Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-14
4 rouBLE TRAGEDY.
edsard Cahiii Shoots J. I. Flood and Com
nils Suicide At Bo,ten.

BosToN, May l3-At 1855 o'clock Satur-
day morning Edward Cahill. about 81
years old, a coal ami wood dealer. at
tempted to murder James Flood. - years
old, carriage washer, by shooting him
twice in the head and then fatally shot
himself at stable at 122 Hudson street,
this city The cause of the shooting IS
wrapped up in mystery, and IS thought
to be the outcome of malpractice case
which occurred about two years ago, in
which Cahill was mixed up and was
obliged to leave the city at that time
Flood was employed by Cahill when he
left the city, and knew something about
the case.
Flood was engaged this morning in
washing a carriage at the livery stable l22
Hudson street when Cahill called. The
meeting between the two men was pleas
ant. Flood saying. Hello. see you have
come back from New York." and Cahiil
answered in the affirmative and they be-
gan to talk about things that had trans
spired since Cahill's departure. The two
men were the only parties on the ground
floor and what actually took place after
that is obtained from people on the second
floor
Michael Monahan, a hostler, was on the
second floor when he heard three shots in
rapid succession. He then saw Flood
come stumbling up the stairs, blood pour
ing from his head. When he reached
the landing he dropped and asked Mono
han to run for his wife, as he had been
shot "by that man downstairs. Mono
han ran downstairs and found Cahill
lying in pool of blood with 32-calibre
Revolver Lying at His Feet.
When the police arrived. Cahill was
just breathing his last and died in few
minutes. Flood was taken in the poll
ambulance to the city hospital. Whe,
asked what was the cause of the shooting
Flood said: MRS. Henderson can tell you
all about this" The Mrs. Henderson re-
ferred to is serving out a sentence ~
malpractice, in which young married
woman named Perkins came to her death.
On examination of the wounds at the hos
pital it was found that Flood WAS
wounded twice in the back of the head
but not fatally, us the skull does not APP
pear to be fractured.
Medical Examiner Draper viewed the
body of Cahill as it lay in the stable. and
in searching his clothing there was found
box of 32-calibre revolver bullets, some
small change and wad of bills, together
with number of medical prescriptions
and business cards of the coal and wood
store which Cahill kept before he went to
New York. In the inside pocket were
two bank books on the South End Ma
tional bank. but only 50 were found on
deposit The body was ordered removed
to the city hospital morgue.
From What Can Be Asccrtained
it seems that Cahill held Flood to be re-
sponsible for his having to give up bust
ness in this city, and was heard to de-
nounce the man Flood in bitter, vindic-
tive terms Cahill, before he left the
city, was janitor of block of buildings.
Ito 16 Clarendon street. 1t was in this
block that the malpractice before re-
ferred to had been committed. The case
at the time created considerable interest
owing to the prominence of the parties
implicated. and the owners of the build
ing were much annoyed at the notoriety
given to their premises.
1t is claimed that an investigation took
place by the owners, and in due course
Flood, who was in CahilFs employ, was
seen, and it is said that his evidence CON
WINGED the owners that Cahill knew the
character of the business that was trans
acted in Mrs. Henderson's rooms, and
they discharged him.
Cahill sold out his business last Oc-
tober and returned to this city on Thurs
day to collect payment of $50 still due
him. In conversation with his debter J.
+. Farrell. he spoke very harshly of Flood
and said that if it were not for him he
would not have lost his place
1t is thought by Farrell that Cahill
brooded over the matter so much that he
went to the stable on Hudson street Sat
urday morning with the express purpose
ofseeking vengeance for his wrongs.