St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-04
KILLED BY HIS WIFE.
Editor Boyd, Of Olympia,
Wash, Shot to Death in
Seattle.
His Murderer a Woman Of
Shady Reputation, Whom
He Had Married.
She Gives as a Reason That
He Did Not Love Her Any
Longer.
Another Sensation in the Case
Of the Alleged Iowa Wife
POisonep.

Henderson Boyd was killed late last
night by his mistress, a Miss Burns. at
No. 30 James street, this city. Miss
Burns telegraphed Boyd yesterday
afternoon to come over from Olympia,
where he was employed as editor of the
OIympian, which he did, ami registered
at the Occidental hotel. She met him
there and together they went to the
house where the murder was COM
mitted and where she had rooms
Hardly had the man entered the room
when the woman fired four shots at
him. Officers who heard the report of
the shots responded at once and found
the murderess leaning over the dead
man, kissing him and calling him
husband On examination it was found
that two of the shots had taken effect,
one in the left temple and another
through :he body below the navel. The
other two shots went wide of their
mark.
Miss Burns is of Spanish descent and
bears bad reputation. She is under
arrest Miss Burns says she does not
know why she shot Boyd. She admitted
she had never been married to the man.
but declares that he took her from
house of ill-repute with the understand
ing that he would make her his wife.
Boyd came to Tacoma about four years
ago, where he engaged in newspaper
work, afterWard going to Olympia, where
he bought the Olympian. He was
fluent writer and man Of good address.
She was His wife.
The woman who killed Boyd was his
wife. Her true name was Ursuala Jualita
Unfum. When Boyd met her at Olynl-
pia three years ago she is said to have
been an inmate of a house of ill-repute
and was known as Gypsy Ashton.
1t is said Boyd tired of
her after living with her
a few months. and attempted
to rid himself of her. but she threatened
to kill him if he deserted her. He con-
tinued to keep company with her and
last February they were married atVan-
couver. Boyd lived at Olympia. while
his wife had rooms in this
graphed for him and when he
arrived she met him with carriage
and drove to her rooms. Twenty min
utes after entering the room she shot
him twice, killing him instantly. The
only reason she gives for killing him is
that he did not love her any louger, and
she thought he would be better off dead.
Record OF the HIureieress.
TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 3.-Gypsy Ash
ton Boyd. the courteSah who last night
killed T. Fl. Boyd, editor Of the Olym-
plan, was known in almost every state
west of the Missouri. Her mother lives
in Butte, Mont. She is known to
have attempted to blackmail sew
eral Tacoma men within the
past few days. 1t is believed here that
she killed Boyd because he would not
give her all the money she wanted. She
is one of the handSOmeSt women on the
coast and IS highly educated, speaking
five languages. BOYD cot $4,000 from
his wealthy Philadelphia father in 1856
and organized a travelling theatrical
company in San Francisco, but soon
lost his fortune.
EHis Family
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-Thomas II.
Boyd was the only son of Augustus
Boyd, retired army officer. who now
resides at IS North Thirty-fourth street,
in this city. The first news the family
had of the tragedy was when United
Press reporter called this afternoon.
The deceased was thirty-three years of
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state of Washington little over three
years ago, and soon assumed charge of
the editorial work of the Olympia
Olympian. While in this city he was
engaged in literary work for several
weekly publications, and was also clerk
in the Office of the Pennsylvania, Phia-
delphla Il Reading railroads. The fact
that he had never had good health,
coupled with natural rowing disposi-
ton, led him to seek a more genial place
of residence in the West. He received
his education in private schools.
His father, Col. Boyd, was quarter
master, and stationed in this city dur
ing the civil war. Until within few
years he was connected with the bridge
building firm of c. E. Pennock & Co.,
of Coalsville, Pa. An effort will be
made to prevent the news from reach
ing the murdered mans mother. as it is
feared that the shock would be pro-
ductive of serious consequences for the
reason that she is a sufferer from heart
disease. She was preparing to write to
her son when the reporter called, and
was to have soon begun packing Christ
mas presents to send him. 1t is not yet
known whether OF not the body will be
brought here for interment.