The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
WOMAN, LOVER
AND REVOLVER,
This Trio Makes Things
Very Lively in the
Mission.
MARY SHOT TO KILL.
Jack Duffy's Life Due to the
Poor Aim of a Tilted
Sweetheart.
JEALOUSY WAS THE CAUSE.
Mrs. Mary Mccarthy Attempts to
Kill Her Lover for Marrying
Another Woman.
JEALOUSY WAS THE CAUSE.

Diamond street, near Twenty-ffth, was
the scene of an exciting shooting scrape
yesterday afternoon, in which Mrs. Mary
Mccarthy, who lives at 20 Carolina
street, made strenuous endeavor to
take the life of Jack Duffy, employed as
driver at Gray Brothers stone quarry on
Clipper and Douglass sheets.
1t seems to be the same old story of
shell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Duffy, it appears, has been going with
the woman clandestinely for some time and
their relations have been what might be
called familiar. One week ago Duffy mar
ried the lady of his choice, Miss Louisa
Barrett, aged 25, living at 500 Minna
street, and then came the trouble.
The scene is described by eye-witnesses
as follows:
About 1 O'Clock yesterday the widow
and a girl companion, who refused to give
her name, strolled down Diamond street.
They were both young, the age of the
would-be avenger being about 81 years. 1t
was afterward learned that their destina-
ton was Gray Brothers stone quarry.
But, as luck would have it, they met
Duffy driving four-horse team and ma
ME" at once called 20 him. He left his
team standing in the street and approached
the two women where they stood on the
sidewalk.
Hot and angry words were at once
passed. The woman seemed to be reproach-
ing him for his action in deserving her for
another woman. Duffy seemed to be en-
deavoring to make some explanation of
his conduct
At last be lost patience and made some
remark in a severe tone, when the infuri-
ated woman gave an exclamation of rage,
and, drawing revolver, fired at Duffy
pointblank.
Considering their proximity 1t seems
a miracle that she inflicted only super
ficlal neck wound, but she did. At first
he staggered, but it was manifest that
this was due to the shock.
Just at this juncture the foreman OF the
quarry, passing in a buggy, jumped from
his seat and snatched the revolver from
the hand of the irate woman. The team
Duffy had left standing in the street took
fright at the shot and went tearing down
toward Castro street, where it was stopped
without any injury to itself or others.
Evidently fearing that his horse would
initiate Duffy's team the foreman jumped
into his buggy and started for the stone
quarry, where he acquainted the men
engaged of the condition of affairs. In
the meantime Mary had seized Duffy
with a steel-like grip and was Historically
moaning forth the story of her wrongs
and reproaching him for his infdelity to
her.
at was only the night before you mar
ried this woman" she shrieked, that you
were with me and making protestationS OF
love and endearments, and then the very
next day you went and married her.
"My God what am going to do?" she
sobbed. my friends and even my parents
are estranged from me on account of my
relations with you, and here you have
gone and forsaken me, too"
By this time large crowd had gathered,
attracted by the unusual spectacle, and
the man, evidently wishing to avoid the
.otoriety of the affair, desperately endeav-
ored to make the woman loosen her hold
of him. Perhaps he would have succeeded
in spite of the deathlike grip she had
taken but for his seeming desire not to in
lure her. and though she was several times
thrown to her knees she continued to cling
to the object of her vengeance, tearfully
CRYING that she must either hl ave money
to help her out of her troubles or she
would have his life.
About this time the quarry foreman
returned. and, driving near the curbstone,
spoke to her. She turned her head to
listen and Duffy adroitly seized the oppor-
| tunity to break loose. Once free, he ran