Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-08
DISOBEYED HIS MOTHER.
Willie Foy Tells His Experiences as Lead
er of the Attacking Farty-Re Fell q
the First Fire With a Bullet Through
His Lungs

Wine Foy Tells his Experiences as Lead.
er of the Attacking Farty-Re Fell q
the First Fire With a Bullet Through
His Lungs.
William Foy, who fell at the first firing
of the Pinkertons Wednesday morning and
who was reported among the dead, is alive
and now threatens to recover He was
visited at his. home yesterday by DIS
PATCH representative. He was found
propped up in his bed reading the morn
ing's DISPATCH. He was excited and was
considerably worked up by the reports of
Wednesdays battle.
He is rather good-looking man of 30
wears of age. He lives with his mother and
four brothers His mother attempted to
quiet him, but he refused to heed her He
told his story with much earnestness, and
he admits, although reluctantly, that his
disobedience caused all hts trouble and NAV
cost him his life.
II was in the first rush to the gangplank
of the Pinkertons' barge" he said, land I
think was the second man on our side to
fall. was leading, as 1 supposed, the rush
to get on the boat and make hand-to-hand
fight with the invaders. I had Just reached
the gangplank when 1 was shot in the
left lung and passed through, and is still in
the muscles of nv back. 1 urlbled
over and rolled under the gangpl.nk For
time thought it was all up with me, but
after the first stream Of firing crawled up
the shore, and climbed up the embankment
to where nv friends were intrenched.
There tainted and seemed to die. 1 was
carried home and my death was reported
with the Others"
Willie Disobeyed His Mothers Needing.
eff YOU had obeyed Your mother you
would not have been shot," Mrs Foy inter-
rupted. "You are not working at the mill,
and you had no business there" she con-
tinued.
Then the old lady explained that the
other four sons had been working at the
mill and had right to go out and fight for
their situations
81 told the other four to 60 out that
morning." she said, 'iand 1 told them not to
come back if they allowed the black sheep
to walk into their places, but I coaxed
Willie not to 90. l had a mind as he had
no business there he might be hurt. The
others are just as brave as he is, but they
did not disobey their mother and they es-
capped without scratch. Willie will mind
me after this, though" the old lady con-
cluded, as she went with tears streaming
down her cheeks to the be dside of her boy
and buried her face in the pillows on which
he was propped up.
81 guess I'll not, mother" her son re.
piled, wipiDg away a tear and endeavoring
to console his mother.
Foy's wound is dangerous, but his phvsi-
clan says i. is not necessarily fatal.
Her Husband Died In II er Defense.
Mrs. Norris, the wi dow of John Morris,
who was killed by the Pinkertons on
Wednesday morning, told dolefut story to
The DISPATCH reporter after the funeral
OF her husband. She seemed to be over
whelmed with grief, and while she talked
she wept bitterly.
"We had just gotten our little house paid
for by hard work, and we were so happy"
she began. 81 was afraid he was going to
be killed, and when the alarm was sounded
that morning coaxed him to stay with me.
He said he had to go. Women, he said. Il
would rather die defending you and my JOB,
than to live and be called q black sheep
We then sat down and drank a bottle
of root beer together, and then he kissed
me, and with his gun on his shoulder
he ran out to his death. want the world
to know he was loyal husband. I am
sorry for the. widows OF the Pinkerton men
who were killed. The weight Of their dis.
tress must be increased when they realize
that their huabands died while trying to
take other peoples Jobs" Then she broke
out in a hysterical fit of crying. She 10
rather pretty woman.