The Washington times., 1919-03-21
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automobile shot him. Physicians say
hts condition Is grave, but he has q
chance for recovery.
Foley's home is at 1888 IngIeside
Terrace, Chevy Chase. His wife
spent three hours by his bedside in
the hospital, but left at o'clock. She
declares she had a premonitIon that
her husband would meet with mis-
fortune when he left home at IL
o'clock last night to patrol his beat
on the Broad Branch road.
It was 1920 o'clock this morning
when Foley hailed an automobile
speeding for Washington. The driver
failed to stop, Foley gave chase, and
= minute later two shots were fired
from the automobile at him. One
struck him In the breast Guiding his
motorcycle with one hand Foley drew
his own pistol and sent two shots at
the Washington machine.
One OF these struck Deane in the
back. He was at the wheel. The car
swsTVed and went into the side OF .
ditch.
The negro passenger in the machine
seized the wheel and rikhted the ma-
chine. He Increased speed, and Il was
soon lost to sight.
Foley was found on the ground by
Richard Shorter, to whom the wounc-
ed man said: Get an ambulance
quick"
Wanted Z SLIft."
Policeman 4. l. Peck, detailed At
the White House, had been with
Foley few minutes prior to his
hailing the car. Peck's auto had
stalled on the road and the purpose
OF Foley in hailing the machine. he
declared, was to secure a 'lift" for
the White House policeman. The
men were some distance from the
broken down automobile when the
car DeGne was driving, sped by.
Foley was removed to Georgetown
University Hospital in the automobile
of Samuel King, of FoFty-f1rst and
Davenport streets northwest. who ar
rived on the scene before the ambu-
lance. Until physicians probe for the
bullet they will not know whether
he was shot by Deane's revolver,
pistol the police found on Jones,
which is a .22-calibeT weapon.
Jones BIames Dead Boy.
Jones told the police that Deane
fred the shots at Foley. He said the
two discharged chambers in his re-
volver were emptied when he fred
two shots in the air on the trip back
from Ellicot City. Md.
Jones declared that after DeaRe was
hit he collapsed in the machine.
Jones says he then drove the auto
mobile to a garage in the rear Of 31l0
Thirteenth street northwest.
Deane was still conscious at this
time and he pleaded with Jones to
stick to the story that he had been
accidentally shot.
He begged me not to say anything
else" said Jones. "He said to me: ri
tell my mother I shot myself by ac-
cident."
Jones then drove the car to Deane's
home in Columbia road. Deane strug-
gled up the front steps, every step
causing him great pain. He told his
mother, Jones declared, that he acci-
dentally shot himself.
After DR.. George Tully Vaughn,
the Deane family physician. had been
called, the youth was sent to SibIey
Hospital. He lapsed into uncon-
sciousness as the ambulance reached
the hospital
After Jones had been placed under
arrest he told Ned Weldon, night In
spector of Detectives, that Deane had
asked him to 90 to Ellicot City. Nd.
with him last night to get three
quarts OF whiSkey to be brought TO a
friend here.
warned Net TO &c.
DeAne was warned by z. 7. Gosd-
man, a butcher In the Arcade Market