The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08
The END OF A ROMANCE !
A Runaway Marriage Followed by a
Separation and Suit for Di-
vorce, the Curtain Fall
ing at Last on
Tragedy.

KinstOn, n c., Sept. A sensational
tragedy occurred in this place at 1 o'clock
today when Emmett Boyette shot his wife,
Lena Boyette in the front porch OF her
fathers house on BlOunt street in the
presence of her mother and younger sister.
Boyette was evidently under the in
tluence of liquor at the time, but the act
was one of premedtation, as he had shown
the pistol SO calibre, to Walter Fields
while on the way to the home OF his wife,
who had for some time been living with
her father, Mr.. j. c.. Chestnut, a saloon
keeper on North street.
The incentive was jealousy on the part
of the husband, who had been separated
from his wife and a suit was pending tor
divorce with her as plaintiff.
On reaching the house Boyette ap-
preached Mrs. Chestnut, saying: Can l
see Lena privately few minutes.
Mrs. Chestnut refused to grant his re
quest. bidding him 20 leave. Thereupon
he stepped up on the porth and took out
his pistol and fired, the ball entering the
right breast of his wife just below the col
lar bone She staggered and made as if
to run into the house, when he fired the
second shot, the ball going into her brain.
She reeled and fell in the hallway and
Boyette sank down by her side, where he
was found when Sheriff Wootten, who
was at his dinner short distance from
there, arrived on the scene.
Boyette was placed under arrest and
was on the way to the jail when Mr.
Chestnut, father OF the murdered woman,
having just heard of the crime, ran down
the street to get at Boyette, presumably
for the purpose of making a double trag-
edy, In which he would very likely have
succeeded but for the GOODNESS and decid-
ed action of Sheriff Wootten, who covered
him with his pistol and told him to stand
off.
Chestnut was then seized by Messrs
Henry Sutton and S. A. Quinerly and
Boyette was taken to jail and locked in
cell, where he was seen by your CORE
spOndent. Boyette save as a reason fol
his act jealousy and expressed sorrow for
jt and said that he was willing to pay fol-
it with his life.
Boyette's condition was pitiable indeed
he evidently being SO much under the in
tluence of excitement and liquor as to
have no appreciation of his position. He
said he did not go TO the home for the
purpose Of killing his wife but merely
dropped in to beg her to 90 to live with
Elm, and on her mothers refusal TO grant
HIM an audience became enraged end shot
his wife. Boyettc said that he had seen
her with another man at church Sun
cay night a week ago and that the demon
had ranked In him since.
Doctors were quickly on the scene anC
all that human skill could do was done
but the markmans aim was too sure ant
Mrs. BOyette died this afternoon at IA
Those familiar with the circumstances
OF this more or less romantic love af-
far, will remember that it was a run
away match tC begin with, against the
wishes of Mrs. Boyette's parents and that
Trey some time after the marriage pre-
vailed on the wife to leave Boyette anl
live with them. This caused Boyette te
attempt his life last winter with a bot
tie OF laudanum, in the neighborhood o1
his Wife's home
Later a divorce suit was instituted an
was pending when the tragedy occurred.
The homicide created q tremendous sen
satIon on the streets at the quiet moor
hour and crowds of sympathizing lade,
went to the home of the stricken mother
to offer their services and sympathy