The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-17
STABBED TO DEATH.

STABBED TO DEATH.
VIM. b. Lawrence, a Perryvire MouIder
Murdered at Havrt de Grace, in
Quarrel with VIM. BouIdin. The
Alleged Murderer Arrested.
William B. Lawrence, a moulder en-
ployed at the stove foundry of Arm
strong & Company, at Perryville, was
murdered at the P. W. II B. railroad
station in Havre de Grace shortly after
midnight on Saturday night by William
A. Bouldin, also of Perryville, as the
result Of a quarrel between the two men.
The victim, Bouldin, and another moul-
der, Michael Spain nad gone to Havre de
Grace from Perryville early in the even
ing and after spending the night there,
returned to the station to take the II 40
express train for home. The men had
been drinking together but it is said
were not intoxicated. According to the
testimony of Spaine, who was the only
witness to the tragedy. Boulder and
Lawrence engaged in dispute over the
respective merits of the pugalists Corbett
! and Mitchell, which led to blows, Boul-
din being the aggressor. Spaine at
| tempted to separate the men. Bouldin
| knocked Lawrence down, kicking him
and afterwards struck him with his right
hand, whereupon the blood spurted from
Lawrence neck. Bouldin Immediately
ran eff in the darkness. Lawrence with
the blood flowing from the wound, called
to Spaine to hurry for help as he was
fast sinking, and the man summoned
DR.. j. H. Cochran, the railroad COM
pany's physician. The wounded man
had crawled from the entrance to
the ladies waiting room where he was
stabbed to the door of the gentlemen's
room distance of thirty feet, where he
expired before the physician arrived,
death occurring within five minutes after
the occurrence of the tragedy.
An examination revealed two stabs,
one over the heart the point of the
udSRSl OlduC ptOiSih5 SIS SesS,
and the other in the neck severing the
jugular vein, death resulting from the
latter wound.
The officers were Immediately detarted
on the case and search was instituted
for the murderer who had escaped to
Cecil county. A blood covered fruit
knife was found lying near the station
in the course the murderer took, the
blade being stiff and sharpened to
spear point.
A warrant was sworn out for Bouldiu's
arrest before Squire Ward of Perryville,
and Sheriff Boyd of Cecil county, was
notified and early Sunday morning he
was captured at his home near Aiken
station by Deputies Mackey and Boyd,
of Elkton. Bouldin offered no resistance
to arrest. He was given a preliminary
hearing before Squire Ward and was
committed to the Elkton Jail to await
the action of the Hartford county officials.
Spaine was held as a witness under $500
bail, in default of which he was taken
into custody. At the hearing Bouldin
admitted engaging in quarrel
with Lawrence, but denied having done
the stabbing, stating that some unknown
person had rushed in committing the
deed and that they had cut at him. He
denied any knowledge of the knife found.
The prisoner during his stay in the Elk
ton Jail bore an air of composure aud
unconcern over the affair. The prisoner
were removed to Bel Air, on Monday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff w. G. Boyd.
INQUEST AND VERDICT.
Coroner PenDiug, of Havre de Grace
took charge of the body after the murder
and on Sunday morning unpannelled
jury which after viewing the remains
decided upon post, mortem examination
which was made at four o'clock. The
jury rendered verdict to that effect
that "a certain William Bouldip, volun-
tarliy and of malice aforethought stab
bed the said William B. Lawrence with
knife or some other pointed thing,
lnfiicting Il mortal wound of which said
mortal wound the said William B. Law
renee then and there, as aforesaid in the
said city, instantly died, and SO the said
William Bouldn there and then, as
aforesaid, teloniously killed and muir
dared the said William b. Lawrence
against the peace and dignity of the
State of Mary land"
SKETCH OF THE MEN.
The men lived together in a frame
house about mile distant from Perry
vile, and it is reported frequently dis
agreed, Boulder sometime ago having
been convicted of drawing knife on
Lawrence during a quarrel in the same
depot.
The murdered man was % years of
age and was employed as a moulder at
the stove works, being the sole support
of his widowed mother. He was native
of Pennsylvania and removed to Perry
Vile several years ago.
Bouldin is Cecil countain, being mar
ried and the father of several children.
His main occuption was cunning and
fishing.
The funeral of the murdered man took
place on Tuesday, the remains being
| inferred in Saint Marks cemetery, near
Perryville.