The evening world., 1911-06-07
WOUlO-BES SUICIDE
CALLS HIMSELF
SON Of DIPLOMAT
Leonard J. Boutell Tells in
Court a Pathetic Story Of
Wife's Flight.
DOUBTlT
Magistrate Frischi Says That
If Man Is Untruthful He Is
a. Remarkable Actor.

A story 81 SUFFERING 50 poignant in
its appeal that evcr ne somewhat cal
lous police court attendants couphed
nsrvously to hide their emotion was
told to-day IN the Wee, SIDE Court bv
Leonard J. Boutell. who says he Is
q son Of Henry S. Boutell, United states
Minister to Switzerland. when he vas
arraigned TO answer 4 charge OF at
tempted suicide. lie had tried TO hang
himself last night In his room In the Y.
". c. A. branch building at No. 3s
West Fifty-seventh street.
Young Bouteli said his wife had do
serted him three weeks ~ In New
orleans. leaving him to care for their
two small ehiidren-a t~wo-year-old girl
ard q fve-months old boy.
II had a good place" he aid. as he
struggled nightly to stem the tide OF
the emotion which seemed 10 rock his
whole frame. and I was getting on
well with my wife. whom ] married
three years ago In Chicago. came
home one afternoon to ind that she had
zone. The furniture had been moved
out Of our little apartment and sold.
and the children had been left with a
nelghbor.
WISE ELoPEp WITH A FRIEND
HE HAD AIDED.
with her had gone an old friend
whom I had taken into the house a
few months before when no was down
and out. There was . little note. in
~,hich my wife said that she would
never come back. There we're no words
II regret. I wss heartbroken and al
most pennlless. but I had enough money
lsft 70 follow the clippers. traced
them 10 Pensacola. but they had some
on 70 New York and I came here after
them. The neishbors with whom my
wife led left the children had promised
Ne that they would ARE for them.
Il came 20 New York n learned
certain facts about my wife which
caused me TO make no further attempt
70 get her 10 return 10 myself and thu
children. wa planning to 80 back te
New Orleans when ! received a letter
Yesterday telling me that my little boy
had died ana been buried. That seemed
to be the climax OF my worries and
troubles. wal keartsore. and In q mad
At Of desperation ! tried TO end my NE
iAst night. The within seized me and
aetod on the impulse without thinking
I en- sorry now--stncerely s~orry-and
wNst . chance to 80 TO my little cir
anA Mvs for her"
TNs prisoner va sobbinE convuisivel,
49, -. -- .--a.
beushed away q furtive tear or tive be.
fore he spoke.
sAvs Ne WAS CAST OFF ~ III.
FATHER.
why don't you lie, your father know
Of your troubles" he asked.
My father cast me on three year
ESQ when I married." replied the younI
man. and said he would never hav,
anythns 70 DO With me again. 1t woul.
- ussisss. end I have . Nttis prid
savsd from the wsscIAgs."
JuGt then . distinguished ioolinl
v~htts@hatrsd man rose from ne sSa
snSaG ths Gsetston and came for
Wafd,
y en- J. Frank Aidrich Of No. 50
Fifth avenue" said ne. placing his han
on the young mans shoulders. II don
know this young man personally. bu
I've heard of him. ! know his fathe
know him a. . man of true wortl
ana ! cannot think that II he knew III
facts he would be deaf 10 an appea
want you. my poor fellow. to give IN
permission to cable him"
mot now. not NOW" said vounr NJ,
tell. Later on. when the memory
this has died out a little perhaps ! wi
cable him or write him myself. but n,
now"
Magistrate Freschi decided to no