The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-25

Assaulting the bride-to-be in the
presence of the minister at whose home
the marriage ceremony was to be per-
formed. creating confusion indescrib-
able and later attempting to end his
career by inhaling gas, were some of
the acts of Leonard J. Boutwell,. who
says he is the son of a former United
States senator, now minister from the
United States to. Switzerland, and who
arrived in the city a few days ago with
an excellent letter of Introduction
from Rev. G. B. Weeden, of No. IA West
109th street, New York, who is rector
of an Episcopal church of that city, to
Archdeacon VIM. B. Allen of this city,
whose guest he has been for several
days. Boutwell, is now the occupant
Of a padded cell at the city Jail, where
he alternately raves and weeps, while
the young woman in the case Ella
Woodward, of the restricted district, is
back at the place which she left to be-
come the wife Of the New Yorker. She
is bruised to some extent, but her in
juries are not serious.
Boutwell, arrived in the city Thurs
day night and went to Archdea con AL
len with the letter of Introduction.
Boutwell, told the archdeacon that the
minister from whom he had obtained
the letter of introduction was his god
father and that he (BoutwelD was the
son of a former United States senator
who is now minister to Switzerland
The minister treated him courteously
and he soon gained his confidence. He
confded to the archdeacon that he had
had some domestic trouble, or rather
that he had lived with young woman
who was at the time in Pensa cola and
that it was his desire to marry the
girl. He told the minister. of his
financial condition, but stated that he
could obtain some funds from his god
father, and asked Mr.. Allen to stand
good fer-a-draft of 500. In the mean
and addrssl 1t tod M AIlsnr IN the name
and Mr.. Alien had communicated with
her. The Asympathy@of- the minister
had been enlisted on account of the
tale told by Boutwell, and, in company
with an officer, he had gone to see the
woman and had arranged for her to
come to his home, where the marriage
was to take place.
PROCURED LICENSE.
Boutwell, went to the county Judge
and secured a marriage license yester-
day morning to marry Ella Woodward.
When Boutwell, asked the minister to
stand security for the draft for 800,
Mr.. Allen thought 1t best to investigate
before doing so, and accordingly tele-
graphed Rev. c. D. Weeden, on whom
Boutwell, proposed to draw the draft,
and was advised that he could not
honor the draft. BY this time, the ar
rangements had heen made for the
marriage and the young woman had
arrived. Just before the prea cher
started to perform the ceremony which
would have made them man and wife,
Boutwell, sprang at the young woman,
and before the minister could prevent
it, he had assaulted her, striking her
several times. However, the minister
did finally get him away from her and
hastened to put her in a cab. Just as
she got into the cab, Boutwell, again
attacked her and struck her several
times. Mr. Allen again seized Bout
we'll and succeeded in forcing him into
room, where he shut him up. How
ever, Boutwell, escaped from the room
and went into another room of the
minister's home, and locking himself
| in, turned on the gas Jets. In the
meantime Mr.. Allen had gone for an
| officer and when he and officer Ynies-
| ira returned to Mr.. Aliens home, they
found what had occurred, and were
| forced to break open the door to the
| room, where they found Boutwell, al
most asphyxiated by the escaping gas,
TAINTED AT JAIL.
| Of1cer Yniestra called for the patrol
wagon and sent Boutwell, to the city
| jail BY the time he reached the Jail
/ he Hau TeNlNSO SOiIlSNI nat anu was dDIS
to walk from the wagon into the build
| ing. When he came in he was crying
| and singing, and after continuing this
| performance for few seconds, he sud
l denly fell to the floor in faint. When
| he recovered he was pla ced in a cell,
charges having been preferred against
him for assault. No sooner had he
been locked in the cell than he began
trying to knock his brains out against
the bars and 1t required several stall