The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-20
PROVIDENCE
Man DROWNED
Frank J. FeeIsy Loses Lie
While Trying to Save His WIfs
she HAD JUMPED OVERHEARD.
Ne Followed Her, and In the Struggle she
~ Carried Him Down With Her,
Both Being Drowned.
she HAD JUMPED OVERHEARD.

Nav. was received In this city last
night of the death by drowning In ne"
York yesterday afternoon OF FRANK -
Feeley. son of Michael Feeley' OF l4' h'
gent street. the young man losing ms n,e
while attempting To save the tie VI or.p @
wife, who had jumped INTO 'he 49,
river in an attempt at sulSluo. o,c,ock
The affair occurred at ABOUT 49,
Shortly before that time new ,,, io
policeman saw the couple on r~aiIi3o
second street. near the river qui q-aaii and
bitterly The woman was sihai n1
pretty. She wore no nat. In one ia srh.,
She held a Catholic prayer poon, ,ynat
other she was waving TO enphaSi tie wore
she was saying TO the man. i'
neither coat nor collar. ,r.,. naa,a
Ten minutes later Patrick kearns neaiI 10
n man shout at the pier at tiy ioUo
West TNVenty-third street. Inc Mniap, M
wbo was Feeley. after shouting jumpec
down TO a scow which was TIED up tnsie, s,
Kearns ran down to the pier, put WI" h,
he got there the only sign bnbbies' 0i which
kept popping to the surface Oh lhe "''
at the side of the scow - ,oa,.s
Assistance was secured and the pouiss
grapnled for and after working Win
them for several minutes the Souns "o
mans body was brought up; ire ~ ~
book was still in her mana. hedv was
minutes after that the man 5 pouy ~aa
brought TO the surface. III. morn 49, n
come with the ambulance from the r,.
York hospital and he iound signs e "a and
the police worked for nearly Two noa ,
over the pair. but al the emo oi nas sit
time gave up the task OF restoring '"s"'
In the mans breast pocket were touna
several letters addressed TO frahn =.
Feeley at l3S West twentieth street anvs 10y
hore a Providence postInark, anu W., 49,
signed "Mother" lie also had u niue
revolver with two cartridges In AZ. w.,
Detective Brennan found at the WIS
Twentieth street house that the coupie
hsd rented a room there about six weeks
ago Two weeks ago they Went 10 s
in a room in the house kept py s, M,s,
sa1ds che Knew them as Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams Williams. or feeiey, anu nis
wife she said. were always haslhs s.r
''spats." They had one 9n uoSs y9s'v. as a waiter
about six weeks ago at the Little w Waiuoll
restaurant at 220 Eighth avenue. aoo
weeks ago he got the "o1it"a waIt-
there as a pantry woman and as s wais
ress IN busy nours. she got the al.or ,i,
noon off yesterday and went 10 hes iUo,,. s.
Her husband was there, peins a'ee ,'nev
? 10 o'clock every afternoon. uhes
had a little quarrel in their room he"
Mrs Feeley came out. got piece Oh pa pa
per and wrote note on ~. Sne ssvins
it 10 Mrs. Kings daughter May. sans
I'm goiug out now. When I've beei
out a Jew minutes give this TO FRANK. @
She went out then. AS soon as eens, ne,
read the note he rushed out aItef ,n ns'
Without stopping to put his nat on ins
police found the note In their room i"'ei
II read: 49, -, =. a.aa I'M,
remember you drove me to IT,
$50 far as 1 have been able 10 iearn,
said Mrs King later, they ran away
and got married rs months ago. hei
name l have heard her say. Was MAD
Potter and her folks live In foughkeeP
sic She said her people were Well 10 90
She was a Catholic and he a fIotestah.
/ think she changed her faith 10 MARI.
him. Al any rate, they had little hsh''
over religion -,.,
were some standard novels and essays
There were also what apparently WeI'
copies. in Feeleys writing. OF some let
ters which he had written TO younl
woman, whom he addressed as frien'
susie" One, which was dated Feb. y
asked Susie TO send him the azores
of Mamie Collins. lie saloi al
mixed up in little AFFAIR witfi her. an
want TO get statemen. ir.m heI ar, ,i,a 30
night. Until 1 get thht can ie"'
Although the dead mans real name wa
Feeiey, he was known In New YORK
this morning that his son was u years
age. and that he left home about wv
months ago TO work In restaurant
New York The son was at nome l,
one year previous 10 going 70 ma, s Na. sa
in New York and had been engaged In
restaurant a. -. -
The parents, when asked II the &c
was a married man, said that they %
not know that he was. but that he ht
heen going with n young lady for son
time When asked the name OF u
young lady they could not say what
was AT one time the son was a stuue
in the la Sale academy In this city tro
which place he graduated about thr