The evening world., 1894-09-17
she MEANT TO KILL.
Three Shots Fired at Her Hus-
band by an Infuriated Wife.
Hold the Pistol Close to His Person
as He Lay in Bed.
All the Bullets Lodged In His Body
with Prob ably 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
PANEL Coally, motorman on the
Seventh avenue line of the Atlantic
Avenue Railroad Company. The shots
were followed by 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 fired so closely as to burn and
blacken his clothing. The pistol was
lying on table.
Mrs. Coakly and her baby were taken
band give different versions of the shoot
Mrs. Coakly is about thirty-eight years
old She was very pale S as she R,, stood Srs be-
Court, this NOR ming 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 girl. now nineteen years old.
About four yeas ago she married Coax
years he has abused her shamefully.
She says that he has struck her almost
every day, and that he is hard drinker.
times for non-support and assault. She
says that of late he has been so cruel
that she was led to buy the revolver.
with which she shot her tormenter, to
protect herself.
She says that Coalsly did not work
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
Mrs. Coakly says her husband was
drunk and began to-, abuse her. He
struck her, and finally threw himself
who was on the bed asleep. She remon-
strated with him. but his angry retorts
drove her nearly mad She says she
does not remember what happened after
that until the officers came in and ar
rested her.
Goaky says he Ss a not drunk and
down on the bed, and began to play witt
,the baby. He says his wife was giving
him a tongue-lashing all the time. HI
did not ray any attention to her, anc
did not know what she was about unit
he heard the first shot.
The police say that they are convinced
that Mrs Coakly has had her share o.
ahrIl-, but that she was proba bly,
~ tied to the shooting by Jealousy
COT " is younger than his wife. and {
good looking fellow. The starter of tn
Seventh avenue line says he Is one o
the most faithful men on the line.
At the hospital this morning 1t wa
said that Goa kly is in very critica
condition. He has been seml-consclou
will ue made to recover the bullets TO