The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-12
PROBABLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
Shocking Tragedy I'm Boston This
NHorning-The shooter Dead.

Shocking Tragedy An Boston 1hls
Mornkng-The Shooter Bead.
BOSTON, May 12, 1S94.-A probable muir
der and suicide were committed at twenty
minutes to eight o'clock this morning in Lus-
tins stable at No. 122 Hudson street, South
End. Edward Cahiil was the prin-
cipal, and the victim is James I.
Flood The latter is on a cot
at the City Hospital suffering from
the bullet wounds, and his would-be muir
derer lies dead at the City Hospital morgue.
Cahill is said to have been in some way con
nected with a recent fatal malpractice case
In Everett, Mass, in which young woman
met her death. and the police think the
shooting was an outcome Of the other case
Cahill shot twice at Flood and then turned
the thirty-two calibre revolver upon himself
and one shot was sufficient to accomplish his
death.
1t appears that the murderer and suicide
but recently returned from New York,
where it is said that he had been in hiding
from the officers of the law. Flood was
formerly employed by him in his coal and
wood yard on Berkeley street, this city.
Shortly after half-past seven o'clock this
morning Cahill entered the stable where
Flood was employed. Cahill saluted Flood,
and it is alleged that when Flood turned to
continue his work, Cahill shot him.
Two bullets struck Flood on the head, but
they did not penetrate the skull, and the
wounds may not prove to be of serious
nature.
After Cahill had fired the shots at Flood
he put bullet into his own brain and fell to
the floor dead Cahill was thirty three years
of age, married, ana lives at NO. 2S4 Shaw
NUT avenue.
Flood says that when Cahill began firing
the force of the bullets knocked him down
and he could do nothing to help himself
Cahill evidently believing that his shots had
been successful in ending Floods life turned
the pistol on himself.
Flood, as previously stated. used to work
for Cahill, and 1t is stated by those who are
supposed to know that Cahill believed Flood
had been telling stories about him in connec-
ton with the Henderson case.
Mrs Henderson is now ser ying time for
acting as accessory before the. fact in the
malpractice case.
When the crime was committed it is said
that CahilI had knowledge of it. Mrs. Hem
derson was arrested in October last, charged
with causing the death of Ellison P. Perkins
of Everett She was tried in December,
found guilty and sentenced to eight years
Imprisonment
At the time of the trial Cahill disappeared,
and it is said that he went to New York He
did not return to Boston until few days
ago, and searched out Floods whereabouts
He obtained an idea somewhere that Flood
had been circulating stories in regard to his
connection with the Henderson woman, and
that is supposed to have been the cause of
his attempt to kill him
Flood says he can in no way account for
the shooting, as he had no quarrel with
Cahill, VINO greeted him in friendly man
ner when he entered the stable. In addition
to carrying on wood and coal business at
No 72 Warren avenue, it is said that Cahill
acted as ianitor Of the building, Noe Claren-
don street, where Mrs Mary J. Henderson,
an alleged doctor, made her headquarters,
and where the criminal operation was per-
formed by her last October, which resulted
in the death of the victim and the imprison-
ment of Mrs. Henderson.