The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23


MIS- Boyd's Scha oil Teach r.
Yesterday morning lady who bore
the appearance of one who had passed
middle age stepped into the BAzoo
office and asking 10 see the editor,
was shown that functionary, who,
upon learning her mission, rurl ed her
over TO the tender mercies of the in
terviewer.
She stated hat her name was A. f.
Minter, aud being asked what her
husbands name was, replied that she
had NO husband. SmiliDgly she added,
"Pm an old maid" She said that she
came to the Office for the purpose of
correcting wrong done to one whom
she knew and loved-this was Lucy
GrimesBoyd. cit was stated in the
BAzOO yesterday morning that per-
haps there was another side to the
story, and it might be inferred from
this" she continued, ''that Boyd
might in some way exonorate HIM
self"
When asked where she resided, she
said that she lived at 102 Pacific
street, and had resided in Sedalia for
about Eve years. She then continued,
81 have known Lucy Grimes-Boyd
since she was child; in fact raught
that child her letters in Paducah ten
years ago, and / have known
her and her family ever sinnce. /
also know Len Boyd rnd have known
him from childhood. know his char
acter well and know that it is such
that he can say nothing by which he
can exonorste himself in this matter"
Being reminded that Boyd's initials
were -. R." she replied:
4. 81 know they call him that now, but
his name is Len, or Leonard Boyd,
and he was called by us at home Len
As to his character, 1 know him to be
a thief and a drunkar8. When he
was running for prosecuting attorney
of the county, my cousin, j. G. Gil
bert, now Judge Gilbert, was his OPP
ponent, and it was about that time
that a drug store was robbed and he
was afterwards arrested for it. The
goods were found in his possession,
but he was let 60, the lawyers fixing
it up in some way"
When asked as 10 the general repu-
tation of Boyd's family, che replied
that it was not the best. The mother
of Boyd, who is in the city, is some
thing of virago, and is not above re-
proach in Paducah. AS for Lucy's
parents, they are good, honest, re-
spectacle, industrious people. and when
was last in Paducah they were keep
ing the Southern hotel, q respectable
house, against which nothing deroga-
tory had ever been suspected. In all |
my Life / never heard q disparaging
remark made regarding Lucy; while |
as for Len Boyd, he is both drunk
ard and a thief. The lawyers kept
him out of prison when he was ar
rested FIR that store robbery, and
tried to condone his ofiense as origin
ating from drink, but it was not so,
for when his room was searched there
we're found packages of dry goods,
and many other things, which |
had been stolen at various times in
The city"
She concluded by saying that she
was ready to substantiate all she had
aid about the families, and if Mrs.
Boyd did not like it, she might lump
t.
The lady appeared very much in
earnest in her vindication of Mrs.
Boyd. whom she claims to have known
Intimately.
Boyd's Denial.
After Mr.. Boyd had read his state
nent to the writer he was asked if he
lad ever known q school teacher in
'aducah, KY, by the name of Miss
L. Z. Minter, to which he replied in
he negative. He was then informed
hat Miss Minter was at present q
esident of Sedalia, and had
listed the BAzoo office during
be forenoon, ON which occa-
ion she had eulogized the dead
Ioman highly and at the same time
7as loud in her denuuciation of him
Boyd. The charges made by Miss
Inter were then related to Boyd, I
ut he denied them in toto, remark
,g in conclusion that his statement :
'ould convince any fair-minded per-
IN that The charges were groundless, 9
nd beyond this he had nothing to
~.
You say in your statement that i
ou gave your wife s25 of the $50 b
on had in your possession. How,
len, do you account for the letter
'und in Mrs. Boyd's room, in which o