, 1881-05-02
THE BOSWELL SHOOTING.
Tho Doctor Kns Hopes OF tho Victims
KrcnYeFf.


Mrs. Boswell, who was shot III her millinery
store at No. l..3 Stata street, By her brother-
in.law, j. II. Ilotcnslha,lc, was yesterday
resting comfortably, md Dr. Painter, who
was In attendance, fas some hopes Of l,ur
final recovery. The ,.aturc Of the wounds
is such, however, that her condition during
tho next three or four tays Is likely to bo
much WORSE.
ll0lGnshatlo wns transferred to coli III
tho Arlnory, md SO thoroughly satttrnted
with liquor was llo that lla wis not yet sober
last night. Almost every onu WHO knows
linl ttnitcs III snytng that ie is a smart atid
talented business nIhn when sober. but lie IS
SO given to dissipation that lie IL u,l-
able to gut good position, much
less keep tile few business chances he
does get, 11e too, fas beGll married before,
and divorced wifc Of his Is living at present
III the West Division. Shu Is described rs
very commondablo lady, md supports herself
alld SON by labor.
an examination OF tile weapon used by
11olensllnds In his attack upon Mrs. Btswell
reveals the fact tint he llatle a far More dcs-
perate attempt to kill her t'lnn was Mt ,lrst
supposed. It's Il tiye-shooter, lied Jncket
pnt.eru, and 39calibrc. Tho cylinder COLI
9 tasa s l%t fSss s e RH"tr'Efs E ay @ s9cS fS ta ths
the Nssasfll attempted to lodge tho leatlell
contents OF all fur III tho body OF his victim.
: Owing to some defect somewhere only two
OF the = cnrtritges rn Eere exploded,
that theIe wgrv aonie errors ln the, statement
which Nlr. IIoIunshude gave dRy before
yesterday concerning his w!fU md hts rpla-
tions With ller; II appears that Mrs. llofcn-
been divorcetl six Or soyen years before sio
met her present spUllsu, Ind acquired cult
Siderable reputation Us tempora,,c,
!eStnreF II PIT ; Wss nHysT knpwn Is ts s
was appsafs, p aqIy w yaatorIxea st o soiIcItos 1s
for the Fointilligs' IHo,no f0r d briof period,
al1l t3r II long time, for tho Bethel Home.
Az this, however, 'NI!s many years bgforn
statement that the moneys she thus collected
were used for tho Bo3Wetls {hur Hister) illt ut
be incDrrect, bccal,se, Mrs. Boswell wns nllr-
rie4 only SIX or seven months ngo, wllttG Nil
ago. Nor lid Mrs. iiolonsliada evur s sti!ts 10
my one that DR.. SllmI'an In1sappropr1atet!
any funds she ever collected. Mrs. boswell
was called Bn0tll at the titlln OF llor srcond
ttlyDrceH so,n0. tnlu before. Mrs. II. went
out OH no begging excursions aftor her Inst
marriage. but went out lecturlltg. She de
sired tn lecture under the mime OF Russell BY
tflat she SHOULD use his name. Thu result
Of that wns that she ceased to luct,lro ntto-
getller. Mr. Boswell, though NIL old man,
is not "lecrcplt" or "iDtlrm." The CAUSE
WINS OH account OF the cruel treatment of lier
husband he. having seized l,er by her linir
n1id thrown llvr aEafnst will. It Is stated
that during their brief married llte, lI0lelt-
has repeatstly pesn n t dr.nis, md ias coi,. OIL
stantly ulatie threats tn kill I'LL tho 1lctnbcrs
.0f tho fAMfly. 1t fs thought that II Justice
A[eacl., before whom, lIolelisll9do was
a heavier bull alul better SECURITY, llOIei,-
slnle would not lave been guilty Vi his Inst
nttelMpt.