The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-17
She MEANT TO KILL.
Three Shots Fired at Her Hus-
band by an Infuriated Wife
Held the Pistol Close to His Person
as He Lay In Bed.
All the Bullets Lodged in His Body
with Probably Fatal Effect.

Shortly after o'clock this morning
three pistol shots rang out through the
tenement 425 Union street, Brooklyn.
They came from the apartments of
Daniel Coakly, a motorman on the
Seventh avenue line of the Atlantic
Avenue Railroad Company. The shots
were followed by u cry of pain.
Coakly's wife. Marion, had shot him
three times. Two of the bullets entered
his left hip, the third entered the body
in the region of the lower ribs.
Mrs. Coakly was about shooting her
seven-month-old girl when Patrolman
Faley and Detective O'Rorke, of the
Butler street station, arrived. An am
bulance call was turned in and Surgeon
. jacobson, of the Brooklyn City Hospi-
tai, dressed the injured mans wounds.
Coakly was found lying on the bed,
bleeding profusely, dressed in an under
shirt and trousers. The revolver had
been fred so closely as to burn and
blacken his clothing. The pistol was
lying on a table.
Mrs. Coakly and her baby were taken
to the station-house. She and her hus-
band give different versions Of the shoot
Mrs. Coakly is about thirty-eisht years
old. She was very pale as she stood be-
fore Justice Tighe. in the Butler Street
Court, this morning with her babe asleep
upon her breast. She was dressed rather
untidily. After her plea had been taken
she sat in an adjoining room. She smiled
at the baby, and did not seem to realize
the seriousness of her position.
Mrs. Coakly has been married twice.
Her first husband, whose name was Sal
vatore, left her with five children, the
Oldest a girl, now nineteen years old.
About four yeas ago she married Coax
ly. She says that during the, past. two
years he has abused her shamefuly.
She says that, he has struck her almost
every day, and that he is a hard drinker.
She has had him arrested several
times for non,support and assault. She
that she was led to buy the revolver,
with which sne shot her tormenter to
protect herself.
yesterday. but dressed in his best clothes
and left the house early in the day, say
ing that he was going to see some, girls.
and that all the girls were stuck on
him. He did not get home until about
1870 this morning.
Mrs, Mrs. coakly say. her husband was
struck her, and finally threw himself
down on the bed on top of the infant.
who was on the bed asleep. She remon-
drove her nearly mad. She says she
does not remember what happened after
that until the officers came in and ar
Coakly says he. was not drunk. He
removed some of his clothing and lay
down on the bed, and began to play with
the baby. He says his wife was giving
him a tongue-lashing all the time. He
did not pay any attention to her, and
did not know what she was about until
he heard the first shot.
The police say that they are convinced
that Mrs. Coakly has had her share of
abuse, but that she was probably
Coakiy is younger than his wife, and q
good-looking fellow. The starter of the
Seventh avenue line says he is one OF
the most faithful men on the line.
At the hospital this morning 1t was
said that Coakly Is in a very critical
condition. He has been semi-conscious
since his arrival there. An attempt
will pc made to recover the bullets to-
day.