New-York tribune., 1900-11-15
LOONIE GIRL RETRACTS.
ISSUES ANOTHER STATEMENT ExoNERAT
ING MAYOR FLOOD OF ELMIRA


ING MAYOR FLOOD OF ELMIA
Elrnira N Y, Nov 14-Another sensation was
sprung this afternoon in the Loonie case, which
has been so prolific Of sensations from the be-
ginning.
The announcement was made that Catherine
Loonie. IN the county Jail under sentence to Au-
burn Prison Tor four years and nine months. had
made another statement. This time she has
made an affidavit to the effect that the state
rent made by her in her confession and in her
evidence TO Recorder Danaher duplicating
Mayor Frank H. Flood was false, and that she
wished to take back these statements and ex-
onerate completely the Mayor from being impli-
Gated IN any way IN her forgeries.
H y. Babcock an attorney. was a caller at
the county jail last evening. He is reported to
have been there TO a client in custody. AS
he passed the door Of the jail Miss Loonie called
to him. She said that she wanted him to do
her favor. She wanted him to take word for
her TO Attorney Eustace or to Mayor Flood.
After talking TO her for a while she said she
wished 70 make a statement Mr.. Babcock is
q notary public. He took statement from her
in which she took back every statement that she
had made connecting Mayor Flood with her
forgeries and inplicate him IN the crimes.
Mr.. Babcock turned the statement over to J.
P. Eustace who is Mayor Floods attorney in
this case.
Mr.. Eustace visited Miss Ioonie at the jail
this afternoon. Before he called the girl talked
freely 10 several people about her case and the
statement that she had made previous to last
night and the one she had made revoking the
first one. She said that il was represented to
her that Dr.. Flood was prostrated and would
commit suicide unless she retracted her confess
sion. After Mr.. Eustace's visit the girl refused
to talk
Mr.. Babcock stated this afternoon that it
q fact that Catherine Loonie had made state
made 10 me perfectly voluntarily on her part
and l simply took il and turned II over TO At
torney EusIace. The statement was practically
a dictation. / took it as good as could and
turned II over
Attorney Hassett, who is prosecuting the case
against Flood, says that he has been informed OF
the statement, but that II will make differ
ence. He asserts that the prosecution has evil
dence enough 20 proceed without the evidence
of the prisoner.
Catherine Loonie by making these two state
ments, has perjured herself, and her evidence In
case OF trlal VIII now be OF little value Her
latest affdavlt has changed public sentiment,
which was bitter against Mayor Flood in his
favor. The Mayor IS about. attending to his of1-
claJ acts, the same as if nothing was happening,
and all that he will say is: You will have TO see
my attorney
1t is reported that Mayor Floods wife takes
the publication Of the details of the case to
heart, and Is prostrated. The Loonie girl has
now lost the sympathy Of the Elnira public. who
pronounce her crazy
Miss Loo7ie was visited tonight by ]. John Has
sett for the prosecution. she having expressed a
desire to make AFFIDAVIT retracting her retrac-
ton, saying that she had made II under the repre-
sentationS made TO her related in the foregoing
He found her in a disturbed state OF mind be-
cause Of the days developments. end concluded 10
wait until tomorrow before taking her deposition.
He he is depending upon Miss Loonies
evidence alone to make out He proposes
TO probe the bottom the matter Of her retrac-