The sun., 1890-01-03
BEGAN 1S9O WITH MURDER.
JAMES sLoCUM MILLS hrs WIFE N
FIT OF DRUNKEN FURY.
He was Formerly = Base Bau Player ana
she was n Cherry street Bene-No wtt.
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He was Formerly - Base Bau Player aus
she was Cherry street Bene-No Vylt.
nesEes OF Their New Years ouarreL
On the top floor Of four-story cheap
lodging house at ia Roosevelt street. and In a
dirty room. scRntily furnished, the body Of
Mrs. Ella Slocum was found Yesterday morn
ing lying on her bed with her face beaten ale
most beyond recognition. Mrs. Alice Kenenly,
who lived on the same floor, had heard the
womans screams early yesterday morning.
and later she had opened the door Of the
Slocum room. A black and white cat crouched
on Mrs Slocum's bed, and when Mrs. Kenealy
drew near and discovered that Mrs. slocum
was dead the cat would not let her approach,
but snarled and glarod and seemed about to
jump at the intruder. Later the cat was
driven away bur took refuge under the bed
and refused TO bulge.
The police are looking for Mrs. socums hus-
band James Slocum. Mrs. Slocum was n
pretty girl few years ago. living with hor
father and mother. who still live at 10 Cherry
street Ella Perkins was never absent from
the picnics and dances which her companions
attended and many moonlight nights she. with
other girls. danced on the pier at the foot OF
Dover street to the music OF Slocum's accors
deon. Slocum was n young giant, who was
good-natured when sober and until he went to
the bad and was sent 10 Sing Sing for two and
a half years three years ago for stealing q
watch from mans pocket he was esteemed q
pretty good fellow by tho Fourth warders. He
had been q catcher in the Wilkesbarre. Pa.
base ball team. and had been member Of the
New Haven nine.
Slocum married Ella Perkins about four
years ago while he was a base ball player. he
mnde low places his resort In winter and
learned to steal. After coming out OF prison
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wife drank whiskey with him. Sometimes she
was seen leading him homo drunk from gin
mills near their home, They hired the one
room In which they lived at LA Roosevelt
street last summer, There was ramshacklo
small stove. and IA few dishes, and two wooden
chairs. That wns all.
Slocum was seen talking on the sidewalk with
day. soon alterward he quarrel led and exc
changed blows With bis unknown friend. where
was heard 10 go up stairs, and his wife'S
screams were soon after hoard.
drinking with neghbor, Mrs; Mcknight, In
Mrs. Sloeummsx IL room room, before slocum arrived.
relied in their cups, the visit ending By MIRA
Meningitis fleeing from the room followed bY
s0S9 6S Of '0ssS esSP pd ns E sfed s me Rsr PS oanS %
visited the room. OF John Williams. alias
Greek John, :" in the same building, and that
Greek Johns society
1t would seem that Slocum had dragged his
wife out OF bed, struck her with the fiat side II
long hair cingine to the blade, and while she
was PROSTATE flung thick plates and cups and
saucers upon her head and ace witt such force
as to smash the crockery and cut her flesh to
the bone. There was pool OF blood on the
floor. and 1t was evident that the brute hal
covered her with tho dirty counterpane 10
make It appear that she was asleep. An At
blood from the floor. bpt that had been aban-
doned. Two undershirts and an old apron
soaked with blood were found under the bed.