The sun., 1900-11-14
ELMIRA MAYOR ARRESTED.
DR.. FLOOD CHARGED WITH FORGERY
~ THE FIRST DLGRER'

Alderman Mccain Secured the warrant on the
Alleged Confession Of MIS- Cs'h'r'ne
Loonir. who Had Been found Gu'Iy OF
Forstng a Deed and sentenced !" o'''
-Four Years In the womanb Priso" 81 Ao'
burn-hayor Flood says II Is Persecution
EI.,uRA. Nov. is.-A decided sensation has
bean caused hero by the arrest. at CLOCK
thi. afternoon. OF Dr. Frank =. Flood. Mayor
of the city on n charge OF forgery IN the hrs'
degree, for which the penalty 10 not more thah
twenty years In state Prison. The arrest Is
the outcome OF the prosecution OF MISS 'a''e'-
ina Ioonie. a well-educated young woman.
for forgery OF n rea!-estats deed, On SATURDAY
Miss Loonie was sentenced to four years and
nine months In the woman's prison at Auburn
She was 70 have been taken to the Institution
resterday. but was detained upon writ OF
habsa, corpus, granted upon the AFFIDAVIT
of Alderman McCann. charging DR.. Frank
p Flood. Mayor Of the city. with completely
4, ths forsertss Miss Loonie will bo taken
70 Auburn tomorrow.
Detective Gradwell made the arrest Of Mayor
flood Ia the Mayors once at o'clock this
afternoon. The Mayor walked 10 the ponce
court and was arraiCned before Recorder
Danaher. His attorney, Joseph Eustace' was
waiting for him. In the arratgnment the
Magistrate asked the usual questions as TO
the prisoners age. place Of birth &c. ana
the defendant, upon advice OF counsel, re-
fused to answer. The Recorder then read the
following complaint;
.Stlts Of Nsp York. County o. Chenunc. -.
Francis J. Mccain. beins duly sworn. de-
poses and says that hs resides ut No. 800 Sui
lval street In tho city OF Elmira that the de-
ponent Is Informed and believes that at times
between Dec. /. 1899. and feo. /. 1900, IN the
81 ~ fsaF@ @sWk
committed in the city OF Elnlira. to wit. tertiin
deeds as follows Ono recorded In 'h"nHhS
County Clerks once on Dec is. 1929. in Vol,
II. OF deed. at page IS ono recorded in sad
clerks Once Doc. %. 1899. in Vol 1913 Of deeds
at page 1872 o1o recorded March 20, 1900. IN
Vol l23 OF deed. az page %. I'd that one Nath-
erine Looule Is indicted for procuring tAe deed
drst above me4tioned Gs having been
recorded on Dec. Is. 1890. 70 he re-
corded In said Ch-munr CoIHty Clerk sofnce
contrary TO the provision OF Section oS OF the
Penal code and that one Frank II Flood com
nitted one or more OF ID forsciies or caused
one or more of the deeds herenOeiorem mentioned
TO be forged. and procured one or more OF said
deeds to be recorded OF offered for record TO
the County Clerk Of the county OF Chcmuns
contrary to the statute IN such case made and
provided. and that sources OF depoEehts
al Of the matters herein stated TO be alleged
on information ana De.iei are ueIiNed iI0m
conversations had win latheline Loohie
6ereinbefore mentioned. in which size stated
TO deIonent mat the said RANK ii. FLOOD pro-
CURED the commission oi sild crimes 10 nor
khoTiedse, ana "a 'nai tne same w"' zone ohosF
Wherefore, deloncnt pra's that Subpoena
NAV De issued !or the SAID Catherine I.ooLIe lnu
to the commission OF any one Qr more, oI sAld
crimes TO the end that the said frilll ii Flood
e BA as se anf < sn HSS% a"s
sworn to before me TIN, third day OF Novem-
M DASAaER Recorder Of the city of Emira
The Mayor waived examination and was held
70 await the action 0. ihe Grand Juiy lie was
turned over 70 the sasiiI & ana at oSloes % Sa1
Ex., Congressman Thomas Flood. Judson Ii.
Clark. q capitalist. and James heenan, con.
tractor. went on the bond. Alter his arrest
the Mayor declined IT, he interviewed, HIS
counsel asserts the prosecution Ia MALICIOUS
on the part OF political enemies. The com
plainant. Mot ann, Is memoer OF tue ,ity
louni and OF the same pontIcs as Flood,
DR., Flood was elected Mayor last March over
embezahng $4,000 from the city. Dr. Flood
oame here from Berrytown, in Seneca county.
young children and mas stood high in his pro-
iesslon. He Is President OF the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty t. Children and of the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 AMI
mails. Prior u his election as MAYOR In March
last he was Coroner 81 tie county.
vent a, Notre Dame Ind Is a cultured woman
Of rs She has lived here from childhood
Rhe alleges she mot pr Hood nine years ago.
substan tiated confession Is that she fell In
love with him and that they have been init
The forged deed mcntIorcd In the COM
plaini was on proleriE G.ned by AarSnret
kenneiy Is an orphan with no relatives living
She discovered the deception last April when
she, cane to Flmira e. renew an insurance
loonie bad insured tie same property. The
foreeG deed was on the records and Miss
Loonie's arrest followed
the vona : rrison at Auburn SIC ehad rni'od
gag, md he now alles". that tle " or " 8
the, in gator Of the riot 70 d. rive Miss Ken
nHd Of ne ~" to ne rsal e',,'" ,o,n
po.te' ,dn = tic bsTis, hGoracy tdr two two
month. A-s"nhl'man charles II Knirp. WI.
h., Gr' ,S"F GS%n'e S He r"sS"d AID John
ment TO him which aftcrwlrd wa7 embodied
In written confession aud -rbwr'ed TO tho
The di hat -ho blended guilt NJ, I.oo,lc's
coun srleN eotci that sle ould 60 on q ,tird.
sfe'tsd and throw her.sf On On tho ner" w"'' 6f
her mind ard dclarod that 'hc was wig
In her confession Miss Loonie alleges that
several months AGO 80 accompanied Nrvcr
Flood on Q trip TO Austin. Minn where le wos
while in Austin she was passed oil rs Mrs Flood.
and was introduced 10 several Austin women
hns furnished the. names OF several OF the-c
women The confession further alleges that
the forgeries were known to nr Flood. and
goes into much detail concerning each sepa-
rate for gerry