The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
A WRONGED WOMAN'S VENGEANCE.
Thomas J. Boasso Shot by the Woman Whom
He Had Seduced.
New Orleans Special.

New Orleans Special.
This morning chief of aids Thomas j. Boasso,
head of the detective force OF the city, was shot
and fatally wounded by Katherine Ann Kuhn,
handsome, dark-eyed brunette of eighteen. The
bullet entered the abdomen, penetrated the liver.
and is still in the body. Boasso was taken to
the hospital. where the serious nature of the
wound was ascertained, and where he still lies
in semi-conscous condition, under thu in
fluence Of opiates He refused to make any state
ment as to the cause of the action of his as
sailant.
After shooting Boasso the young woman
walked to the Second Recorders court and sur
rendered. and she frankly told the officers that
she shot Boassa with the intention of killing
him, and hoped she had succeeded. Being asked
the reason for her bloody deed she promptly
replied that the chief of aids had ruined her
under promise of marriage and she had sought
TO avenge her wrongs. She SAID
Boasso was an old friend of her
fathers, and frequent visitor at the house. In
June he had proposed to her, but she told him
she could not listen to his proposals, as she I'M
derstood he was a married man. Thereupon
Boasso told her his reputed wife was really his
mistress; that he had been living with her be-
cause she was ar important witness against HIM
in a case; that he had shot her husband but he
had recently got rid of her by sending her to
Cincinnati, and was now a free man. The
young woman believed him, and consented
to marry him on the 23d of June.
Boasso induced her to go with him to Mande-
vile, where they were to be married. Upon
arriving there she asked him where was the
judge who was to marry them. He told
her no judge was necessary. AS he was
chief of aids the only thing required was a
marriage certificate, which he would procure:
They occupied the same room, but she resisted
all overtures until the certificate was
produced. The next day Boasso came
to the city and returned with a
city and returned with marriage certificate as
he informed her This certificate was duly
attested by witnesses and signed by Boasso and
Judge VIM. Voorhees,. The girl affixed her sig
nature to the document, and was induced by
Boasso to believe this constituted a legal mar
riage. They remained at Vaudeville for week,
and then returned to the city.
Upon consulting her father about the matter
and producing the certificate, Miss Kuhn dis
covered she was deceived She returned at once
to her home and has not since seen Boasso until
to-day. Yesterday her father reported the facts
to the grand jury, and her brother, meeting
Boasso, had difficulty and got the worst Of it.
Miss Kuhn then determined to be her own ayen-
GER For this purpose she borrowed pistol and
went in search of the man who had betrayed her.
When she found him on the street, he told
her to 60 to her sisters where he would JOIN
her in few minutes. For reply, she placed the
revolver to his side and fired. Boasso staggered
back, but recovered at once and took the weapon
from her before she could use it, saying: "Oh,
you don't know how to use this thing you can't
driven to the hospital. Boasso may live day
or two, as fatal consequences are not expected
until pertonitiS sets in. The doctors have small
hopes of preventing this