The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-09
Troy Shooting ARRAY.

We condense from the Troy wig of
Monday the following particulars in rea
ton to shooting ARRAY which occurred in
that city last Sunday:
Shortly before Z o'clock Sunday morning
Daniel Luccy and Edward Foley, met in
one of the saloons ON Franklin square, and
became engaged in dispute. They then
went out on the sidewalk, where the quar-
rel was continued. In few moments
Luccy drew revolver from his pocket and
fired two shots at Foley. The first bullet
missed its mark, but the second took cffec;
on the left side of the nose, and passed di-
rcclly backwards, distance of five inches.
Luckily it did not enter the brain, but
glanced off to the right side of the neck,
Foley Immediately walked to DR.. Atkins
office, where his wound was dressed. lie
was afterwards taken to station .. where
he remained about two hours, when he
walked to his sister's house On the corner
OF North First and Hutton streets, accom-
panied by his brother. Immediately after
the shooting Lucey disappeared, and
although The detectives have been making
a diligcnt search for him, he had not been
found at Il late hour Sunday night.
\ reporter called on Foley in the after
noon and found him awake, and engaged
in conversation with his brother. The re-
porter asked him how the trouble began,
and Foley made the following statements f.:
lie said he began joking with Lucey about
''Tom' Collins, when the latter drew re-
yolyer and shot him. The reporter asked
him il he and Lucey had not been drink
ing together Foley said they had not.
The reporter asked him further if they
were both intoxicated. Foley said they
! had both been drinking quite freely, but
were moi intoxicated lie afterwards said
| that the trouble began in Il saloon where
they had been drinking. He said still
again that he did not know how the trouble
started, and that he never had any trouble
with I4uccy or any of Lucey's friends be
fore. The reporter then called at Dr.
Atkins Office, and learned the following
facts from the doctor Foley came to his
(Akins) Office shortly before Z o'clock
Sunday morning. He was bleeding pro
fusclY from a wound on the left side of tho
face, at the bottom of the nose. The doc
tor probed the wound, but was unable tC
find the bullet, as it had probably lodged il
the right side Of the neck. Foley blcd a
least three quarts before his wound wa
dressed. The sidewalk from Franklin
Square to the doctors Office was covcrct
with blood. The doctor says that with du
care Foley will recover unless sccondar,
hcmorrhagc sets in Foley told the docto
that the reason Lucey shot him, was be
cause he refused to drink, Luccy saying
Il will make you drink, and he immedi
atcly pulled his revolver and shot him
When Foley was brought to the statio
house, Sergeant Connors, who was at til
desk, thought the man would die, and asl;
cd him how the affair happened. Fole
said he did not know how it happened, di
hOI hHON WHO silOl MN, anu aIterWaru II
said, Dan Luccy shot him. A larg
number Of persons called to see Foley, yes
tcrday, and got him so excited that he 90
up to go out, but was prevented from dc
ing so by his friends.
Foley was out again last night. II
visited a number OF saloons where he wa
able to procure whisky. lie is evidcnt
insane