Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-18
: | LOVE IVA AND
WANT HER TO QUIT
WORLD WITH ME-
Before Numbering Girl, Who
Tilted Him, and Committing
Suicide, Boyeda Wrote Thus.
CONSOLED SELF WITH IDEA
OF DYING MARTYR TO LOVE
"Iva Will Merit Heaven, and
Ask Pardon of ALL"
He Writes.

Scores of the employees Of the great
Edison factory. in West Orange, went
In groups to Frenchs morgue TO carry
tributes of flowers to the bier of the
young girl who was yesterday MUIR
dered in cold blood in the Edison Of
fees by Jose Boveda.
The body of Boveda, who slew the
girl and then himself, because she had
rejected his attentions, lay in Kunz's
morgue all day. and none came to see
1t save his brother and his sister
It is said that in order to placate
the high feeling in the Maplewood sec
ton that has grown almost to white
heat since the unprovoked assassina-
ton and slayer will be buried from the
n1orgue directly sometime tomorrow, as
secretly as possible. The corpse will
not even be taken to the Boveda home.
Frederick NJ. Eissler, the brother-in-
law of the Spaniard, who is himself a
partner in the wealthy Da Lima ex-
porting concern Of New York, is about
to build a $4,000 mansion at Inwood.
That he fears ostracism II the slayer
of Miss Reed is buried from the home
Of his family Is given as reason for
the secret funeral arrangements and
the failure of the Bovedas TO have the
body taken home
New light on the tragedy was thrown
strikingly today when the prosecutor S
office in this city gave out the entire
~ thn 1att
typewriter in Boveda's undercoat
after he had stolen into the foreign
Office Of the Edison Company and
sneaked upon the girl who had refused
him time and time again. and had shot
her there as she arose in fright to
meet him, and then had killed himself
beside her -t
Statement Written shortly Before.
This statement, evidently written by
the assassin only a few hours before
the crime, apparently bares his whole
heart and shows unmistakable signs
OF dementia The statement follows:
ITO Whom 1t May Concern-Ever
since my mental breakdown I have had
terrible temptations to realize this
tragedy, but loving care and hope have
deferred 1t.
To-day I feel my mind weakened al
of sudden, though lucid enough fol
some things; but 1t seems that fate
wants it.
IF possible keep the news of this
tragedy from my poor. dear. suffering
people. TO whom it is a sorrow and g
disgrace.
sCremate My Body; Throw Ashes Away.
My body should be cremated ano
the ashes thrown away.
81 love my sweet Iva, though she
made me physical and mental wreck
and though knowing it she didn't save
me, and want her to leave the world
with me.
Though to the dead worldly opinion
is not much. I guess, 1 wish to say
that I am not a criminal monster, bui
an infatuated lunatic that sees all hops
and his mind fail.
"I console myself with the though
that Iva dying as a martyr to a mad
love that sne could not handle anc
made worse by her tantalizing anG
suspicious q. e., suspicious of mel con,
duct toward me.
"She is good girl She will meri
the heaven she believes in. Also oul
loved ones to whom this is a terrible
blow. May Christian fortitude and tn,
mercy of God console them.
"If 1t is not possible TO keep the new
from my mother and sister please no
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