The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-11
From the Nav York SUM-
strange Death of Father Foley Of
lnOOsiCk Fails

There was commotion in French's Ho-
tel Wednesday morning about ten o'clock,
occasioned by the discovery by a chamber
maid that "a man in No. was lying in his
bed apparently dead. The clerks and pro-
prietors fastened to the room and found
there the corpse of the Rev. J. +. Foley.
He was lying square on his back, with his
clothing on, including shoes and stockings,
and the position of the body was so natural
that it was difficult to believe the man was
not sleeping.
Last Friday night Father Foley called
upon the night clerk of the hotel for a
room. He seemed nervous and agitated,
and went to a side room to take from his
pocketbook money enough to pay for his
nights lodging. After detaching SIS from
roll of greenbacks he registered as NJ.
Murphy in scrawling hand. The next
morning he seemed to be calm. and after
lettering about the desk for while re-
Questcd the clerk to tell him when and
how he had registered. The clerk pointed
out his signature, and he seemed surpris-
ed, saying, GLOW did | come to write
that 2" From that time up to Monday
evening he drank heavily, but did not
stagger, or otherwise evince his intoxica-
ton, except by irrational behavior
He was lavish of his money about the
hotel, fleeing walters, chambermaids,
and other servants literally, and enlisting
them in his favor. They supposed he was
a nice gentleman on an extraordinary
lark. and were willing to humor him.
About six o'clock on Monday evening
he rang the bell and told the boy who an
swered it that he wanted "A chemist with
stomach pump. The boy reported the
extraordinary order at the office, and was
told to 20 for DR.. Moore at the Astor
House. The doctor hastily obeyed the
summons. ''Have you Il stomach pump"
was the doctors greeting when he reached
his patients room. He answered mega
lively, and was next asked to drink a
mug of something smelling strongly of
peppermint He refused to drink, and,
grasping the mug firmly, emptied its con-
tents into the wash basin. The sick man
walked about the room nervously, talking
incoherently, and would not listen to the
doctors proffers of assistance. Finally,
toned TO the doctor to go, saying that
the servants would send him what he
wanted-a chemist. The doctor waited
in the office of the hotel short time
and then went home, thinking that the
demands of the occupant of room No 1
were mere drunken vagaries. He gave or
ders about being called If there was any oc-
caSion for it. Soon afterwards room No. !
became quiet, and the clerks and walters
congratulated themselves that sleep had
overtaken its restless occupant.
As already stated, the chambermaid
found the man dead the next morning. The
door was not locked, and she looked in
several times before she noticed the death
pallor of the lodgcr.
Coroner Keenan, reached the hotel at IL
n'olA,ly Ia ;pe 60. ba
body sent to an undertaken, and an inquest
was held.
Among the papers found among the
effects of the dead man was the following;
DEAR FATHER CoRRIaAN Bearer, J. f.
Foley, an old ciassmatc of your own, needs
no introduction from me. He has not seen
you, however, for many years, and desires
this note to obviate any possible awkward
ness there may be in your meeting.
| am sorry he is leaving this diocese.
AS his letters show, his leaving is entirely
of his own choice. Being at the Cathe-
dral, | would be sure to know of any COM
plants against him. There were and are
none. Simply he did not like his position
and resigned, hoping to get position
more to his liking elsewhere.
Sincerely etc,
w. j. WIsEMAN,
Providence. II. /.
The Cathedral Sept. 30, 1873.
Father Corrigan of st. Bridget's, Jersey
City, has but an indistinct recollection on
Father Foley, but believes him to have beef
ordained in 1861, and to have gone to Aus
tralia Wednesday, he said, DIR. Wiseman,
the author of the foregoing letter. was in
the city and inquired whether ii had been
presented, and seemed astonished that il
had not been,