The morning call., 1895-02-26

terfeit money for some time prior to
his departure from the city.
The story of Boyds courtship and mar
riage, as related by his wife Ellen, is a
peculiar one. He is a man 81 years of age
and evidently has history which he was
constantly afraid would rise UP like
Banquo's ghost to confront him when he
least expected it. 1t is this fear of bygones
perhaps, as we'll as his subsequent acts,
which caused him to leave San Francisco
without the formality of saying adieu to
his wife.
Il first met Boyd" said Mrs. Boyd. yes
terday, sin January, 1894. He came to my
house at 1915 Webster street and rented a
room. He said he had a concession at the
Mldwlnter Fair and sold coins and medals
OF various kinds. He acted very. nicely to
me and my two children, so much so, in
fact, that l began to regard him as a very
nice man indeed. But the idea OF mar
rage never entered nay mind, and when
he spoke of it l told him emphatically that
l would never be his wife
boyd persisted IN paying attentions to
me, however, and in the early part of Nav
he told me that he could no longer live
alone. Although my name was Byrne he
called me Mrs. Boyd, and said he would
overcome my scruples somehow. l paid
no attention to him, but one night he came
into my sitting-room and said he wanted
to talk to me for the last time He drew a
pistol from his pocket and threatened to
kill himself and me if did not promise to
marry him. [ was nearly frightened to
death, andin order to get rid of him con-
sented to the marriage.
"On May 10 he secured a marriage license
and brought 1t to me. protested again,
but he repeated his threat to kill me if |
refused, and so on May Is, at st. Dominica
Church, we were married by Father
Dugan."
Shortly after the marriage it became evil
dent that Boyd was not model husband
Mrs Boyd says she was forced to do SER
wants work in private families during the
winter Fair disposing of bogus silver dol
lars, as 1t was subsequently alleged.
.! did not know anything about this
until lately" said Mrs. Boyd. He kept
himself locked in his room every night and
would admit no once One day I found
the door open and went in. Boyd was
shaving, and on his bare arms | saw sew
eral tattoo marks. l asked him what
they meant. He grew very angry and
fairly threw me out of the room. after
which he locked the door. He always re-
tired IN the dark and acted in every way
like man who feared discovery and ex-
posure. l know nothing about his past
4iiO, III A1C efboOAuttly IeIuSeG TO speak OF
it, even refusing to say where he was
born
The couple had been married only two
months when Boyd disappeared. Every
thing he possessed had been taken away,
but on October 4 he turned up again, say
ing he had been at Tacoma, where fair
was held. He was around the house for
several weeks, but always appeared to have
plenty OF money. He displayed another
side OF his character when on several occa-
slons, he demanded that Mrs Bovd should
give him the plans of the several houses in
which she was employed. Mrs. Boyd, sus-
pectlng that her husband wanted this in
formation for no honest purpose, firmly re-
fused to comply with his demands.
Boyd disappeared for the second time in
December, and has not been seen since.
Just before his sudden departure large
number of counterfeit silver coins had been
placed in circulation, and the police say
that he had hand in the transaction.
While admitting that her husband had
more money than usual for an unemployed
man, Mrs. Boyd says she never saw him
with counterfeit money in his possession,
nor did he ever intimate to her that he was
engaged in the business OF SHOWING the
queer"
Mrs. Boyd has related the facts in her
case TO Secretary McComb of the Humane
Society and she viii swear out warrant
for her husbands arrest to-day or to-mor-
row. She thinks he has gone to Chicago,
but the police believe he can be located
here. Mrs. Boyd will begin suit for divorce
for daearti0n af onpp