The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-08
ACCUSES Wife
and DAUGHTER.
Foley Declares One Held Him
While the Other Shot Him.
TWO BULLETS IN HIS HEAD.
Police Find the Man Unconscious Under
Fixed Washtuh In Cellar.
LED TO PLACE BY TRAIL OF BLOOD.
Moundsd Man RecoIsrs Senses for a Short Tine
and Charges Wife and Daughter With Hav-
LED TO PLACE BY TRAIL OF BLOOD.
Mnundsd Man RsooIsrs Senses for Short Tine
and Charges Wife and Daughter With HaV-
Ing Tried 10 Murder Him.

New York, June s.-Hannah Foley Is
charged with fatally shooting her IA
ther while her mother helped. After
working all night on the mysterious
shooting Of Morris Foley, the Sleeps
head Bay police this morning estab-
lished a theory of the case that prom
ises sensational developments. They
say that Mrs. Foley, wife of the in
jured man, held her husband while his
daughter tried to murder him by firing
two shots into his head. The two wom-
en- then, the police declare, carried the
unconscious man to the basement of
their home and there attempted TO Sc
cret the body. thinking he was dead.
Foley may survive his wounds. A sur
geon restored him To consciousness
long enough for him TO accuse his Wife
and daughter of the murder. Both wo-
men were arrested charged with fe-
lonious assault and attempt to kill.
The prisoners deny Foley's charge
and declare that they do not know how
he got his wounds; that they put him
out of the house while he was drunk
and know nothing OF his whereabouts
until the police found him in the base
ment. Foley is 56 years old and me-
chanic. He has lived at Sheepshead
Bay all his life and has acquired con-
siderable property. His family con-
sIsts OF his wife, Ellen, AZ years old;
daughter, Hannah, and two little girls,
1t was IL o'clock last night when the
police first learned of trouble in the
Foley home. The house is located at
Seventeenth street and Ocean avenue.
When Policeman Hoffman patrolled
through Seventeenth street he saw a
crowd near the Foley home talking ex-
ctedly. ~
The neighbors told Hoffman that
there had been a fierce fight in the Fo-
ley house They said they believed
Foley had murdered his family. Hoff-
man ran to the station house and Capt.
Gallagher with a half dozen blue coats
went TO the Foley house. They were
met at the door by Mrs. Foley and her
daughter. Hannah. Both women de-
clared that there was nothing wrong.
Where is your husband?' the cap
tain asked Mrs. Foley.
I'VE do not know" she replied.
Captain Gallagher net satisfied
with the actions of the woman. He and
his men entered the house and there
found everything in a state of confu-
sion. In nearly every room the furni-
ture had been bent and smashed. On
the second floor the police found blood
spots. Following the trail OF blood the
police were led down the stairs to the
basement. There they found Foley ly-
ing In a dark corner under the sta
tionary washtub. He appeared to be
dead. Captain Gallagher hauled the
body out 10 the light. Foley's face and
clothing were covered with blood. A
closer examination showed that there
was a large bullet wound In his head
from which blood was still flowing. An
other bullet wound was found in the
mans neck just under the right jaw.
Either wound looked os though IL would
have been sufficient to cause death.
Besides the two bullet wounds there
were three vicious looking cuts on Fo-
ley's head, which appeared to have been
inflicted with an axe.
An ambulance was called, and when
the doctor from the Kings County Hos
pital arrived he applied the strongest
restoratives in his medicine bag. Ten
| minutes elapsed before Foley showed
| signs of returning consciousness. He
opened his eyes slowly.
| "Who shot and beat your" asked
| Captain Gallagher.
my wife Ellen and our daughter
| Hannah" Foley replied
INV wife held me fast while my
daughter fired at me with a revolver"
| Where did this happen?" the cap
tain inquired.
Here in the house" Foley said
"They got mad because l beat the
! children"
Before he could say more the injured
man lapsed again into unconsciousness.
| He was hurried to the hospital with no
| hone for his recovery.