The sun., 1896-01-20
THE TO7TENVILLE MURDER.
Grimes Says He Acted In SelE-defence When
He Killed His brother.

Thomas Grimes. 30 years old, who is locked
up in the police station at Tottenvrle s. l.. for
stabbing to death his brother. Edward Grimes,
In Steven Slovers hotel at Pleasant Plains. s.
L. on Saturday morning. will be arraiened be-
fore Justice OF the Peace Woods in Tottenville
this afternoon and will be held for the Grand
Jury. In the mean time Thomas is kept In Sc
clueion and under the surveillance of the police.
The stabbing occurred about O'Clock on Sat
urday morning in the barroom of Sover's Hotel.
The exact circumstances and cause of the
which led to 1t are largely conjectural. Thetwo
brothers had been living In Slover's Hotel for
three weeks. Both were engaged in electrical
work on the Mount I.oretto Mission school
building at Pleasant Plains. They were in the
employ OF John X. Hall of 1876 Liberty street.
and were members of the Electrical Union.
Thomas. who did the killing. had charge Of tho
force of men who put the electrical plant In
Cornelius Nanderbilt's villa in Newport few
years ago. He told the police his address In this
city was "a" West Twenty-sixth street. and
that of his brother 81 Narck street.
The brothers were alone in the room whom
the stabbng took place, but James Penders. the
at Pleasant Plains. heard the men qiarreling.
Edward Grimes exclaimed lie had been stabbed.
and when Penders and Cromie went in the
room Edward was lying on the floor covered
with blood from hall dozen vashes in MS alb
dOmen and lungs. Thomas was standing near.
and on the floor was penknife. Thomas did
not attempt to escape. Proprietor Slower was
aroused. others were quickly on the scene. and
the Tottenville police were notified. The hotel
people kept Thomas in custody until the arrival
Of the police. The wounded man was attended by
DR.. Coleman of Tottenville. and later removed
to the Smith Intirnary in New Brighton, where
he died.
Edward Grimes is supposed TO have been
married. Thomas told some of his friends some
time ngo that his brother was separated from
his wife and did not know of her whereabouts.
Thomas had a photographs of woman he said
was his brothers wife. and asserted that he
knew her whereabouts. He would sometimes
exhibit this photograph to his friends. but, 1t Is
alleged. careful not to let his brother II.
The Tottenville police have the picture in their
possession, but will not permit it to be seen.
The only statement made by the prisoner to
the police is that his act was done in sef-de-
fence. One OF his jaws is wrenched badly. and
his eyes are blackened. Coroner Oates endeav-
ored to get an ante-morte'n statement from the
murdered man, hut he dec ined positively.
Martin T. Dolan OF 35l broadway. brooklyn.
called at the police station yesterday and said
he was a fellow member Of Grimes in the Eloc-
trical Union and a friend Of his. Doan said the
Electrical Union would see to II that the prs-
oner is represented by counsel. He was not per-
mitted to see the accused.
At the addresses given above neither OF the
Grlmeses Is known. They have not resided
either in the Narick street house or In the tene-
ment house on West Twenty-sixth street