The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-24
Jury Finds Her Guiltless OF
Murder in killing Boyd.
CHEERS GREET THE VERDICT.
The Prisoner Again Tells the story
Of the Fatal Struggle.
Her Letssss;s e BOYD Isise1sss1 - her
Dsssnss- ~Jmry ssrssgiy Ter AsSsittsi
ysso chs gSsss Dsssss-shs 10 Cs-
nevsA ~ she Verdict

Unuis Juani,a Unfue, commonly known
o. Mrs. Boyt, -as last night acquitted Of
The murder g. Thomas Henderson, Boyd.
in this city, :or December last, and re-
eesved the vsf5ics with the same compos-
ure which has marked her demcanof
throughout tie trial. abounding -
II did IL sgitasing incidents. The
Jury took two hours and twenty-nine min
uses To resch the verdict, with which II
returned ct 10 O'Clock this morning.
Five ballots we're taken. The acquittal
vas received with general expressions OF
approval by The crowd that remained 70 the
last, and the least excited person in the
court room seemcd 70 b the liberated
woman herself She walked calmly out OF
the room after her discharge from custody
and receiving the congratulations OF
friends and those Of the crowd who could
get near her. while the court room
rang with tie cheers Of those who rejoiced
q the vsrdies Thns ended the most sen
sational murder trial In the annals OF King
county.
When Judge Humes convened court yes
terday moraSng the spectators benches
were ali filled and people were standing in
the ais.es M those present fully hfty
were womeh. in addition to that band OF
sympathetic friends who have so devotedly
attended the defendant during the entire
trial.
After the tying ordeal OF the day before
Mrs. Boyd's nerves were so disturbed after
ahe went t. ths home Of her friend. Mrs.
Ross. whefs she 10 living. that she could
not go to sleep. and her physician was
called In 20 prescribs for her. No trace Of
seriousness appeared In her face. manner
or voice Yesterday morning, however.
when she resumed the witness stand and
turned her pale but open countenance to-
ward the stsse's inquisitor, Prosecuting
Attorneys Miller. who proceeded with his
cross-exans snntion.
Ignoring tho question Of the relations
existing bes econ the defendant and the
deceased ssd the correspondence between
them. Mr.. Miller Ut once directed his in.
quiry to tks happenings on the day Of tho
killing.
Witness testified that Boyd arrived in
Seattle at about 1880 or O'Clock. He had
been drinking when he came mp to the
house. Witness supposed he came home
20 see her as she had written him that she
wanted to see him. She wanted TO see
him about money matters, - he owed sew
erai debts She wanted him to give her
some money TO pay bill to DR.. Cnchton.
which she was very much worried about
The witness saw Boyd the Monday or
Tuesday preceding Friday. December 2.
She wansed 10 see boyd because she was
most of the afternoon and left for dinner
as about 81 or 5 o'clock, or IL may have
been lasAs. He returned about half an
hour before the dinner hour Of the witness,
which wsn O'Clock.
.sDo yo.s kssp arsarma at your roomr'
"Yse. SIS. he'd Mn. Ksnnedy's pistol beiors
Mr.. Boyd sos me . pistol He brought Il from
Olympia kept 10 Ia my possession until Il Tot
cat Of crsas and then Mr. Boyd took IL away for
rspairs."
Upon aeine shown q revolver ahe testi.
fed thst is was the one given her by Boyd.
She did rot know whether Mrs Kennedy'a
pistol Was in the room on December or
not. she had, At times. both revolvers In
the rocsa. She asked Mrs. Kennedy for
her pistol because tho night before she
asked for IL abe had heard some burglars at
her window, and WAS very much fright
cned sad did not sleep the rest OF the
night The next morning she told Mrs.
kenn.iy about the matter. and that lady
offered 10 loan her her pistol. Witness
was IN the habit of keeping both her own
aud Nrs. kennedy's pistol on tho bureau.
under Aes pillow. in drawer or in other
places In the room. Sometimes the ser
want xii would leave 1t on the bureau after
taking IL from under her pillow.
Bes:ise starting out to find BOYD on the
evening u the killing she rang twice Tor
grrnoy but got no response. She was ex-
peciag Mr.. Boyd home. She waited about
eoaaEs OF hours after he had gone before
che t@liad for quincy. The night was
cold tu5 not stormy.
Wsiaess thea narrated her search for
Hoys az has been told. She stated that
she id not know where the Mirror saloon
Was eri did not know Of il only from
whss Boyd said. He had told her that he
had engagements with II. Y. Thompson.
and she thought also with Mr.. Clancy.
A'tst not finding him a. other places she
inss-iC ted the cshinan 20 drive her TO the
occ:Gsats,. She saw Boyd walking into
the so'el. AMI when tho carnage stopped
Boyd tai got into the hotel. When the
ealassa went in Boyd stepped cut aud 20,
in:a tae carriage.
FITNESS dli act ask Boyd II he had
fulfilled hs engagements. The Windows
of she carriage we're closed. but the cur
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~ IA, IN hi 10 you mean by coming
dcA town after ner"
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