The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-02
WIFE D0OMS CATS,
SO ARTIST ENDS LIFE
Henry Il. Bochm Shoots Himself
rs Veterinary Surgeon Is
AbOut to Kill Pets.
HIS THREAT NOT NEEDED
Couple Ready to Move to New
York. and She Would
Not Bring Animals.

OsSi-i"a. y. Y. Fob i.--tienry
Richard Bochm. an illustrator. shot him
seif through the heart this morning In his
hone In priarciN Manor. \ quarrel with
his wife over the question whether or
MOI ID veterinary surgeon should destroy
throc cats preceded the suicide.
Nj. B0ehm insisted that the cats be
Destroyed and the surgeon was ready with
q by podermic needle when Boehiu's re
monstrances became tragic. The surgeon
said he would not do the job until the
couple agreed on tho matter. Before no
left tho house Rochm went upstairs ana
Killed himself.
Boehm was engaged In newspaper 81
Illustrating until about three years ago
He worked for the New York Herald, did
some work ion tho EreniHD World and
was employed on he New York American
for several years. After the first Thaw
trial he got out the "Thaw Book" con-
tanning a collection of news paper sketches,
anecdotes and other matters connected
with the trial. including 4 page OF auto
Hraphs OF tho principals. lawyers and
newspaper men who were AZ the trial.
worked for Magazines.
He quit newspaper work about three
sears and a half ago and VAS fairly cue
Cessful in work for magazines. lie de-
sgned three front pages for inazagires
recently. His studio was at 90 West
Thirty-ninth street, New York.
Boehm and his wife lived in a com
Portable home in Brarclirf Manor for
about three years. They had 10 children.
They had decided to move into a home In
New York to-day or tomorrow and all
their possessions were ready for shipment.
Boehm had three cats of which he was
very fond The only other animal in tile
,.sI.f1
longed 10 Mrs. Boehni. tn. cats were
stray animals which Bochm took into his
home and fed to sleeknoss.
Mrs. Boehm objected TO taking the cats
10 New York when they moved. Boehm
insisted, but on Friday he agreed that
the cats would not he happy in a New
York nat They telephoned to Dr. :.
Bradley. a veterinary. TO come TO the
house this morning 70 destroy the animals.
RcronriIcd TO Loss Of Cats.
when pr. bradley arrived Boehm
seemed to be rc"onoilrl 20 the fate Of the
cats lie and Ia. wife gathered the three
animals into q room Tor Or. Bradley pr.
Bradley filled his hypodrrmic syringe with
cyanide of potassium ana had one Of the
cats on his lap ready to insert the needle
When Bochm stopped him.
"Never mind. doc" lie said. ~ guess
~ don't want ihc eats killed after all"
"Ne certainly do" said Mrs. Boehm.
$40 ON. doctor"
Bochm burs, out that ne didn, wal;
tho c4'> destroyed: tpat IL. VA, fond -:
them aud his wife ought t. let him take
''eW - New YORK il Ac go' any pleasure
out 81: ". ~" repeated the arguments
sac had used earlier "a the weoh. that =
Nat was 40 place Cor cats and that
Dcl;h O. they nor she would be happy. The
cat W rr. Rradicys lap ESCAPED during
the argument. which got - heated that
IT, BRADLEY said that he would not do
tn i"" but would return tomorrow 10
s,e IS tue matter was settled amicabiy
''if yoJ Kill thus, cats II. kill myself"
sud Buchm a. one point of the argument
"iouNr been threatening that for the
last ten years said Mrs. Boehm
Boenm turned and left the room Or
Bradley was packng UP t. leave and Ms
Boehm Wa talking 10 him when they
heard shot upstairs. bradley ran up
and found Bceutn seated IN chslr with
"a bullet wound In his left breast and a
revolver n his hand. He was dead.
Mrs Boehm became hysterictl. she
eaid that 80, Inn had Threatened frequently
To Kill himself over uuimportant troubles
hut thai sh. u"v"i thought ne would do So.
she was accustomed to hearing him
rnreaten SUICIDE IN order to have his own
way In donesti" matters aud habit had
sluled her sensltvcne-s 20 the threat.
The Other cas- "sr aued from the house
.n the confusion which followed the shoot
as.