The morning call., 1893-11-22
KICKED BY STALWART MEN.
Is Violently Elected From Her
Husbands Room.
THROWN DOWN TWO FLIGHTS.
She Accuses Malvern Nj. Foote and
Others of Her Husbands Friends
of Brutal Attack.

Philip Boogar, the Oakland capitalist, is
no longer IN the power of his wife. She was
elected from his room and partly thrown
down TWO flights OF stairs last night. Ii is
charged that this was done by Malvean NJ.
Foote, president Of the Society for the
Protection of Persons Charged With In
sanity, assisted by James Smith, marshal
CT the same society, and two other men,
said to be Jeremiah Sullivan and Herbert
Choynski.
was kicked and otherwise maltreated, so
that now she lies in very critical condI-
ton and under the constant care of a
physician.
1t will be remem bered that Philip Boo
gar was taken to room in the house at
sol Post street several days ago, where he
has been lying at the point of death from
The effects of a poison which he claims
was given him by his wife. On Monday
afternoon, in spite of his vigorous protest
and that of his physician, DR.. E. M. Pat
erson of Oakland, Mrs. Boogar. in CON-
pany with private detective. forced an
entrance to his room and there remained
until last evening. DR.. Paterson said yes
terday morning that unless his pa
tient were freed from the obnoxious
presence of Mrs. Boogar and her detec-
tive and allowed to rest quietly he would
surely die. In spite Of this the wife still
held the fort. and the slightest move of
the sick man was closely watched by an
assorted lot of private detectives, nurses,
interested relations and attorneys. The
effectiveness with which these people
ah4d 10
jotted down in their ever ready notebooks
his feeble requests or chance words would
have made an excellent scene for farce
comedy had it not been for the element of
tragedy underlying the whole perform
ance.
Malvern NJ. Foote interested himself in
the case, and all day yesterday was busy
trying to get the Police Department to
take some action. He asked Chief
Crowley to have Mrs. Bo0gar taken out of
her husbands room, but that official said
that be had no jurisdiction in the prem
ises. Attorney Benson of Oakland, Mr..
Boogar's legal adviser, was equally active
in the attempt to free his client from the
unwelcome attentions of his wife. In the
meantime Mr.. Foote had consulted with
other memb ers of the Society for the Pro-
lection of Insane, but whether subsequent
proceedings were taken upon their advice
could not be learned last night. Certain
it is that at about o'clock last evening
MIR. FoOte. Mr.. Smith. the Marshal, and
Messrs. Sullivan and Choynski went to
the Post-street house, and, with the land
lady, entered Mr.. Boogar's room. MIR.
Foote asked the sick man if there was any
IA xph ho nt
and was told that Mrs. Boogar was not
wanted. When asked If he wished
her elected the sick man said that
he did. Thereupon some of the
men caught hold of the woman
and forced her out of the room and down
two flights TO the second-floor landing,
where she was left lying on the floor un-
conscious and bruised. Here she was
found few minutes later by the Ian dlady,
and. with the assistance of some of the
roomers in the house, who had been IN
willing witnesses to the disgraceful pro-
ceedings, she was carried into an adjoining
room and a doctor hastily summoned.
When he arrived the unfortunate woman
was lying OF the floor in terrible fit, and
it was some time before she could be
Quieted by the use Of soothing opiates.
Later In the evening Mr.. Foote returned
to Mr.. Boogar's room and was there seen
by a CALL reporter. When informed of
Mrs. Beogar's condition he turned very
pale and stammered out that it must be
impossibl He refused 10 tell who his
companions were or who helped put the
woman out of the room. de said that so
far as he knew nobody kicked or NAL
treated her.
81 was acting as an attorney" he said,
"and had right to put the woman out of
the room, as she was there against the
wish of Mr. Boogar. | had no warrant or