Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-12-04
ThOS. Henderson Boyd, of Olympia
Murdered By "GypSy Ashton
NOTORIOUS HERE
A Nephew of Dexter Horton Crushed
by an Elevator-Cholera's Reap
pearance Here

SEATTLE, Dec. 3-Thomas Hender-
son Boyd, editor of the Morning Olym-
plan, at Olympia, was shot and in
stantly killed by his wife in her rooms
at 80 James street, this city, at 1915
O'Clock last night. The tragedy is the
outgrowth Of an unhappy secret mar
riage, which was unknown to nearly
all of his most intimate friends. A bit
ter quarrel in the evening reached a
climax when he taunted her with the
fact that she had been courtesan and
she renounced her love for him. He
flung out Of the house and carOused
lIom one saloon TO another. At last,
stung with remorse, she went in search
of him, found him and took him back
to her rooms. On the way the quarrel
broke out anew, and they had no sooner
entered their room than, in fury, she
fired four shots at him, two of them
taking effect, killing him instantly.
Then "a reaction came, and when the
police entered she was whispering i'm
ness.
The murdered man was 35 years old
and came from one of the best families
| Of Philadelphia and received a good
education. His father Is Col. Augustus
| Boyd, "A very wealthy man and one of
the wee presidents of the Pennsylvania
railroad. lie held positions on several
Philadelphia daily papers and had IA
very wide acquaintance there. BOyd's
| first appearance ON the Sound was in
! 1882 lie came out then rs "a passenger
on the ship Admiral from Philadelphia,
which brought out cargOes Of railroad
iron for the Northern Pacific to Ia
coma. After short stay here he went
TO San Francisco and organized IA trav-
cling variety show, which he took on IA
tour through the Pacific coast towns
The venture was financially unsuccess-
full, Boyd losing 1000 given him 10y
his father, and he again returned East
and followed the newspaper profession
as "A reporter. He again came West,
arriving i'm Tacoma i'm 1888, and worked
as reporter ON the Ledger, remaining
there about year. In 1889 he reported
the constitutional convention at Olym.
, pia for "A number of papers and
t later became city editor of the
, Tacoma Globe; still later he was
a reporter on the Seattle Press.
= Times. In December last yeaI
with the assistance of his father, he
, purchased the Olympian at Olympia,
which he has since edited and man.
p aged.
The murderess, according to her own
statement, is - years of age and was
born in Chihuahua, Mexico, being a
full-blooded Spanish woman. Hel
maiden name was Ursula Juanita
, Unfug. Both her parents, she says
are dead. AT an early age she moved
to Colorado, and while still very
young girl was married TO a man
named NJ. G.. Collins -Four or five
years ago the woman was known as am
inmate of houses of ill-fame, first in
Portland, then in Olympia, and was
known as Gypsy Leonard and GYPSY
. Ashton. Aiterward she went to Ia
= coma, which step led her to meeting
, Boyd. She became his mistress and
f on February 10, 1891, they were sec
reilly married.
, lFairhaven and New WhatcOm shoulC
! also be included in the list of towns il
. which "Gyp,' as she was most generally
known, led her life Of shame. She wa,
an inmate Of Belle Arlingt0n's bagni,
here when such places we're run mos
openly and contributed much TO swell
, the income Of Marshal Parker Later she
became one OF the principal attraction
, of MaeWrights resort, where she consid
erably enlarged the circle Of her acquant
ances, which included many men promi
nent In the political, professional, business
and social circles OF the Bay cities
Though a passionate and dangerou
woman she Is by no means bad at heart
and among those who are familiar witt
her career stories Of her kindness ant
generosity are current Boyd visited he
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