Arizona republican., 1906-07-27

payment that the trouble began. At every settlement Flood became more abusive and violent in his treatment of Mrs Mccarthy who had charge of the collection of the rent. Finally McCar- thy ordered Flood out, not so much on account of his nOn-payment of rent as for his treatment of Mrs. Mccarthy and himself
 FLOODS LATEST OUTBREAK.
 Flood brooded over his eviction which he regarded as a reflection upon his credit as a business man ana his manner towards the McCarthys grew more and more violent until little more than a month ago Mccarthy swore out a warrant for his arrest on charge of assault.
 When he was taken into court there ensued one of the widest scenes ever enacted in a local seat of justice Flood grew suddenly violent and it took the efforts of a half dozen strong men to subdue him and land him in jail, where he lay for two days almost a maniac
 There were propositions to give him long term in jail for the several of lenses which he had merged into one and to send him to the insane asylum.
 
 testify to his insane acts for months past. While the authorities were de- ciding what to do with him he grew tractable and repentant and expressed q desire to come into the court and apologize He was finally permitted to do so and was given a $25 fine. In the course of the apology and hearing he was told that he must molest McCar- thy no more. It is now recalled that he did not make a definite promise He said. though, that he would try to get along without any further trouble with his neighbors. but he added that if he ever gave Mccarthy any cause for complaint he could be arrested again.
 For time after his release he did not annoy Mccarthy. but about two weeks ago he renewed his old tactics of passing his place and calling him names. Mccarthy complained to the authorities and one day while two of ficers were concealed near McCarthy's shop, Flood came along. renewed his abuse of him and was making a move as if to get out of his wagon to make physical assault when the officers in terfered.
 His manner grew more threatening and for the last two weeks Mccarthy feared the fatal collision which has taken place. It is said that the matter so preyed upon him that he became unable to sleep so that he had to re- sort to the use of narcotics.
 Flood was about fifty five years of age and man of powerful physique and unlimited strength when under the influence of anger. He had beaten sev- eral men severely and came to be the terror of his neighborhood He had been resident of the city for a dozen years. He leaves a wife and a young daughter by a former wife.
 Public opinion is divided as to Floods mental condition. Some think that he was insane and others think that he was merely afflicted with an ungovernabIe temper. But he was be- side eccentric to the point of fnsan- ity. It has been mentioned that some eleven years ago he was required to put up a bond of $70O in a case in which he had been arrested on a charge of aggravated assault. The charge was dismissed but the money securing his bondsmen who had been eXonerated was left by him in the Val ley bank where he had deposited it and it is still there. When he was inform ed couple of months ago that the money was at his disposal he said he would never take it.
 Flood was a socialist of a most rabid type. He would not own real prop erty on the theory that real estate ought not to belong to the individual but to society in common. He believed that the receiving of rent was a crime against a properly ordered society.