The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-21
Bridget MalOy'S Back St.
House the Scene.
Peter McSOley Welded Axe
With Telling Effect.
Two Women Were Injured by Him.
A Rug That Disappeared.

year Ior btluBet maioy, PERSON WIZ 10
not.unknowr i'm police circles and who
resides at "a Back street. she had little
unpleasantness with an sgeiit that the
agent characterized by stronger term In
the morning, not that that troubled her
a great deal, hut in the evening she felt
that the day must be marked in some
other way.
Just after the fire on Gladstone avenue
last evening, in some way that Is not ex-
eexactly clear, the families OF Bridget
and of Peter McSoley came to misun-
derstanding and the disagreement con-
tinued TO grow until Bridget's daughter,
Mrs Annie Mcdonald, growing bit
wary OF words, it is alleged, struck
Mrs. sarah Mcsoley blow with her INST
ana Mrs. McSoley then hit not only An
ME, but also Mrs. Maloy. There was an
interesting but unlawful free-for-ali-
comers fight, and Jeremiah Brown, also a
son o. Mrs. Maloy's, for that well known
character was once known by the name
OF Brown, took part in the row. Then
Mrs. McSoley, seeing the odds against
her, called on her husband, Peter.
In answer TO his wife's call Peter came
on the. scene of the frey, go, too, did
Maloy's dog, and the dog in the express
i've language of the street, knew his bus
mess, for he jumped at McSoiey and bit
Dlfn unuer the leit DTtdhis ChusliiS 0CcP
and painful wound. Peter was not salts
fed, for he gra obed IN axe handle. Mrs.
Maloy told officer Hennessey afterwards
il was an axe, but very early this morn
ing, at the Second Station, it looked as II
the words axe handle more truthfuily
described the instrument of defence, and
struck the brute. Another view OF the
dog part of the affair taken by Mrs. Ma
10y, which may or may not be true, was
that NcSoley struck the dog first. How
ever, Peter used that handle in a pretty
lively fashion and in few moments Mrs.
Maloy had severe wound on her scalp
and Mrs. Mcdonald had also taste of
McSoley's peace persuader.
Feeling that he was the conqueror Nc
soley modestly retired to his tenement
ana locked himself and vifo in. There
was to be no more trouble that night.
Officer Hennessey Yves on the scene by
this time snd he used his experience in
pushing in doors TO good advantage and
soon confronted the brave warrior Me-
Soley, but the latter showed light, and 1t
is probable Hennes6ey would have had
quite disagreearble time of IL had not
Officer Briggs come promptly to his aid.
They soon had Nc oley in the patrol
wagon, and as the night was warm the
prisoner rode without his coat and on his
eide to the station he was followed by
big crowd who nad heard OF his triumph
over the Maloys. The latter were also
looked after by the police, and Dr. Palmer
was called to lock over the injured and
after dressing their wounds the doctor
could not agree with Mrs. Maloy that
they were caused by an ak, but rather
thought the party that caused them used
q club.
Still NEWS reporter who was on the
scene saw one OF the inmates of tie Maloy
household with an axe, but II is very
probable this had been lying iDnocently
,,x n I'm 4 he wa on, nd
that some one with sense OF the dra-
matte thought II world be n good thing
TO substantiate the claim that cold steel
he'd figured in the affray.
Neigbbors of Mrs. Maloy stated this
morning that she was in precarious
condition, and as she has long since left
youth behind her, there 10 no doubt she
felt the effects of her injuries quite
severely.
But there was, as above intimated.
another incident at the Maloy home
yesterday of an interesting nature.
Sometime before noon, rug agent,
whose store Is OH Chapel street, visited
Mrs. Maloy's house and used his per-
suasive tongue to indrce her TO buy two
rugs. The articles the agent said were
beauties; they would ndd to the attrac-
tiveDess of the home of the Maloy woman
and give an or OF luxury, while they
cost but $40 apiece and the Payments
claims Mrs. Maloy Bought the rugs and
as is the rule of the company he works
for, he went out to his team on the side
walk, to Get his agent TO approve. This
took but few moments and then the
agent says he returned but the two rugs
were no where to he seen. The agent
claims he left the rugs in Mrs. Maloy's
care bot she told him she never looked
on his homely face before and did not
know what Tug was anymore than she
did n Catherine Dermot rose.
The agents breath was nearly taken
away, his el1quencc all disappeared and
he went out and told his story to the
police. Two of the latter investigated
the affair but the rugs never came 10
light. Mrs. McDonald's apartments were
searched but nothing OF the missing arti-
cles was TO be found.
Mrs. McDonald's husband got angry in
the meanw bile at the trouble the rug
agents were causing his..relatives, and he
began using his fsts on the man IN the
wagon while the officers were busy inside.
After awhile the agents retired in dis
gust.
McSorley was arraigned in the district
court this morning on the charge ot as
sault and pleaded not guilty. His case
was continued until Friday for trial