The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-05-25
DIR. Boyd's Statement.

DR.. Boyd furnished the following
signed statement of his side of the
case to The Evening Sun:
Paducah, KY. May %, 1910.
Editor Paducah Evening Sum
In your issue of the 14th inst.
YOU published a statement made by
the Hon. c. c. Gresham, brother-in-
law and attorney for DR.. c. E. Pur-
CELL who shot me on that date.
Within a few moments after I
was shot, one of your representatives
asked me for a statement of the af-
fair. but at that time | was suffer-
ing considerable pain from a very
bad wound to my arm and did not
feel like making any statement
For the past several days, as you
know. was confined to the hospital
and unable to make any statement
had | desired to do so. So many OF
my friends have asked me to make a
statement. that l feel that II would
be an injustice to them, as well as
myself, not to do so.
had hoped that at the prelimin-
airy hearing of this case, the evidence
would be brought out fully. and this.
Il knew, would completely exonerate
me, but, Dr. Purcell having waived
the preliminary trial so that the case
will not come up until some time in
the fall, | have reluctantly consent
ed to make a statement.
On Tuesday morning. the 18th of
May. DR.. Purcell. as secretary for
the South Western Medical Associa-
ton, gave me a slip showing that
owed 5 90 back dues to the society.
which he claimed had been due for
several years. / knew that this sum
had been paid. and so told him. |
will state here that | was not the
only one who claimed to have paid
their dues, but who had not received
the proper credit on the books of the
association. | took pains to assure
DR.. Purcell on this occasion. that
there was nothing personal in this
matter whatever; that the society
through its secretary had received
the dues. but that | had not received
credit for the same.
On the evening of Wednesday, the
18th, about O'Clock, a lifelong
friend of mine came to me and told
me that DR.. Purcell had stated to
him that | had literally accused him
of appropriating to his own use, the
sum of S1.OO. | assured DR.. Rivers
that DR.. Purcell was mistaken, that !
had not made such statement, or
even intimated any such thing; that
ne had misunderstood what had
said. or. that DR.. Rivers had misun-
derstood what DR., Purcell said At
ter talking the matter over, It was
agreed that | should come to his
Office the following morning and seek
reconciliation of the statement. as
there was evidently some misunder-
standing.
This statement had also been made
in the presence of two other gentle
men, one of whom. Dr. Bass. con-
ferred with. and, after talking the
matter over, he suggested that |
come to DR.. Rivers Office and have
satisfactory explanation of the af-
fair, so there would be no pickering
or further talk about such an un-
pleasant matter.
At s O'Clock on Thursday morning
I went to DR.. Rivers office. While
there. DR.. Bass came In. and, at this
time. | assured both gentlemen that
when they heard Or. Purcelfs state
ment. they would see that they had
misunderstood him. or. that he had
misunderstood me. | will state prev
ious to this time had never had the
slightest unpleasant word with Dr.,
Purcell, Or any enmity or i'll feel