The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
HE SHOT HER DOWN.
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please him.
Wright Was Not Jealous.
81 do not think Mr.. Wright was
jealous of the woman continued Mrs.
Combs. IF anything, I think he want
ed to get her out of his way Whether
this was to marry some other woman,
II do not know; but he certainly had
lost much of his love for her the last
few weeks. 1 never knew him to own
revolver and do not understand
where he got it,"
Combs stated that Saturday Wright
bought a new suit of clothes, for
which he said he paid $40. He was
wearing this silt when he killed Mrs.
Boyer. There was blood on one of the
trouser legs when Wright was arrest
ed. while in the house." said Combs,
Wright opened his pocketbook He
had two $50 bills and a little over 81
in silver.
When arrested Wright had but
$2.O5. The Boyer woman had a $40
check issued October and a street
car transfer issued at 2:15 Sunday aft
ernoon.
r. F. DeArmond of 1914 Van Buren,
street, was one of the first to reach
the scene of the shooting. IT heard
a shot" said De Almond. land. turn
ing. I saw the woman fall. She was
dead when I reached her. Wright
walked rapidly away, but 1 did not
see him run. Ross and Sauls arrived
almost Immediately and arrested
Wright about two blocks from the
scene of the shooting"
Wright said he was 40 years old. He
is nearly six feet tall, of rather mus
cular build. has black hair and is
smoothe shaven- He weighs about 10
pounds. He came to Topeka five or
six years ago. For several months he
has been employed by the Central
Sash and Door factory at Norris and
Jackson streets. in North Topeka. His
parents live in cambridge, Ga
Mrs. Boyer was the widow of o.
Boyer, who died in Topeka two years
ago. She was So years old and had
been employed at the Neale institute
since last December, making her home
with Mrs. Lucia o. Case. lawyer. at
1900 West Tenth avenue. She has two
sons, Clarence C. Boyer, age1 20 years,
and Thomas Boyer, aged IL years. The
latter made his home with her. Mrs.
Boyer's father, Tilghm2n Dreisbach,
lives on a farm two miles from Weis-
port, Pa.
Wright Denies Shooting.
Wright was photographed in his cell
in the county Jail this morning by a
State Journal photographer. He did
not object to being photographed, but
refused to discuss his trouble and de-.
MED he killed the woman or had owned
a gun.
declared as he looked a reporter
squarely in the eyes. IF 1 was with
Mrs. Boyer, I don't know it. My God,
man, why did 1 want to kill her? She
was the best friend 1 had and kept
me from dying once. This is awful,
awful"
Wright denied that he had quarrel
led with Mrs. Boyer, or that there was
any jealousy. 81 didn't want to marry
her now because 1 wasn't good
enough" Wright said. 81 was a slop
and couldn't stay away from booze.
H. a would
have married me anyway"
A. s. Thomas and wife, Mrs
Thomas father, of Usage City, and
the driver, Leonard Goddard of 1O46
Washburn avenue, were in a car not
twenty feet from the scene of the
shooting.
Il noticed the couple standing on
the corner" said Mr.. Thomas, land
thought they were waiting for us to
pass. Suddenly I saw Wright pull
handkerchief from his pocket and
press it to the woman's head. There
was a sound like he had slapped her
and Mrs. Boyer fell to the ground
without uttering a sound. Wright
never stopped walking. He did not
appear excited and very deliberately
walked across the street and disap-
peared. I saw Ross and Sauls in a
buggy and called them. A few minutes
later they arrested Wright. saw
the gun in his hand and did not try
10 follow MIN LOT lear lie WOulQ SnOOt
me.
Was Second Man.
There was a second man, whom I
believe was an accompIice of Wrights.
He had evidently been walking with
the couple and was perhaps fifteen
feet in advance when the shot was
fired. He turned around, saw the wo-
man had fell and walked hastily away.
He disappeared before the officers
arrived. Had he not been connected
with the affair L am sure he would
have come back. He wore a grey
suit and was carrying his coat on his
arm.
Leonard Goddard paid especial at
tention to the second man. He was
rather stocky build and weighed about
$50 pounds" said Goddard. He wore
a light suit of clothes and a gray hat.
He was dark completed and smooth
shaven. He was peck marked iAs
though he had had the smallpox"
The theory of a second man in the
case is borne out by the statement of
H. Gordon, a second hand man. who
sold the revolver several days ago
Gordon went to the county Jail this
morning. With one glance at Wright,
he said, That's not the man I sold
the gun to. The man who bought the
gun was not nearly so tall as Wright.
This man must have got the gun from
someone else
The Combs family deny that Wright
owned a revolver. I'VE have never
known him to have a gun in his pos
session." Combs said. land I am quite
sure he did not have one in his possess
sion when he left the house"
Coroner's Inquest Begins.
The inquest in the case of Mrs. Mar
tina Boyer, who was shot and killed
Sunday afternoon by Jackson Wright,
was commenced at 2 o'clock this after
noon. Coroner H. H. Keith is using the
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