The herald., 1894-09-14
MRS. HARTLEY'S TALE OF WOE.
Why She Slew the Sagebrush
Statesman.
Senator Foley Had Drugged and
Ravished Her.
When He Refused to make n Public Ac-
acknowledgements of the Paternity
of Her Unborn Ohild She
Shot Him.
By the Ansaciatsn Press.

RENO. New, Sept. I3.-The district
attorneys caution yesterday in the
Hartley trial had the desired effect and
no ladies we're present In court during
the morning. Mrs. Hartley resumed her
testimony. After the occurrences OF
February Goth. she said. she went to
San Francisco. She had an interview oi
Is m inutes with Senator Foley in her
studio before going. She told him if he
mentioned what had happened. she
would defend herself.
II went to San Francisco" she con-
tinued. "placed my picture at the mid
winter fair; left there March 31st and
went to Wadsworth. There l sus-
picioned my condition, and returning to
Reno sought an interview with the de-
ceaeed. | asked him il he thought my
suspicious were correct. He said 1t was
quite possible. | definitely sscertained
my pregnancy April goth in San Fran
cisco. Before going there, Foley ad-
vissd me to 60 to sec certain doctor.
| refused to see that man. l stopped at
the Baldwin hotel in San Francisco. l
consulted physician who informed me
l was pregnant. The deceased visited
me al the Baldwin. He said | had gone
to the wrong doctor, and insieted on my
going to the man whose card he gave
me. The card of DR.. O'Donnell was
here placed in evidence l went. Later
l saw Foley and told him had been to
O'Donnell who advised me to have the
child then, as cheaper and better. l
told Foley 1 shuddered at the very
thought and could not consent. | had
conscientious scruples and wished to
see friends and be guided by their sd-
vice.
II returned to Reno April Goth. Foley
insisted on my going back to San Fran
cisco for an operation. refused and
told him he must acknowledge the
paternity OF the child and put 1t in writ
ing. He said he would, but there must
be no witnesses. He afterwards said he
had placed the paper in the bank. He
said he had to go to Salt Lake where he
would make arrangements for me.
"On his return from Salt Lake, after
the strike, Foley again visited my apart
ments of his own accord. He said he
had made arrangements for me to 20 to
Salt Lake, and would tell me about them
later on.
GAS he did not come. finally, on July
Goth, sent word that l wanted to see him
at O'Clock. He came on time. My
object was to see what arrangements he
had made. Here she described the
exact position of the furniture In the
rooms. When he entered he seated
himaelf on lounge. l sat in a rocking
chair. l told him he must sign paper
acknowledging his acts and it must be
witnessed. He said 1 must trust him.
I told him l had seen Attorney Dodge,
without mentioning his name, relative
to having the papers drawn up. Mr..
Foley rose and rose too. He came to-
ward me with his fist doubled up and
said: If you make me trouble l will
kill you,' and struck me once or twice
on the shoulder, and said: L will set.
tie you. can get men to swear falsely
for 500 apiece l eaid: Have you no
compassion on your unborn child?' He
shrugged his shoulders and said: Mo-
II walked to corner where there wae
a pistol on q shelf behind a curti an. l
remember standing holding the pistol.
He was by q window. l remember pull
ing the trigger. He sprang forward and,
seizing the rocker. advanced. backed
into the next room."
Here Mrs. Hartley arose from the wit.
ness chair and, with appraised hands, ill.,
lustrated their relative positions very
dramatically. Continuing she said:
II fred the second ahot. Foley
dropped in the chair and eaid: That
settles it. 1t has gone right through
me- We both went to the door. l
said: 'Oh, I am sorry you forced me to
do it, He replied, so am L. 1 said /:
4 will now give myself up to the sher-
iff.' He said: No, no; 60 back, as he
passed out.
II had no idea OF shooting Foley when
I went for him."
On crcss-examination she said: ~
am 80 years Of age. / married Mr..
Hartley in 1887. at Sierraville. He died
In October, 1892, at Meadow Lake. 1
was married before in England. [She
declined to state to whom l had one
child but would not give his name].
The child died in 1885,"
Mrs. Hartley then gave the record OF
her life from January 30th last to the
day of the killing.
Under rigid cross-examination by At.
torney Woodburn, who failed to chatter
the testimony in any msterisi particu-
lar, he questioned her particularly about
the eventful night OF February 26th,
about how Foley wau dressed sad their
positions at different times during the
night in bed, whom she temporarily re.
gained consciousness. She evaded the
interrogations until, through Wood
burns persistence, she admitted that
he was partly undressed, and through
his continued corkscrew questioning the
fact was elected that she meant that his
clothes were open. Woodburn here
questioned the witness regarding her in
tercourse with Senator Foley, but it is
not fit for publication.
Between February Goth and July
26th Foley made no advances" she
said. II was prepared to prevent him
with q pistol"
Woodburn tried to exhaust the wit.
ness patience by repeating her answers.
Il don't remember" after her, but he
lost his own patience and failed to con-
fuse her in the slightest.
AS she stuck to the original story.
after consultation with physician. Mrs.
Hartley. owing to her condition and the
fact that she had been on the stand
since $50. was excused from giving
further testimony today.
DIR. Phillips, who examined her last
night, testified that the age of the preg-
nancy was between six and eight
months.
A recess was then taken until tomor-