN h'in. up s,ar' ,oi me my w,,c Isd Int note
stair and walked up crosby street Aka clos up his
so%cbeiy Then my vito came hsci and joined hi@
aud the, went through The I'D, hallway n'? hi. led.
officer and told him my wife wa. IN there lie said that
The new officer told me the same thing he could not help
me lwasrettins wild. and wa W at night drinking
treated hm and Kept him with me- Tor leonld not bear to
About haf past nye or 81. o'eect in the morning !
icdroom door could hear them talking and couii is
isp me b. " e ' d wii soS ts9e another drims
She replied. !" Nc won't drink ANY tonight" |
@ lS d to break IN he d Sa, cot Scud '%S not
! Ihrn heard some one " there they rp"
ran to the .idcw~ik saw the front door Of the grocery
or.n amt ,"m'hsiN runmn. acfo,s hc street ran A.,
ter the n'tiug person. aud have dim rculet uon NJ
haNinA lat one wlth my feHmrr id not know It
VA my vie did not ant, ud iu Nil her only wish Il
tutach them together Hnd hN,' them arrested hut the
dIluk ami thr kuoN tg, Nruu-s combined worked
io su, STATE OF ,iDy mat was not responsible iOr
/ what did.
! He then told how half stupcfcd after striking
| the blow he walked up Crosby street. wandered
] "A
crossed the Thirty fourth street ferry To Green
| point H. walked down to his boarding place
! and found all the members Of the family at
/ church he shaved himself. hunted up "A break =
! fast. and then went back to Wiliamshurgh. He
continued To- walk around IN" streets until
/ night. whom he Sl"pt IN a German lodging
! huu4r. II" waited ~ Millinmshur III until Mon
/ day evening. when he took the train for White
] stnnr. Thor a. lnd..rd with another German
/ with an Irish Vile. whose names ho did not
/ know. Tu'-iaN morning ne walked hh'k 10
| Bruoklyn. u diStan e." of twelve or fourteen
! his wife WIS dead lie Immediately went to the
/ Fourth Precinct station Uhe nearest AMI gave
] himself up to Capt Leach. csterday he was
/ surrendered To- Capt. Aluire of tho Fourteenth
/ Prrciu. I, uni was uftcrward committed ~ the
/ Tumh- pending tn" inquest.
The sister of tho unfortunate woman who de-
| clines to give either hrr nam" or residence
| She had the remains taken Ia Crosby Thorn
| undrrttkcr's establishment, 80 lwrry. They
/ were there placed in n costly conln, ami from
| theme" taken to Cypress His Cemetery. The
funeral WIS attended ny eight women. There
were no religious ceremonies. 1hc body was
! placed In roc"i ing Nuult and wi probably h'
taken 10 Ohio, whore IT is believed her rciatiNe ID
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