Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
DIED N THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.
Martin Foy, Jr., Pays the Penalty
of His Crime.

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He Met Death Monday, in the Electric
ChnIr at the Dannemorn Prison, for the
Murder of Henrietta WiIson--Story OF
His Crime.
DANYEMoRA, N. Y, Oct. 23.-At 1l.50
O'clock to-day Martin Foy was executed by
electricity in Clinton prison for the muir.
der Of Henrietta Wilson, his mistress, in
Saratoga.
Foy Slept well last night and ate rather
heartily after his early rising. As his
execution was set definitely for to-day,
Warden Thayer read the death warrant to
him Saturday.
The condemned man, who was 90 years
of age last month, was visited this morning
by his brother, who is two years older, and
his father, They remained with him for
an hour. All three broke down at the
meeting and all wept. The father, how
ever, soon recovered himself and before
leaving succeeded in composing his son to
approach the death chair with nerve.
The current was turned on at 11.1S, the
voltage being 1910. 1t was on for four
seconds at full force, then for ten seconds
gradually reduced to $50, put on at full
force again for two seconds, and then
gradually reduced again for 40 seconds.
The condemned man made not move
| ment except that caused by the turning on
and off of the current. He was pronounced
dead at 1850.
THE CRIME FOR WHICH FoY DIED,
Three wears ago Martin Eoy, Jr.. made
the acquaintance OF Henrietta Wilson,
who had come to Saratoga from Philadel.
| phia. After short acquaintance they be-
came infatuated with each other. and
without marriage lived together i'll the
| relation of husband and wife. For some
time in Saratoga and afterwards in New
York city they apparently lived happily
together. Then Foy learned that Hen-
rietta was receiving the attentions of other
men and they had frequent quarrels.
May 18th, 1867 l'oy learned that Henri
eta was receiving familiar attentions from
Dick Shay. man living in Saratoga. This
so fired Foy's jealousy that he pawned an
overcoat which Henrietta had give him,
and with the money thus obtained pur-
chased a revolver and started out with the
avowed purpose of killing her. Going to
the house where she boarded and not
finding her in, he remained in her room
long enough to slash and ruin her hand
some dresses and to detace number OF
photographs of her friends.
soon alter leaving the house Foy met
Miss Wilson on the street. He accusted and
cursed her, declaring he was going to kill
her, at the same time showing revolver,
AS Henrietta ran and was trying TO make
her escape, Foy fred the ball hitting he
in the back and lodging in the spine. With
a shrek the wounded woman fell TO the
ground. Meanwhile Foy. who had run
after and overtaken her, stood over her
and deliberately fired another shot, this
time into her head. Then he made pre-
J tense of shooting himself and fell tothe
sidewalk.
, Foy soon recovered and seeing the
wounded girl rolling about in agony. upon
the ground close by him, he raised himself
and cursing her with horrld oaths ex'
claimed "Ain't you dead YETI" and do
, liberately shot her again in the head. Sh,
. died the next day of her wounds.
While confined in the Ballston Jail Foy
escaped twice. the first time having been
brought back from San Francisco. He
. was born in England aud was a single man
Q an hostler by occupation and of intem
| perate habits.