The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-11
Mr.. ManoIsy Thought Hs Was
Aiming at Robbers Heart.
INHERITED EAR OF BURGLARS
Unfortunate Woman Dies and Husband Is
Arrested and Must Go Before
the 6rand Jury.

Baltimore. July n.-Mrs. Josephine Ma
noley, dressmaker, 26 years old, wa:
shot and killed in bed at No. 72 West
Hamburg street at l:S0 o'clock Thursday
morning. Frank Manoley. the woman
husband. is locked up. charged with the
crime. He admitted this morning that
he had shot his wife, but asserted the
shooting was done while dreaming that
burglars had invaded his home. Manoley
10 70 years old.
Three or four shots were fred into the
left side OF the womans head.
Manoley has been suffering from In
comma for some time. He has worked
but little for several months.
Mrs. Manoley was an industrious, re-
fined little woman, who helped 10 keep
UP the plain little home in which the
couple lived by sewing. Neighbors say
the couple never quarreled.
After the shooting Manoley went INTO
the street and met a policeman 70 whom
he told the burglary story. The police
man arrested Manoley.
STICKS TO STORY OF A DREAM.
Manoley was searchingly ques toned
this evening by Deputy States Attorney
Brewer and Chief of Detectives Pun
phrey. In his statement Manoley main
tained that In his dream he had seen a
burglar leaning over his bed and that
he had taken a loaded revolver from on
der his bed and fred at the intruder sew
eral times. He said that the burglar mad
a knife poised high as II 20 strike him
with II.
After doing the shooting he said that
he awoke and was surprised 10 ind tha,
his wife. who had been lying in another
bed with her children, was lying beside
him. He shook her. and then fealing
that he had shot her instSad OF the FUR
glar. had hastily donned few garments
and rushed out TO inform tho neighbors
and procure surgical assistance.
When awoke,' he said. II found my
self lying on my right side, with the re-
volver In my hand. Ny hand was lying
on the pillow by my side. i could see the
burglar clearly in my dream, and he was
q large, villainous man. / remember that
pointed the revolver point blank at lis
heart and that I.hred--how many times
do not know. Thave always had a hor-
ror OF burglars, as my mother was fright
ened by burglars before was born.
Then, again, when we lived In Whining
ton, Del. some years ago. my wife and I
were frightened by burglars, and then /
bought the revolver. I usually kept the
revolver under my pillow in order that
i might have IL for instant use
room when I awoke." said Manoley In
answer to a question from Capt. Pum-
phrey. "aad / could not see whether had
shot my wife or not, but something told
me that had, and I was overcome with
fright
WALKED IN HIS SLEEP ARMED.
Some weeks ago ! awoke one night
and found myself standing In the cen-
tre Of the room with the pistol In my
hand. / awoke my wife and locked the
pistol away in drawer. / suppose that
I was walking in my sleep at that time.
had no quarrel with my wife at any
time, and there was no reason why /
should shoot her"
Capt. Pumphrey at last told Manoley
that he had better make a clean breast
of the matter. as the police intended 20
sift the entire affair to the bottom
IT swear before God" said Manoley.
In reply. that ! have told the whole
truth. and that I have acted straight in
the whole matter. / have nothing else TO |
tell"
Manoley then cried IKE a child.
Throughout the entire examination ne |
was cool and collected and while at /
times he appeared to be at a loss for
names and dates, stood his ordeal with |
unusual forttude.
The coroner's jury brought in a verdict |
that Mrs. Manoley came 20 her death |
from bullets from a pistol in the hands
OF Manoley. and the coroner committed
the prisoner for the grand Jury.
The only apparently weak points in
Manoleys defense is his statement that
he brought the pistol with him from
Richmond. Two saleswomen In a hard
ware store have testified that Manoley
bought the pistol there on July 8 Mrs. |
1anoley's life was insured for $500