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Mr*. Mary Swaney 1* at Hospital, Where Physicians Hope ruf Recovery In Spite of Five Bullet Woonds Hei Husband Inflicted.___r -MURDEROUS HUSBAND IN JAILMra. William HarcJy Tell* the Few De tail* Known of the Affair—Drink la Believed to Have UnfcaJanced 8wa nay's Mind and Cauaad Him to Commit Hi* Awful Deed—Couple From Haydcntown,Mrs Jacob Sw mey, who was shot five tiroes Saturday afternoon near Pechln by her dUnk waxed husband, is at the Cottage Slate Hoaplud In a -precarious condition although her recovery is hoped for bj attending ph aldans This moralng she Is In ^©ttov shape than at an time since the shoot iog occurred Fbe shots took effect in her body one piorcmg the nose two entering the left breast and two the left aide Mr# Swaney was shot short!) after one o'clock Saturdfi} afternoon b* her husband who ia said to ba^ been m toxicated at tbe time The fxnUv ol ■William Hardy, of near Pechin at wboae home the shooting tooK place are able to shed hut little light oa the shooting There appeared to ha\ e been no serious quarrel botweou t-ho two, and no rough words were heard after they met at the Hardy home that attoroo^n- 'Mrs Hardy told i reporter for The Courier that Mrs Swaney came there shortly after noon on Saturday She complained that her husband wdk-going crazy and was losing hU mind Jtfja Hardy scoffed ac this id®*, declar Ur that U was too much whlskej nsd nothing olao A short time JateT Swaney came up Ha found several of the Hardy family on the front porch 8waney*s wife and two of the Hardy ctHdren were in. tHo house From, the *ianM|r in which he slouched up • te the hooee, wrth his hat polled down i onr Ws face Mrs Hardy judged j that hlt;* had beea drlakiag He asked I lor a driak of water and Mrs Hardy teid him to go to the kitchen and help s hbmelf. This ho did, meeting his wife. thereThose oe the front porch heerd Swa ney ask bis wife to come upstairs I avd later heard them go up into a •rani over the parlor. Alfreta Hardy wh© was dressing apscalrs when tbe two came up, heard Swaney ask his wife where she oame .from She re* pUed that she came frcxn home asking him where else be supposed This is all Aifreta heard for she then came downstairs She toJd ner mother that UncJe Jake and Aunt Mary were up stake At that moment the shots were heard and Hazel Hardy came rushing, out of the kitchen coin* that Uncle Jake was killing her Aunt Mary Mrs Hardy was too frightened to do any thktjc Calling her children to follow h*r, she ran to the Briefer house close by, where she fainted away After Swaney had done the 3booting he piaced the rfrrolver, on© of S3 calibre, ou the mantel and came dewn lUiyg He inquired of lt;ne of the chi! dren hi the front yard as to the where about* of the mother Baying he want ed to see her He wont to the Bricker house, but did not go Inside Ho then walked co Dunbar where he was met by Constable A. C Duncan and placed under arreat. Swaney was taken to Squire TV H Cottoms ofBce and later removed to, the county jail at Union town.County Detective McBeth was at tile Hardy home Saturdaj evening col lecting evidence against Bwaney Mrs Swaney was formerly Miss Mary Tressler After marrying Swaney the couple went to Wasc Virginia where, they remained but a ahor4 time They then Teturoed to Fayette county and made their home at Haydentown Swa ney has always it Is said been a heavy drinker, and it is thought by many who know him that the excessive use of liquor may have craved hfc mind caos ing him to commit the awful deed Mrs Swaney la well liked b all who know her.
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Connellsville Courier
Connellsville, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jul 13, 1906
Page 6
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