The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-24
Enraged Parents Wreak Verl
geance on Alleged Be
trayer of Daughter.
MOTHER ATTACKS
FALLEN VICTIM
at Casualty Hospital
Say Wounded Man Will
Recover.
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cell at the Fifth precinct station a short
time after the shooting. We'll, I'm
sorry l didn't do a better job. j wish
] had killed him. He took my daughter
10 Baltimore and promised 10 marry
her, and he as a married man. Then he
ruined her. and left her to die in the
hospital.
He robbed her Of her gold watch and
chain and her ring. and left her
stranded in "A strange city. And she
was dying IN the hospital, and he knev'
IL Who wouldn't kin a man that did
THAR
This man came TO my house and sat
by my fire and drank my tea. and then
he ruined my daughter-as good and as
pure girl as a poor man ever had.
My God, It is awful I wanted TO Kill
him. Ny wife wanted 10 kill MIN, too.
She wanted 10 do the shooting, but l
wouldn't let her. / was the one TO kill
him. 1 am the girls father"
Bears Good Reputation.
Foley, who is forty-hve years old,
lived with his wife at SO ! street north
west He had worked as night watch
man at the Raleigh Hotel for nine years
and bears an excellent reputation His
daughter. Agnes. had been employed for
some time by a family living in Nir-
glnia. About a year ago she returned
20 her home In Washington.
She IS an unusually attractive girl
with a mass OF dark hair, and large
black eyes She had many suitOrs. but
LELAND was the favored one. and Mr..
and MS. Foley both approved Of the
young Italian. For six weeks ne called
at the house every day, and the girl s
parents supposed that some day he
would marry their daughter
A few weeks ago Agnes disappeared
from home. She left no word, and her
parents could find no trace Of her.
Then one day a letter came from a
nurse az IOhn Hopkins Hospital. saying
that the girl was confined IN that insu-
tuition. Mrs. Foley went 20 Baltimore
Immediately and learned that a child
had been born the day before
The girls condition was at first re-
garded as serious. and last Monday Mrs.
Foley again visited the hospital One
of the physicians. she says, told her
there was but little hope that her
daughter would recover a letter found
in Mrs. FOley's handbag. however. stat
ed that the girl was doing we'll and
that she would he able 10 leave the
hospital the latter part OF this week.
Search for Victim.
Determined To avenge the alleged
wrong 20 their daughter, Foley and his
wife started out to find LELAND this
morning. They knew that he had re-
turned to Washington and that he was
know where he was working. however.
First they made a canvass Of all the
barber shops in the southwest section
Of the city. Then they started through
the southeast.
MOrrisOn's place was the second one
they visited. John L. Finn, Of 10 Third
street southeast was sitting in the
chair nearest the door, and Leland vas
cutting his hair. When Foley and his
wife entered the shop, LELAND drOpped
his shears on the floor. threw up his
hands, and began shouting Murder"
at the top Of his voice
The Italian jumped behind Finn, but
Foley followed him, and opened fire
Policeman J. S. Hartman and Inspector
Cross were standing on the corner Of
Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue
and heard the shots Hartman placed
the couple under arrest as they were
walking out OF the door.
81 was sitting in the front chair
said Finn, and that fellow shot right
past my face. 1t was lucky that I didn' [