The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-17
Was Drinking and Quarreled
With His Sweetheart, Who
Caused His Arrest For Driv.
ing Her From Her Home
Dies Before Doctor Can BE
Reached

NilhuNs n tOOp'Af hAll'u HAbh'tAA
evening between and 8 o'clock BY
drinking carbolic acid. He was under
arrest when he drank the poison, but
patrolmen did not realize his purpose
in time 10 save him. The patrol
wagon was summoned and the young
man hurried down for medical treat
ment. but he expired In the patrol
wagon before the physicians were
reached.
Boatwrlght had been keeping COM
pany with Mrs. Matte Dickery of 914
Caldwell street, and yesterday while
intoxicated he went TO her house sew
eral times and Quarreled with her.
Patrolman Henry singery was sum-
moned and each time expelled the
young man from the neighborhoodI
at the request OF The woman. Last
evening shortly after o'clock Boat
wright reappeared and took posses
sion OF the womans house. She went
next door and telephoned for the
police.
Patrolmen John McCune and Jake
Rouse went TO the house. They found
Boatwrlght In possession. Placing
him under arrest they started for
Dacker's grocery Ninth and Caldwell.
streets. TO await the patrol wagon.
While going through the yard PATROL
man McCune observed Boatwright
take something from his pocket and
place II TO his lips When McCun.
reached his side. Boatwrlght held al
small bottle. which the patrolman
Knocked from his hand. II wasI
marked "carbolic accid." and when
the grocery was reached the young
man toppled over and lay on thel
ground. muttering unlntelliglbly.
lie was placed In the patrol. and
al Fourth and Broadway. DR.. Horace
T. Rivers made an examination and
found life extinct The body was
sent by Coroner Frank Eaker to the
Mattll-Ennger morgue.
Noble Boatwright was born In Pa
ducah 81 years ago. and followed the
trade OF cooper lie had been mar
rled to a daughter OF william South
several years ago. lie leaves al
mother, Mrs Fannie Boatwrlght, who
resides with her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Schmaus, at Lone Oak, three
brothers. Messrs Louis. Frank and
John Boatwright, and two sisters.
Mrs. Schmaus and another in sher-
ron. Tenn.
Boatwright is said TO have been
keeping company with the DickeryI
woman three years. She is a dress
maker, and has sewed for many fam
lilies In Paducah. When BoatwrightI
began drinking she expelled him
from her house. Only two days be-
fore Boatwright swallowed the pol.
son she told him that she was going
to leave today for the east to reside
with relatives.
Patrolman John MeCune in hand
ling the bottle got some of the acid
on his hands. He secured lotions to
counteract the burns and suffered III
tie. Boatwright stole the acid from
the mantel In the Dickery woman's
house.
Mrs. Dickery Goes Away.
Today Il developed that Boatwright
took his own life because Mrs. Dick
cry was making preparations to leave
for WOonsocket. Rhode Island. her
brother, Lee Bridges. a well known
printer. who formerly worked on Pa
ducah papers, having sent her money
TO pay her railroad fare to that city.
Mrs. Dickery left at noon today for
Woonsocket. While talking of the
suicide at the station. she said: "Al-
though Boatwright had warned me
that II did not change my mind
about going away he would kill him
self. I did not believe he meant It.
He was not drinking to excess yes
terday, but seemed greatly worried
and begged me to stay. Finally, he
got mad and attacked me. called
the police. and when Mr.. Singery
came. asked him to take Boat
wright away.
"That was in the afternoon and
about G o'clock last night he came
back and broke in the door. ran
to a neighbours and called the police
did not see him take the acid"
officer singery and the ether police
officers say that she begged them not
. to lock Boatwright up but to keep
him away from her house until she
could get away from town. Mrs
Dickery has a bright looking little
girl about seven years old.
This afternoon at the city hall
Coroner Frank Eaker is holding an
inquest into Boatwright's death.
The eoroner's jury brought in a
verdict OF death by suicide.
The. funeral IL being held this az
ternoon at the residence of l.. ].
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