The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-12-11
Boiler Staying Takes
Very Peculiar Turn

put him in pcn?""I'll build one for
him but 1t will be six foot under
ground" Mrs. Poe says, Boiler then
went to a closet, took down his re-
volver and empties box of cartridges
in his pocket and left the house going
in the direction of Fauls house. She
said that last spring Faul and Boiler
had an argument.
Sam Poe testified that Boiler and
Faul had had words last spring.
John HENDERSON said he was at Poe's
home when Willie returned with the
message for Boiler from Faul and he
too repeated the threat made by Boiler
that he would build pen for Faul six
feet under ground. He said that Boiler
also asked Willie Poe who was in the
stripping room with Faul.
Miss Jessie Henderson, who worked
at the Faul home, was the first eye
witness to the fight to testify. She
said she was sitting at the table eat
ing her dinner when Boiler came to
the kitchen door and called Faul. She
said she went to the window and saw
Boiler go into cabin near the kitchen.
Faul failed to answer Boilers first call
and soon Boiler came again to the
kitchen door and called for Faul. Miss
Henderson said that this time Faul
went to the door and that he invited
Boiler into the house but he refused to
come and Immediately an ar~ument
started over the messages. Sic said
that Faul told Boiler that he had sent
him the word the boy delivered and
thereupon Bolcr said, "You need not
think l won't kill you, you -
He lunged against the door but Faul
closed It. Boiler then forced the door
and came into the kitchen. About this
time Welburn Henderson care into
the kitchen and endeavored to hold
Boiler. Boiler turned on Henderson
and Henderson threw him into the din
Ing room adjoining. There she said
Boiler met Orville Owens and drew a
gun on him. Owens picked up shot
gun and broke 1t over Boilers head.
Mrs. Faul, who was sick in bed had
come into the room and tainted and
Miss Henderson went to care for her,
She said she saw no more.
Orville Owens testified that he was
In the front Of the house when the
argument and fight between Faul,
Henderson and Boiler was going on in
the kitchen and that as he sterpod into
the dining room, Henderson threw
Boiler into the room. He said Boiler
drew a revolver and started in his
direction saying: "You - I'll kill
you too." Owens said he grabbed a
shotgun that was sitting in the corner
and struck Boiler over the head with II
breaking the gun and knocking Boiler
unconscious. He said that he and Faul
picked Boiler up and carried him into
the yard. AS he turned to walk back
into the house, Owens said, Faul
picked up piece Of buggy axle, about
three feet long, and struck Boiler in
the head with 1t four times.
Welburn Henderson testified as tc
part he took in the affair telling prac-
tically the same as the others. He said
that Boiler attempted to cut him sew.
eral times and endeavored to draw his
revolver from his pocket 1t was wher
Boiler attempted to draw his gun thai
he (Henderson) threw him into the
adjoining room. Henderson said that
after Faul and Owens had come tc
Maysyille to surrender he went into
the yard to get some coal and passed
Boilers body. He was still alive but
later he went out again and the man
was dead. He said that Boiler probably
lived more than an hour after Faul
and Owens left for Maysville.
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