Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09


band and father. Ever since the family
has been in the city IL is alleged that
the mother and child have not been
allowed sufficient food and support.
The shooting last night Is the culmina-
ton Of a period of troubles. The immed.
late persons concerned in the affair are
rsticent IN talking about the matter, bat
the story gathered by eye witnesses is
as follows, Moloney is employed as q
bartender at one of the saloons in the
city. 1t seems that the trouble began
yesterday at dinner. Moloney was
cross and surly and found fault with
things in general, and when he left for
his afternoons work IL is said that he
threatened trouble for them ON his
return to supper. He quit his work q
little earlier than usual and went to his
rooms. He found his wife and step
daughter visiting with the occupants Of
an adjoining room. His wife greeted
him with the remark that he was home
earlier than usual, and at that he began
TO heap abuses upon her. She then
went to their rooms aud began to pre-
pare the supper, Moloney and the
child remaining in the neighbours apart
ment. About $3.50 o'clock Mis-. Moloney
returned and announced that supper
was ready and was greeted by her hus-
baud with sneer. Moleney followed
her to their room, calling her all sorts
of names. The girl remained in the
other room for few moments and then
went to eat her supper. At first hei
father struck her and threw her out,
and she ran back to the neighbours room
and told them that her father was beat
ing her mother. She then ran back to
her perents' room and found her father
with both hands about her mothers
neck trying to choke her. She ran to
nearby dresser and took from drawer
a 22-calibre revolver and called to her
father that If he didn't stop she would
shoot him. At that he siezed chair
and went after her. She was as good
az her word and pulled the trigger The
first shot missed the man, but nearly
hit her mother, who, with woman's
instinct, ran between the two The
second shot took affect, entering a little
to the left OF the median line. 1t struck
the twelfth rib and then glanced Into
the stomach, going completely through
it and lodging in the mucles of the back
The, shots were heard by John @. Wood
worth, who rushed into the room in
al IN to secure the revolver. When
Woodwork entered the room Moloney
was attempting TO get the revolver
After he was shot Moloney walked
about the ROOM He did not bleed much
externally, and as he walked he con-
tinually rubbed the wound with his
hand. shortly before the doctors arrived
the pain became intense, ana he sank
TO his bed, where he was found by DR..
McCauley, who was the first physician
to reach the scene, and he ordered the
man to be taken to the hospital. Upon
his arrival there an examination was
made by Drs. McCauley, sMurdy
and Frank Miller. They found the
wound as previously described, and
patched up his stomach in the torn
places. An internal artery had also
been severed and his stomach amt
lungs were filed with blood, which he
continually kept vomiting and splitting
Today the doctors report that the man
isidoing as well as can be expected. hut
express no opinion as to his recovery.
The wound is, to say the least, very
serious one. Moloney has been in the
city only few months, He came here
from Doland s. ID. aud has since been
working as bartender. IL is under
stood that he followed the same trade
at that place, He is quite well known
here, however, he lived here before his
marriage three years ago. No arrests
have yet been made, and II the man
RECEIVERS there probably viii be none.