Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-10
Arrested For Providence Police.
SWAMI RIVER TWICE.
Ovid 5ouiay Made Desperate Effort to Escape From Captain John Mur- ray-Captured at Last.

Thursday was not just the kind of q day that most people who live fin Putnam would pick out for open water bathing, but Ovid BoulsE who has Just been released from Brook 1yn Jail made his seasons inaugural plunge into the Quineabaug river and put up one of the niftiest swimming exhibitions that has been seen in this vicinity for some tiTne-not because he is an ice water bath enthusiast but on account of his preference to doing the stunt rather than to fall into the hands of Captain John Murray, who was seeking to arrest him, after hay ing received complaint from Mrs Bou- lay that her husband had been raising rUctions at their home. Boulay had succeeded in eluding two officers who were after him Wednesday night and probably felt so good over it that he was willing to take any kind of a chance. Perhaps he does not like to be such a constant guest at Brook lyn.
 At any rate, when Captain Afur- ray got after him Thursday after Eoon Boulay made a dash for the river bank, on the northern section of the mills in the northern section of the city. Without waiting to remove any clothing BOulay plunged into the :cy water and started his swim for the opposite shore, approximately 125 yards distant in a direct line, but the currant runs strong and fast at the point where Boulay dove in and it carried him down stream so he prob ably swan twice the width of the river before he made the landing on the east side.
 Captain Murray stood on the bank watching with aDpreciative eyes the swim that Boulay was making and noted the latter's landing across the way. Then the captain started 10 get his man, and the captain is a real getter. Getting into an automobile the officer hurried down this side Of the river and across the bridge and through streets that led him u DDast the foundry and to within d few score yards of the Thompson line. He Iocat- ed Bouley slouching along the bank. his shoes squirting water at every step, after a time and almost caught the quarry-was within a few feet of him. in fact-when Boulay discovered the captains presence and started OF on the run.
 Handicapped as he was, Bouiay outran the officer, but to make his getaway sure he again plunged into the river and started to swim back to the west short. When he was mid way out in the stream Captain Mur- ray yelled ro him that he would get him if it took the remainder of the day, but Boulay raised his hand to his nose and wrisgIed his fingers. Then 4iG SS4tSI h%il%N LO EElS C6pIaln. I drown, you'll be to blame for it" all of which made the captain very sad-perhRpSi Boulay again made a magnificent swim and landed shfver ing but free.
 At this stage of the proceedine es Captain Murray adopted new tactics. He got to a telephone and sent a message down to Sheriff Holbrook to get some men on Boulay's trail7 The idea was that me would1l't run so quickly if he didn't get a glimpse of a uniform. Eugene Paparle was one of those who responded and after travel ing along the west river bank spied Boulay huddled up in a clunp of bushes his coat thrown over his head, He was dragged out and taken into custody by Laparle, who later turn ed him over to Captain Murray. He was hurried to the police station stripped of his dripping clothing, and wrapped in blankets and placed in Q