The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16
Love SICK FOOL
CAUGHT IN TRAP
Girl He Intended to Kill Had
Policeman Hid in Her
Home.


telephone that jealous lover intend
ed to kill her and himself. but calmly
determined to save her life for the
man to whom she is engaged, Miss
Clemncy Gutthridge last night caused
the arrest at her front door of Bren-
ton F. Boggs who went to her home
armed with a revolver and carryine
letters telling of his intention to Kill
/ both.
Miss Gutthridge. who is pretty. has
black hair. and is 10 years old, went
to the police station yesterday after
noon and told Capt. Charles Peck that
Boggs had shown her a revolver and
mad chased her about her home Sat
urday night, and that yesterday morn
ing he had called her by telephone
and said he would he at the house
at O'Clock and "end 1t all" She
said he was madly jealous because she
was to marry another man.
Policeman Hides in House.
Policeman Fleet S. Hughlett was
sent to her home last night and hid in
the parior Of the house. A few min
utes before o'clock Boggs rang the
bell. The door was opened, and Boggs
asked for Miss Gutthridge. Instead he
was greeted by Policeman Hughlett.
who placed him under arrest.
According to the police, a. loaded
:3S-caliber revolver was found in
Boggs' pocket, with letters to the girls
mother. to his own mother, and to a
woman with whom Miss Gutthridge
lived. He was charged with threats
and with carrying concealed weapons.
and locked up.
When Miss Gutthridge was told that
Boggs was under arrest. she broke
down and cried. declaring that she
had been in deadly fear of her life for
several days. She said she had known
the young man only a few weeks, and
that he had been going with her al
most constantly since that time. He
made no mention of love until a few
days ago. she declared, and when she
told him she already was engaged, he
threatened to kill her unless she mar
ried him.
Engaged to Another.
II am engaged to marry a man in
Maine. and am going to him with in a
few weeks" Miss Gutthridge said.
My mother is in New York, and 1
was all alone here. l liked Mr.. Boggs.
but never encouraged him. 1 have
everything to live for. and had no in
tention of letting him kill me. I
think he must be crazy. for I never
gave him any reason for thinking he
might marry me. In self-protection
l had to go to the police"
Boggs. who said he is an elevator
conductor. was perfectly cool when
during the night. He was we'll dress
ed. and said he was Fl years old. He
would talk little about his predica-
ment. but his first words after being
placed in a cell were addressed to Po-
liceman Hughlett.
You saved me that time. all right, :"
he said. Il am going to treat you to
a dinner when I get out of this trou-
BILE. l guess l must have a streak
cause me trouble. l am mighty glad
you stopped me when you did, because
might have done something terri.
ble."
Boggs was married to another girl
ir 1909. but lived with her only q few
days. according to his own statement
last night. He declared his mother
made them live apart. but that an
attempt to have his marriage annulled
had failed. Both were under the legal
age when they were married. he said.
He said child had been born to them.
but had died. and that he had not
seen his wife for more than a year,
He insisted he did not know where
his wife lives now. but declared he
thought she was in Glen Echo. Md.
Sent Story of Suicide.
The first intimation that Miss
Gutthridge had that Boggs intended
to hurt her was several days ago when
he sent her q newspaper clipping tell
ing her of man who had shot him.
self. according to Miss Gutthridge. The
man. a soldier. shot himself while in
the parlOr of girls home. Miss
Gutthridge said she paid no attention
to the clipping. which was sent by spe-
oial delivery.
Mrs. F.. E. Boggs. mother of the
young man. took the news of his ar
rest calmly. She said he had told her
Of his live for Miss Gutthridge, but
had said nothing about any intention
of killing either the girl or himself.