The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-21

casperter. 81 yesn Of aes, took his sest In
the vacant chair and the jury wAs com
psete. He il . native Of Canada and mxr-
ried. The men nov In the box we're:
Il. C.Jcasen. G. 3 Owen. H. J. Q1issahasy.
Jacob sugssr, James Mckay. Aiexsndef Nshn,
John Lamont, Rohess MassAalI. J. -. Hu6nsn.
wilIissa Copesssek. August sessvay snd Eriek
u.ln-
strshes TO say Of this little group Of
twe!va men. seven are Of foreign birth. IL
10 m iase!ligens jury and sppeafs 70 ~
quite satisfactory % both sides- "Af.
Cierk, swear the jury: eentlem<n, stand
M and be sworn" said judge Humos. A.
the juyy stood With right hands appraised
Il was,noticesble shat the Rraybesrds were
grcasIf In the majority. There II great
contrast between this hoafy -headed group
and TIE sprnce-looking. smoosh-facsd jury
which sat In Judge Humes' court last
week. The open vsnirs for ten jurors
issued yesterday was not needed and most
Of the jury in this case are from Judge
Osborts's court.
The: jury sworn, Prosecuting Attorney
Miliersstepped in front Of the box and said:
Centtme., Of fk Jsy. This defendant 10
charged with the crime Of murder. USsuia J.
Unsag. ;s;ias Ursula ). Boyd, 10 ehasgs1 b. this
,nformassoa with murder in tho nrst degree
This. Rsns.emeu. 10 the highest crime In the
eyes Of the Law. This crime, Il IL sils1ed. Vas
committed on the night OF the d OF last De-
cembsn We propose 70 show that the defendant,
on thaeuight. puspossiy. delibesaiely and With
pssmsd.tased malice. killed Thomas Henderson,
Boyd. Nov. gsnsiemsn OF the tufy. tns
svtdsn.s which will BE- introduced In
the TRIAL OF this case win not b very
long cis tedious. Il viii 90 70 the facts.
We vii! show, gentlemen OF the jur~. that foe
some n,onshs preceding the commission OF this
alleged crime this defendant and tho deceased
had nssn living together - husband and wife.
Mr. Boyd was . Newspaper man and when he
wss killed. vas the proprietor Of daily paper In
Olympia Nov. gcntlemen OF the jury, some
time OIL the second DAP OF last December NJ.
Boyd csSme 20 this city from Olympia He and
the de.:adsus had taken apartments In the itt-
tie cotttgs ct 80 James street II II . little
back from the street aud the couple had the
front i,om on the lower story. they had come
there ii April, 1892 A ! hare said. Mr.. Boyd
arrived; here some time on the I'd Of December,
ls92 he had spsnt most OF the afternoon with
tie deftndsut 1t her spaftmenta They had had
dinner !tog tier some time about p n. Mrs.
Kennedy was pTopfietress Of the house This
same Ars. Kennedy II here In 0esh and Will
sss,y II the trial Of this causc, although II has
been cast abroad that she IL In California pass
ing under IN assumed name. After they had
seshes.; During this time they had trouble and
Qussrcied Mr.. Boyd left the house and went
down tswn. some tins after he b gone Mrs.
Boyd csme to Mn. Kennedy and asked her to
give hSf an ulster 70 weaf. she was going
down tawn to ind Mr.. Boyd The defendant
OF secoad and James streets. steppsd up 20
cabman and asked him II the cab was engaged.
II want 70 find COL Boyd" said she, land you
will please drive down to the Northern hotc.. :"
Boyd Was not fouud there. and the defendant
went fG the Mirror saloon Boyd was not there.
From tpis saloon she went TO the sr-ix1ELLt.
sEScEa once aad from there back 10 the
Northern hotel. Finally the cabman drove
UP 10 tine Occidental hotel and stepping inside
inquired for Col. boyd. II am Col Boyd. Oil"
said iaan standing near. and on being told
that lady was outside waiting for him he went
out and got inside the carriage. telling the cab
man to drive to $40 James street When they
arrived at that place they got out Boyd paid
the hackman ani they went inside. This was
about 10 O'Clock at night In few minutes
after they entered their room tbs other rOomers
81 the house heard revival OF the quarrel NrA
Kennedy heard Mr.. Boyd say. IL will go you In
h--l hsst." aud In . moment after four pistol
shots, d Intervals. two coming together. with
IN intesvs. between the pairs.
otheS roomers rushed into tho room and
found $oyd lyipg against the bed. dead, . bullet
officers: were summoned. ana in . short time
Chief 81 Police Jackson, Cartsin Hogle aud
Once ave were at tho sceue The body OF Col.
Boyd 1as removed to the morgus and Mrs.
| Boyd Tss taken TO police headquarters. She
had blood on her face and was In a state OF cx.
| haustiou. These. gentlemen. are sctnsi facts
| OF the case. Now. - to . motive Mr.. Boyd
! and this woman had had fatimsse relations
! and ON several occasions Mr. Boyd had
| represented Der ~ HE wife. There ex.sted be.
| tween these parties at sometimes passion and
sometimes . real affection for ono another. II
SCENE from the correspondence which had
| taken place between them. and which at the
proper slime will be introduced In evidence. that
this deaendant wrote letter to Boyd at olympia,
informing him that he mns. marry ner ''on or
| before Christmas day." as the letter puts IT.
| That LITTER was received by Col. Boyd. aud
within flour days from she time this defendant
| penned. II. his cold. limp body lay on q marble