New-York tribune., 1903-04-20
ELOPERS DROWNED.
WIFE COMMITS SUICIDE.
Husband Tries to Rescue Her.
Parents OppOsed Marriage.

Frank ]. Feeley and his wife. who had lived
up to April at No. 132 West Twentieth-st., but
more recently. it is said, at No. 256 Eighth-ave,
quarreed al Eleventh-ave. and Twenty-second-
St. at + p. m. yesterday Half hour later
their bodies were taken out of the river. half
block below. The police believe the woman COM
mitted suicide and that the husband
drowned in trying to rescue her.
At p. m. Policeman Harbordt of the West
Twentieth-st. station, saw the couple at Elev-
enth-ave and Twenty -second-st.
He saw that the woman weeping, and
heard her refuse to go home with the man.
AS the policeman walked up to them the
man caught hold of her. She freed herself.
The man told the policeman that he thought he
could induce the woman to go with him, and
Harbordt walked away.
Half an hour afterward Patrick Kearns, Of
No 522 West Twenty-second-st st. while at Twen-
ty-second-st. and Eleventh ave, a man on
the run dart across the mud barge Ropacker.
lying at the edge of the excavated ground at
the river at Twenty -second-st. and dive into
the water. Kearns sprinted to the mud barge,
but was only in time to see few bubbles on the
surface Of the water. He is the body did
not come to the surface after once becoming
immersed.
Kearns yelled for aid, and Harbordt and other
policemen answered. They shouted to Hugh
Welsh a boatman, of the Street Cleaning De-
partment and he took them into his boat after
they had obtained a graphing iron. In about
fifteen minutes the irons brought up the body of
In half an hour the body of the man was
covered Harbordt and Kearns recognized him.
The woman had a Catholic prayer book gripped
in her hands A rosary found in her pocket.
and IL cents a bunch of keys and a wedding
ring in a chatelaine bag
The identification of the couple was made
through a number of letters IN the mans pock-
cts addressed to Francis ]. Feeley, at No. 133
West Twentieth-st. Mrs. Mary ]. Olnger identi-
fed them Mrs. Olnger said the man had hired
a room in her house about the beginning Of
March. He then said his wife was in the hos
pital, but would join him. and she said the
woman arrived at the house about a week later
She said they remained until April I, when they
went to live they told her, with Mrs. Robert
King at No 246 Eighth-ave. She said the man
told her he was waiter. but never told her
where he was employed. They attended church
regularly.
Mrs King said the couple lived with her from
April l. under the of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Jams Both were employed in Edwardss Little
Waldorf restaurant. at No 226 Eighth-ave.. the
man as waiter and the woman in the pantry
The woman said they quarrelled yesterday af-
NASOfA -AiN'
handed to May King her daughter an en-
veope.
II wish you would hand that to my husband
in half an hour" she said.
Then the woman went out, without hat
The request was strange that May King
handed the envelope to Williams once. and
he tore it open and read the following:
when you get this 1 shall be dead, and re-
member you drove me to it, YOUR WIFE"
Williams" ran out of the house. without col
lar or hat and down the street
Mrs King said the woman told her she was
eighteen years old, that she had been married
eighteen months, and had eloped because her
narents objected to her husband because she
WAS a Catholic he being a Protestant. She had
changed her faith, Mrs. King said the woman
told her Her parents lived in Poughkeepse. said
Mrs. King, and the young woman had told her
she met her husband just after he left college
She understood the woman's maiden name TO De
Nav Potter her husband calling her May and
she calling him Frank.
Both she gathered from their talk, came from
wealthy families. The mans clothing contained
letters written by his mother. so signed and IN
terms indicating her relation. Ihese letter"
we're dated from Providence
Ceorge Campbell. OF No. 137 East Fifteenth
81 said that he was well acquainted with the
dead man. whose father is Frank Feeiey' ST.
and lives at No 145 Regent-ave.. ProVloehce'
r. l. and has a restaurant business IN tnat CITY,
According to the Campbells Feeley was not
married 10 the woman. and since they came 10
the city together. a year ago, had not hVeo aii
the time with her. , . so,ra a
In the woman's trunk yesterday was iound d
ooenn composed by her, friend salo, Two
Trersas of which follow and may set forth the
beyinn,ne of the series OF events In the hves OF
Snnng couple which ended yesterday in the
waters of the North River
One summer day boy and girl
In q far off village met;
~ tii +. d avnnth with Jet black. curly hair,
And che the village pet
Ana oft times often did they meet,
And told sweet tales OF love -.
Ae strolIIng through the waving wheat
He called her his beloved
. 49,, htob Mrs Williams kept in a recent
o,,rea ~ treatment in the New-York Hospital
was found in the room II shows that .,,,s tne
,vaman was of an observant and speculative
,rsnd Of mind. and is written IN good English