The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-02-07
TO PROTECT MOTHER.
Little Girl at Aberdeen Shot Her
Stepfather for Assaulting
Her Mother.

Aberdeen New, A Because William
J. Moloney was abusing his wife last
night at their rooms in the Dayton
building his t3-year old step-daughter
Genevieve Fait, secured pistol and
shot him through the stomach. She
fred twice the first shot missing. but
the second one taking effect. As re-
suit the wounded man IS at st. uke's
hospital seriously wounded Though
he was resting comfortably this morn
ing his recovery is considered doubtful.
Moloney is employed as bartender
at one of the saloons in the city. 1t
seems that the trouble began yesterday
at dinner. Moloney was cross and
sulky and found fault with things in
general, and when he left for his after
noon 8 work it is said that he threaten
ed trouble on his return to supper He
quit work little earlier than usual and
went to his rooms. He found his wife
and stepdaughter 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
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their rooms and began to prepare the
supper, Moloney and the child remain
ing in the neighbcr's apartment
About $50 o'clock Mrs Moloney re-
turned and announced that supper was
ready and was greeted by her husband
with a sneer.s Moloney 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 her father
struck her and threw her out. and she
ran back to the neighbors room and
told them that her father was beating
her mother. She then ran back to her
parents room and found her father with
both hands about her mothers neck
trying to choke her. She ran to near
by dresser and took from drawer a 90
caliber revolver and called to her father
that if he didn stop she would shoot
him. AT that he seized a chair and
went after her. She was as good as her
word and pulled the trigger
The first shot missed the man, but
nearly bit her mother, who, with a
woman instinct, ran between the two.
The second shot took effect, entering
little to the left of the median line.
1t struck the twelfth rib and then
glanced into the stomach, going com
pletely through it and lodging in the
muscles of the back The shots were
heard by John G. Woodwork, VINO
rushed into the room in time to secure
the revolver. When Woodwork entered
the room Moloney was attempting to
get the revolver. After he was shot Mo
lony walked about the room. He did
not bleed much externally, and as he
walked he continually rubbed the
wound with his hands. Shortly after
the doctors arrived the pain became in
tense, and he sank to his bed, where he
was found by DIR. 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. Nc
Cauley, Murdy and Miller They found
the wound as previously described, and
patched up his stomach in the two torn
places. An internal artery had also been
severed and his stomach and lungs were
filled with blood. which he continually
kept vomiting and splitting up. Today
the doctors report that the man is doing
as well as can be expected. bat express
no opinion as to bis recovery. The
wound is, to say the least, a very seri-
Gus one.
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