Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-18
DRINK CRAZED
Henry Bales Kills Wife
and Policeman.
Terrible Tragedy at BrookIine
Mass, Last Night.
Not Learned What Led Up to the
Killing.

! BroOkline, Mass. Oct. 1..-CraZef.
the police say. by drink. Harry Bow les.
a city labOrer. tonight. shot and killed
his wife at their home at 81 BoylSton
, street. and a few moments later killed
Patrolman Joseph McMurray. who
attempted his arrest. Mrs. Bowles was
. instantly killed. and the policeman ".
rred almost Immediately after receiv-
. Ing 4 bullet wound below the heart
After shooting his wife Bowles barri-
cided the doors and window of hs
home and the polceman had broken IN
panel of the front door when ne was
! killed. Later a squad OF officers forced
an entrance into the mouse and after IA
struggle secured the murderer, VINO hi 4
! hidden under a bed.
Patrolman McMurray was IS wears
old. married and has seven children.
, He was one of the most popular on
GERS OF the force and WIS recently pre-
scented with a gold watch FOR heroic
! :ervices when, in Imminent danger of
ms own life. he stopped a runa.ra,
team and probably saved the lives or
two women. Last winter lie rescueh
a party of skaters. who had broken
through the ice in the Parkway. Not
long ago he distinguished himself by
capturing three burglars single harde J.
Only four hours before ne was killed
McMurray had arrested five men who
were alleged tc have stolen copper from
an express office. Three wears ago ne.
officer rescued from drowning the non
who killed him. tonight.
The police have not yet learned what
led up TO the killing of Mrs. Boles. as
the man under arrest cannot tell a CO.
herent story and there were no wit
nesses to the trouble.
Boles came home shortly after 5
O'Clock. and less than half an hour af-
terWard other tenants in the house
heard the sounds of quarrel. fol-
lowed by revolver shot. A little girl,
who lived in the house ran down the
street and told Police Sergeant Joseph
OConnell and Patrolman McMurray
that-Harfy Boles-was numbering some
body. The officers fastened to the
house and found that BoIes had locked
the doors and refused to admit them
The policemen then broke in one of the
door panels and at the same instant
Boles fired the bullet passing through
the broken section of the door and en-
tering McNlurray's breast just below
the collar bone. severing either the ju-
gular vein or carotid artery. The
wounded officer was taken to the po-
lice station in delivery wagon and
died in less than 10 minutes after.
squad of police was detailed to the
Roylston street house and after
struggle Boles was arrested
The police say that he was
craZed by liquor. The search of the
house resulted in the discovery of Mrs.
Boles' lfeless body Oh the floor of the
kitchen. Only one wound was found,
bullet hole in the top of the skull,
Immediately to the right of the middle
line. Medical Examiner Cults said tina.
she was instantly killed. The interior
of the tenement did not show that there
had been any struggle between Boles
and his wife. In the kitchen, where tn, !,
woman's pody was found. everything
was in place, and even the dishes on |
the table We're not disturbed.
Boles was IS years of age. and hal |
been employed by the Brookline water |,
department. He was married about |
six years ago to the woman he killed, |
but no children were bora to Them Mrs |
Roes' maiden name was Mary Ann |
McNichols and she was a native of Lo-
well. where two of her sisters, Lizzie |
and Maggie McNichoIs. now reside
Roles h;,. four brothers living in Bos-
ton.