The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-28
FOUND DEAD IN A STABLE,
THE RELATTvEs, SUSPICION OF an
ILL-CONCEdLED MURDER.
The Coroner's INQUEST Adjourned to Av,,,
the Accumulation Of Testimony -Circum.
stances Pointing TO Foul Playa Worth,
Man Possibly Killed for Revenge.

The Coroner's Inquest Adjourned TO Avsit
the Accumulation Of Testimony Circum.
stances Pointing to Foul Playa Worth,
Man Possibly Killed for Revenge.
Patrick Foley was found dead on Sunday
morning In stable at Sixty sixth street and Tenth
avenue, supposed to have been killed by the kick
OF horse. Yesterday the post-mortem cxamina-
tion showed that Foley could not have come 10
bis death In that manner, and the inquest was con-
sequently postponed. The stable belongs 10 Messrs.
Coleman, Farcild Co., contractors for the build.
ing OF sewers. It is a ono-story frame structure,
and contains four fat and sleek draft horses which
are as gentle as lambs
Foley had, for the last two years, charge OF These
animals He slept In the stable, and was known az
ouiet' industrious, and sober nun.
On Sunday morning, at o'clock, John Effort, q
lad OF sixteen, while looking for a stray horse SEQ
ing the door OF the stable sa looked In and saw the
body OF Foley lying on his back near tho
hind feet OF two OF ths horses near.
est the door. Foley's fhce was covered with blood.
splotch OF blood was subsequently found on the
rump OF tho hsrse near where Foley's head lay. I,
There were no wounds on his person, except an
ohlong confusion the right side OF the head,
which was furthcst from tho horse, extending from
the back OF the ear toward the crown OF the head
Suspicion was aroused in the minds Of his friends
NJ late as II O'Clock perfectly sober and in going
Into that part OF the stable where his bed was ne
would not pass the spot where his body was found.
Al the post nortem examination 1t was shown that
at the point above stated the skull was Fractured as
u by blunt and heavy instrument. The wound
was nothing like tho wound from tho loot OF
horse. Besides. the position Of the man when found
shows that he did not die Of q kick.
One Harris used to work with Foley, and AZ the
time OF strike about one year ago Harris was dis
charged, and since that time lie has been working,
for Joshua Minor, another sewer contractor. Eight
weeks ago there WIS another strike among The
%arkmeh, md Foley Yas sent by his employers to
take charge OF the tool c..asts 1t happened that
chest belonging to Harris who WAS acting as boss
for Joshua Minor, was among the chests which
Foley had charge OF. Harris's wife told Foley that
that chest (pointing to her husband's) belonged to
lin. dispute arose between them about IL, which
terminated by her producing q key which unlocked
H. She told her husband that Foley had insulted
her,
Harris, II is said, went to Mr. Quirk, one OF the
firm for whom Foley worked, and told him that
Foley had insulted his wife, aud that he must DO
discharged. Quirk refused to comply. Harris is
then reported TO have said, IF you don't discharge
him I'll put him out OF the way myself" Such Is
the story told by Foleys friends. Foley
lrshman about thirty-three years OF age. and had
been seven years in this country. He had saved
about nine hundred dollars, and had assisted .
brother to come to the United States besides send
ing money to his relatives