New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23

Az IRON HOOH Thti ann 'N'%''
AND HE IS TAKEN THROUGH
THE STREETS TIED TO
WAGON WITH
ROPE AROUND
ms NECK.
Peter Conlev. who runs n boat on the Morris
Canal Is I'm the County jail AZ Newark charged
with attc,nptcd murder No amount OF bail was
fixed as the charge was too grave. Conieys = ei-
forts to end the lives Of his wife and three chdreh
on Friday excited the residents OF Bloonneid' VINO
took the would-be murderer through the streets
Of Bloomfield TO the police station with MS hanns
handcuifed behind him and rope around MS
neck There threats OF lynching. ana me
rough hoaimcn. who witnessed the crime were
prevented from carrying out their inclination only
by the efforts Of policeman and two ~ their own
number who retained their heads in the exc''e
ment
Coney's canal boat was lying IN the c@nai h"a'
the Frankn-st bridge. Bloomfield ON rrlday
Conley went - Newark and spent the greater
part of the day drinking in the dives IN 'he
lower part q the city near the water front. MIS-
Conlev washed down the decks II the boat, and
had supper prepared when her husband returned
He did not siaggcr much and Mrs. Conley asked
MIN Tor CENT Win N't'''' w. l'''
bread for supper.
C,nley cursed the woman and then ran !Aio me
cabin. ana in few minutes returned with rope
lie tried - lass, his Wife and she ran around the
boat 10 escape. The hold was open. and husband
ana wife circlci about the narrow deck on th'
sides for a couple OF minutes. Finally Coni'y
overlook the woman. but ne had dropped the rope
he had brought from the cabin Inc p'u'e
srasped his wife by the throat and choked her uh-
I'll she hung alf-Nfcless In hs arms Iheh nv
hurled her into the water. She struck Zee, hfSl
and the air caught beneath her skirts. orihshS
her to the surface long enough for her 10 i''o'''
consci BUSINESS. 49,
Mrs Conley could swim ard started Tor tn'
shore Her husband. seeing this. grasprd Don
hook. and. reaching out fastened II INV ~, IL
dress and tried To- push her under wiih II. IN ~
hook tore the dress ard Vicious push i'pp'i
fh. II IN 50 that the hook became lon-"nei ai'n
the woman was sent floating toward the -,
bank - the canal she continued 10 SWIM hIi
finally reached IL Con'"y in tn" mean tlinr han
,,ra,feI IN. ~ his children. wh1 had run ~
whom IN. mother was thrown into the wafer
anI swinging the child about his h"ar ''''
II INTO the water. Mrs. coairy sa" t"ls atn
swan oui and rcs -u'l the child. '"L.'' nlu
rot $40 THIS as b. was searching tho boat i'I
a.. other two liiil~ 0ues. \ canal behtn'n hii
,.l,., fn.ri ,ut 4 the mans reach. Mrs 'onleF
ana ,ho children received shelter from ireni.
\ crowd collected. and the boatnen. although
All rough fellows. were afra!i - attack ''"''f'
~ stu looking about i'l i'' t''.''
Finally Policemen collins sni hnniN''' ~
Iloor-nold reached IN" boat. WIN ihr hr."
- two nm they attacked the madWar H.
struggled hard aud severely br Humnell tn"
nan WAS nnnIy thrown. md Will" ~" 0i' 'l-
siinrel tho handouts over hts wrists the hih'-
men to make him more secure placed ~" ~"
he hai used g. catch his wie about NJ h"' X
Thor. WAS only enough room In the 'hU.aB'
T., winch the police reached the spot for ihe i"o
otncers and COnlcy war fastened by Inc 'fr'
end ~ the rope to the wagon. the crd neir
,Ied about hls ch,s; below The armp'iS IN"
other end was where tn. boaimen had p4A''i u
about the prisoners neck. and II looked a.
though the man VAS being drawn along Toy INC
ne g.. $500 A.
grocer, wagon. and the procession started The
horse tn. policeman hai eas fasi walker ana
d.stite Conley's objections hr hal - ir'i along
behind a." wagon almost iwo niles & 'hr p'n'"
station Before ih" party .~iI The pl"c" "' '.''
trouble fnD crowd wanted 90 "nl matter i,
drawing the rope bout ''nl't- neck Ng"' ana
hosting him g, on" ~ the tr"es. Oui in' =" '
mon ,.i. had aiI-l d." police persund"d ihri'
,riorie a. 90 nothing iesp"'nf"
n,g crowd followed the curious procession 20
-. uonce station Justice Hal ~as summoned.
arl AZ ono. mad. pu' tho commitment on IN"
va, - Newark Couley i.li oHi-cr iiufnfncl ihh'
vhcn h, g,t oai u lail h" you'd XII ne ON rr
,ftrr reaching IN" jan. Conlej asked ior pAp
ana wrnt- a l~ttcr In il h" threatened - drown
lie wife and children after his release from
rrls,n The letter will be used as evidence. Mis
t,.uley and her children ar being cared FOR hi
nm. residents = tho district where IA" trouo" o.
curr.l and th. bnaiUen gay they VIII -''' 'hi
her boat is taken 10 Pennsylvania and returned