New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-04
SEEKING DEATH AFTER CRIME.

A murder occurred last evening in the
Ninth Brooklyn Precinct The victim was a servant
girl named Barb IRA Gruennhal. employed In the family
OF Charles Carlisle, No. 500 Wloughby-ave.
The act was committed by lover OF hers,
whom she had repused. About twenty minutes after
the girl talking with a young man. named
James Walsh. when the family and tho neigh
bOrs were 8 artled by bearing her scream loudly.
She staggered into the lower nall from the and only
managed TO articulate am stabbed" She made her
into the kitchen the and sauk upon the floor
Each effort to speak was checked by the blood which
dubbed up IN hr throat from the artery leading
from the heart which was severed. she died in few
m ments. Dr. George r. Fowler, OF No. 4j7 Marcy-ave
was quickly summoned but the girl breathed her last
before his arrival She stabbed with knife ana tho
wound penetrated the e breast close the breastb0ne
inst below the cavcle. The doctor Of the opinion
that The blade had penetrated the arch OF the aOrta by
which the internal hemorrhage caused close to the
left carotid artery.
Information was Immediately conveyed TO tho police
OF the Ninth Precinct aud Captain Mclaughlin with De-
tective Kelly Officers Sutton and ORenly
ct the house. The knife with which the deed was COM
mIted picked up In the beside The walk lead
Ing TO the gate. IL well-worn pocket knife
with single blade about four inches long, and back
spring which kept 1t nrmly OPEN The
blade WIS covered with blood TO the handle IL had
evidently been ground until 1t was very sharp recently
The girl had only been employed In Mr. CaTlis}s family
for two weeks, and her last not known. But
IL learned that her mother lived at No 40 Wall
aboutst.. ana Captain Mclaughlin Immediately sent an
officer for her. When Mrs Gruennthal arrived at the
house she said that her daughter had kept company"
for four or five months with young named James
Walsh, who Inv with his mother In HudsOndye., near
sands-st He spent NewYear's with Barbaraat her
home, ami Saturday morning he went with
Barbara TO Mr. Carllses Tle girl did
not like him very wen. and objected to having him visit
her where she was working The mother did not know
that they ever really Quarrcled Sunday night Walsh
was again Mrs. Gruennthals, and said he was going
to a wake.
Later on the samo evening members 81 Mr. Carlisles
family state. young man called to see Barbara, and
talked with her outof doors for sone time she after
ward told the hte Gr OF the family that she did not
Ike the young mAn. and would not ask bim into the
house lie Was friend Of her family. but she
did Ike him well as her mother did
Last evening he called to her again, and Barbara
talked with him for some time. slc then locked the
area gate and retured to her work IN the kitchen About
yo minutes later yOunS man Of the family went down
stairs after coal Barbara held tue hight for him
To get It from under The stairs He saw man outside
the arra gate who ran away. Alter tins Barbara re-
NAMED outside. ana 1t ~ supposed began talking with
Walsh.
Tie description OF The man Is meagre. lie "a about
feet II inches in height VIII "A smooth face he wore
dark cult ~ clothes and derby bat Or late he
has worked pail factory In Con-
cord-st.. Brooklyn The dead gIl was OF
Lir face, with dark brown lair. She was
regarded rs o good servant by tine family. Previously
she had worked for Mr.. CnrstmIn, Ia Wils0nst, aud
several months ago emf oYed ~ button factory
Her mother q widow, LIVING win her sOL-n-laN.
Inspector Nadiy and Dct,cuycA Frost and Carr, OF
the Ctutra Onire busy wtn The case last evening
Tnev vt-led house which Is one " row OF brown
stone front. tLrtostOfy houses near Matcy-aVe ana
followed clcws. The search fur Walsh
was Kept up until la hOur without success
lie ives found that Walsh alter tue murder had
Waited tn home OF his sister, MyrtcGyc aud COldst
hut Ice had gone away, Iben tbey hurried
to his mothers house, At Concord-st, ana
Hudson.nYe. He nad been there Also
Soon after it reported at Police Headquarters
that n young IA been found In the GOwauus Canal
Nnth Bridge, aud that he Aad been taken
To the Long Island Hospital From the description
Sup-rutcu dcut Cimpbe thought that IL might possibly
BE- Walsh, ~ he dispatched Detective Reed 10 mo
hospital To the officer the young man admitted that
he was Walsh and that he Killed the girl As soon as
tnis word Was sent % tho superintendent no ordered
Walsh to be taken In coach TO the FIRST Precinct
STATION. IL Is thought that when tho man
found the pursuit 80 hot after him. ne MUIR
rlcl to South Brooklyn and tried 10 drown himself
lie was heard struggling the water by the driver OF
kouth-st car who lshed hun out.
Young Walsh IS a brother OF " Buck y walsh VINO 10
serving "A term In state Prison = T burglary.