The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-27
For Eight Months the Ghost Of
His Brother Haunted Him.
DROVE HIM BACK TO new YORK
Ne Doesn't Care What Becomes Of Him
Now, and Feels q Big Burden Removed
From His Mind.

New York May 27.-Haunted for eight
months by the spectre OF the brother ne
shot and killed. worn 10 shadow by
rcmorseSand fear. James Sorahan seemed
grateful yesterday when one of Inspector
MoCIusky's detectives arrested him for
murder.
sorahan is a type of what the tenement
house produces at It's worst. He is a fat
thief pocket-book snatcher. strong
arm man. a little. rat-eyed creature.
stunted physically mentally and morally.
an eager consumer OF whiskey and ciga-
rettes.
sorahan was born in New York. "a
years ago. At 10 he was sent to Sing
mans pocketbook He stabbed John
Donahue at No. 27 East Eleventh street.
on Jan. ls. 1892 He was sent to Sing
Sing for three years and six months on
July is. 1896. because he Knocked a man
downstairs and kicked him I'm the face.
The man caught him trying to break
into fiat at Eighteenth street and Ave
nue. A. He was put IN the penitentiary
for two months in 1901 for stealing
coat from a houee In Twenty-second
street, between First ani Second Ave-
nues. Here is the statement he made
yesterday:
Ilof ~ NoN.
II haven't had a decent nights sleep
since ] killed my brother Henry IT
drove me half way round the world and
then drove me back 20 New York. I
/. don't care whether I get the chair or
what happens TO me now. | am going
70 get this whole thing of my mind and
] hope now I'll be able to get some sleep.
You know what my graft was-go-
ing into flats as a peddler and pinching
whatever I'd find. / made good money.
My brother Henry was on the level. He
never got into trouble. He worked for
a living. and he had his wife and two
kids. Maggie and May. lived on the first
foor of No. 400 West Nineteenth street.
My brother Joseph lived with them.
lived IN Eighteenth street near the East
river Every Saturday night 7 used 10
stay at Henry's. I'd be there all Sun
day and Sunday night
''I'll never forget that Saturday night.
the 10Th. of last September. I went to
Henrys house and had supper with him
and his family. Then l asked him TO
come out and have a few drinks. l had
a roll OF $3.50
ut was about IL O'Clock that night
when we got home. | took my gun out
OF my pocket. and had IL on the dresser.
Henry wanted me TO lend him some
money. and ! couldn't see II az all. We
had words. Henry gets hold OF the gun.
and ] got IL away from him, but while
were pulling and hauling at II IL goes
of, ana he gets shot. His wife comes
running In TO seperate us, and she gets
II too.
"Joe tried 10 hold me. tut I threw
him hack on the bed. and ran out.
was full when the trouble began. but
was cold sober when ] got TO the street.
Just walked up Ninth avenue TO
Varlf VI rA nd n 70
the East side. ! was near crazy think
ing about Henry. l read in the papers
he was dead.
II went 10 a florists place and bought
. wreath OF tuberoses. with little blue
flowers on Il spelling out AT Rest.
sent that around TO the house Then
got into house not far from Henry's
house and watched on the day of the
funeral. I saw the funeral go by.
ALWAYS SAW HENRY.
I had most OF my $3.50 left so
bought a steerage ticket for London.
could see Henry every time | shut my
eyes. Sometimes I'd be out walking
most OF the night. When | got so tired
I'd be ready TO drop on the ground
might be able to sleep an hour or two:
but then Henry would come back and
could see him and hear him hollering
II went TO Mancheste- aand Blrming-
Wales and Scotland and Ireland. |
didn't use UP my money very fast and
besides done the best could In all
them countries. / was afraid-to tackle
anything very big.
About a month ago I says to myself
II was no use OF trying TO hang out over
there I'm foreign country. | knew
was liable TO be picked up by the flatties.
but IL was home or nothing for me.
kept away from every one that knew me-
so I was safe enough IL my nerve hadn't
give out.
street Saturday afternoon. when the
woman that owns IL comes in. Want any
potatoes LADY, says. But she was wise.
You amt got any potatoes or any
wagon she says You wait till | get n
policeman. There was like a fish on the
dock. II Ia "a been myself I'd "a give
her the foot and got away. but instead of
that / lust SIT down and wait TO get