The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-14
Cally M o.ore S, Shoots I
Down Jas. Boyle, His
BrOther-in-LaW.
WILL MAKE FLEA
OF SELF-D EFENSE
Trouble the Result Of Alleged
Threats Made by Boyle.
Dead Man Had Just
Been i'll a Row
With the Other
Man.

THE body OF James T. Boyle lies in q
casket at the home OF hts sister, Mrs. w.
J. AfcCready, No. 1411 West Cary Street,
shot to death by his brother n-law, g.
T FL Il Moore, who is under arrest at the
Second Police Station. where he was car
ried BY Officers Rcdford, Hulcher, NJ McA1ul-BB
len and Wilson.
The shooting occurred about GAS o clock
at the front door OF the home OF Moore.
No 112 South Washington Street. At ten
minutes after I o'clock, Boyle was dead Il
Boyle had been on u spree for several
days and had made himself disngreeabic
to his wife. his .mother-in-law and Moore
He had torn his wifc's clothing broken
household property S belonging to. !. Mrs
Moore, and, SIT was said by members OF
the Moore family. that he had made
divers and sundry threats against them
The First Row.
somc little while before the shooting
Boyle had gotten into a row with two
young men, near the corner OF Cary and
washington Streets, Just half a block
from the Moore house. One OF them, w.
A. 9Talley, ran out Washington Street.
past the More house. followed by Boyle
who shouted at him as he ran In a threat
ening manner. 35 VI 4s WI
4sllJ Moore had Just finished dressing to go
Z to church services, when he heard the
noise and heard Boyle shouting at Taiiy.s
He heard Boyle coming toward the door
on a rim, using strong language. He went
to the door Just as Boyle came up and
ga w him enter the front gate, just a5feWs
feet from the door.
Hi "Boyle's manner was threatening, 4 sa Id
Moore to one Of the policemen afterward.
Believing that he had come to carry out
the repeated threats. young Moore ran
across the room. seized a pistol from
sdcboard drawer. went back to the door
and as Boyle rushed in. and Just as he.
had passed the screen door, he emptied
the 32-calibre revolver toward him.. It
was six x-shooter. Al "a
Pierced His Heart.
The first ball pierced Boyle's breast,
the second glanced across his face. as
he evidently turned to retreat. Then.
he turned completely and three more bull.
lets landed. one in the left shoulder blade;
another, under the shoulder and the last
in the middle OF the back. Then the
wounded man fell over the porch railing
into the side alley.
n Hearing the shooting, two neighbors.
tE, j. Oliver and r.. J. Norris. rnr to the
scene. They picked Boyle up from the
ground and carried him into the dining
room He was gently placed on a couch
and the ambulance was summoned. Be-
fore the doctor could reach the place,
however. Boyle had passed away and in
short while Coroner Deas was on the
scene. He made an examination, decided
to hold an inquest at o'clock this morn
ing at the residence Of Mrs. McCready
and the body was turned over to Under
taker Bliley, who prepared It for burial
No time has yet been fixed for the fu-
neral gs yts}i S4f
Boyle was in the green grocery and meat
business at Belvldere and Main Streets.
His wife had charge Of the place yes
terday afternoon. AS she was about
to close for the day, she found that she
needed assistance In closing the large
outside blinds and 'phoned to Liesied's
place, at Cary and Washington Streets,
to ask for some one to come to her as
sistance.
Alarming Message.
At the same moment message came
to her over the phone. telling her OF the.
shooting and asking her to come home at
once.
MIR. and Mrs Boyle had been married