The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-10
MRS. BOMAN EXPOSED.
Arrested for Lewd Cohabita-
ton With James DOnnell
BY THE PORTLAND POLICE.
Recently She Became . Mother-Donnell
insults the Thief OF Police, and the
Couple arc C.ader Surveillance.

PORTLAND, Aug. 9.-FSpeeial. James
Donnell and Mrs. Mary Boman, 4 wealthy
widow OF Seattle appeared in the police
court here today. Last week Detective
Holden, from Seattle. caused the arrest of
the couple, who were living contentedly in
cottage on Nineteenth and Everett
streets. The charge made was lewd
cohabitation. Holden was acting for ex-
Acknowledgement Murray, of Tennessee.
who is representing the Boman children.
Donnell, with his friends, claimed it was a
blackmailing scheme to get money from
Mrs. Boman. Chief of Police Spencer
wrote to the mayor of Seattle regarding
the matter, and received reply that JUS
tilted him in rendering the Seattle officers
all the assistance necessary. Donnell's
object, it was stated, was to get the
infatuated woman's money. He could
not marry her without commit
hitting bigamy and this he did not
care to do. But friends of the heirs feared
that if matters continued as they were
the children would have little for their
share when final settlement of the estate
was made. Consequently the action was
taken. Donnell was brought before the
police judge Saturday and released upon
giving $500 bail.
Mrs. Boman was not removed from the
house. She had given birth to an liegiti-
mate child on the 10th of last month, and
was weak and sick. The cases were post
poned from day to day, waiting for the
Seattle people to come and prosecute, un-
til yesterday the district attorney asked
that both cases be dismissed. Judge Carey
agreed to do this, but said that Mrs. Boz
man must be brought into court. Donnell
rushed out. and shortly after the court
adjourned returned in a carriage, accom-
panied by Mrs. Boman and her nurse.
She is a handsome brunette, not over 80
years of age. She was elegantly dressed,
and brilliant diamonds ornamented her
throat, ears and fingers. Judge Carey
call ed special session of the court and
simply made an order dismissing the
cases.
But Donnell was not satisfied with his
good luck. After taking his charge home
he returned to the police station and pro-
ceeded to give Chief Spencer piece of his
mind. He complained Of the action of the
chief in keeping an officer in the vicinity
OF the house, and demanded that
he be Immediately taken away. He
got but little satisfaction from the chief,
and after leaving the station the chief sent
Detective Sam Simmons out to Nine
tenth and Everett streets with instruc-
tions to the officer on duty there to arrest
Mrs. Boman in case she attempted to leave,
it being surmised that the two were max
ing prepar atoms to get out of Portland as
soon as possible. The charge that the
chief will prefer against her is that of
violating the ordinance requiring parents
to furnish the health officer with the true
name of a newly born child and its mother.
When Mrs. Boman's baby was born last
month. she told a physician that her name
was Mallory, but positively refused to
give any other information. So it seems as
if the troubles of Donnell and Mrs. Boman
are not ended